Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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ic SA N 5 1937 CLASS WILL We of the Class of 1937, being in the eyes of the townspeople naturally de- ficient, but having perfect physical health, establish this last will and testament ac- knowledging that it will be dutifully and faithfully carried out to its last word and letter minus all legal red tape and en- cumbrances. To Mr. Hill we bequeath a new high school with all modern conveniences to go with his school spirited students. To Mr. Bridey, a new member of the faculty, we leave a hopeful group of boys, with scholastic as well as athletic abili- ties, to carry on the creditable work of the football and hockey squads. We also leave the 1938 teams the ability to knock off league leaders such as Somerville. To Mr. Donahue we leave another bril- liant group of boys, both physically and mentally. to carry on the splendid work of the basketball and baseball squads. To Miss Rafferty we leave an intelligent student council that have been well groomed by us of the class of '57 in the art of getting the most for nothing. To Miss Shannon we leave a senior class that will not always be asking her to be present at school functions. To Miss Wildbur we leave some skillful typists who will not wear beauty aids to type class. To Mr. Higgins we bequeath a Dl'21lltl new edition of the joke book to relieve the monotony of economics. An additional bequeath of a reinforced window stick ought to provide circulation aftcr lunch. To Mr. Gardner we leave a new voice so that he can whisper without being heard in the next room. To Mr. Sears we leave a pleasant group of sophomores twe hopel and a very ef- ficient repair man and jack-of-all-trades so that he will not be overworked. To Miss Currier we leave a cooperative and much less frivolous group of girl ath- letes who like basketball better than they do the boys. To Miss Nutt, the friend of every Se- nior. we leave our fondest wishes for suc- cess and a private chauffeur to drive her PAGE EIGHT to Carbarn Hill so that she will not have to hire a. taxi. To Mr. White we leave a few more pets to torment in the place of Bickford, Ham- mond, and the Natural Science stooges and a bow and arrow so he can perfectly portray cupid to the students. To Mr. Woodbury we leave an axe to sharpen his bright remarks and repri- mands on. To Mr. Maffeo we bequeath an addi- tional fifty cents each week so that his wages will be raised to an even level. To the juniors we leave a little hope for the future and bind them to further the good work we have started or be held re- sponsible for the same. To the sophomores we leave a success- ful athletic prograin and an aggressive at- titude toward student management of school affairs. We have been in the high school four tor morel years and by tlllS time have become acquainted with the idiosyncracies of the under-graduates enough to include them in our will as follows: I, Raymond Hoey, do willingly give up my coveted job as the bachelor president to Alfred Grassey. I, Warren Thompson, bequeath my foot- ball captaincy and calm, quiet mien, to James O'Regan. I, Jennie Pelullo, leave my own special dancing system that is so entertaining to the onlookers to be perpetuated by my sisters. I. John LeClair, leave my basketball captaincy to Louis Cardellicchio on the condition that he keep the slate clean. I, Ruth Bennett, leave my popularity with the customers of Peter Pats to the new girl Peter will hire when I leave. I, Goodwin Raider, leave my highly prized title of Best Looking Boy to Ir- ving O'Mara. I. Dorothy Moir, leave my height to be evenly divided betw-een Marcia Bates and Cecilia Shea together with an even divi- sion of my secretarial and social efficiency. I, Dominic Crisafulli, leave my highly toted title of Dictator Mussolini and my nice black shirt to my fellow countryman, John Chiumento.

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zccfgy IMQN-1937 the Junior Prom wthich is tplenty formall. Under the black and white decorations, Captain Murphy directs the grand march led by the class officers. Septem-ber, 1 9 3 6- At last we step into the shoes of the grand old Seniors and it looks like a busy year ahead. We are fully organized now with Ray Hoey still our leader, Bob Bick- ford, vice-presidentg Dot Moir, secretary, and Merna Densmore, treasurer. Coach Bridey opens the foot-ball season handicapped by the double session pro- gram. Captain Thompson is injured at the beginning of the season. Neverthe- less, in spite of a bad start, our old rival Framingham only defeats us 6-0, the season ending with the Football Dance, a great social and financial success. In the lull between football and hockey, we are filling Christmas boxes. Miss Fitz- patrick tells us they are the largest and best filled in years. After Christmas vacation we start out on our hockey and basketball season. What a hockey team we've got! We are members of the Eastern Massachusetts Hockey League, therefore meet teams from much larger towns than ours. Uur crown- ing triumph was giving Somerville, the champions, their first and only defeat. We have been so busy following our hockey team's progress in the first year of playing in the Arena, that our basketball tealn has crept up on us with a season of no defeats. Under the capable leadership of Coach Donahue and the moral support of t-heir little mascot, Pete Christie, they are entitled to enter the Tech Tourney, an unusual feat for a scfliool of this size. 