Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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The AISISAIJWQZV g 1936 You will now hear more news from Miss Grady. James McManus and Robert Hedderig have bought themselves cowboy suits and now sing hill-billy songs over our NVNHS station. Eleanor Ninis and Anna McNichols have opened a day nursery for stray children. Hollywood, Calif.-A dinner party was given at the home of Evelyn Lacrosse, the country girl who made good in pictures. Among the guests were, the vamp of the screen, Chickee Trull and her escort, the famous polo player, Fred Mullen. Jack Downey, the fight promoter, was there with bells on. Jack Nichols and his lovely wife, the former Helen Dillon, were the last to leave. The Oriental Theatre had its grand opening last evening. The owneis, George Whittaker and Richard Whalen, are look- ing forward to a successful season. Ce- lebrities were ushered to their seats by Bill Buckley, Bob Marso, and Arthur Rice. A beautiful spectacle was witnessed the other day when Dot Smith and Libby Wcadick took as their spouses to love, honor. and obey. Whitney Morrisson and .Iustin McKean. The bridesmaids were Blanche Crips and Julia Ligori. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Joseph Powers. Norman Wight, Ludwig Johnson. George Vklebster, John Brown and Victory Hill have sailed for England to represent the l'. S. in the coming Olympics. Good luck! Richard Young and Donald McCarrick are exploring the unknown part of West Natick. Robert Lindquist has gone into seclus- ion in the wilds of Felchville to write mystery stories. Thomas Mcfformick and his two assist- ants Joe Mahan and John Donahue have accepted the positions as coaches at Natick lligh School. It ought to be a winning season for Natick. Virginia Dawborn and Ruth Malcolmson have made quite- a name for themselves as PAGE 'TEN tennis stars by bringing the championship back to the U. S. from England. I will now turn you back to Scoop Boyd, the ace reporter, who will give you more news of the Class of 1936. An argument among the lawyers Brown, Comstock, Danforth and Louise Stone. They raged for an hour in the lawyers' clubrooms. Comstock kept quiet. Oh wellfmiracles will happen. Paris-Nancy Qautrale and Eleanor Mat- thews are now models for Victor Raphael who is a famous artist in the French Capi- tol. Natick-Virginia Smith, Mary Flynn, and Willard Mann have recently been elec- ted to the Natick School Committee. 9 Framingham-Arthur Maloon, after years of service at the Dutchland Farms, has opened a place of his own and is doing a fine business. Roxbury, Mass.-Marion Mullen and Louisa Duff have recently purchased the Wigwam, a dance hall overlooking the Charles River, They have engaged Ade- laide Brophy and her dc-bs, the all-girl orchestra with Catherine Coan as soloist. Dorothy Bleasdale attracts a large audi- cnce to the Wigwam with her famous bubble dance which is widcly advertised by her publicity manager, Thomas Mangle. On the opening night they conducted an amateur show with local talent. Among the contestants were Cora Wells and Ma1'y Walsh who sang their own arrangement of the St. Louis Blues. Avis Higgins gave a grand performance as the yodeling cow- girl. Gene Bond and Pauline Nugent billed as the Goldust Twins superbly exhibited the Frisco. Annette Suitor is climbing the ladder of success as another Julia San- derson. The winners of this amateur pro- gram are now filling a week's engagement at the Rivoli Theatre in New York, managed by Irene Conroy and Mary Ste- vens. Natick-Mary Haddad aroused great ex- recently when she was elected woman mayor of Natick. Her citement the first campaign managers were Walter McNic1zols and Phil Gibbons. After her election

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Tile f!l5'5'fl GN z 1936 Chamwpney, Rose Talvy and Marguerite Richardson. They guarantee that after three lessons you will go to town. Washington, D. C.-Donald Hurst., Alan Williams, Joseph Hanagan, and Joe Burke have patented their new invention of the smas-hless steel car. Natick--Dorothy Johnson and Edith Tupper have made arrangements to dance their hi-de-ho at the Swamp Club, owned by John Casey. Brockton, Mass.- Ray DesMarais has bought out the Brockton Shoe Company. The purchase price was not made known by Attorneys Murtagh and McConnon, act- ing for DesMarais, but all parties con- cerned were satisfied. The Bitsoli Tavern is the best place to feel the pulse oif Natick romance. Salvrie Arena is master of ceremonies and Cather- ine Camtpbell is the amiable hostess. Found lunching in secluded corners several days in succession were Beatrice Bennett with Marty Hall, Leonice Beatson with John Martin, and Helen Kennedy with Paul Bremner. Atlantic City, N. Jr-Helen O'Donnell and Evelyn Smith were elected as judges for the 1950 beauty contest. Both ladies are known for their work in art circles. Boston, Mass.-Dana Hastings, famous physician, performed a successful opera- tion on the upside down stomach of John Inferrere, th-e famous cartoonist. Dana says it wouldn't have been such a success without the aid of his two assistant nurses, Phyllis Strange and Beatrice Marriner. It was rumored that the reckless driving of Eddie Buckley, Inferrere's chauffeur, caused the upside down stomach. Boston, Mass.