Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Nineteen Graduation Program JUNE II, 1940 Coronation March Invocation Welcome Piano Solo — Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 Meyerbeer Rev. Robert W. Nicholson Milford H. Hatch, President Richard W. Barry Valse Op. 64 No. 1 Commencement Address Mr. Fulton Oursler Presentation Of Class Gift To The School Charlotte R. McKenzie, Vice-President L. H. S. Hymn Of Loyalty Davis-Walch Announcement Of Commencement Awards By The Principal Russell B. Marshall Presentation Of Diplomas By The Superintendent Of Schools Paul Dillingham Class Ode Roberta M. Jones Class of 1940 Class Farewell Charlotte R. McKenzie, Vice-President Rev. John E. Boyd Benediction Loyalty Honor Service Class Program June 10, 1940 March Welcome And Introduction Chairman Of Program Class History Class Prophecy Musical Trio Class Gifts Class Will Tree Planting Hymn Of Loyalty Jeannette Hurford Mary Lawrence, Clayton Collins Richard Barry, Milford Hatch, Elwyn Turner Betty Davis, John Mixer George Kariotis Class of 1940 Class of 1940 Orchestra Milford Hatch Roberta Jones CLASS DAY COMMITTEE Charlotte McKenzie Betty Davis John Mixer

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Twenty-one Class History Jeannette Hurford T O begin with, I can assure you that we Seniors, present in this auditorium today, resemble very slightly the timid youngsters who entered Lawrence High School as Sopho- mores in the fall of 1937. The first few weeks of our Sophomore year found some of us in rather embarrassing predicaments, due to the fact that a few of our upper classmen were finding it extremely amusing to practice their superiority over the first class of undergradu- ates, who, of course, were we Sophomores. However, we gradually regained our standing and settled down with our fellow superiors, having no resentment towards them; after all, we were some day to have these same privi- leges. During the early part of the first term, we elected our officers for the ensuing year. Our little, red-haired Betty Davis was unanim- ously elected President; Stanley Burgess, Vice- President; and Jeannette Hurford, Secretary- Treasurer. Throughout the year, our boys and girls played remarkably well in all types of sports; namely, golf, football, basketball. A few clubs were formed and quite a number of our classmates participated in them. The most important ones were the Dramatic, Rifle, and Orchestra Clubs. We ended our Sophomore year with a long list of Honor Students: Roberta Jones, Anne Burgess, Charlotte Mc- Kenzie, Jeannette Hurford, Richard Barry, Milford Hatch, George Kariotis, and Clayton Collins. We looked forward to just as much success in the year of 1938 and 1939 as we had had during the first year. Feeling a little more at home, and having just a little more self-confidence, we again entered Lawrence High as Juniors in 1938. A number of rather important events happened during this year. The first, which was a bit spectacular, was the great hurricane. It struck our coast with great force on September 21, 1938, and because of damages incurred the schools were closed for a few days, much to the joy of the young Juniors and Seniors. The Collecting Net” sponsored a high school essay contest, on the Hurricane, itself. All the prize winners were members of the Junior Class. Betty Davis carried off the honors of first prize; Roberta Jones, second prize. To give a brief resume of the field of ath- letics, I shall mention the outstanding players in football, basketball, and baseball. They were: Jim Wright, Inman Soule, Harold Baker, Charlie and Elwyn Turner, Clayton Collins, Bert Soderland, Lawrence Farias, Dick Barry, and Warren Davis. They all proved worthy of mention for their grand work on these teams. On the Golf Team were: Everett Dun- ham, Harold Baker, and Francis Lewis. Jim Wright also represented the Junior Class at the Brockton tournament. Connie DeMello, Charlotte McKenzie, Rebecca Cahoon, and Dorothy Frances shared highest honors on the girls’ basketball and baseball teams. Other notable players were: Betty D avis, Mary Overy, Shirley Barrows, Pat Hendrie, and Martha Sturges. In the election of the class officers, the male members of our class dominated. Jack Mixer became President; Stanley Burgess, Vice-Presi- dent; Richard Barry, Secretary; and Milford Hatch, Treasurer. To say just a bit about clubs, the Lawrencian Club was again revived by Miss Arenovski. Many members from our class took part in its functions. Betty Davis became Associate Editor. Other clubs formed were the Socii Orationes (Public Speaking Club), Dramatics, Golf, Rifle, and Orchestra. Paul Blanchard at- tended the Music Festival in Boston that spring. Near the close of this year, the following Juniors were elected to the Sportsmanship Brotherhood: Charlotte McKenzie, Betty Davis, Rebecca Cahoon, Constance DeMello, Jeannette Hurford, Robert Simmons, Milford Hatch, George Kariotis, Richard Barry, and Jim Wright. At the close of the year, the following mem- bers from our cl ass were Honor Students: Clayton Collins, Milford Hatch, Jeannette Hur- ford, Roberta Jones, George Kariotis, and Charlotte McKenzie. Angelina Kariotis re- ceived the Smythe Award for Improvement. Having closed our Junior Year at Lawrence High with even more prominence than our Sophomore year, we re-entered our beloved school as Seniors with very high hopes for con- tinued success. We were at last Seniors — Seniors with the highest privileges and rights of all students in the school — Seniors who were to be looked up to. It was then that we were determined to make a name for ourselves.