Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1931 volume:

5) Mcation To MR. DAVID BUTLER A true friend whose patience and understanding have made him be- loved by us all, we, the Class of 1931, do dedicate this volume. FOREWORD When in the future we shall read again what these few pages have to offer, may we feel gratified to those whose guidance and advice has enabled us to complete our task in Lawrence High. We have gained much that is useful, but above all, may our memories of these past happy years remain with us al- ways to bring us joy. §fo Falmouth, Mass., Commencement, June 9, 1931 THE STAFF Editor in Chief: Virginia Leatherbee Business Manager: Dean Wells Literary Editor: Betty Wiswall Girls’ Sports Editor: Ellen Hamblin Boys’ Sports Editor: John Barry School Notes Editor: Howard Pease CLASS ODE Our high school days are ending, We’re leaving old Lawrence High; But while our ways we’re wending We’ll bear our standard high. Through all our life we’ll cherish The Precepts on the scroll; Through all the years, ’midst hopes and fears. We’ll strive to reach our goal. Our tasks are not yet finished, Our duties are just begun; With courage undiminished We’ll bring the laurel won. We’ll fight our battles bravely, With faith our tasks begin. For Lawrence High we’ll bravely try More victories to wim And now, our Alma Mater, We bid good-bye to you; We face our life, its toil and strife, With courage staunch and true. — Delscena Mills. THE LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL SONG Tune: Boola Song Down here in Falmouth by the sea, Where the rippling waves are dancing on the shore; Down here where strangers love to be — For they never miss a summer any more; Down here we have a school that’s fair, With which we will compare No other school the whole land through: So we sing of our Alma Mater true. Lawrence High School, dear old high school, Our inspir ation all along; Thou indeed our Alma Mater, Thou hast made us brave and strong. All our joys and all our sorrows, All our hopes for the tomorrows, Center in thee, Alma Mater, So we praise thee in our song. We’re happy boys and laughing girls, And we’re merry though we’re working all the while. Our brain with study often whirls, But we banish that and greet you with a smile. We ' re proud to have a school so fair, And with each other share The task that’s hard, the work that’s light, To make all of our schooldays glad and bright. PROGRAM March Celebre — Processional Lackner Invocation Reverend E. Dent Lackey A Part of the Old World — Salutatory Address Olivia Isabelle Roderick Cape Cod Celebrities — Honor Address Christine Smith Wright Waken Lords and Ladies Gay Schaefer Senior Chorus We Remember — Class History John Benjamin Barry Romance Sans Paroles — Violin Solo Henri Wieniawski Robert Abraham SanSouci We Predict — Class Prophecy Karl Hubert Bohaker Allah’s Holiday Friml Riegger Senior Girls Chorus Souvenirs Frances Melissa Freeman William Howard Pease We Bequeath — Class Will Pauline Ruth Sylvia In the Eve, When the Stars Shine Senior Chorus Presentation of the Class Gift to the School Robert Abraham SanSouci, President The Lawrence High School Song of Allegiance Senior Chorus and Orchestra Hobbies — Valedictory Address Virginia Leatherbee Anvil Chorus from II Trovatore High School Orchestra Announcement of Commencement Awards Blynn E. Davis, Principal Presentation of Diplomas by the Superintendent of Schools Paul Dillingham Class Ode Delscena Catherine Mills Class of 1931 Benediction Reverend James A. Coyle Loyalty Honor Service Scott Davis Verdi Class Motto Quid erimus, nunc fimus Flower Pink Rose Colors Rose and Gray LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL— CLASS OF 1931 JENNIE VAUGHN HELEN BAKER - J)iLc£ z J - DOROTHY BARBARA BARBOZA - -A=c S - JOHN BENJAMIN BARRY ELLEN GERTRUDE BARSTOW KARL HUBERT BOHAKER .PCct. £ b DAURICE LOUISE BOYATT - GILBERT JOSEPH COSTA THEODORE JOSEPH CZEPIEL , FELICE MEDEIROS FRANCO • FRANCES MELISSA FREEMAN EXZILDA MARY GOUDREAU c VSad • JOSEPH GOUDREAU . BERTRAM KENDALL HADDON t ELLEN BAKER HAMBLIN f HARRY EDWARD HENRY HANDY � DONALD ROGERS HATCH . 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DoCeiVSc4 FRANCES IRENE WHITE • ELIZABETH BRADFORD WISWALL ' CHRISTINE SMITH WRIGHT - WILLIAM HOWARD PEASE ' ALICE JOSEPH PERRY , FRANK RODERICK PERRY _ J t e£ 9S c J A LAND OF PROMISE Salutatory: — Members of the school commit- tee, our superintendent, our prin- cipal, members of the faculty, par- ents, friends, and schoolmates: We, the Class of 1931, of Law- rence High School, cordially wel- come you this evening to our grad- uation exercises. We are glad, therefore, that these exercises will give us the opportun- ity of expressing our sincere appre- ciation of your earnest efforts and genuine cooperation in making our three years in high school happy and successful. Again we bid you welcome. It is my purpose tonight to tell you something about a small group of islands lying approximately one thousand miles directly west of the coast of Portugal. The Azores are composed of nine insignificant is- lands, the largest of which is fifty miles in length and is named St. Michaels. The next largest is the Pico, forty-eight miles long. The other seven are Terceira, Fayal, St. George, Flores, Corvo, Graciosa, and Santa Maria. First, let us consider the govern- ment. The Azores, as a whole, are governed by a President, just as is the United States. Three governors are elected, by restricted suffrage, each of whom takes charge of two or three of the islands. There are three capitols: one at Horta, in the Fayal, which also takes care of the Pico, Flores, and Corvo; the second at Angra, which is in Terceira, and which also governs St. George and Graciosa; and the third in Ponta Delgada, St. Michaels, which like- wise regulates the island of Santa Maria. Nine different Portuguese dia- lects are spoken on the islands. Each one has its own accent. The people residing oh St. Michaels have the hardest time to make themselves understood by the rest of the peo- ple. In the matter of clothes, the so- called aristocrats dress much the same as we do; but the peasants, as in all European countries, still cling to their traditional attire. The women wear bright-colored ’ker- chiefs over their hair and shawls over their home-made dresses. Some go barefooted, but now almost all dress in sombre shades and wear shoes of some sort. The men wear straw hats to protect them from the usually hot sun. They are a home-loving people, and their daily routine changes but little. They begin the day early and end it likewise. The girls are very adept at almost every sort of handicraft, especially embroidery, by which quite a few make a liv- ing. The boys, too, are rarely idle. They raise their own food. They do not eat white bread every day as we do. It is too much of a treat. They eat it only during festival sea- sons, such as Easter and Christ- mas. They also raise a vegetable known as the yam, a starchy food which serves as either potatoes or bread. It is shaped like an hour-glass and is dug only every two or three years. Only the people that are fortunate enough to have gardens raise them, and the ones who don’t must pay approximately two dollars a bushel for them. Nearly every one of the islands has its own kinds of dances. They usually have large dances at fes- tivals, but Sometimes ' they Shave them on other occasions. The Shamarita is one of the dances. The wealthy people have balls and dinner dances, just as they do here. The ones the poorer people hold are known as Folgas. The country is well -modernized. The schools teach all the latest sub- jects. The boys have organized football teams and enter into the spirit of the game with enthusiasm. There