Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

Page 15 text:

e SASSAJWQN g 1935 Barbara Stocker, Gertrude Peterson and Dorothy Stulce are hostesses. Nearby Rose Marciano is getting final instructions from pilot Leonard Main, for her first solo flight. In the distance a. very rhythmic orches- tra is heard. As the music comes closer, who should it be but Rocco Guarino and his boys playing at Gunnar Hall's Theater. Harry Hume is master of ceremonies and June Nichols is the blues singer. The next feature on the program is Marjorie Denny and David Mellor with tlieir own interpretation of the Rumba. Next weeks attractions show that Albina Kitawicz and Arthur Orleans will dance the modern version of La Cucarachaf' My crystal clouds-but as the mist rises I see George Hamilton leisurely seated be- hind a huge mahoginy desk. Yes he is president of the Natick Trust Company. Betty Johnson, Lillian Higgins and Julia Sampson are his very eflicient secretaries. Dick Ormond is entering the bank with a large bag of money to deposit. Den- tists make quite a iiit of money, evidently. Kay Fair, his better half, has quite a time convincing Dick to save his money for a rainy day. My crystal now shows Joe Ortenzi, and George Malpus, building inspectors, con- demning Francis Gurney's tobacco shop. Fred McGlone has the job of Wooden Indian in front of the shop. A huge bus drives past the tobacco store. The driver is John Lucey. H-e makes three excursions around Natick daily while Delaney points out the historical scenes. Now I see Harold Randall and Emilio Valle busily designing a new Phaeton. They are going to have Kenneth Armenio and Sherman Baker mechanics, make it up and put it on the market. It will soon become more popular than the Ford. Natick College appears in the crystal. Beatrice Colp is the dean. Irene Brennxn, Statia Coleman and Bertha Barnicle are the faculty members. Fern VVilliams is a gym instructor and the only male profes- sor is the modest Edward Kennedy, who teacles English. The High School Class in town govern- ment is probably responsible for the de- velopment of these sturdy politicians: Joe Burgess-Dog Citcher. Donald Howeelieeper of the Town Bathing Beach, and Francis .lohnston, Fence Viewer. These hard working men will continue to better the congested C011- ditions of the city of Natick. South Natick will gradually be reformed by Parson Keating, an earnest missionary. Geno Tassinari is Jimmie's pilot and when the signal is given that all is not well at Rose Brady's Variety Store, the two fly down to restore peace. As for the people of the class who will enter commerce, I visualize Donald Bell as an important financier. Winnie An- drews and Virginia Carr are his secre- taries. William Wallace and Harold Oldfield will soon buy out Bernstein's and establish themselves in the dry goods business with Leonardo Krupski, Marjorie Miles, Ger- trude Miller and Ida Neale as clerks, Al- berta Nickerson as buyer and Christina Palli as designer. They will be success- ful, but the peak of their success will be attained wlffen they hire Paul Doherty as floor walker. My crystal prophesies Walter Townsend and Myron Douglas as entering the min- istry. It also shows that eventually movie director, Robert Jordan, will come to Wal- ter with a contract and a chance to play opposite Mary Hanagan. I can see that Walter will be a minister no longer. Eileen McCarty and Ruth Sanger do all the script writing for Robert. Now for romance. Marjorie Pond elopes with her Roxbury boy friend-they will be married by Justice of the Peace Bart C'Donnell, and Exclyn Clough and John Armenio will stand up for them. Now I see Pandy Apostle as the Paul Whiteman of 1955 playing at Geneva Hal- pin's show boate Sailors Haven on the Charles. Mildred Grifiln, Iris Guthrie. Rita Connolly and Edith Gassett are the waitresses. Foresight now discloses Peg Brennan as PAGE ELEVEN Mosse msnrure creamy 14 EAST CENTRAL grpqggy NAT-ICK MA Q1 U30

Page 14 text:

