Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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The cgfqcgcfjlfi J QM : 1933 I. Robert Rogers, bequeath my season ticket to dance with Norma Brighton to Dimitri. 1. John Killeen. bequeath my reputa- tion as the fugitive fisherman land assort- ment of pipes to llud Mctllone. XYe, Jesse Heath and Harry Green, be- queath our frail forms to John Armenio and Leonard Main. I. Betty Lucey, bequeath my love of the village on the river to Harriet Keniston. Finally, I, Robert Gibbons, bequeath to Francis Daly my big red tie. The above instrument was subscribed to the said Senior Class in our presence and acknowledged by them to each of usg and they at the same time declared the above instrument to be their last XVill and Testamentg and at their request we have signed our names as witnesses hereto and have written opposite our ntames our res- pective present places of residence. tSignedl Joseph E. Horan, Natick, Mass. June 9, 1933 witnessed by: Edith Nutt Emily L. Shannon CLASS SONG All with courage and sincerity is the theme of Natick High, A voice of gladness. a touch of sadness, as we proudly raise our voices t.o the sky Through the years, we hold no fears, our lives we've moulded here at High Our friendship mellows, to all our fellows Though we drift where ever fate may let us go. Yet we want to linger, although duty's finger points the way to let us know The whole wide world is waiting, no one's heart is hating flomrades marching to the battle of life. All with courage and sincerity is the theme of Natick High May we rr-int-nibcr, 'Til lift-'s December The lessons learned at Alma Mater--- Nzitick High Margaret Mahaney PAGE EIGHT miss PRUPHEE Scene: City of Natick, Unemployment Office. Place: Old Natick High School. Time: 1943. The beautiful new Robert Lyman Hale High School that overlooks Dug Pond was completed in 1942 by Walter Gavin, fam- ous architect of Philadelphia. This mil- lion dollar edifice was donated by three of Natick's wealthiest citizens, Arthur J. Wenzel. stock exchange operator, Robert Branagan, world famous band leader and trumpeter, and Donald Phoenix, interna- tional banker. The town of Natick grew so rapidly during the boom of 1934 and 1935 that it is now a city boasting of 80, 000 inhabitants. The only space avail- able for the new school was Memorial Park. The class of 1933, because of its gene- ral prosperity, and profiting by its exper- ience with the depression of 1929 and 1933, established a fund for an unem- ployment bureau, in case of a similar de- pression or period of hard times. The depression has come, and while other some of the ciass of 1933 are unaffected, many have lost positions and have hiad to apply to the bureau for aid. The present. Illgll school, which was condemned in 1941 by building inspector James S. Alex- ander. Jr., is being used to house the un- employment bureiau. Ann Trndel is 1n charge of the bureau and has an able as- sistant in Joe Penell. We find them seated in the office of the bureau. Ann is at the phone. Ann: Oh, yes! You say you are Presi- dent. John Everett's secretary, and you're Lillian 'l'ODllHIll'f You want two protes- sors--one to teach economics and the other DllYSlCS at lVI. I. T.? Yes, we have two good men, George B. Fay, formerly ot'

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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

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ri. Mitsui Mow - 1933 the Economics Dept. at Ohio State and Paul Feeley of Middlebury College. Weill send them for an interview on Monday. Joe: Look Ann, there goes Joseph Bar- nicle and isn't he some togged out with his orange tie, cane, and even the ten- cent cigar! He tells me that he is ex- tremely busy with an insurance business. Unemployment insurance and old age pensions spoil most ot' his business. He has two bustling salesmen, Robert Gib- bons and Harry Green. Harry sold a huge policy to Francis Knowlton, the big dry goods chain-store magnate, and to Dorothea Sunderland, Woman's Light- weight Boxing Champion of the world. Listen, Trudy, remember that ll1I1ll6H- tial politician, John Doherty? He wants ns to supply six speakers and two secre- taries for the State Election Campaign which starts next week. Ann: Yes, we'll want to help him in electing Charles Frank King, Governor of Massachusetts and lrlorence Mary hall, Lieutenant-G-overnor. Ralph Lovejoy, a captain in the Marines, will make a good impression in his uniform, Betty Suther- land, as President of t-he D. A. R., Mary Sullivan, President of Palmolive Soap Company, Nancy Bosworth of Paramount Picture Flame, United States Senator War- ren J. Bedford, Judge Grace Elkerton, should all have good influence upon the voters. Joe: Grace received her fame in ham:- ling that famous divorce case between Roma Wright and John Nelson. John found la gold mine in China so Roma thought she would get some of it, not being satisfied with the S250,000.00 set- tlement 111 the lnompson case. George made his money as a television expert, you know. Ann: I guess that's so, all right. We'l1 have Evelyn Bouret and Winifred Blan- chard write the campaign speeches. Room 12 certainly sounds like a dress- making factory with all that whir-r of sewing machines. Rita Parker is a phil- anthropic lady if there ever was one. She is responsible for all the material that is going into those garments for the unem- ployed besides keeping Marguerite Allen, Sigrid Benson and Mary Balcom on her payroll doing the actual dressmaking. What's all that yelling down in Room 11? Joe: That's old Doc Sudbury trying to It's the old gag of keep his victim calm. open up wider--this Won't hurt, and it'il only take .a minute. Catherine Denny, once manager of the Waldorf Restaurant System in Massachusetts, is now out of work because of the almost universal use of synthetic tablets--the new easy way of getting nutrition, invented by Richard Trum. Ann: Room 11, a dental clinic, Room 12 sewing---and all this noise and pounding in the assembly hall! Joe: Well, we have to have a workshop in order to repair toys and make the new ones, the sale of which gives our treasury a good boost. We have a great set up there with Alex Chiumento as boss, Wal- ter DeMelle doing the painting, and Nor- man Bruneau the wood turning. Ann: Say, that was quite .a fire they had over in Armand Larivee's iJEl.SCDElli Factory on Walnut Street. Armand sure- ly is doing his bit in these trying times when he keeps Albert Woodward and Bruno Tassinari on as salesmen. Joe: Yes, he is, and say, wfasn't that a big fire! George Fairbanks, the Chief of the Who lJangs , was taking charge of things while his merry men, among whom were Tony Palladino and Ralph Sa- viano, were doing their best to extinguish the blaze. Ann: They were really getting the fire under control when the water main broke and then a call was sent for Holt Monag- han, the Commissioner of Public Works. Joe: Speaking of water, John Killeen has been employed by the Metropolitan Water Dept. as the guard to keep boys from fishing and swimming at Lake Co- chituate. Ann: The Killeens seem to be very prosperous. Helen is owner of the Sand- wich Shop land Catherine Hall and Lillian Ljunggren are employed there. Joe: Yes, several shops have opened around the city. Margaret Sims is dis- PAGE NINE