are not many varied oc- cupations. The men are generally either fishermen, fruit-growers, or farmers, but occasionally here and there are found other trades. The men who fish rise about three o’clock in the morning and stay away until late at night. Some- times they are out at sea in small dories for a day and a night just off the coast. Other fishermen come all the way to Newfoundland for their catch in fishing schooners. As the islands are nearly tropical, many luscious fruits are grown there: peaches, apricots, figs, pine- apple, oranges, grapes, tangerines, and some nuts. The islands are noted for their delicious Madeira wines. The best grape wine comes from the Island of Pico. Some corn is raised also but not enough to supply the demand. The Fayal is the biggest corn center, and quite a bit is sent to the Pico. The houses are made of white- washed stone or cement, and prac- tically all have red-tiled roofs which are quite flat. The windows are rather small but numerous. The houses, as a whole, are very pic- turesque. A few churches have some of the most beautiful interiors one could wish to see. The loveliness of Christ Church at Ponta Delgada surpasses all others on the islands. The sun sifitng through the stately stained-glass windows sends a my- riad of multi-colored lights into the church, which is otherwise rather dim,. The .vood-work around the altar is carved, and its beauty is breath-taking. The majority of the churches, however, are rather humble, both inside and out. The statuary is of the lowliest sort, but just by seeing the people flock to the services, one can learn of the great faith they have in the creeds of their own sects. The roads, too, are things of beauty. They are not very winding. They are made of stone, and on each side there are wide cement sidewalks shaded by a kind of palm tree. High whitewashed walls border the roads and give them an air of cleanliness. The Azores also boast of various delightful parks. One at St. Mich- aels is octagonal in shape and is surrounded by huge maples, which in the summer provide ample shade from the sun. Inside, there are dif- ferently shaped gardens with flow- ers of many hues. The white walks are a sharp contrast to the color- ful flowers. On the Island of the Pico is a volcano which towers up into the sky. The island was given the name Pico because of it. It takes four hours to climb this volcano. It has erupted four times within a century or more, but the people are not in fear of it because it is open at the top. It is a memory that lingers long with those who pass by the island at sunset and see the peak standing out against the evening sky and who hear in the distance the sweet strains of the guitar, min- gled with the voices of the people slowly rambling home from work. Longfellow’s description from Hy- erion fits the cause beautifully. “From the neighboring village came the solemn, joyful sounds, floating through the sunny air, mellow and faint and low, all mingling into one harmonious chime like the sound of some distant organ in the heaven.” For several reasons, the people of the Azores look toward the United States as a land of promise. With all the natural beauties of these islands, the economic con- ditions on the Azores are very poor, and there is not much in view for improvement. The people come over here because they believe they can make a better living, but some are so sorely disappointed that they must return to their native coun- try. Others live very well indeed, owning their own home and prop- erty in a short time. In the Azores, men who work at the fishing trade or at day labor receive from fifty to seventy-five cents a day. Some get more, some less. With their very small wages and the high prices, it is small wonder that the people live beyond their means. They raise practically everything they eat, but the other things come to more than they can earn. Be- cause of this pressing need for more wages, they look to America, as do all other distressed countries, as a land in which their needs can be gratified. And the high ideals and standards which they expect to find in the United States are usually found, for America rarely disap- points. Olivia Roderick CELEBRITIES OF CAPE COD As young men and young women of today, we are apt to accept as a matter of course the many advan- tages and privileges which we en- joy and which are the achieve- ments of men and women who have endeavored to give to the world something worth while and beautiful. The literary geniuses have given to us a treasury of information, di- version, and pleasure. Then, the artists of music, poetry, and art give to our spirits the wings to soar above the commonplace in life and the song to transform the realm of the commonplace into the realm of the beautiful. We owe much to those men of science who have simplified the problems of nature and have, to some extent, explained the myster- ies of this universe. It is to them that we are indebted for our in- ventions and modern conveniences. Then there are the adventurous who explore new regions and thrill us with their discoveries and their courage. Also, we should recognize the debt we owe to the apostles of re- ligion. Calvin Coolidge is quoted to have said, “I can conceive of no adequate remedy for the evils which beset society except through the influence of religion.” A brief glance over the past de- cades reveals to us the progress which we have made in civiliza- tion. Education is largely respon- sible for this progress. Through education we have developed a gov- ernment which guides and protects the people within its jurisdiction, because it is managed by efficient and educated statesmen. Cape Cod can proudly proclaim that many of the people who have contributed in these various fields are her own sons and daughters, either by birth or adoption. In the literary world, the Cape has given Katharine Lee Bates, author of the well-known and nationally loved hymn, “America the Beautiful.” To Falmouth be- longs the distinction of being her birthplace and. the town where she spent the first twelve years of her life. Another outstanding contribution to the literary world is Joseph C. Lincoln, far-famed for his vivid portrayals of Cape Cod life. Him- self a native of the coast-town Brewster, his stories are chiefly of seafaring men and their families, their simplicity and their humor, their sturdy independence and their honest philosophy of life. Another of our noted writers is Theodate Geoffrey, who is none other than our local editor, Mrs. Dorothy G. Wayman, author of Powdered Ashes, and An Immigrant in Japan. « Eugene O’Neil, another star in the Cape literary galaxy, is prob- ably the most illustrious playwright of America. His plays, The Strange Interlude, Anna Christie, and Be- yond the Horizon, have established him forever in the Hall of Fame. Mr. O’Neil spends much of his time in Provincetown. Thornton Waldo Burgess, best known for his Bed Time Story ser- ies, is also a product of the Cape. The town of Sandwich claims the honor of being his birthplace. Several other renowned Cape authors are Susan Glaspell, a play- wright as well as a novelist, her latest production being Alison’s House; Mary Heaton Vorse, author of Growing Up and Second Colein; and also Charles Neville Buck, author of The Key of Yesterday, Destiny, and Marked Men. In the dramatic world we find that the Cape has given to the stage several outstanding actors. First, there is Joseph Jefferson Hol- land, that great actor who was the Godson of another great actor, Joseph Jefferson, also of the Cape. Joseph Holland’s greatest triumph was in an all-star cast with Joseph Jefferson in “The Rivals” in 1896. Stricken in 1904 with advancing paralysis and deafness, he was forced to give