-Captain Charles Lydiard brought in five survivors from the yacht, The Last Hope designed by Virginia lVla- hard and owned by Bob Gay. Those saved and returned to port were Adrian Gleason, Senator from Massachusettsg Tom Daley, actor from Hollywood, John Craig, the insurance magnateg Arthur Wil- liamson, the heavyweight boxer of the world, and Anthur Crleans, aviator of the T. W. A. lines. Captain Lvydiard. standing on the poop deck of his mudscow after the rescue said, Boy oh boy!l' South Natick Dam-Raymond Blanchard and Gerard Driscoll are making ammuni- tion for the coming war between Squash End and Cat Hill. Are you ladies troubled in selecting your gifts and bridge prizes? If so, the Red and Gold Gift Shops owned by Ann Lenk- ner, where you can get anything from a pair of beads to a kitchen sink, are at your service. Her ca.pable managers are Josephine Bacchiocchi, Marion Brown, Isabel Gordon, and Katherine Porter. If you desire a catalogue, address a card to this station. Take it away, Jimmy! Hi-ho everybody! It looks as if Spif' Fisher and Rebecca Sabean really mean business. They became that-a-way about each other and 'tis said the minister is being paged. Meanwhile, his ex-girl-friend Bernice Boyle is whiling away the shining hours with Joe Mahan who is so-o de- voted. And so, everybody is happy. Phyllis Black, former secretary of a well-known lawyer, has given up her posi- tion for the more permanent one of Mrs.' John McDonald, the bashful golf player. won the National Tournament at Burr this afternoon. Sandy Robert Hall, Arthur Harrington, Robert Henry and Howard Kilmer were recently appointed snoopers of the Natick De- tective Bureau. By way of high seas, Verna Harriott and Mary Becherer have just made up with their husbands Count Nothing and Lord Knows. They are now on a second honey- moon. Director Franklin D9lVlSl'l'iIt, touring through Natick in search of color for Dancing Lady espied Margaret Crosby. Barbara Bernard, and Virginia Webster. and signed them for a long-term contract. Constance Letizia and Francis Collins have opened up a hat shop in the base- ment of John Hewitt's apartment house on South Main Street. PAGE NINE

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We A1554 GN g 1936 they received the positions of dog-catcher and street-cleaner, respectively. Mildred Gerrity was appointed truant oflicer be- cause of her familiarity with that type of work. Starting next week at eight o'clock, the Sprowle Soapless Shaving Company will sponsor a half-hour program of dance music featuring Paul Hasgill and his or- chestra. The guest stars will be the fa- mous Blair sisters. known in private life as Olive Donatelly and Alice Garvey, and Mary Brennan, the new blues singer who storm. Helen has taken Broadway by Morgan sits on the piano but our Mary holds it up as she warbles. Natick-All brides are Martha Johnson topped the list recently when she became the bride of the hand- some professional football player, Stuart Dunbar. It was one of society's big af- fairs. Grace McCordick was bridesmaid and Ralph Hall was best man. They have no plans for the immediate future. beautiful, but Natick-The Lilja brothers' circus is coming to town next week featuring Hazel DeWitt the snake charmer and Phyllis Dumas the original glass eater. Lillian Nelson is the daring young woman on the flying trapeze. Henry McDaniel is time cir- cus barker. A home-coming celebration and banquet will be tendered to the mem- bers of the circus who had been classmates in 1936. The Natick Woman's Club lead- ers are in charge of arrangements. If you are to attend, consult the following oiii- cers: Pauline Wallace, president, Helen Murphy, vice presidentg Loretta Slamin, treasurer, and Elizabeth Vayda, general chairman. John Merrill and Elwood Jenness are operating an air line between Natick and New York. Their charming air hostesses are Margaret Erickson, Marion Killeen, El- sie Lamont, and Miriam Brown. And this concludes the broadcast of news of the day from Station WNHS, Foley's Block, Natick. Time marches on! JAMES BOYD LOUISE GRADY SA LU TATORY Parents, Teachers and Friends: It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the Commencement Exer- cises of the Class oif 1936. This is the last time we shall appear before you as an in- tegral class. From here we go out into the world to become a part of society and demonstrate to society our appreciation for this education which we have received. A modern novelist has one of his char- acters say Some people make the world. others just live in it. It is probable that we shall not all set out to make the world, but each of us can be successful in his own field, making his own world and receiving benefits proportional to the work he does. By work, I do not mean employed laborg the latter is making a livingg the former is making a life. Those who have done ex- ceptional work in school are not neces- sarily those who will succeed in life. Many great men had no brilliant school careers. We must not overlook the importance of school work for this reason, because the habit of indifference disintegrates stand- ards. We must remember the maxim What I am to be I am now becoming. Therefore everything we do, including diligence or indolence in school, leaves its impression on our lives. But this question of success is more than work. Many fail through lack of purpose or ambition rather tlian lack of ability. Some would rather be satisfied with con- ditions as they are than work out their own problems. They become set, and cling to what Emerson called foolish consist- ency. i Two shocks recently dealt to this stagna- tion were the World War and the financial depression. Henry Ford said. War is a man-made affair-and tliere are men in the world who stir uep war for profit. The youth of the day bore the brunt of the bur- den, and in the following decade kept de- manding the reason for that slaughter. The depression seemed to culminate all the disasters possible to commerce. Young people turned from the study of cultural PAGE ELEVEN