Lawrence High School - Diary Yearbook (Fairfield, ME)

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THE LAWRENCE LYRE w1th students, parents and frlends The freshmen were dxstmgulshed from the other students durmg the evenmg bv a tag Thls tag was made 1n a dunce cap shape of green paper wlth 32 1n brlght red on the tag The tags were put on the freshmen before the program began Flrst the freshmen were taken down the recelvlng l1ne whlch conslsted of the mem bers of the school board the school faculty and the presldents of the four classes The stunts came next and they proved to be lnterestlng to every one present They were performed by the freshmen and we must say they took thexr parts well and proved to be very good sports Flrst was a baby carrlage rlde glven to Stuart Rob ertson by Helen Woodman A roller skate stunt was performed by Harvey Cotta Then there were several races two of whlch were the cracker and the potato races A number of the freshmen took part ln these Everybody enJoyed thls short pro Games were enjoyed after the stunts Muslc was furnished by part of our school orchestra Durmg mtermxsslon refresh ments were served by the sophomore class At a late hour everyone started for home and each was saymg that he had enjoyed the evenlng very much The senlors were ln charge of this event and wlth the ald of the sophomore and Jumor classes It proved to be very success ful Much of the credlt IS due Ruth Odlln and the members of her commlttee Helen Cralg Florence York Laura Maxwell Eve lyn Wyman Carl Ackley, and Chester Bas ford L..T FRESHMAN CL ASS L.. School opened September 10 1028 wlth 108 enrolled ln the fleshman class one of the largest classes to enter Lawrence A class meetmg was held and the followmg officers were elected Presldent Harold Carter Vlce Presldent Percy O Brlen Secretary Ruth Stevens Treasurer L1ll1an Lessor Class Advxsor Mr Bryant Student Councll Walter Wxtham A receptxon was glven to the freshmen by the senxors vwhlch was enJoyed very much The freshman class was represented ln the football team by three members and ln the orchestra by four members LT SOPHOMORE CL ASS The first class meeting was held Septem bel 18th The officers elected were Presldent Charles Gousse VICE Presldent Yvonne Pooler Sec and Treas George Gordon Class Advlsor Mr Erlckson Student Councll Chester Smxth Mr Bryant called a class meetlng Octo ber 10th to collect the class dues whlch were to be used to pav for the refreshments for the freshman recept1on Sex eral members of the class play m the orchestra and the band Those ln the orch estla are Helen Glbson Charles Gousse John Th bodeau and Wallace Jewell Those ln the band are George Gordon and Wallace Jewell L... JUNIOR CLASS The Jumor class of Lawrence hlgh school has an enrollment of forty puplls A class meetmg was held a few weeks after the openlng of school The follow mg offlcers were elected Presldent Ollver Jones X100 Presxdent Stanley Spearm Sec and Treas Desmond Moseley Class Advlsor Mlss Totman Student Councll Lxlllan Sanderson Basketball practlce began IH November The Junlor glrls who show much sklll ln thls sport are Prxscllla Paquette Marlon Odlln, Ethelvn Kmg Verna Ovlatt and Juamta Dvel Page Three , . . ,. ...,.,..., .. v Q J . . . 1 - , V . , . . . . . , . . 9 1 x - 1 v L. A A 1 7 U ' ' 77 ' , ,.., .,., . k - , , . gfam. - s ' - . 1 Y ' , 9 1 Y i s ' ' V . . V , - v f - . s 1 7 ' - 1 ' - A ,. - . , K . . . , . c . ,.. ' , L . , . 1 . . , . . , . .... .,.,., . K , , . . , . v

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THE LAWRENCF LYRE that the records themselves blank or partly made can furnlsh the kmd of sprung re quu ed that IS a school splrlt whlch fosters falthfulness to duty strength of purpose and courage under dlfflCUltl6S Let us see that our own school splrlt ns hke a perfect sprlng as true as strong and as reslhent as steel thus msurmg to the world not dxs cord but harmony E B J Ll There are students who say Well I can t see what good It does me to go to school Ill never get anythlng out of It Why can t I leave school and go to work? They feel that they are bemg abused when thelr parents force them to contlnue thexr school work What would these students do xf th 3, were allowed to leave? They would be too young to flnd work that would bung them very hxgh wages and nme tlmes out of ten they would not find anv work but would x ? utgaz l u 1 llll We cannot be too grateful to the class of 28 for its generoslty ln glvmg to the school the new footlxghts and to the Athletlc As soclatlon a large sum of money Thls class has establlshed a fine precedent for future gxaduatmg classes to follow Ll When the present hugh school bulldmg was constructed a place was planned 1n each room for an automatlc clock and a telephone The Vlflflllg was done but the clocks and telephones have never been pur chased because of lack of money How IS the necessary money to be secured? W1ll someone make a suggc-stron? Page Two stay at home and do nothmg whereas f they were at school they would be pavmg a way for thelr careers The students who leave school w1ll regret lt IH later years They wxll look back many tlmes and wlsh that they had been Wlbe enough to take the opportunlty to go to school when they had lt They may have secured what at the tlme they consldered good Jobs but the chance for advancement was much smaller than lf thelr educatxon was more complete If the school work seems hard, they should stlck to lt When they have won they have somethlng to be proud of but lf they qult before they even try they are not gxvmg themselves a falr chance Most students are WISE enough, or at least thelr parents are to value a good educatlon Whether the goal IS a college degree or only a hlgh school diploma they will new er regret the tlme spent IH reachlng G LT in .. , ,.. ll! FRESHM AW RECEPTION About three weeks after the openlng of school lt IS a custom ln our school for the upper classes to gxve the freshmen a recep tlon Thls IS usually done to glve the freshmen 1 better chance to become acqualnted wlth the teachers and upper classmen Thls re ceptxon xlso glves the parents of the stu dents a chance to meet and become ac qualnted wlth the teachers In September the freshman receptlon was held ln our gymnaslum begmnlng at seven thlrty o clock The gym was crowded I Y . I 5 1 i Y H ' ' '21 . , I , s' , , , lt. E. . '30 ' , 5 Y I? . Q.. -I W T J- . U ...io -'. 6 .0 - 1- ' '. I l Q P . vga. .1 l V. .ve i 1 ' . s , 11' , Q I . . . 1 . 5 AAJ--. A