up the stage and re- tired to Falmouth where he had formerly spent his summers. He was fond of coaching young people, and it was through him that the Falmouth Players originated, Tin organization which, following his death, assumed the name of the Joseph Holland Players. A memor- ial tablet in the Falmouth Public Library stands as a monument to the high esteem in which he is held by his friends in Falmouth and New York. Among the glittering stars of the cinema shines Charles Farrell, a native of Onset, and that well- known comedian Charlie Murray, has adopted the Cape for his sum- mer home. In the military field we find Major-General Leonard Wood, who has been coming to the Cape since he was six years old. Major-Gen- eral Wood was awarded the Con- gressional Medal of Honor for dis- tinguished services in 1886. He be- came a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt’s and was commissioned Colonel of the “Rough Riders” with Roosevelt as Lieutenant-Colonel. From 1922 until his death he was Governor-General of the Philip- pines. In the field of science comes Spencer Baird, the great naturalist, who was considered in his time the most representative general man of science in America. There is now in Woods Hole a monument erected to his memory. Charles Fish and his wife are two other Cape scientists. Dr. Fish is a biologist and an oceanologist in the United States Bureau of Fisheries. In 1922-1923, he made a biological survey of the Woods Hole region. Then we have Dr. Frank Lillie, the zoologist, and his brother, Ralph Lillie, the biologist. Dr. Frank Lil- lie is the director of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole. His brother is instructor and investigator there. In the sphere of exploration is Edward Herbert Thompson, discov- erer of the ruins of Chi-chen-itza, a city which flourished under the Mayan civilization centuries ago. Colonel Thompson first came to Falmouth in 1870 and married a Falmouth sea captain’s daughter. After spending some years in Yuca- tan, he returned to make his home in West Falmouth. Another famous explorer who boasts of being a Cape Cod man is Donald MacMillan, who was born at Provincetown. It is not hard to understand how, coming from such restless, fearless, and enter- prising ancestry as the typical Cape Codder who dared to venture on the high seas and to explore the At- lantic whaling grounds, he was filled with fervor to explore the Hudson Bay and Labrador and lead many expeditions to the North. Cape Cod has also contributed to the realm of art. Aldro Thompson Hibbard, a native of Falmouth and an instructor at Boston University Art Department, is an artist whose work is exhibited throughout the United States. “The fantastic structure of the sand dunes, the quintessence of sea- faring atmosphere, and the haunt- ing odor of Provincetowp” lures many artists there Charles Haw- thorne, a leading figure among the independent painters of our time, was attracted to Provincetown, where he established the Cape Cod School of Art. Among the younger generation of Cape Cod painters is Morgan Den- nis, whose dog pictures are well- know n throughout the country. This young man comes from Davis- ville. In the political world we find that the Cape flourishes in poli- ticians and statesmen. James Otis is probably our first and our most distinguished statesman. He was born in West Barnstable in. 1825. Then, we had Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw, who was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. He was also born in West Barn- stable. Two other Cape politicians are Congressman Charles L. Gif- ford, who was born in Cotuit, and Richard Olney, ex-Congressman, who makes his home at Woods Hole. Then we must not forget Judge Charles H. Robb of Sippe- wissett, or Judge Joseph Walsh, who lived formerly in Woods Hole and who graduated from our own Lawrence High School. Nor has the Cape failed to make its contributions to the field of edu- cation There is Professor James R. Jewett from Woods Hole, in- structor in Arabic at Harvard; while the head of that great uni- versity, President A. Lawrence Low- ell, fehooses Cotuit for his summer home. Two well-known figures in the Religion ' s realm connected with the are the late Father Bodfish and Bishop Anderson. It is a strange yet interesting fact to note that so far the Cape has not pro- duced any outstanding ministers. As far as actual mileage is con- cerned, that long neck of land curving out into the Atlantic, called Cape Cod, is comparatively small; but when we begin to look about us, it is amazing to find so many notable and highly distinguished men and women who have received their inspiration from our Cape and have gone forth to conquer the world. In this brief time, we have been able only to survey the field — to name only a few of the Cape Cod celebrities outstanding in their achievements of making this a bet- ter world in which to live. And it is as brothers and sisters of the same soil that we bring them tri- bute today. Christine Wright. THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1931 The sun beat down its scorching rays on the unprotected sidewalks as 1 strolled through the public park during my noon hour. Being rather tired, I selected a bench near the walk. As I sat down, I noticed a small book lying on the seat next to me. Picking it up, I read the title on the cover, High- lights of Our L. H. S. Days. Why, this was a record of the activities of my own class at high school ! What luck! Turning to the title page I read, Highlights of Our L. H. S. Days, The History of the Class of 1931. I At the bottom of the page in small | letters were these words: The Law- rence High School Press, Estab- lished 1929. On the next page was a picture of our class advisor, Miss Gardner, whose wealth of patience and sound advice we shall never forget. The history began on the opposite page. In September of 1928, a new ' sophomore class entered Lawrence High School. We managed to hold our own without being too much of a nuisance to the teachers and upperclassmen. When Mr. Davis announced that a meeting of the sophomore class would be held to elect officers, we felt very import- ant. At this point the following officers were elected for the year: President — Virginia Leatherbee. Vice-President — Ellsworth Head. Secretary — Christine Wright Treasurer — Harry Handy. The representatives of our class in the Student Council were Chris- tine Wright, Pauline Sylvia, Ells- worth Head, and John Barry. The next thing to which we turned our attention was athletics. Harry Handy, John Martin, Nathan Issokson, and Robert SanSouci won letters in football. Harry Handy was the only sophomore boy to win a letter in basketball this year. In girls’ basketball, Ellen Hamblin and Christine Wright won letters. In baseball, Harry Handy, John Mar- tin, and Bob SanSouci won letters and Nathan Issokson was manag- er. Our class was well represented in the orchestra this year. Robert SanSouci, Irene White, Christine Wright, Margaret Papp, Delscena Mills, Karl Bohaker, Ellsworth Head, and John Barry were mem- bers. Robert SanSouci was sent to the All-New England High School Orchestra, which gave a concert at Symphony Hall in Boston. Thus ended the first part of our days at L. H. S. In September of 1929, we again entered Lawrence High, no longer in fear of our upperclassmen, and filling the shoes of “Jully Juniors’ and believe me, we were jolly. The class officers for this year were: Robert SanSouci — President. Virginia Leatherbee — Vice-Presi- dent. Betty Henry — Secretary-Treasur- er. Our class was represented in the Student Council by Christine Wright, Betty Wiswall, Ellsworth Head, and John Barry. This year the orchestra compet- ed at the Massachusetts