Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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SES rneamimm The Lawrencian She was also editor of a number of English classics, such as Coleridge’s “Ancient Mariner”, Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and Ruskin’s “King of the Golden River”, and contributed to “The Atlantic Monthly”, “The Christian Century , “Harper’s”, “Scribner’s”, and many other peri- odicals. She belonged to a number of literary clubs, and, since she was a most eminent speaker, she was often called upon to deliver public addresses. She travelled and spent much time in literary research work in France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Egypt, Palestine, Norway, and Den- mark. While living in Wellesley, she resided in a small English style house. This house had a most pic- turesque setting, being surrounded with trees and shrubs. Her long life of useful service, of which forty years were devoted to Wellesley College, closed on March 28, 1929. Her ashes now rest in Oak Grove Cemetery in Fal- mouth and on her tombstone is en- graved the epitaph: “I will sing a new song unto the Lord.” Truly, Miss Bates exemplified Christianity and brotherhood in her daily life. GLADYS ROBBINS. PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS Now, on our graduation evening, is a very good time for reviewing some of ithe high lights of our high school careers. We’ve had our ups and downs but mostly ups. Cer- tainly we’ve enjoyed many good times together. To begin with, let us review our most worthy class officers for these three happy years. In the fall of 1930, when we were sophomores, we had Ted Jonas for president, Jeanne Spooner for vice-president, and Sophie Clark for secretary and treasurer. The next year Alec Papp became president, Bob McKenzie vice president, Dick DeMaptin treasurer, and Sophie Clark secre- tary. In our senior year Alec was again made president (and I might add that he’s been a faithful one), Bob McKenzie vice president, Gif- ford Griffin treasurer, and Sophie Clark secretary. Those who were elected to the Student Council at one time or another are: girls, Con- stance Abbott, Caroline Barrows, Emma Erskine, Anna May Fuller, and Isabel Jenkins; boys, Ainslee Cameron, Gifford Griffin, Obie In- gram, Ted Jonas, Bob McKenzie, Alec Papp, and Louis Santos. Our class has certainly had plen- ty of dazzling gridiron heroes to shed their radiance around. These husky brutes have won letters: Jimmy Boyatt, Ainslee Cameron, Eddie Gifford, Gifford Griffin, Obie Ingram, Bob McKenzie, Louis San- tcs, George Swain, Tony Perry, Captain of the 1932 team, and Manager Ernest Cardoze of the same team. Last autumn the juniors gave us a party at the Coonamessett Inn. Our class was well represented and the party was one of the most suc- cessful in years. What would the Christmas plays under Mr. Albertin’s direction have been without Sophie Clark, the class songbird? Sophie has had a solo part in these plays for years past. In the last performance of “The Nativity”, Gifford Griffin, Alec Papp, and Constance Abbott also had singing parts. In basketball the senior girls have taken a prominent part. Although most of the players from our class have been quite small, they have been mighty fast. Letters were won

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- — -■ - - - ' - - am Lawrence High School by: Captain Emma Erskine, Sophie Clark, Anna May Fuller, Manager Isabel Jenkins, Jeanne Spooner, and Constance Abbott. There were not so many boys to win the “L” in basketball. Our school athlete, Obie Ingram, won a letter twice, and Jimmy Boyatt and Assistant Manager Lloyd Night- ingale each earned one also. Last winter black eyes seemed to be quite the fad. Bob McKenzie started it. There was a vague rumor that he received it in foot- ball, but the true explanation was never discovered. Soon after this, Gifford Griffin came to school with the handsomest shiner I’ve ever seen, but he would offer no ex- planation. Even mild, gentle Isabel Jenkins’s eye was conspicuously dark for a day. Now we have one outstanding musician in this class, a flute play- er. I know you’ll be surprised to hear his name is Bob McKenzie. In his sophomore year Bob was the first flute player in the all New England High School Orchestra. We’re awfully proud of him. We were represented in the Cape Cod High School Orchestra for two years by Obie Ingram, Bob McKen- zie, and Constance Abbott. Obie Ingram and Bob McKenzie were the first of our number to re- present us in the Sportsmanship Brotherhood. In that same year, when they were juniors, Emma Erskine, Ted Jonas, Gifford Griffin, and Alec Papp were also taken in. This year Ainslee Cameron, Anna May Fuller, Isabel Jenkins, Tony Perry, Jeanne Spooner, and Con- stance Abbott were elected. As examples of the brains of our group, Ted Jonas, Gifford Griffin, and Alec Papp actually received 100% in a month’s work in Alge- bra. In her junior year Anna May got 100% for a month’s work in English, but that was in one of her weaker moments. In the commer- cial department we have some truly brilliant examples. Sophie Clark has excelled in typewriting. She has written 67 words a minute with no errors for 15 minutes, and 75 words a minute with two errors. Dot McLane has typed 60 words a minute with only two errors for fif- teen minutes. In bookkeeping Ted Jonas and Helen Studley have made themselves conspicuous by their good work. Let us cast an eye on what has been happening in L. H. S. dram- atics. First, there was that thriller of thrillers, “The Yellow Shadow”, featuring Gifford Griffin, Isabel Jenkins, and Bob McKenzie. In our junior year, Gifford and Bob, Alec Papp and Constance Abbott lent their talents to “She Stoops to Conquer.” Our big year for dram- atics has been this one, however. In the cast of “I’ll Explain Every- thing” were Gifijord Griffin and Bob McKenzie, Tommy Larkin, Woody Dackson, Sophie Clark, and Constance Abbott. Eddie Brown, Eddie Gifford, Tony Perry, and Louis Santos have done some outstanding work in the agri- cultural department. Their pro- ducts have won prizes at Fairs all over the state. In the spring of last year the A division of our model class issued a weekly paper with the inspiring title, “The Weekly Paine.” This was edited for two weeks. The paper was printed by the school press and was a source of much amusement. On March 13, 1933, ten lucky lads and lassies set out for Providence to sing in the Eastern Music Chor- us. This is the first year the Law-