Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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TI-1 If I 938 SASSAMDN XYe have been taught the true meaning of true democracy. Vile have been taught through sports, how much more successful we might be if we worked together. XYe realize that we are about to enter a world filledrwith uncertainty, a world that is suffering from the assurance of peace. We real- ize that we will soon be called upon to take over the operations of our govern- ment. Now that we have been shown the importance of all this., we resolve that we will go to any extreme to preserve our liberty. Though we have spent the last few years in bettering ourselves, it does not mean that our education has ended. Undoubtedly some are pian- ning to attend some university or college. These students are bound to be- come advanced.. But those who may not have the opportunity to follow in this line will not be restricted. They, too, can advance themselves by educa- ting themselves through actual experience. XYe leave behind us only memories. A feeling of sorrow overcomes us as we are about to leave our classmates and teachers. But despite this, the happiness and joy which comes from our first triumph, relieves us some- what of this feeling. And so la-dies and gentlemen, as this class is about to disband, I wish again to welcome you here to witness the graduating exercises of the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-eight. ALFRED GRASSEY FAREWELL The ideals of a nation are the ideals of the men who form that na- tion, and the men who can best serve that nation's interests are and must be the men whose spirit of loyalty and cooperation is most sincere and intense. Vvith this philosophy as a basis of good citizenship we have set our course in a direction that will help us make our community, state.. and nation a better place in which to live. Everyone realizes the existing political and economic situation. Vve know that the world is not waiting with open arms to welcome us to success, as it was fifty years ago. More than ever are the problems of unemployment, under consumption, and over-production crowding out the un- fortunate and the weak. W'e realize that hard work is the only means byf which we may succeed. A knowledge of history teaches us that every generation has imagin- ed tltat its problems were the greatest, and while we believe that we are entering a world which is more unsettled than ever before, we hope that we are better equipped to combat our problems. During the past three years we have earnestly studied the arts and sciences, or the fundamentals of a business career, in order that we may con- fidently face the world when we leave Natick High School. VVhether we further our education in college or enter directly into the business world., the background which these years has provided will do much to give us confi- dence and courage when the trials of life seem the hardest. And so today, as we say a lingering farewell to our Alma Mater, it is with mixed emotion that we realize that we will no longer be able to listen to the exhortations concerning life, the counseling about the golden oppor- tunities that lie before, and the warnings of the hazards which lie ready to trip us. T believe that everybody in this class has the same logical optimism and faith that we will succeed. For this feeling of preparedness we thank

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.IX n n e Bill: ,Xnne Bill: An ne 2 Bill: Anne: Bill: Anne: also help him with the art work. Edna Sargent sews all the cos- tumes bv hand. Before I forget it, I must tell you about Harold Kedian and Leonard Freedman. They are in a partnership. They deal in highly explos- ive gas. Gerry Lever has just patented his latest invention, a Hot .Xir Condenser, which liedian and Freedman are going to market for him. ,Xmong them, they have quite a corner on the hot-air marketg really, almost a monopoly. Un the side, Gerry publishes a magazine, How To lieep Quiet. I don't believe the partnership helps at all with that. Ge1'ry's cartoonists are Roger XVillis and Ed McBride. XYell, who would ever think quiet little Gerald would ever become famous. It's like Kenneth McConnong he is director of a film com- pany. The company recently produced a mystery film, called The Missing Teeth with Herbert Church as the leading man and Pa- tricia I.ittle as the leading lady. It certainly made me think of l938l Have you heard about Mary Massie? She runs a bakery and has devised a Tongue Twister Roll which has made her famous. Evelyn Simonetta is her business manager. That is news. Have you heard about Roland Buell? He tried to become a hermit and started off into the Forests of XVest Natick without a single implement to help him make a livelihood. He was found walking around in a daze, having lost his memory and full of buckshot as a result of George Ulrich's hunting expedition. Dorothy Bernstein, prominent psychiatrist, is examining Buell to see if his mentality has been fatally injured. XiVhy Bill, it's 4:CO P. M. I've been here for nearly an hour. I must be going, but what shall I do for my story? Oh. make it up and I'll sign it. You've had plenty of Sassamoin practice! Come again soon, won't you? Thank you and I certainly will come again. And dont let Dick Taffe in when he comes! Goodbye. Goodbye. ANNE HAMILTON VVILLIAM DAVIS ADDRESS OF WELCOME Parents, teachers, and friends: It is my privilege and honor to extend to you a most cordial welcome to the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1938. In behalf of my classmates I invite you to participate in the joy and happiness we are showered with today. Today brings about the end of our schooldays together. For the past twelve years we have been preparing ourselves to make our debut in the busy world. The first rung of the ladder has been reached. From this point we will begin to take on our own shoulders the various tasks that are de-A manded of us. Wle are all about to branch out into the winding roads of life. The time has come to answer that important question, What am I going to. be ?'l Our whole life may hinge on the way we turn at this point. Now is the time to prove that we made good use of the valuable time srpent in pur- suing this education. Tl-l If I 938 SASSAMDN

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especially our mothers and fathers who today, as they sit proudly admiring their masterpieces, must be reminiscing over the years of hardship that made it possible. Mothers and dads, we are proud of you and thankful for all that you have done. Our hope is that some day we may be able to repay you and make you just a little prouder that you worked for and encouraged us. To our principals and teachers we owe an inestimable debt of grati- tude for making us better citizens of our country, for teaching us the real meaning of life, for showing us that it matters not whether we win or lose, but rather how we play the game. To our townspeople we offer our sincerest thanks for their kind generosity in supporting our schools. The knowledge we have gained by their contributions is infinite in value, and l hope that sometimelin the future we will be able to repay them in some way for their faith in us. A new epoch begins. The old is gone, but the principles will con- tinue as the driving force of our whole career. VVe must never turn back, but we will always think back. The opportunities have been showered upon us, the rest lies entirely with each one of us. -I.-XMES CYREGAN OUR CONSTITUTION Today, we live in a world beset by many and varied forms of isms . On one hand we hear the exponents of Fascism belittling the efforts of demo- cratic governments and loudly voicing the plea of an uncontrolled dictator- shipg on the other hand, we hear the devotees of Communism asserting that their own form of government offers the only salvation in a world harassed by war and threats of war. Because of the preponderance of partisan propa- ganda, it must needs be difficult to ascertain the truth in a world overrun with untruths and half-truths. VV'e who live in America are particularly blessed because we are governed not by the idiosyncracies of a militaristic dictator, but rather by the voice of our own conscience, as we select the men whom we wish to represent us and whom we choose to make our laws. Our form of government is not the spasmodic offering of a frenzied seeker after laurels: it is not a hiatus. be- tween two opposing factionsg rather it is the product of 150 years of con- structive progress along certain definite pre-determined lines. As Americans we look back with pride to that convention which was held in 1787 and which produced the nucleus of our present government. Each one of us has respect for our Constitution and reverence for the men. whose judgment and foresight is reflected in its formation. These fore- fathers of ours were simple, honest, practical men wholly conversant with the exigencies of a new country. They saw with an almost infallible perception many of the obstacles which would be encountered. A momentous task was theirs, yet they carried on with an indefatigable zeal to produce a document, at which all the world marvels. Scoffers there are, who deride their efforts and fain would substitute new ideals and new principles for the tested and tried principles of our Constitution. Vtfe. must beware of this group, avoid them as we would a plague, lest we too become misguided by their oratory and seeming eloquence. Our forefathers feared autocracy, because these United States were formed to resist imperialistic power. VVe too fear autocracy because we have TH If I Q38 SASSAMDN