School Music Festival at Waltham and won fourth prize, although it was the smallest orchestra in compe- tition. Its success was largely due to Mr. Albertin’s work and direc- tion. There were a large number of our class in the orchestra. This year three members of the class were sent to the All New-England High School orchestra. They were Christine Wright, Irene White, and Bob SanSouci. During the year, four members of the class were presented with the insignia of membership of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood. They were Christine Wright, Virginia Leatherbee, Bob SanSouci, and John Barry. In football, Harry Handy was captain and John Martin, Bob San- Souci, Nathan Issokson, and Frank Perry won letters. As in the sopho- more year, Harry Handy won the only basketball letter in the class Among those girls to win letters in basketball were Ellen Hamblin, Christine Wright, Margaret Papp, and Ethel Simmons. In baseball, Harry Handy, John Martin, Frank Perry, Bob SanSouci, Felice Fran- co, Milton Studley, and John Barry wen letters, and Nathan Issokson was again manager. The seniors were our guests at hte Hallowe’en party this year. It was held, at the Falmouth Country Club and proved a huge success. Al- though. the games and dancing were pleasing, the chamber of horrors was outstanding. The Senior Prom was as well attended by the jun- iors as was the Hallowe’en party by the seniors. Thus ended our junior year. Al- though it was not a startling peri- od to the world at large, it was a happy one for us. Our senior days came much soon- er than we expected. How proud we were of those coveted back seats and of the prestige which we had. Our class officers for this year were: President — Bob SanSouci. Vice-President — Virginia Leath- erbee. Secretary-Treasurer — Betty Hen- ry. The same representatives of the Student Council were reelected this year. Bob SanSouci was president of the Council, and Elizabeth Wis- wall was recorder. In the Christ- mas Pageant, Howard Pease and Dean Wells were Wise Men. We were very sorry not to have Miss Poole and Miss Haeussler with u s during our last year, but we welcomed Miss Kramer and Mr. Craig. For the second time in our high school career, members of our class were elected to the Sportsmanship Brotherhood. They were Eleanor James, Margaret Papp, Elizabeth Wiswall, Ellen Barstow, Ellsworth Head, Milton Studley, Howard Pease ,and Felice Franco. This year our class earned more athletic let- ters than any of the other classes. Bob SanSouci was captain of the football team, and John Martin, Harry Handy, Nathan Issokson, Milton Studley, Joseph Goudreau, Karl Bohaker, Ellsworth Head, Frank Perry, John Barry, and Jos- eph Sheehan won letters. Gilbert Costa was assistant manager. Fol- lowing the Thanksgiving Day vic- tory over Barnstable, a banquet was given by the Rotary Club and a dance by the cheering squad to the members of the team. As in football, the basketball team was composed almost entirely of sen- iors. Harry Handy, John Martin, Milton Studley, Frank Perry, Joe Sheehan, and Bert Haddon played on the team, and Karl Bohaker was manager. In girls’ basketball, Christine Wright was captain and Virginia Leatherbee, Eleanor James, Margaret Papp, Ellen Hamblin, and Ellen Barstow won letters. During the year, the Lawrencian, our school paper, was once again started, after having been aban- doned for over a year. The staff was composed entirely of seniors. Virginia Leatherbee was Editor-in- chief, Betty Wiswall, Literary Edi- tor, Dean Wells, Business Manag- er, Howard Pease, School Notes Editor, Ellen Hamblin, Girls’ Sports Editor, and John Barry, Boys’ Sports Editor. Among the pleasing activities of the school year were the luncheon clubs formed by both boys and girls. Each group had one ban- quet during the year. Betty Wis- wall was toastmistress for the girls, and Karl Bohaker was toastmaster for the boys. This year we were guests at the Hallowe’en Party given by the jun- iors at the Country Club. It was certainly evident that those jun- iors could furnish delicious refresh- ments. Clubs got into full swing this year. Jennie Baker was secretary of the Art Club, Howard Pease president of the Dramatics and De- bating Clubs, and Felice Franco president of the Floricultural Club. About half a dozen members of the class played in the orchestra this year, which was part of the All-Cape Symphony. Four con- certs were given, one being in Fal- mouth. Three members of the school were sent to take part in the Northeastern High School Or- chestra at Syracuse. This group was composed of the outstanding players of all of the high school orchestras in Northeastern United States. Two of these pupils were seniors, Irene White and Robert SanSouci. Bob was honored by being elected concertmeister of the en- tire group of hearly two hundred and fifty members; while Irene was given the first chair in the French horn section. The same three members of our class were sent to the All-New England High School Orchestra again this year. Early in April seven senior boys were presented with keys of the National Athletic Scholarship Soci- ety. Membership to the society is limited to those boys who have earned a letter in one major sport and have an average in their studies over the general average of the school. They were Ellsworth Head, Karl Bohaker, Milton Studley, Dean Wells, Felice Franco, Bertram Had- don, and John Barry. The Senior Prom was probably the most colorful event of the school year. It was held in the Town Hall which was decorated with the class colors, rose and gray. Much credit is due Miss Lathrop for her work in decorating the hall and to Joseph Sheehan, our class artist, for mak- ing the placard which bore the class motto. The committee also worked very hard to make the af- fair a success and. gave a benefit picture, The Great Meadow, to de- fray the expenses. In the early part of May, the class had a Freak Day. Practically all of the members of the class dressed in hilarious costumes and paraded around the school the en- tire day. Ellen Barstow, dressed as a country hick, had the best girls’ costume; while Donald Hatch, in the person of “Bull Dawson”, took the boys’ honors. This year, the high school had one of its most successful baseball teams. It was decidedly a cham- pionship team. Very good spirit was displayed during the year, and no small amount of credit is due Mr. Fuller, our coach, for the team ' s success. The majority of the team was made up of seniors. Johnnie Martin was captain, and Harry Handy, Felice Franco, Frank Perry, Milton Studley, Gilbert Costa, Jos- eph Goudreau, and John Barry won letters. Howard Pease was man- ager, and Jack Nichols was assist- ant manager. The Dramatics Club gave a play, “The Yellow Shadow”, this year, which was a decided success. The play was coached by Mr. Allen, and Howard Pease, Jennie Baker, and Virginia Leatherbee had leading parts. Our class had two members on the tennis team. They were Ells- worth Head and Jack Nichols. Each year it has been the cus- tom for the members of the school to vote for the senior boy and girl who they think have best exempli- fied the ideals of Loyalty, Honor, and Service. The names of the two chosen are inscribed on the bronze tablet which holds a commanding position in the front of the Main Room. The two outstanding stu- dents from our class were Virginia Leatherbee and Robert SanSouci. Here was the end of the record, As I closed the book, I heard the whistle blowing at the place where I worked. Tossing the volume back on the bench, I departed at top speed, not wishing to be late. John Barry A PROPHECY There was a dull explosion, flames and debris shooting up into the air, and then — nothing but blackness. ■ Fearfully I opened