'Ne have brought back the good old Na- tick Spirit with a vengeance, Mr. Hill being our chief rooter. ' Our Honor Society is completely organ- ized now, the rest of the members having b-een chosen at intervals during the year. The officers are: Geo1'ge Williams, presi- dentg Grace Ward, vice-president, Marilyn Quast, secretary. Miss Young has given us a very enjoyable' party at hex home and we are looking forward to initiation and pins. This enterprising class has instituted a modern Safety Council sponsored by the Social Studies 12 Class and the Student Council. With arm bands flashing they conduct the traffic in the corridors, and different offences are taken to Court tfwhich is really Room 19J. Mr. Maffeo. tfhe judge, with the help of his chief coin- missioners and witnesses, determines if the person is innocent or guilty. Deten- tion is the punishment. Our crowning achievement of the year is our Senior Play, Growing Pains . Ray Hoey didn't tell us that his real name is Robert Taylor. In fact, each play-er has remarkable dramatic ability, the parts fitted them so perfectly. The Class of '37 has finally rounded that famous corner and found Prosperity, thanks to the Se- nior Play cast and Miss Mowry. WVe still have the Senior Reception to look forward lto, the last social event where the Class of '37 will meet as one. We have now reached the last page of o11r Diary. In a few short days the ties that bind us here will be severed, and the Class will be scattered far and near. But we shall always be bound by the happy memories recorded in this little book and appreciate the wonderful preparation for life given us at Natick High School. RUTH SHIRLEY JORDAN MEMORIAM Words and Music by: Anna Flynn and Thellma Blanchard Sands of Time are drifting on Carefree days are nearly gone Ere we wake on another dawn We find life has just begun. Work and play we hold so dear Yet so far and yet so near How we love to always hear IVIQIHYTICS that always live. The flower of youth has lost its day Soon the blooln will fade away And when it's gone, we hope and pray The fruit will thrive. Now we say our fond goodbyes And smile to hide our misty eyes VVe will part ere the music dies But mem'ries will always live. PAGE SEVEN

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IC SAYS!! GN - 1937 I, Richard Hasgill, leave my treasured but very well hidden middle name of Wel- lington totherwise known as Win1py J to my neighbor, Jos-eph Hladick. I, Ruth Jordan, leave my afternoon job in room twenty-five to Rita Marciano with some ability twhich I never hadl to get home before the sophomores. I, Francis Corkery, leav-e my athletic abilities and scholastic disabilities to Wil- liam Hedderig, I, Louis Bradford, leave my ability to ask pointless questions out of an open sky to the perplexity of my teachers to Ches- ter Damon. I, Catherine Souckup, leave to Dorothy Bernstein my scholastic achievements and ability to please the teachers. 1, Mariolyn Quast, leave my ability to play basketball, have fun, and yet be a good student to Helen Shea. I, James Boates, leave my wit and abil- ity to amuse to John Kleinfelder. I, Barbara Hammond, leave my good looks, pleasing disposition, and popularity with the boys to Doris Ryan. I, John J-ennings, leave my height to be divided between Kenneth Ferguson and Laddie Bennett. I, Marion LaFrance, leave my flirtatious ways and means to Anna Dahlgren. I, William Zicko, leave my singing qual- ities to the songbirds of the junior class. I, Ethel Fritz, leave my dancing per- fections to Virginia Waterman. I, Helen Mangle, leave my Sassamon and multiple other duties to my sister Tafta. I, William Daley, leave my title of most popular boy and my ready smile to the most popular boy of the junior class. I, James Killeen, leave lots of affection to a certain little junior. I, Ang-ela Hodgman, leave my magnetic personality to Virginia Abbott. I, Thelma Blanchard, bequeath my abil- ity to imitate Miss Periwinkle , and amuse my classmates to Mildred Beeman. I, Sonia Seaholm, leave my prized po- sition at the lunch counter to my sister, Saga. I, Grace Ward, leave my fiery tempera- ment and ready for anything appearance to Barbara Bean. I, Jean Barber, leave to Jean Charlton my prized title of The gentle1nan's lady. I, Marjorie Fisher, leave my tomboy characteristics to Virginia Cole. I, Lawrence Randall, leave my title of well-liked G-man of the safety commission to Richard Carey with a gold inlaid billy club to enforce the rules. I, Jean Graham, leave my code for being faithful that I have kept these many years to Effie Erikson. We, Anna Flynn and Merrill Bent, leave our artistic and caricature ability to Emma Loring and John VVillard. I, Henry Peterson, leave my dramatic ability to play a Romeo to any lucky young junior. We, Ida Pineo, Mary McGlone, Helen G1-aye, and Dorothy Stearns leave our po- sitions as cheerleaders to those who can make the most noise. I, Robert Stearns, leave my colossal vo- cabulary to the first one who reads the dictionary. I, Joseph Marshall, leave my love of hockey to Dave Moir hoping he will help show Somerville once more how we do it out in the country. Signed, published. and declared this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty seven, as the last and only will, all others being auto- matically void and annulled according to the statutes of our beloved Green Hills of Massachusetts. fSignedl ROBERT BICKFORD Witnessed by: EDITH M. NUTT EMILY L. SHANNON CLASS PROPHECY Operator, will you please get me Natick, Massachusetts, U. S. Af? Thank you. Na- tick 102 Please. You're welcome. Jean: John LeClair? John: Yes. Jean: John, this is Jean Barber. I was in the class of '37 you know and I'm curi- ous to know how everyone is. I've seen several of the class here at various times. John: I've been wanting to talk to some- one about the class myself. PAGE NINE