Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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14 T II E S A S S A MOM As we were leaving the building we noticed on the engraving on the building, the names of those famous architects Lawrence Ciccarelli and Bob Clawson. Determined to cany our our promise ot a visit to the Utopian Circus, we started immediately tor our destination. Upon arriving at the ticket office we bought our tickets trom Christine Rattcry and were taken in bj Walter Stevens. Standing beside Stevens was the manager ot the circus, Joe llamwey, who immediately gave us trout row seats. The first act consisted of the appearance of the human cannonball, Oscar Zullo, and the bare-hack riders, Gloria Marden and Cinny Simonetta I he second act commenced with Barb Dunn and Mary Shidloski, trapeze artists, performing their daring feats while the audience gasped in horror. Wandering around through the crowd as the performances were going on we were attracted by the appearance of Helen Filledes in the role of a super salesman demonstrating Randall s Hair Lotion which was now in com- petition with Smith ' s Hair Tonic and which was guaranteed to grow hair on a billiard ball. While the second act was still in progress the lion tamer made her appearance. Looking in her direction we discovered that it was Betty Stacy. My! but Betty had come a long way since we last knew her. Wondering why the crowd had so thickly gathered in front of a section of the tent we wanted to satisfy our curiosity and started in that direction. There we found the crowd gazing at the sword-swallowing act of Pezza and Porcella. Satisfied with our visit at the circus we went out to where our taxi again waited to take us to the Yeomans and Hewitt Museum of Fine Arts. Upon entering the building we gazed at the attempt of a painting of a rising sun. Below the picture was a card on which was printed the cognomen ol Thomas Morris. Coming to the sculpture exhibit we found Walter Catarius moulding a replica of a sardine that got away. Advancing toward the corner of the room we found the curator, Paul Lane, industriously polishing the bronze statue of Virginia Ramsdell, noted orator. Continuing our tour through the museum we came upon Jean Roberts, Rita Sciretta, Natalie Fox, Helen Simons and Rose Santia, members of the Society for the Preservation of Undernourished Gold f ish. They were gazing thoughtfully at a sketch of Three Little Fishes . The lights of the museum soon went on reminding us of the lateness of the hour and we were compelled to leave. We chanced to meet Bette Evans, now a designer of costume jewelry, who, since graduating from high school, managed to keep up a correspondence with a few other members, among whom are Lois Harrington, now married to Count von Rosencrantz from Dublin. She also had heard from Eleanor Rice, organizer of the first girl ' s football team in Utopia. We were interrupted by the loud drone of a diving bomber. Looking up we saw Bob Gero craning from the cockpit of the plane. He was laying a smoke screen advertising the cold cream product of Bob Keily. Turning our attention back to Bette she continued her narration. Tafta Spiro, champion typist, whose speed was 375 words a minute, was touring the country under the supervision of her manager, Peg Lennon, and her publicity agent, Rita Fair. Marjorie Buell, we were told, had just won the Strawberry Pickers tournament by having one more berry than her opponent. Soon after leaving Bette we again started back to our hotel. Upon arriving we saw a 32 cylinder Boudreau deluxe automobile parked at the curbing. Just stepping out of it was Jimmy Farrell and Lenora Benedict, part- ners in the well-known firm of Benedict and Farrell, and noted astronomers from the fourth section of the Utopian Spectrum Gazers. Entering the hotel we bumped into Shirley Hosmer. head of the Mail ' ' department of the famous corporation Mayle, Mayle, and Gentt.