my eyes and looked around. The long aisle with its neat row of beds on each side told me that I was in a hospital. Then I remembered the explosion as my yacht had blown, up in New York, harbor almost at the end of its long trip from Africa, where I had been living for the past ten years. My movements in looking around had been noticed, and down the corridor came two nurses and a doctor. I blinked and looked again. Yes, I knew these three people; they were none other than Ellen Hamblin, Madeline Roderick, and Bob SanSouci of that large and somewhat shady class of 1931 back in Lawrence High School. Well, Bob had finally realized his ambi- tion to be a “sawbones.” Here it was the year 1943; so I immediate- ly became interested in learning from these three members of the whereabouts of the rest of my class. As Bob came up with a knife in one hand and a roll of bandages | in the other, I heard a groan from the next bed to mine. I saw big Donald “Bull” Hatch of my high school days. As I later learned, “Bull” had slipped on a banana peel | in front of Dean “Count” Wells’ banana cart. “Bull” had been try- ing to wave to both Alice Perry and Florence Landers, who were driv- ing past in a rather doubtful-look- ing automobile made by the Barry Motor Car Company, of which John Barry was president, general man- ages, sales agent, designer, machin- ist, and shop boy. During my stay in the hospital I had a good chance to learn from “Bob”, “Hambie”, and “Maddie” about my former classmates. I learned that Jennie Baker was the famous movie star who was hailed by the producers as “the best figured star of the screen.” I also learned that Felice Franco was the idol of sunny Spain, where he was known as “the handsome and brave toreador, Don Franco.” According to SanSouci, Harry “Buck” Handy and “Jack” Nichols were employed at the New York Public Zoo, where they could be seen every day busily engaged in skinning bananas and feeding them to the apes and monkeys in the monkey houso. Betty Henry was a teacher, but she had only one pupil and that pupil was “Buck” Handy, her husband, whom she and Harry, Jr. cften went to see in the monkey house. Irene Norris was now a model in a fashionable shop on Fifth ave- nue in New York. This shop was owned by Eleanor James, the “Jim- mie” of our school days. I learned that John Martin was a hard-boiled traffic cop at one of j New York’s busiest intersections, but as usual John always found time to smile and wave to the at- tractive members of the fair sex who chanced to drive by. John | was up to his same old high school tricks. “Hambie” informed me that Olivia Roderick and Lillian Hazel- ton were the proud owners of a neat little bakery, above which hung a sign which read, “If you try our biscuits once, you’ll never try an- other.” I had to smile when I learned of Reger Tobey’s occupation. Leave it to Roger to get a colorful job. He was selling large red and yel- low toy balloons at county fairs. Nathan “Guz” Issokson, so “Don” Hatch informed me, had an inter- esting and easy job. He was em- ployed by Uncle Sam as “adjust- able ballast” for the Navy’s newest dirigible. Idly glancing through a news- paper one day my eye was attract- ed by a picture with the heading “Rescued and Rescuer.” Reading on I learned that “the brave life guard, Joseph Goudreau, had dash- ed to the aid of Loraine Pease, a former belle of Lawrence High School, and had pulled her safely to shore in his big, brawny arms.” During my talks with my friends, I learned a lot more about my for- mer classmates. I was told that Margaret Papp had a pleasant out- door job. She was a bug hunter for the M. B. L. in Woods Hole. Anna Rogers was an instructor of boys’ domestic science at Plymouth High School. Anna always was rather interested in Plymouth boys. Daurice Boyatt had become presi- dent of the Consolidated Hairpin Corporation, which, with the re- turn in style of long hair, was do- ing a remarkable business. Exzilda Goudreau was thrilling thousands of music lovers as the new opera sensation of the decade. “Bull” Hatch, who was now rap- idly improving, informed me that good old Milton !“Zene” Studley, who wasn’t much of a talker in school, had overcome his shyness and was now a high pressure sales- man selling left handed monkey wrenches. Sumner Hilton, another former quiet boy, was also a sales- man. He was selling electric re- frigerators, ice cube attachments and all, to the Eskimos up near the arctic circle. I was very much pleased to learn that Delscena Mills had gone into politics. She was the Congress- woman from the Cape Cod district, and she was leading a fight for a higher tax on imported filleylooloo- birds. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Pauline Sylvia was teaching Latin at the new Teatick- et Normal School. Well, she al- ways had a secret liking for Latin anyhow. “Hambie” had a big surprise for me in. regard to Betty Wiswall. “Bets” had taken up missionary work in Africa, where she was de- terminedly trying to teach the natives to wash behind their ears. “Bets” always did have high ideals. “Hambie”, unsuccessfully trying to suppress a smile, informed me about Virginia Leatherbee. Vir- ginia, contrary to my expectations, was leading a quiet home life down in Hatchville. The biggest thrill of the day was when she tied on her yellow sunbonnet and went out to the pasture to lead home “Daisy”, the family cow. I wasn’t surprised to learn that Irene White, known as “Snooky” to her intimate friends, had kept on with her music and was now a well-known French horn soloist. On foggy nights she also works for the United States Lighthouse Service, being employed at Nobska Point where she warns ships with power- ful blasts on her horn It certainly pleased me to learn that our class had some stars of the silver screen. Melissa Freeman and Ethel Simmons were co-star- ring in one of Mack Sennet’s come- dies, and furthermore, “Kay” Overy was the new Clara Bow of the screen. I learned from “Maddie” that Ellen “Buttons” Barstow had just resigned as the head of an old maids’ home to get married. A certain “Jimmie” was a lucky boy. Christine Wright had a sweet job. She was the chief chocolate sampler in a large candy factory. This is what I might have expect- ed “Bert” Haddon to be doing, but Fate had thought differently. “Teddy” Czepiel was head of the Falmouth Herring Corporation, which had a monopoly on the her- ring business in Falmouth. I had now progressed so far in getting better that I was allowed to leave the hospital. Saying goodbye to my friends, I left for a quick visit to Falmouth. The first person I saw after getting off the train was Frank Perry. How changed he was! He was wearing a light gray derby, a gray suit with large plaids, a red necktie with large white polka dots, kid gloves, pearl-gray spats, patent leather shoes, and his usual big grin. Under his arm he carried a cane, and to top off the picture, he was just climbing into a racy-looking, cream- colored Packard roadster. Frank was a perfect picture of success. He had made a fairly large fortune in the boxing racket with the in- valuable help of his manager, that financial genius, Gilbert Costa, known to most of us as “Gillie.” “Dot” Barboza, I learned, was the smiling proprietor of the “Blue Lantern”, an attractive and popu- lar “dine and dance” establishment in Teaticket. Margaret Ward (always “Peggy” to her friends) was leading a high life. She was the champion flag pole sitter of the world. I knew that “Peggy” would go high in whatever career she entered. John “Mickey ” McDonald, as Frank Perry smilingly informed me, was a prohibition officer. “Mickey” always was a strong backer of pro- hibition; so this didn’t surprise me in the least. Howard Pease was the big poli- tical