Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Twenty-six THE L A WR EN C I AN— 1 9 4 5 Commencement Awards T HE Outlook Club of Falmouth made its fifteenth annual presentation of prizes to girls in the Household Arts Department of this school. The annual award of five dollars from the Outlook Club to the student of the House- hold Arts Class, showing the most improve- ment together with efficiency and practical ap- plication in the art of sewing was awarded to: ELEANOR A. FONTES, ’45 The annual award of five dollars from the Outlook Club to the student of the Household Arts Class, showing the most improvement in the art of cooking was awarded to: MURIEL A. PETERS, ’45 The Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution presents annually to a member of the Junior Class the Washington and Franklin Medal for excellence in the study of United States History. This award is made possible by George Hale Nutting, in memory of his son, John Freeman Nutting, who was but a boy when he passed away during the World War. The medal was presented by the History Department to: ANN LANDERS, ’46 The annual award presented to a Senior boy showing the most improvement in Shop Work, an award presented by the Kiwanis Club of Falmouth. This award went to: THOMAS BRADFORD PERRY, ’45 The Becker College key for high scholastic standing in commercial work was awarded to: LILLY A. ERSKINE, ’45 The Jonathan Hatch Chapter, D. A. R., pre- sented its good citizenship medal to: VICTORIA A. SIMONS, ’45 The Henry Herbert Smythe Prize of twenty- five dollars, which is awarded to the student of the Lawrence High School who has shown the greatest improvement in application and schol- arship during the year, was awarded by vote of the faculty to: LOIS A. BAKER, ’45 The Falmouth Rotary Club presented an award of twenty-five dollars to the member of the Senior Class who has best exemplified the Rotary Club motto of Service above Self”. JAMES F. ROGERS, ’45 The American Agriculturist Foundation, Inc. Achievement Certificate and award of five dol- lars was presented to: EUGENE ALLEN, ’46 The Falmouth Grange No. 399 award of five dollars to the outstanding boy in agriculture was presented to: DONALD HOLMES, ’47 The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Certificate and Medal for exceptional progress in science studies, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute key for the high est in the study of mathematics was presented to: FRANK A. CARTER, ’45 Mr. Peter Boggs presented an award of twenty-five dollars to the student who has shown the greatest improvement in journalistic writing throughout his High School career. This year, for the first time, it was awarded to a member of the Class of ’45 for her work as co-editor: CAROL PETERSON, ’45 The Outlook Club award of one hundred dollars, awarded annually to a Lawrence High School graduate, was this year presented to: CAROL PETERSON, ’45 The second annual award of the James Rich- ard Jewett Scholarship of one hundred and twenty-five dollars was awarded to: VICTORIA A. SIMONS, ’45 The Lawrence High School Scholarship As- sociation awarded seven scholarships of fifty dollars each to the following: FRANK CARTER NATALIE ROBINSON ANNE LAWRENCE MARGARETT NEAL PAULINE STRATTON ESTHER TSIKNAS Class of 1945 SOLANGE SAULNIER Class of 1944 The faculty this year awarded honor certi- ficates to those students of the Lawrence High School who have maintained during the year an average of 90% or over in four major sub- jects. This year these certificates were presented to the following members of the Class of 1945: FRANK CARTER, ’45 VICTORIA SIMONS, ’45 NATALIE ROBINSON, ’45 The Class of 1947: MARILYN MERRILL, ’47 JANET CARL, ’47

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL ★ ★ ★ ★ Twenty-five ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ RALPH MEDEIROS Ralph Medeiros trained for the Marine Corps at Parris Island, South Carolina. THEOPOLIS MONIZ Theopolis Moniz enlisted in the U. S. Navy July. 1943 and received boot training at New- port, Rhode Island where he stayed for 7 months. Red continued his Amphibious training at Fort Pierce where he stayed for a year. His Jm ston before manning his transport was Oceanside, California. ROBERT PALMER Robert Palmer enlisted in the U. S. Navy November 11, 1943 and went through basic training at Sampson, New York. Bob then moved on to Norfolk, Va., and then still fur- ther to Fort Pierce, Florida, for a 9 months’ stay. Here Bob became S 1 c and was assigned to the U.S.S. Grundy. He has been on several cruises between Norfolk and New Orleans. ERNEST SILVA Ernest Silva, S 1 c (R.M.), went into the U. S. Navy April 24, 1944. He left Lawrence High late in his junior year. After completing