The SASSAMQN - 193 I, Leonard Foley, leave my ability to get along with the faculty to Arthur Lacou- lIll'9. We. Esther MacNeil and Viola Marshall, leave our boisterous habits to Mary Dituc- cio and Helen Graye. I, James Keating, bequeath the captain- cy of a successful team and my athletic ability to Salvi Arena. I, XYalter Townsend, leave my inclina- tions toward comedy and dramatics to James Boyd, and hope many will enjoy them as they did mine, especially at try- outs. l, Jean Bell, bequeath my dexterity on the dance floor to Anne Hanagan and know that she will always have as many partners as I have had. I, Anastasia Coleman, leave my coquet- tish ways to Alice Garvey, and hope that she will keep out of trouble as success-- fully as I have. I, Rocco Guarino, leave my skill as a saxophonist to Adelaide Brophy, and know that many large audiences will be enter-- tained by her. I, Robert Gleason, leave my ability to play basketball to Robert Marso, knowing that he will be Coach Donahue's main- stay next year. We, Marjorie Denny and Rose Marciano, bequeath our willingness to do extra work connected with the Commercial Depart- ment to Louise Grady and Phyllis Black. I, Marjorie Pond, leave my popularity, especially with the males, to Martha John- son. Signed, sealed, published and declared on this thirteenth day of June, the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty- five, the last will and testament of the Class of Thirty-Five, in the presence ot' those concerned who have hereunto sub- scribed their names as attesting witnesses to said document. fSignedl MARY LATOUR VVitnesscd by: EDITH M. NUTT EMILY L. SHANNON PAGE TEN CLASS PROPHECY Madam Petrovitch, the famous medium, has been kind enough to predict the future for the class of 1935. With the aid of a crystal and her uncanny mental ability. she predicts the following: Yours will prove to be a most stupend- ous class. In the march of events I see Sophie Cashman, probably the most out- standing figure of the class, now entering her twenty-fifth day in the international talkathon. Norman Brown, her manager, believes she has an excellent chance of winning as she hasn't paused once. Now I seem to hear singing. Yes, an opera. It is the opening night and Vir- ginia Bennett, Doris Litchfield and Lucille Knott are accompanying Elizabeth Decker while she makes her debut as the most dramatic opera star that the stage has witnessed. Now the scene is changing-I can see a beautiful building in the background. Ah, it becomes clearer. The name of the build- ing is the Leo Bernard Carey Hospital, which Leo gave to the town when he in- herited a large sum of money. John Arm- strong, Bill Gilman and Walter Greene are at the hospital studying as internes. Win- nie Hedderig, Anna Swenson, Leona Bou- ret and Mary Haskell are nurses, which makes the hospital quite an attraction. Now, comes the din of an ambulance being driven up to the door by John Burke and Ralph Disney. Carefully they lift George Scholl out of it. George seems to have appendicitis but he looks pacified when a pretty nurse walks over to him. Suddenly he starts, gets out of bed and runs. Why shouldn't he? He has learn- ed that John Wilson and Al Potter are going to operate upon him. As I continue on my way I come upon Chief of Police James Corkery and Ser- geant Fred Williams brandishing clubs at two robbers who just tried to break into the Haynes-Kreshpane Dress Shop. The next picture I see is very clear-an airport. William Spooner and Lloyd Stimpson have an air-transport company.

Page 16 text:

Tlae SASSAMQN , 1935, a riding instructor at Marcella Kelseys riding school. Stephen Kadlick trains the horses. Joe Cardellichio will also train horses-he'll be breaking in bronchos out west. After Alice Dahlgren's excellent per- formance in the Senior Play she is des- tined to become a great actress, probably playing opposite Clarke Gable soon. My crystal grows very dim-ah, as it clears I see George Hall's new factory which has recently been built by contrac- tors Fran Fitzgerald, Williaiii Buckley and Francis Webster. George manufactures soap and he has Robert Holden as his traveling salesman. The Natick Common creeps into the pic- ture. There has been a swimming pool installed where Adelaide Heath and Fran- cis Henry give exhibitions to tae stirring roll of Robert Smith's drum. As a special feature John Bond and Cora Feathers are enjoying a flag-pole sitting contest. I can see John is beginning to weaken. Marines are now passing into view! they are Lawrence O'Reagan, Paul Mor- rissey, and Galiano Marchioni. What is this now? Oh, a wreck. It seems that Helen Zicko, Elizabeth Young and Edith Yeagar tried to race a train and the road crossed the tracks. Helen was driving the auto and Leonard Foley was engineering the train, maybe that ac- counts for the tumble. Lawyer Mary La- tour is right on hand looking for another case. Lawrence Vars and James Searle hasten to the scene with their wrecking machine. Vars is shaking his head, evi- dently disapproving of women drivers. Journalism will also call members of the class. A newspaper oflice appears be- fore me. The Macewan brothers, Frank and James are the printers. Earle Rich- ard is editor and has Jean Bell, Dorothy Brown and Esther MacNeil as journalists. Marian Viles, the advertising manager, is busy setting up an advertisement which heralds Stuart Readio's appearance in town as a Shakespearian actor. Look at this! John Corkery tearing his PA G IC 'I'VV IC LV E hair out by the handfuls. Viola Marshall is trying to console him. It seems that he was doing a cross word puzzle made up by Alberta Noyes, Marjorie White and Eileen Webster and he can't get a nine letter word meaning noise. Harriet Primmer and Stuart Fraser will be very prominent as interior decorators. They have just finished designing some houses for Charles Duprey and Mary Gar- vey, who are in the Real Estate business. Ellin Bond, Phyllis Erskine and Jeane Ferguson have a kindergarten in Bob Gleason's block. Bob spends most of his time taking the toy trains away from the children so that he can play trains. Mary Groves and Lucy Grupposo have gone to Russia to enter politics while Mirdza Kalnceen and Katherine Kelly are taking lessons on how to be soap-box poli- ticians from Bietri Zicko! Myrtle Scholl is still busy helping other people over the hard places and trying fervently to convince American tourists to see Natick first. James Zicko will be just as lazy as he was in High School and spend his time smiling and golfing. And as these pictures of your beloved class fade away, I last of all see, you Bar- bara-Ma confirmed old maid. BARBARA ALLEN SA LUTATORY Parents, Teachers, Students and Friends: In behalf of my fellow classmates I ex- tend to you all a cordial welcome to the commencementexercises of the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-five. These exercises will bring to a triumphant close our twelve-year quest of knowledge and practical training in the Natick Schools, a giant stride forward toward a successful life, but they do not mark the end of our aspirations or attainments, merely the be- ginning. We are going on to bigger and better things backed by our own sincere ambitions and the solid foundations that