Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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6 THE LAWRENCIAN Message To The Class Of 1939 Russell B. Marshall, Principal I N many respects June is perhaps the most important month of the year because thousands of boys and girls are being graduated from secondary schools all over the country, and thousands more are being graduated from colleges and universities. To most of these young people the most serious problem is to adjust themselves and to fit themselves into the work of the world. Class day orators and com- mencement speakers have for years used as their topics What the Future Holds for You” and How Best to Prepare Yourself for this Future”. All of this is sound advice, and should be heeded, but unfortunately in the excitement of graduating, receiving diplomas, and the various social activities connected with it these words may be lost to some graduates. If I might add my one thought for your guidance, it would be this. Presumably as graduates of a high school, you have at your command certain knowledge. According to the dictionary, knowledge is that which is gained and preserved by knowing; while wisdom is the ability to judge soundly and deal wisely with facts or the capacity to make use of knowledge. Knowledge and wisdom form a strong team when they pull together. Much ♦ ♦ SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS — Photo by Vantine Left to Ri°ht : Frances Cahoon, Treasurer; Elwood Mills, Vice-President; Ralph Long, President; Joseph Miskell, Secretary. wisdom with little knowledge will be some- what weak, but will often accomplish quite re- markable things. On the other hand, much knowledge with little wisdom may prove quite ineffective. There are many examples of men whose success in life was due principally to innate wisdom rather than to knowledge, and it seems to me that if one does not have wis- dom and knowledge in liberal measures work- ing together, it is preferable to have pre- dominant wisdom. A noted character a few years ago once said, When I was twenty, I knew twice as much as I do now, and the way things are going if I should live to be seventy- five, I don’t expect to know anything.” This philsophy, I hope, will show you the need to apply wisdom with what knowledge you have, and as you follow your chosen path, you will find that education will place tools into your hands. All of us will be watching to see what use you can make of these. Many of you doubtless have a share of good sound sense and this will grow with use and experience. You should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. A dependable man is always valuable, and to be dependable rest assured that he must be possessed of both wisdom and knowledge. HONOR STUDENTS — Photo by Thornton Front Row: Anne McKenzie, Lawrence Anto.n- ellis, Ralph Long. Back Row: Joseph Spooner, George Stevenson, Joseph Miskell.

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THE LAWRENCIAN 5 — Photo by Thomson First row: Miss Brooks, Miss Miner, Mr. Marshall, Principal, Miss Follansbee, Miss Sheehan Second row : Mr. Fuller, Miss Allen, Miss Buros, Miss Arenovski, Mr. Ballard. Third row : Mr. Merrill. Mr. Robinson, Mr. Harper, Mr. Baker. Mr. Craig. Lawrence High School Faculty Paul Dillingham Superintendent Alan D. Craig History Russell B. Marshall, Principal History Economics Frederick Chase Allen English Barbara T. Follansbee English History Helen G. Allen French Elmer E. Fuller Athletics (Boys) German Arthur L. Harper Printing Kathleen D. Arenovski English Ruth Kramer Commercial Farnsworth K. Baker . Latin Wilbur M. Merrill ... Manual Training Mathematics K. Sylvia Miner Household Arts Kenneth C. Ballard Science Lewis B. Robinson Agriculture Mathematics Arlene M. Sheehan Commercial Marjorie Brooks Biology Ruth H. Underwood Household Arts Household Arts William Howard Music Dorothy C. Buros Physical Education (Girls) Helen L. Studley Clerk

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SENIOR CLASS 1939 CLASS OFFICERS President Ralph H. Long, Jr. Vice-President Elwood O. Mills Secretary Joseph B. Miskell, Jr. Treasurer Elsie Frances Cahoon Marshal Inman Soule, ’40 Class Motto Give the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.