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THE LAWRENCE LYRE Two new members have entered the Ju mor class Dorxs Fltton and Elsle Roberts Mlss Fltton IS a former student of Water vllle hxgh school She IS takmg the com merclal course and IS already a great fa vorxte among us Mlss Roberts comes from Dover Fox croft She IS takmg the classlcal course We hope she w1ll enJoy our class as much as we enjoy havmg her a member of xt The class so far has been very successful and we hope It wlll contmue to prosper Ir... SENIOR CL XSS On Monday mormng of September 10th we met agam as a class It dld not seem possible to us that vacatlon had gone so qulckly and that ut were returmng to Law rence hlgh as semors After a few days we were sorry to learn that many of our classmates had not returned wlth us Now as senxors we number twenty sxx The whole class extends lts welcome to MISS Eva Ames who lS a new member of our class She came to us a few weeks ago from Parxshvllle INew York We elected class offlcers at our first class meetlng Of course Chapman Goodwm was re elected presldent Carl Ackley elected vlce presldent DOTIS Ham was re elected secretary Murlel Pooler treasurer Ethel Bragg and Clalr Cotta members of the student council Kenneth Totman audltor and once agam Mxss Pxllsbury was re elected our class advxsor There are elght members of our class takmg the commerclal course fourteen tak mg the sclentxfic course whlle four are taklng the classlcal course A masquerade soclal was gxven by the class m our school gymnaslum The first thmg on the program was the grand march and clrcle At thxs time the prlzes were awarded to the four havmg the best costumes and the two havmg the fun nxest costumes Flrst prlze was awarded to Florence York second to Agnes Gllbert thlrd to Gall Hassen and fourth to Stuart Robertson Page Four The first prlze for the funmest costume was awarded to Murlel Pooler and the second to Gerald Ferland The Judges were Mrs Bry ant Mrs Curtxs and Mr Henderson We were then taken by SUTPFISC when we saw a processlon comlng down the stalrs It was a mock weddlng glven by the mem bers of the faculty Thxs proved to be very mterestmg to every one present A short entertalnment followed the mock weddmg It was given by Chapman Good wm and Kenneth Totman They were masked to represent colored men The last number was a clog dance glven by Arthur Goodwm accompanled by Frederlck Gowell and Cllnton Smlth who played harmomcas At one end of the gym stood a fortune tellmg booth ThlS proved to be the busiest place of the evenlng Candy popcorn and peanuts were sold Games were enJoyed by everyone The mu s1c was furmshed by the school orchestra Much credlt for the success of thls event IS due to Florence York and the members of her commlttee whlch mcluded evexv member of the semor class Li We wxsh to thank the class of 19 for ltS loyalty to the school Thls was shown by the glft of lts class money wh1ch was used for the purchase of a vlctrola thus fillmg a great need ln the ty pewrltmg and Engllsh departments The glft has been appreclated very much L..i GAVEL CLUB L- The Gavel Club has been re organlzed thls year with the followlng offlcers Pres ldent Chapman Goodwm VICE presldent Ethel Bragg secretary Doris Ham treas urer Cormne Belanger llbrary commlttee Helen Cralg Carl Ackley and Moody Flmt Several meetlngs have been held and m terestmg programs carrled out The club has purchased several educatlon al records for the school vxctrola, to be used ln connectxon w1th the study of the classxcs and IS othelwxse provmg to be a very useful orgamzatlon 1 ' , - ' , . , . . , - 1 . - A z . , . . 'X . - . l . ' ' . v- 1 1 - 1 1 ' ' , . . Y .17- , . . . , . - 3 , - 3 - , . , D . V .. . 1 1 1 , . 'u ' I T 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' I - . , , .. , 1 1 I ' ' 1 3 1 1 1 - 1 ' ' . - 1 1- 1 ' 1 . .