boss of the town. His gift of gab, which had distinguished him in high school, plus the persuasive power of freely handed out nickel cigars, had resulted in Howard’s be- ing re-elected as Mayor of Fal- mouth for the fifth time. “Bert” Haddon had become a very popular radio artist. Every night at 7.30, “Bert” could be heard telling stories to the little tots. In his spare time, “Bert” con- ducted a small second-hand store, amcng the articles of which were listed such things as “slightly used cigars,” “rubber boots and raincoats slightly damaged by water,” and “genuine diamond rings at five dollars.” “Bert” was often assisted in his radio program by the mellow bass voice of Richard “Scotty” McLane, that giant mass of muscle of our school days. Joseph Sheehan had a nice, quiet business in town. He was the proud owner of “Sheehan’s Undertaking Parlors and Funeral Home.” “Joe” could often be seen slowly driving through town in his custom-built automobile, his hearse. After visiting for a week, I left Falmouth and started on the long journey back to South Jelopy, that little known about and small king- dom in the wilds of Africa where my friend, Ellsworth “Putt” Head, was sweating away two shifts daily as official back-scratcher to the King of South Jelopy, poor old “Putt” having had to take my shift as well as his own during my ab- sence. Karl Hubert Bohaker. CLASS FAVORS FOR BOYS John McDonald, our class baby, is a very successful hunter. Many boys have tried to capture a certain “Bunny”, and we think it well to give you this pistol to help you maintain your claim on your “Bunny”. Sumner Hilton usually wears a beaming smile on his youthful face. So we present him with this cake of Palmolive Soap to keep his “School-Girl Complexion.” Joseph Sheehan, our famous car- toonist, has other interests besides his art. Joe has been going regu- larly to Doc. Wiswall’s house for the past few months. What for? We judge “Doc. Wizzy” is unable to bring about your recovery, Joe. We give you, therefore, this bottle of medicine. We hope it will cure you so you won’t need to go any more to the doctor’s house. John Barry never looked at a girl while he was in high school. He has even been called a woman hater. But he is going away to Worcester Tech, next year, where he will be lost in the mazes of a great city. So, the class wishes to present you, John, with this “girl,” who will try to teach you the art ‘Of getting on with the opposite sex. All through the year we have been watching the many tender glances one of our boys has sent to the other side of the room, and now, Joseph Goodreau, we know where your heart lies. Joe likes flowers very much, and his favorite is sweet Pease. So, we give him this dove to bring Peac (s)e in the fam- ily. There is a saying that “some things come in opposites.” For in- stance, Jack Nichols is small but has a big voice. Likewise, Roger Tobey is large and he has a wee small voice, which can never be heard across the room. So to Roger we give this megaphone, which he can use to magnify even his faint- est whisper so that it can be heard. To Jack we give this reducti- phone, which he should use to tame his voice down. They still depend on Wells to put our fires on Cape Cod. We have an excellent water system, but we like to have Wells around just the same. Where there are wells there are usually buckets. Dean, here is an old oaken bucket. With this you can join the bucket bri- gade and be a real help to our fire department. One of our members is very bash- ful. Milton Studley can never see any girl because he would have to look down so far. Neither can any girl see him, because he is so tall. So we give you this French doll. She is tall enough for even you. Dick McLane is a little fellow who should be seen and not heard. Everywhere you go, you are likely to hear: “Did you ever hear this one about — ?” And the usual ans- wer is: “Sure, Dick McLane told me that one.” So, Dick, we give you this Joke Book. Keep up your re- putation. Karl Bohaker is one of our good- natured boys. He is certainly a shining light in the class. Karl likes golf, his only trouble is that he loses His clubs. So, Karl, the next time you lose a club — in a tree, for instance — you can use this one to improve your game. Bert Haddon certainly needs a telephone. It would save much gasoline and much wear on auto- mobile tires between here and West Falmouth. So, the Class thinks that this telephone will help you to “Gaynor.” It isn’t nearly so cozy as a Ford runabout, is it Bert? This engagem ent book is for none other than our Class Sheik, Ells- worth Head. He is to keep in this book all the dates he makes with those of the opposite sex while he is down in Maine next year. Now, Ellsworth, don’t use it up too fast. Try to make it last the year out. Generally speaking, Robert San- Souci is — well, you know he is gen- erally speaking. Such constant use of the voice is very bad on the throat; so we should like to leave j with you, Robert, these throat loz- enges. Now you may talk all you like without any fear of injuring [ your throat. Teddy Czepiel likes wild animals, j He is thinking about having a fur J farm after he leaves school. The thing he will need most is inform- j ation about animals; so we give ! him this volume of natural history, j One of our boys has a great many j interests. Harry Handy is inter- ested in football. He is interested in basketball. He is interested in baseball. He is interested in boats. We wondered whether to give him a football, a basketball, or a base- ball, but we decided to give him a boat because we thought he could name his boat “Betty”, and you know, Buck, it would be absurd to call a football or a baseball “Bet- ty.” The hoe is for Frank Perry to use in his garden. “No weeds may grow Where the hoe doth go.” In the days of the wild and woolly West one of our number would have made an excellent desperado. In his career as “Two-Gun Billy” Donald Hatch cut quite a dash on the senior Freak Day, May 4. In these days of peace, however, Don- ald has to content himself with printing, an occupation much to his liking. The thing he likes best is Printer’s Pi. We give you this rosy apple, Donald, to put in your next pie. This sport roadster is for John Martin, We know it is rather a long walk to Woods Hole from John’s home, and this roadster will save much time when he and his girl friends go to play golf. Notice the rumble seat, John. We have in our class one who hopes to become a movie actor. Felice Franco hopes to become a second Valentino. We offer as our parting gift, Felice, this “make-up box” which we hope you will find very useful in Hollywood. We understand that on his long Sunday afternoon rides Gilbert gets lonely and chilly. We give him this hot water bag so he won’t be cold and chilly on any more Sun- day rides. Nate Issokson is always blowing his horn, but here is one you can’t blow, Nate, a shoe horn. By no means forgotten is How- ard Pease. For a swelled head we give him this hat in hopes that he’ll use it instead of that thing he brought home from Florida three years ago. Frances Freeman CLASS FAVORS FOR GIRLS We wish to present each member of the class of 1931 with a little favor to remind him in later life of the jolly days spent in Lawrence High School. Ah! here I have an autographed baseball with the signature of that great diamond star, Buck Handy. This I present to Betty Henry. The second young lady to re- ceive a token is one of the best dressed girls in this class of 1931, Irene Norris. To her I present this fashion doll, a miniature souvenir of herself. “They laughed as she strolled over to the piano ” but when she picked, it up and threw it out of the window they were astonished. Delscena Mills admits that this