Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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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!

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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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16 The Lawrencian GIFTS TO THE GIRLS OLGA BANNING— Olga, so that you may keep track of all your boy friends, we give you this little memorandum book. RUTH BOWMAN— Ruth, for you we have this book, “The Loves of Jesse James”. HELEN BROOKS— Helen, you have a reputation for breaking hearts, but you can’t break this one — it is made of rubber. ELEANOR DENSMORE — Eleanor, it is with great pleasure that we present this little Donald Duck, but this is only a Sample. ADELINE GOFFIN — Adeline, we know it must be hard to choose between Frankie and Bud, but you may be able to decide by flipping up this two-headed nickel. PHYLLIS GOULD — Phyllis, we often wondered where you get all the wind to play the trumpet, but you can get plenty of wind with this wind mill. BERTHA HICKS — Bertha, we have for you this bag of little Peanuts. These, too, are fresh. PHYLLIS JOHNSON— Phyllis, we know that you want to have a rock garden with pretty flowers in it, so to start you off, we give you this rock. BERNICE JONES — Bernice, with experience you will find this (roll- ing pin) very useful, but don’t run down the Hall with it. CHARLOTTE JOSEPH— Charlotte, since we admire your painting, we are giving you this box of rouge. DORIS KITTILA — Doris, you are the most talkative girl in the class, but you will be slowed down some if you have this adhesive tape properly applied. RUTH LEONARD— Ruth, in hope that hereafter you may be on time, we present this watch. C ID ALINA LOPES— Cidalina, soon you will have your appendix taken out. We hunted high and low for a new one, and the only thing we found was an appendix in this book. CHARLOTTE LUMBERT— Charlot- te, you have a habit of breaking your glasses, but you can’t break these, because they haven’t any lenses in them. MARION McADAMS — Marion, we know that Quincy is a long way off, but with this box of stationery you may keep in touch with him. MYRTLE McCABE — Myrtle, your nickname is “Mac”, so we have for you this little Mack Truck. ELSIE NEILL — Elsie, it’s too bad that Dick lives out of town, but you can call him on this telephone. VIRGINIA NIGHTINGALE — Vir- ginia, we know that you want to go sailing with John, so here is a cute little sail boat. LYDIA PERRY — Lydia, you want to be a good cook, and for you we have the latest invention, a noise- less soup spoon. PAULINE SABENS— Pauline, we have a can of peas for you, and they are just as tender as Howard. RUTH SANDERSON— Ruth, to re- lieve that run-down feeling that you so often come to school with, we give you this box of Pep.