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THE SASSAMON 13 Posted at the entrance was a sinister figure, Victor Dahlgren, as a gunman. His duty was to ward off any curious persons. The formula was so highly com- bustible it blew the roof off the building. Keeping the crowd in an orderly fashion were two mighty bulwarks of the law, Officers James Shea and Louis Flynn. On our way back to the hotel we were attracted by several sadors walking along the main street. Driving slowly so as to get a closer view, we recognized among the group Ensign Jimmy Niles, Midshipman Eddie Stevens, and Chief Engineer Bud Gerrity. After a pleasant conversation with our friends, we continued on our way, stopping at a Western Union Telegraph Office to send telegrams to our friends in China, Helen Walsh, now a missionary, Ida Townsend, head of the Red Cross Nurses in the Salvation Army, and Catherine Wight, her assistant. As we entered the office we were astonished by the performance of the world ' s fastest wireless operator, Arthur Wetmore, a performance which was proving to be very popular with the public. Returning to the taxi, we were nearly hit by falling bricks. Peering over the edge of the building was Russell Palmer, inquiring about any casualties He was new at the job of brick laying and could not manage very well. As we progressed down the main street, our attention was drawn to the newest mode of a combination sidewalk beauty salon and barber shop, owned bv Fred Savianno, while the beauticians were Margaret Haddad, Mildred Murphy, and Jean Woods, manicurist. As we were waiting our turn. Banker D. K. Lamont, who was being shaved, moved unexpectedly and now he has to shave only one side of his face. He was immediately taken to the offices of Dr. Marion Cummings where the head nurse, Eleanor Hastings, deftly applied the necessary treatments until Dr. Cummings could take care of him. Also in the offices were Registered Nurses, Betty Martin and Meredith Norman, while in the well-equipped laboratory was technician Jean Culbertson. After leaving the doctor ' s offices we were astonished to find coming toward us a platoon of soldiers on their way to the Utopian Army Base. As we approached them, a commotion was heard in the- rear as Airplane Mechanic Llovd Robertson, Corporal Ray Talvy, and Staff Sergeant Bob Marshall, tried in vain to keep their eyes from Barbara Cook, Margaret Weeks, and Elizabeth Hopkins, the three blond army hostesses. Before long we were met by the Dean of Sassamon University, Gerard Martin, who invited us to visit the school. We were told that the college was built because the dues for the subscriptions poured in so profusely that the excess amount helped pay for its erection. Many of the ' 41 graduates were on the faculty. The Economics Department was capably handled by Phyllis Helene, while Betty Murphy the French Wizard of Natick High, was content to instruct the pupils on the fundamentals of French Grammar. John McGee, Professor of Chemistry and Physics, was writing a book entitled, What ' s Wrong with Darwin ' s Theory of Evolution. Meyer Mordis was Professor of Domestic Science, one of the most popular classes in the school. Inviting us to inspect the ultra-modern heating facilities, Dean Martin led us to the basement of the building where we became acquainted with the system used by janitors Bob Musgrave and Eddie Krupski, while Bob McCor- mack filled the position of landscape gardener. When visiting the Civil Service Class we were taken back by the familiar faces of Jeff Florio and Leo Boudreau still strugg ling to pass their exams under the able teaching of Mae Spinney.

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THE SASSAMON 15 As we stopped to reminisce with Shirley we soon learned much about some of our friends at Natick High. It seems Irene Chase was now owner of a dude ranch in Nevada and was content to remain there where she can be alone with her equine friends. Assisting her in running the ranch was cook Muriel Clark, chamber maid Sylvia Gardikis, riding instructor Dot Gottwald, and Irene ' s secretary, Mary Raftery. After being reminded of the lateness of the hour by the striking of the clock in the lobby we said goodbye to Shirley and ascended to our rooms for a much needed rest after a very exciting and enjoyable view of the perfect city of Utopia erected by that never to be forgotten Class of ' 41. ELEANOR HASTINGS DONALD LAMONT JOSEPH HAMWEY MAE SPINNEY ELIZABETH MURPHY OWEN FRASER ADDRESS OF WELCOME — GRADUATION Parents, Teachers and Friends: I am very happy to have the privilege of welcoming you here today to the Graduation Exercises of the Class of 1941. We are gathered here together this afternoon for the last time as a class. Soon we shall enter many and varied fields of endeavor and each will, to the best of his ability, profit by the training that you have provided for us. A note of sadness seems to enter the commencement festivities of all our schools today. It is sadness, not for us, for we have cause to rejoice, but for the youth of other lands who have been denied the privilege of a high school education. When we stop to realize what privileges we enjoy as sons and daughters of this great democracy, we are fervent in our prayer that God will bless and keep America free from the sorrow and strife now prevalent in the rest of the world. Each one of us stands ready to do his part. Though our hearts are saddened as we leave In our minds and in our thoughts we weave A silent thanks for our teachers and friends And for our wrongs we wish to make amends. We leave with sorrowful regret, And for our learnings an unpayable debt FAREWELL ADDRESS National Unity It is impossible for us to envision either reasonably or unemotionally the future. What shapes will emer ge from this war we cannot know. But we are all aware that our only hope in this world of bewilderment, uncertainty, and war which probably lies ahead of us is National Unity. However, in using the term National Unity we must first define it. National Unity means the constant harmonious working together of people who have a vision of better things. We must not let it be synonymous with the wiping out of criticism and serve as a shield for selfish interest and the housing of all the weaknesses present in American life.