type of playing is too strenuous therefore we wish to present her with these tiddly winks. This time I hold in my hand a small package of pills. “One pill after each giggling spell will re- store to normal.” Pauline Sylvia, our class “giggle-O.” To Alice Perry this small book finds its way. It is entitled, “Bash- ful-tis and Its Cure.” Since it’s true the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, I pre- sent Exilda Gouldreau with this little can-opener to pave her way to popularity among the opposite sex. I have here for Daurice Boyatt a correspondence course on, “How to Become a Big Time Reporter on the Home Town Gazette.” To a certain languid lady of our class, Ethel Simmons, we present something that will endow her with “Pepp”, “Vim”, and “Vigor”, name- ly, Tasty Yeast. I have here a pair of dancing slippers which we present to “Peggy” Ward, “hoping she won’t be danc- ing with tears in her eyes because the boy in her arms isn’t you.” Now to Ellen Barstow, who shows signs of being a matrimonial pros- pect, we present this rolling pin. She may not have to use it, for what wouldn’t Jimmy Du-fur her? To Betty Wiswall we present this rose, for between three thorns she grows, namely Joe, Jack, and Arthur. I have here a book entitled, “Love’s Philosophy,” by Sheehan. To Eleanor James we give ' this book, for she is the one who in- spired the author. “Why Children Cry for Castoria,” can better be explained when we give Virginia Leatherbee, our class baby, this bottle. Ah! here we have a picture of Rudy Vallee, which Christine Wright will please come forward, and claim. Now we know why she has sat gazing into space in history class. An old love affair, I guess. To Ellen Hamblin we give this jumping jack, which is typical of Ellen’s biggest and best jumps made on the basket-ball team. To Loraine Pease, the. class book worm, we present this pocket dic- tionary, hoping it will help her to digest the contents of the many books she has to read. For Florence Landers we have this little novelty, a Teddy bear that hugs, and High School girls he just seems to love. Here we have a present for our French horn artist, Irene White. As a tribute to her sweetest play- ing, we present her with this lem- on. Ah! here we have something for a lover of penmanship, Madeline Roderick, a magnifying glass for that little wee writing of hers. Here I find a parasol, which we present to Lillian Hazelton, to hide behind when she gets flustered and blushes. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620, and Anna Rogers has been visiting there continually ever since; therefore we present her with this book entitled “The Court- ship of Walter — ,” no, it must be “Myles Standish.” Anyhow we hope she will learn the Puritan be- liefs, and traditions quickly. To Margaret Papp, the girl who claims to have broken more than a million hearts, we present this little Cupid whose laws she has so re- lentlessly disobeyed. Ah! for Dorothy Barboza, the author of “The Women’s Place in the Home,” we have this useful household weapon to back up her beliefs. The artistic ability of Jennie Baker makes it only logical to pre- sent her with this little set of paints. Don’t use the Red, Jennie! For Kathryn Overy, the vamp of North Falmouth, we give this “Kissproof” lip stick. “When oth- ers smudge, this stays even through the hours after twelve.” To the girl who knows that “sil- ence is golden,” Olivia Roderick, we present a pair of ear muffs, which may help her to avoid our idle chatter. The last favor is for the girl with the million-dollar personality, Frances Freeman. To her we pre- sent this little “Ragamuffin Romeo,” whom she may hold and sing to “C, Lover Come Back to Me.” Howard Pease CLASS WILL Be it remembered that we, the class of 1931, of Lawrence High School, of Falmouth, in the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of this life, do make this our last will and testament. After the payment of our just debts and funeral charges we be- queath and devise as follows: Our most coveted back seats we devise and bequeath to the worthy Juniors, hoping that they will en- joy them as much as we have. We also leave the Juniors our large, red, English book, known as “Liter- ature and Life.” These books, we must admit, contain a great amount of knowledge, but the job of carry- ing them around is much too stren- uous for us. Our prestige as Seniors and our reputation as a very brilliant Senior class we also leave to the Juniors, j challenging them to break more re- cords than we have. To Mr. Craig we leave a mechan- ical robot especially equipped to correct history notebooks and also able to detect last minute scribbl- ing. To each and every member of the faculty we bequeath one framed picture of the Senior class of ’31 so that, during the course of the next year, when they become dis- couraged they may glance at these pictures and remember that they should not expect the same effici- ency from other classes as from ours. To each and every member of L. H. S. we leave a “carte blanche” which they may present when late for class, especially English class, without bothering to go to the of- fice for a slip. To the students of L. H. S. we devise and bequeath as follows: Joseph Sheehan, our cartoonist, bequeaths his ability to entertain the feminine sex to William Nor- ton, although we doubt if “Bill” is in very great need of it. Nathan Issokson leaves his knack of throwing spitballs and other harmless objects around when the teachers aren’t looking to the high- est bidder in either the Junior or Sophomore class. John Barry leaves his privilege of utterly ignoring the feminine sex to Minot Tripp. If this gift is accepted we expect much lament- ing among the Junior girls. “Bob” SanSouci leaves his ability to “soothe the wild beast” to Edward Studley. “Eddie” may not like to be “second fiddle” for “Bob” “Buck” Handy leaves his athletic ability to “Bud” Welch. No wonder “Buck” is such a great athlete with “Betty Co-ed” for a theme song; “Bud” will have to find one of his own. Betty Wiswall leaves “her way with the masculine sex” to her sis- ter Harriet. It seems to run in the family, anyway. Margaret Ward’s ability to arrive about one second before Mr. Davis rings the bell every morning, ex- cept on rare occasions, we bequeath to her sister Euria. We know that “Bunnie” can keep up the good work without any effort. Dean Wells leaves his sense of humor to Edna James. We hope that Edna will be less demonstra- tive of her mirth. Dean also leaves his ability to entertain the girls in room eleven at lunch time to his brother, Chandler. This act really breaks Dean’s heart, but that’s an example of “brotherly love.” Eleanor James leaves her way with the Sheehan family to any feminine member of the school. “Bert” Haddon gives his back seat to Frances Gaynor, a very dear friend of his. We hope that Frances will treat this seat more gently than Bert has done. Jack Nichols leaves his “gift of gab” to Mary Levesque. We doubt if Mary can keep up with him. ' Roger Tobey bequeathes his abil- ity to give a perfect translation of Virgil to a bewildered class to any one daring enough to accept it. Irene Norris leaves her sophisti- cation as a Senior to Charlotte Gay- nor. Charlotte is quite confident that she can do a better job than Irene. Ellen Barstow leaves her back seat to “Jimmie” Dufur and ap- points Mildred Farrell to report his actions in L. H. S. to her during the next year. We wonder if this is a safe thing to do. The Senior class, as a whole, leaves to John McDonald, our good natured classmate, otherwise known as “Mickey”, a pair of handcuffs so that when “Bunnie” feels the “wanderlust” she will find it much more difficult than usual to get away, for handcuffs cannot be bribed. We, the other members of the Senior class, leave our habits of giggling, writing notes, and making trouble and noise to the Junior class. In testimony thereof we hereun- to set our hand and seal in the presence of these witnesses and de- clare this to be our last will, this ninth day of June, A. D. 1931. The Senior class of Lawrence High School, Falmouth, Massachusetts, signed the foregoing instrument in our presence, declaring it to be their last will: and as witness thereof we three do now, at their request and in their presence and the presence of each other hereto subscribe our names. 