his boot training at Samp- son, New York, Ernie attended the Keystone Schools for Radio located at Solomon’s Branch, Md. He then manned an L.C.I. and traveled with it from South Carolina to San Diego, California, through the Panama Canal. He is now based somewhere in the Pacific. ALDEN E. STEWART S 1 c Alden E. Stewart left Lawrence High early in his sophomore year and reported for duty in the U. S. Navy on November 30 at Newport. R. I. On February 8 he completed boot training and received a S 1 c rating. He was next stationed at the Fargo Building in Boston where he attended the Cooks and Bak- ers School for four months. Upon graduating he received his SC 3 c raring. In June Allie reported to the Solomons’ Branch Amohibious Training Center for training that included schools in Panama City. Florida; Key West, Florida, and Ithica, Illinois. After four months of Amphibious Training he was assigned to an L.S.T. in Ithica, Illinois. The ship reported at New Orleans after a trip down the Missis- sippi River. Following advanced training and shakedown cruises, he shipped out for the Paci- fic October 30, 1943. Alden participated in the Marshalls’ inva- sions of Kwajalein and Eniwetok. He was promoted to SC 2 c in January 1944. He also participated in the Marianna’s invasions of Sai- pan and Tinian. Allie left the Pacific August 3 and in Sep- tember reported to Camp Bradford for re- fresher courses and further training under the New Constructive Program. He was transferred to the Navy Pier in Chi- cago to take part in the Pacific Theatre of War in connection with the Treasury’s War Bond Drive there. Again an L.S.T. was picked up at Ithica, taken down the Mississippi, and sta- tioned at New Orleans for shakedown work. On January 23, 1945, Allie again shipped out for the Pacific and in February was promoted to SC 1 c. He is now stationed in the Southwest Pacific. ROBERT WEEKS C.B. 2 c Robert Weeks joined the U. S. Navy in August, 1944, and received his boot training at Sampson. New York. From Samp- son Bob went to Camp Endicott, Davisville. R. I. Since May 2 he has been stationed at Port Hueneme. California. Bob was very much interested in shop work in school and was in the model airplane class in ’42. He was abo a iunior callman and a member of Military Drill. ARTHUR SHEPARD WILLIAMS Arthur Shephard Williams II reported to Sampson, N. Y.. for boot training in the U. S. Navy, on October 20, 1944. Upon completion of the course he was made F 1 c and was sent to Basic Engineering School in Gulfport. Mississippi. After being graduated, Arthur was sent to Shoemaker, California. On April 3, 1945 he left San FrancPco on an attack transport. Art was on the first team in football during his sophomore year, and left L.H.S. to attend the Loomis School in Connecticut in his junior year. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Twenty-seven Henry H. Smythe Roll Of Honor These graduates of Lawrence High School have best exemplified in their school life the ideals of Loyalty, Honor, and Service are the words cast in bronze on the Roll of Honor, which for sixteen years has graced the wall at the front of the Main Room, an ever-mindful present to L.H.S. from its generous friend, the late Rev. Henry H. Smythe. From the Class of 1945 Victoria A. Simons — class treasurer, D.A.R. representative, and business manager of the Lawrencian — and Frank R. Carter — class vice-president, valedictorian, and circulation manager of the Lawrencian — have been chosen by their fellow students to have their names cast in bronze and placed on the tablet. Frank jR, Carter Frank, as class officer and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, has successfully lead his class through many financial ventures. Among the awards he received at graduation were: the Rensselear Polytechnic Key for the highest record in mathematics; the Bausch and Lomb certificate and medal, an honorary sci- ence award for exceptional progress in science; a $50 L.H.S. scholarship, and the Danforth Foundation certificate in recognition of his qualities in leadership. In July he will enter M.I.T. in preparation for an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Victoria A, Simons Victoria, class treasurer and Lawrencian busi- ness manager, was chosen by her classmates to be their D.A.R. pilgrim. At graduation she was presented the D.A.R. good citizenship medal, the $125 James Richard Jewett schol- arship award, and an honor certificate in rec- ognition of her high scholastic aptitude. As treasurer of her class she has attended to all the technical details of the social and financial escapades of her class. She is now employed at the Falmouth Na- tional Bank and plans to continue in the busi- ness world in the future.