Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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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.

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Twenty-two THE LAWRENCIAN — 1940 Though we had not forgotten our severe treat- ment from our fellow Seniors, during that try- ing Sophomore Year, we did little or nothing about making rules that our Sophomores should follow. Feeling that we had a great deal more important things to accomplish during the course of this year, we left the Sophs alone with their lollypops. We commenced our Senior year by having our pictures taken. As usual, there was much scurrying about — girls applying their make-up under the stern eyes of the faculty and boys taking time out of classes to adjust their ties and slick down their hair. Then, of course, came the day when the pictures were ready to be given out. There appeared some of the most handsome specimens, that have yet to be discovered in real life. During the year, the outstanding athletes were Inman Soule, Jim Wright, Elwyn and Charlie Turner, Bert Soderland, Milford Hatch, Dick Barry, and Clayton Collins. Inman Lanky” Soule was chosen as Captain of the All-Cape football team. Out of a total of nine games, we won six, tied one, and lost two. On December 12, the players of the team were honored at the annual football banquet, given by the Falmouth Rotary Club. In baseball, golf, and basketball, the following players were important, in addition to the names previously mentioned: Warren Davis, Jim Cavanaugh, Dick Breivogel, Phil Norris, Everett Dunham, Harold Baker, Francis Lewis, Julio Perry, Lewis Marks, and Lester Crane. In girls’ basketball, hockey, and baseball the following members were outstanding: Connie DeMello, Dorothy Frances, Rebecca Cahoon, Mary Overy, Shirley Barrows, Gill Williams, Pat Hendrie, and Charlotte McKenzie. From the Lawrencian Club came exception- ally good material by all members of the staff. Betty Davis was named Editor-in-Chief of the Lawrencian Magazine. The paper again took top honors for its excellent features. Dorothy Frances and Mary Overy, members of the Pub- lic Speaking Club, were awarded prizes for their fine orations given for the American Legion. Miss Frances, winning first prize, re- presented the school at Barnstable in another speaking contest. During the March vacation, 23 Seniors left for Washington, D. C., where they toured the Capital and neighboring states. I shall not speak of the romances that blos- somed between certain members of our class, but, nevertheless, they did blossom. At the end of the first half of the year, the students having an average of 90% and over in all major subjects were named. Never be- fore has any class had such a large number of Honor Students. They were: Charlotte Mc- Kenzie, Roberta Jones, Mary Lawrence, Betty Davis, Jeannette Hurford, Richard Barry, Mil- ford Hatch, John Mixer, George Kariotis, and Clayton Collins. By a vote of the entire school the names of Betty Davis and Dick Barry were placed on the Henry Herbert Smythe Tablet of Honor for the year of 1940. Then, on Tuesday, May 21st, came Freak Day, one of the most humorous of all occasions that come to Seniors throughout their final year. Costumes ranged from an imitation of Hitler to an imitation of a Republican in a barrel. The Senior Prom, held on June 7th, at the Cape Codder Hotel, proved very interesting and indeed colorful. With little more to tell, I shall complete this History for the Class of 1940 by saying that although there may be many more enjoyable times yet to come in our young lives, I feel confident that none will surpass these three happy years we have spent together at Law- rence High. C € =■