Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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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.

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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.

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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;