Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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The ASSAXWQN z 1936 subjects to politics and economics, asking, What is wrong with the world, with com- merce. with politics? Previous generations have been slow in achieving perfection because they s-ought to change systems instead of individuals. We may not attain perfection, but I am confident that the High School graduates of today will do much more toward that end than their forelbears, for each gene- ration must imlprove upon the work of the last. The beautiful words of Louis Unter- meyer, warn us against this sluggishness: Ever insurgent let me be, Make me more daring than devout. From sleek contentment keep me free And fill me with a buoyant doulbt. Open my eyes to visions girt. With beauty and with wonder lit- But let me always sec the dirt And all that spawn and die in it. Open my ears to music: let Me thrill with Spring's first flutes and drums, But let me never dare forget The bitter ballad of the slums. From compromise and things half- done Keep me with stern and stubborn prideg And when at last the fight is won God, keep me still unsatisfied! And so we ask you to see our view- points, support us with your faith, embrace us in your understanding, and join with us now in this, one of the first of our lives' triumphs. GEORGE PARKER VALEDICTORY During the past few days we have heard the class history recounted, the prophecies for:-told. and the class will read. whereby we have bequeathed to those who succeed us the things which we are leaving behind, all this, of course, in a facctious mood. Today we find ourselves meeting for the PA G E TXV ICLV E last time as a class. We are standing on the threshold of .the great unexplored fu- ture, which has been termed the most ro- mantic part of life, and we are confronted with the task of meeting its problems not as a class. but as individuals. What are we to expect from the future? Life does not give us the things that we want, unless we go about getting them in the right wayg for life will give in return only in proportion to what we put into it. We shall be confronted by many difficult- ies, but we sliall build finer and stronger characters if we strive and win, and to ac- complish this requires courage, the kind of courage displayed by the pioneers of the early days starting on their hazardous journeys into unexplored regions, the cour- age that will keep us from losing heart when we meet the inevitable obstacles and disappointments that the future holds for us. Thus fortified, we shall become the kind of men and women who can take the blows that life will give us without flinch- ing. We will not be disheartened by toil or disapipointmentg we will never know despair. In the words of Browning, we shall make of each stumbling-block a stepping-stone. With courage we must have foresight, which will enable us to avoid many pit- falls that will bestre-w our path. This fore- sight will help us to plan our lives intelli- gently and to know whither we are going. It will keep us from wasting important years and prepare us to make the most of whatever Oplfortunities we meet, for an op- portunity lost may change the course of a whole life. Our lives cannot, of course, be lived for and in ourselves alone. The interdepend- ence of human lives makes it essential that we all practice tolerance and co-operation. We must adapt ourselves to the people among whom we live, be bound by a kin- ship of kindness and loyalty, and imbued with a strong spirit of faith, faith in our- selves and in our fellow-men. Faith and hope are two great virtues which, if kept alive in our hearts, will pro- duce healthy minds. Minds which have a

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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

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Arellay Salvie Aliena' Salvie D'OWl1ey, J. Tile AISSAJWQN z 1936 wholesome outlook on life are not so in- fluenced by the unpleasant phases of any event as to become morbid or cynical. A mind filled with faith and hope will, even in the face of disillusionments, persevere toward the fulfill-ment of its ideals. We should have acquired a foundation for all these attributes from our education and training in the school which we are now leaving. Through our academic pur- suits and by our social and recreational activities, we have been given the oppor- tunity of acquiring a well-rounded educa- tion. We have been taught the fundamen- tals of how to learn and to live, which if pursued with courage, foresight, co-opera- tion, faith, and hope should enable us to become uselful citizens and leaders of to- morrow. To our parents, our teachers, and our townsnpeople, who have made it possible for us to receive this education and thus pre- pare' us for the life which we take up to- morrow, we, the Class of 1936, extend our deepest gratitude as we bid farewell to Natick High School. THOMAS MCCORMICK atirk Jiaigb School 'flatter en FOOTBALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL Bouret, Leo Buckley, William Casey, John Crilsafulli, Dominic Downey, John Fisher, Francis Gibbons, Philip Hall, Martin Hannigan, Joseph Harrington, Arthur Jackson. William Marshall, Joseph McCormick, Thomas McDonald, John McGowan, Robert McNicholls, Waltcr O Mara. Irving Scott, Henry Thompson, Warren Williams, Allan Wright, Clayton Daley, Thomas Daley. William Donahue, Jlohn Foley, James Inferrere, John LeClair, John Marso, Robert McConnon, Joseph lVIcCformick, Thomas McGowan, Robert Raphael, Victor Saunders, Vincent Wignot, George Williams, George TRACK Thompson, Wa1'ren Winner. Warren Carey, James Johnson, Ludwig Webster, George Whitaker, George Klein, Thomas Scott. Henry Wight, Norman 0'Leary, Myril Arena. S. Marso, R. McGowan, R. Donahue, J. McNichols, W. Hall, R. Hall, M. Inferrere, J. LeClair, J. Buckley, W. Craig, J. Bremner, P. Bouret, L. Daley, W. Corkery, F. Mahan, J. fMgr.J O'Regan, J. McMahon, VV. Brennan, J. Carey, R. Hladick, M. Lee, E. fAss't. Mgr PAGE THIRTEEN