Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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14 The Lawrencian Five of our class earned letters in football this season. They were Leonard Costa, Ronald McLane, John Hastay, Robert Cardoze, and Austin Bowman. Only two of our members held regular berths on the basketball and baseball teams. They were our old standbys, Ronald Mc- Lane and Leonard Costa. The weaker sex sprang into being this season. Eight fair maidens from our class won letters in basketball. These eight were Marion Bowman, Cynthia Cahoon, Betty Chase, Rob- erta Goodhue, Barbara Harris, An- nette Illgen, Jeanette McDonald, and Virginia Overy. Although we did not excel in sports during our Sophomore year, we were gradually becoming prominent in the Sport World. In the spring of 1935, the one- hundredth anniversary of Law- rence High School was celebrated. Every member of the school parti- cipated in the events of the great day which was March 7, 1935. Cos- tumes dating as far back as 1800 were dug out of trunks and worn by the pupils for the celebration. As the old saying goes, “The first hundred years are the hardest”; but it doesn’t seem as if the next hundred are going to be any easier. The Cape Cod Older Boys’ Con- ference was held in March at Fal- mouth. Leonard Costa had the honor of being elected the Presi- dent of the Conference for the fol- lowing year. The girls also had a conference in Yarmouth that same spring. In the year 1934-1935. seven mem bers of our class had the honor of being, elected into the Sportsman- ship Brotherhood. They were Marion Bowman, Mary Goffin, John Harlow, Jeanette McDonald, Helen McKenzie, Polly Root, and Rae Simmons. When the graduation exercises for the class of ’35 were held, Elvira F. Costa, Dorothy Davis, Helen Mc- Kenzie, Marjorie Huxley, Willis Saulnier, and Herbert Tyler were found to be the “brains” of our class, and consequently were pre- sented with Honor Pins. The summer vacation sped away before we realized it and September found us with the object of our heart’s desire gained at last: We were now sitting in the extreme rear seats in the Main Room! In a few weeks, however, we had forgotten all about seats and set out to the old task of electing offi- cers. Leonard Costa was elected President; Edward Joseph, Vice President; Marion Bowman, secre- tary; and Herbert Tyler, Treasurer. The close of the football season found L. H. S. with an undefeated team. About three-fourths of the team was composed of the mem- bers of our class. As you can see, these fellows are not such terrible looking brutes as their pictures, made them out to be. The players from our class were Austin Bowman, Robert Cardoze, John Cavanaugh, Leonard Costa, John Hastay, John Martin, and Ronald McLane. A well-earned banquet was given to the members of the team for their good work this season. This year the girls’ basketball team lost only one game. The girls to be thanked for the good work are: Marion Bowman, Cyn- thia Cahoon, Betty Chase, Roberta Goodhue, Sarah Greene, Annette Illgen, Jeanette McDonald, and Edna Simmons. Five of our boys won letters in basketball this year. They were Austin Bowman, John

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Lawrence High School 15 Cavanaugh, Leonard Costa, Robert Douthart, and Ronald McLane. A basketball song written by Marjorie Huxley, to the tune of “Don’t Give Up the Ship”, probably aided in urging the boys on to victory. Jeanette McDonald had the honor of being the second girl ever to be the President of the Sportsman- ship Brotherhood. This year the Brotherhood increased considerably, and there are now twenty-five sen- ior members in the organization. This year the Cape Cod Older Beys’ Conference was held in Hy- annis, with Leonard Costa presid- ing. “The Inkspot”, a weekly scandal sheet, with Elvira F. Costa as editor, displayed the literary genius of one of the Senior English classes. The true literary ability of the entire class is brought forth in the “Lawrencian”. The editor, Elvira Costa; Asst. Editor, Marjorie Hux- ley; and staff have created a big- ger and better “Lawrencian” than has been published in any preced- ing year. Marjorie Huxley and Austin Bow- man have been elected to have their names placed on the Roll of Honor. The names of only two members from each Senior Class are placed on this Bronze Tablet, so you can see that it is probably the greatest honor that one can receive in high school. The greatest event in our high school career is this graduation which you are witnessing this even- ing. We all realize that this is the last time that we shall be able to meet as a class, and we are making the best of the evening. When we first entered Lawrence High, we all envied the Seniors because it was their last year in school, but now, since we ourselves are about to graduate, we do, I am sure, deep down in our hearts, wish that we might be able to start our high school career all over again. As we leaves this hall this evening, I am sure a great many of us will re- member the school motto of Loyal- ty, Honor, and Service, and carry its meaning with us into the world. Rae Simmons PROPHECY Twenty years have passed since the class of 1936 left L. H. S. I am now a telephone operator, the one who knows much but tells nothing. I have found out much about my old classmates, and I think I’ll tell you what they’re doing. Pauline Davis is now working for a man running a comedy on Broad- way. Nobody laughed, so he hired Pauline to laugh, or, should I say, giggle? Rita Ferreira is doing a very profitable business making very di- gestible doughnuts. You see she’s making doughnuts that are mostly all holes. Eddie Morrison, who wanted to be a doctor, is sawing bones all right, but I’m sorry to say they’re meat bones. My friend Marion Bowman isn’t working, for she has plenty of Jack (Cavanaugh). He is doing very well in the investment business, for his investments are all concrete. Pauline Studley, a singer in high school days, is now a singer in the Sewing Machine Co.; no, I mean, a sewer in the Singer Machine Co. John Meuse is a window washer. I should think he would get dizzy, but I suppose he is used to Heights. The good old manager, Robert Cardoze, is still managing. He man-