Canton High School - Backtrackin Yearbook (Canton, SD)

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Decficafion We dedacate to Dr Ernest Orlando Lawrence thas l946 Annual of Canton Hagh School an ap precaataon of has great scaentafac work He started as a boy by experamentang wath radaos Thas genaus led the way toward wannang the Nob l praze and to has last great success the atom bomb As a boy he had Ideas all has own He was not only satasfaed an studyang and thankang but also an carryang out has thoughts Has adeas were contanuous for one led to another Ernest Lawrence was born at Canton August 8 l90l Has farst twelve years of school were ob tamed at Canton where has father C G Lawrence was school superantendent Has college educataon was obtaaned at St Olaf Northfeld Mannesota the Unaversaty of Couth Dakota the Unaversaty of Mannesota the Unaversaty of Chacago and Yale Unaversaty where he receaved hrs doctors degree an l925 ln l928 he loaned the faculty of the Unaver saty of Calafornaa as an anstruc or rn physacs and of a cure for cancer and leukemaa Has brother Dr John Lawrence assasted an applyang Ernests dascoveroes to medrcane He bualt a small workang model of the atom smasher an l929 ln l039 Lawr nce was awarded the Nobel peace praze for the development of the atom smashing cyclotron He was so absorbed an has work that he wouldn t go to Stockholm to re ceave the award Ernest Lawrence great scaentast wont fuss wath has own automolale when at develops a growl He won t rade an an aarplane except an emergen aes He won t go anto a movae an the maddle ofa pacture and he won t gamble an the ordanary way After all has own dreams would fraghten a crystal gazer He not only lakes s aentafac thungs but he loves to play a fast gume of tennas go nce skatang fash ang yachtang and fmash at up wath a thack steak To Dr Lawre-ace we have the honor of deda catang our I946 Backtrackan Annual T 1 I - .A . C . , . I , . . . ' I. ' I ' ' . I . ' . ' I E I 1 . I 2 -' I I . . . . , . I . . . . . L u Q I began his experiments on smashing atoms in search . . ' . , ' 1 a I . 1 , 5 I I. ' . . , . I. - I , . . .J . r. l c . , . . . . . I , . . . . , . F. . . . y - . I . - s . K A 1 . . I 1 . I - , , - . I I ' . , ,

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Mr. C. C. Jacobson, Superintendent, received his B. A. at St. Olaf, and his M. A. at the University of South Dakota. He attended summer sessions at the University of Minnesota and the University of Chicago. Before becoming Superintendent of Can- ton City Schools in 1926, he served two years as coach and four years as principal. During the years Mr. Jacobson has been in Canton he has taught social sciences, math, science, and now bookkeep- ing. He is chairman of the State Athletic Associa- tion and the past President of the SDEA. He is a past State Big Stick. Mr. Jacobson holds the Silver Beaver for Boy Scout work. Admini tration The schoolboard of Canton High School, consisting of seven members, is responsible for fixing salaries and the conditions af tenure of teachers. Other duties of the board are the examination and approval of the annual budget, levying taxes, providing adequate grounds and buildings for the school. Mr. Diekman and Mr. Scholten have each served on the board for two years. Mr. Deinema has served for three years, Mr. Iverson, four years, Mr. Bogue, one year and Mr. Skyberg, fourteen years. Seated in the picture, left to right are: A. J. Scholten, vice-president, chairman ofthe purchase committee, R. F. Deinema, chairman of buildings and grounds, F. H. Diekman, president, H. J. Bogue, chairman of the teachers com- mittee, H. E. Iverson, chairman of finance committee. Standing are: I. A. Skyberg, treasurer, C. J. Loftesness, clerk. 1.