1 Anna Warren Gardner 2 Helen G. Allen 3 Blynn E. Davis. Pauline Sylvia PRESENTATION OF GIFT We shall always remember the year of 1931 with honor and pride; therefore we, the Class of ’31, have chosen a gift to leave our Alma Mater. Because the other c lass- es have been so generous, this task has proved ' to be more or less difficult. After much deliberation, we, the Class of ’31, have decided to present to L. H. S. and the stu- I dents who come after us two I flags to be placed in the main room upon the platform. One will be the American Flag to remind the school of our duty to our country, and the other a hand painted State Flag to remind the school of our duty to our Common- wealth, inspiring the student body to Loyalty, Honor, and Service. We also present a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt to be placed in the his- tory room. In presenting these flags we hope that those who will come after us will in future years hold kindly thoughts of the Class of ’31. Robert A. SanSouci LET’S HAVE A HOBBY! Hobbies are peculiar things; yet almost everybody has one. This really isn’t strange when we stop to consider it. A person’s hobby is that thing in which he is most in- terested aside from his regular oc- cupation. We Americans are especially not- ed for hobbies. For some reason, we hate the idea of doing nothing. Perhaps it is because of our an- cestry. Those early settlers of America never had time to waste. We have inherited that busy tend- ency. Consequently, we attach our- selves to some hobby with feverish interest in order to fill up what idle moments we chance to have. For a hobby we usually choose something extremely interesting to us and entirely different from our daily line of work. Such a change of interest is refreshing and stimu- lating to the mind. A hobby acts as a safety valve to one tired by a daily job. For example, let us consider judges. How tired one must get after listening to many cases day after day. Some diversion is ne- cessary to keep up an interest in life. A hobby is just the thing. Some of those chosen by Massa- chusetts superior court judges are both interesting and strange. One is interested in razors. He has ac- cumulated all kinds of razors from various parts of the world and has formed a very interesting collec- tion. A second has a model dairy farm; a third is interested in real estate. Many of them take pleas- ure in athletics. One is fond of target practice with a revolver. An- other makes a collection of facts about White Mountain history. These interests are all varied and are in no way connected with the duties of a judge. They are mere- ly diversions, the thing each man enjoys doing most. They are a re- laxation from daily cares and rou- tine. Let’s take a president. Theodore Roosevelt had a very decided hobby. When he wanted to escape from the worries of the government and rest, he turned his thoughts to hunting. One might not call this a restful occupation in itself, but it was a change for him. It di- verted his thoughts and gave him a clearer and brighter outlook on life when he returned to his work. That is the purpose of a hobby. Many people are interested in collecting antiques. Henry Ford, one of the most financially suc- cessful men in our country, takes this as his diversion. He not only collects old furniture, but he even restores old houses and taverns so that they appear as they did orig- inally a century or more ago. An example of this is the Wayside Inn. Near the inn Mr. Ford has pre- served the schoolhouse which Mary and her lamb are said to have at- tended. These two buildings are furnished as nearly as possible with their original furniture. A short time ago a Mrs. Jack Gardner lived in Boston. In her spare time she collected all sorts of beautiful objects of art from different parts of the world. Her collection is marvelous to see. She transformed her house into a real museum. Before she died, she ar- ranged for it to be opened to the people. Here any beauty-lover may enjoy the generosity of one wo- man. This was a hobby which benefitted not only Mrs. Gardner but which gives pleasure to many other people also. Most of us know and en- joy the works of Albert Payson Terhune. His writings are mostly about dogs; so it is not surprising to find that he is greatly interested in collies. On his place he has a large kennel where he raises them. He spends much of his time training these faithful pets. Our present president, Herbert Hoover, also has a hobby. He is perfectly satisfied to spend his spare hours fishing on a peaceful lake or in a sparkling stream. This is cer- tainly a restful change from the affairs of the nation. We must not think that only the celebrities of the country have hob- bies. Even the most insignificant little boy busies himself after school hours with a motley collection of turtles or grasshoppers. Later he will graduate to marbles, then stamps perhaps. Some boys become absorbed in machinery, and they spend hours inventing weird con- traptions for varied uses. The col- lege boy, when resting from his studies, may organize a jazz orches- tra to keep him busy. Men in all walks of life turn to wood-working for relaxation. You will find many a tired business man who spends his evenings in the at- tic building boat models, small clocks, and other interesting things. On large estates one often finds extensive greenhouses and gardens where the lady of the house amuses herself by working among her flow- ers. Correspondingly, the farmer’s wife takes pride in her little shelf of potted plants. What could be more pleasure-giving than flowers? Many people choose as a hobby the training of young horses. This seems rather a worthwhile pastime. How satisfactory it must be to see a pony improving day by day under one’s efforts. Another very interesting hobby is the collection of old coins. It is not hard to obtain unusual and ancient ones from all parts of the world. One may often discover stories in connection with such coins which prove fascinating. Some people are interested i ?± pieces of old china. They collect bits from everywhere. These too often have strange histories. From these few facts we see that hobbies are many and varied. Each person must pick his own, and very few are alike. One cannot select a hobby as automobiles or other ar- ticles are chosen. It comes into existence naturally. It cannot be forced. It just grows. Perhaps if you haven’t a hobby now, one will soon grow on you. Valedictory Classmates : We have come to the end of our high school days. As we look back on these past three happy years, we cannot help but feel a pang of re- gret at what we are about to leave. We have been through many joys and troubles together, and it is hard to think that now we must part. But let us try to pass over these sad hours and look forward to the bright ones ahead. The years of our lives stretch before us waiting to be filled with what we will. May each one of us fill them with some- thing worth while. To our teachers and all who may have struggled with us during these years just finished, we owe a great debt of gratitude. 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