Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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14 The Lawrencian THE FUTURE CASTS ITS SHADOW Class Prophecy (Excerpts from the Falmouth Enterprise of June 14, 1958) News Items: Robert Stevenson’s recently com- pleted house collapsed last Wednes- day night. Construction of the build- ing was begun two years ago by George DeMello Co., Contractors. Reno, Nev. June 12 — Olga Ban- ning, otherwise known as Mrs. Blue- beard, filed suit for divorce from her eighth husband. It seems that Olga found out that her husband, John Abbott, once carried another girl’s books home from school. The brilliant opening of the new Chinese restaurant, “Ye Slingee Old Hashee”, managed by John Tavares and Eugene Chamberlain, was at- tended by a large crowd last night. Music was furnished by Swing Lo, better known as George Thayer, and his Japanese Sandmen. Featured in the floor show were Lydia Perry, the Toast of Harlem, and her husband, Mr. Lydia, once Peter, Perry. The famous cooks, Cidalina Lopes and Barbara Scharff, have been engaged by the management. Hollywood — The latest addition to Walt Disney’s staff is Kenneth Has- kell, now acting as Donald Duck’s voice. Charlotte Joseph opens up her new art studio next week. We wish her luck and hope her business isn’t too “sketchy”. Virginia Nightingale, the Famous inventor of dilled ham, is now busy dilling ham supplied by the Myrtle McCabe farm noted for its cured “Hamms”. Bill Hart, tobacco auctioneer for the Blackstone Cigar Co., has just lost his voice. It is reported that he decided to try one of his company’s products, which ended with disas- trous results. In the storm last night, Capt. Leslie Hilton’s craft, the “Rolling Rowboat”, ran aground in the kitch- en sink. Taunton papers please copy. Miss Claire Hewins was taken to the “Home for the Mentally Dis- rupted” last night. According to the noted psychiatrist, Dr. Charlotte Lumbert, the strain of waiting for the Atlantis to return has proved too much for poor Claire. Ruth Bowman, the noted stamp collector, has just added a new stamp to her collection which she received from the famous Jesse James collection. School Notes: Miss Doris Kittila, Ph. D., noted history professor at Harvard, lec- tured in the old gym last night to a capacity crowd of 20. Frances Williams succeeds Miss Helen Allen as head of the Dept, of Modern Languages in L. H. S. Word has been received that Phyllis Wood, honor graduate in ’38, has won a scholarship at Ohio State. Having exhausted the possi- bilities of the East, she is now work- ing her way West. Political News: Eleanor Densmore has retired as president of the W. C. T. U. She is succeeded by her husband, Mr. Don- ald Sample. Another successful candidate at the recent election is Stephen Papp, who was elected Recording Secre- tary of the North Falmouth Grange. Katherine Sends, newly elected

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Lawrence High School 13 rived. This amendment was strong- ly opposed, since several similar taxes had been in effect in the late 1800’s but had been repealed or declared unconstitutional and gen- erally found to be very unsatisfac- tory; but it was finally ratified in 1913. The amount of the tax has been changed from time to time, and there are exemptions of cer- tain amounts for money given to charity, etc. Also in 1913 the Seventeenth Amendment, which changed the method of electing Senators, was ratified. The Constitution author- ized that the Senators be elected by the State legislatures. The Seven- teenth Amendment changed this so that the people were given the right to elect the Senators. In 1920 the Eighteenth Amend- ment, which prohibited the manu- facture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States, was put into effect. The amendment gave Congress and the States power to enforce this law by appropriate legislation. It was passed by Congress in 1917 and submitted to the States for ratification at that time. By Janu- ary, 1919, the necessary thirty-six States had ratified it. During the next three years all but two of the remaining States, Connecticut and Rhode Island, ratified. In most of the States the vote definitely fa- vored the amendment. In 1920, after years of making speeches, holding conventions, and even picketing the White House, the women of the United States were given the right to vote. The Nine- teenth Amendment stated that no citizen of the United States should be denied the right to vote o- ac- count of sex. Before 1920 thir- teen States had granted women the right to vote, but the presi- dential election of 1920 was the first election in which both men and women voted in every State in the Union. The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution, which went into effect in 1933, is usually called the Lame Duck Amendment. It did away with the short sessions of Congress which had been held every second year af- ter election. This prevented men who had been defeated at re-election or whose terms had naturally expired, from returning to Washington and making more laws for us before they went out of office. The amend- ment stated that the terms of the President and the Vice-President were to begin on January 20 and those of Senators and Representa- tives on January 3 and that Con- gress was to assemble each year on January 3. The Twenty-First Amendment was ratified by the necessary num- ber of States in 1933. It authorized the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment because of the attitude of the people who at the time were strongly opposed to it and also be- cause of the way it was being violated. There have been no amendments to the Constitution since 1933. but no one knows what changes will be made in our Constitution and our government in the future. How- ever, the Constitution is such an elastic document that there is room for many more changes. Frances M. Williams

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Lawrence High School 15 mayor of Waquoit, has attributed her success to her remarkable oratory. Sport News: Flash! John Nickerson, chief jani- tor in the Hall of Fame, broke the official floor sweeping record yester- day. (John never could keep away from “Halls”.) Louis Rabesa, iron man of base- ball, has been chosen Private Secre- tary to the Chief Bat Boy of the Teaticket Tigers. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: A match has been signed between Manuel “Sleepy” White and Richard “Tiger” Lumbert for the flyweight title of Cape Cod. No date was an- nounced, but we believe the fight will be held as soon as White gets there. Financial Column: Stock of the Helen Brooks Milk Co. suddenly went sour today. Position Wanted: Miss Adeline Goffin, versatile li- brarian, wants position in small town library. (Adeline was always interested in the L. H. S. library). Advertisements: Next week, June 16-22, the Ding- ling Bros., Farnum and Riley Cir- cus is in town. Featured in the side show is the fattest woman in all the world, Phyllis Gould. Manager Dick Panton informs the Enterprise that there will also appear the fam- ous lady on the flying trapeze, Ruth Sanderson, who leaves a string of broken hearts in every town. AT THE STRANDED THEATRE FOR THE LAST WEEK Richard McKenzie, “King of Swing” and his band (Notice: The unfortunate oc- curence in which Maggie caught his moustache on one of the keys of his clarinet and played one note all evening, is not a regular part of the show, as some of our patrons thought.) NEXT WEEK Returning to give the folks a thrill is Phyllis Johnson, “The Mae West of 1950” ALSO The latest Mourner Bros., production “The Quincy Sore Throat” starring the new sensation, Marion McAdams SCANNELL and SABENS FARM Our Specialty Fresh Eggs Home Grown Peas(e) Managers Louise Sca.nnell and Pauline Sabens TEATICKET FIRE DEPT. Robert Perry, Chief. We guarantee to get to the fire before it starts. FALMOUTH DAY BY DAY, BY THE WAY, and IN THE WAY COLUMN by Berniece Sylvia Manuel Pena, the great American bull-thrower, has gone to Mexico to court the beautiful Senorita, Bertha Hicks . . . the internationally famous concert duo, Bernice Jones and Hooker Hall have been seen on the mudflats of Quissett, digging for mussels, . . . Barbara Wright has become editor of “Parents”, the widely read magazine . . . Elsie Neill was seen chasing a little Fox the other day, only this Foxx wore rompers. Questions and Answers: Q. Is Ruth Leonard still inter- ested in soda fountains? A. She Shirley is!