Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Twenty-four THE LA WRENCIAN — 1940 First row (left to right): Harold Baker, Shirley Earrows, Richard Barry, Anne Burgess, Clayton Collins. Erdine Collins. Second row. Melvina Crosby, Betty Davis, Warren Davis, Beatrice DeManche, Constance DeMello, Irene Figuerido. Third row : Dorothy Frances, Blanche Hall, Milford Hatch, Jeannette Hurford, Patricia Hendrie, William Hewins. Fourth row : Mary Lawrence, Gertrude Marks, Roberta Jones, Charlotte McKenzie, John Mixer, Irene Norris. Fifth row : Mary Overy, Morrill Saulnier, Margaret Silva, Robert Simmons, Gill Williams, James Wright.

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Twenty-three Class Will Of 1940 George E IT FOREVER REMEMBERED that we, poor, harmless innocents of the Class of 1940, being torn away from the protective portals of Lawrence High and cast into the midst of this dark, cruel world, not knowing what dread fate awaits us on the morrow, do make this our last will, hereby revoking all former testaments by us at any time hereto- fore made. To the school as a whole, we leave the re- freshing memories of our awe-inspiring deeds, to spur all future seniors on to greater heights and to cause them to take a new hold on life. To the closely-cropped George Mixer, Bud” Davis leaves some of his hair. Zeke seems to be sadly lacking in this feature. Dick Barry and Win Hatch leave to any bored individual an up-to-date directory list- ing all the spots in the big town where one may pleasurably while away the time. One in particular is recommended. Stanley Slug” Burgess leaves his appropriate moniker to Allen Peterson. We wonder if this will turn Pete” into a rip-roarin ' , man-eatin ' , two-fisted Hercules. Becky” Cahoon leaves some of her shyness to Edna Cole. This certainly ought to have some effect. Bell-Ringer Morrill Saulnier leaves his duties to next year’s Quasimodo. We sincerely hope that he will be as efficient as our Kak”. To Gordon Parker, Bob Simmons graciously bequeaths his especially-constructed alarm clock. It’s guaranteed to awaken you at least fifteen minutes late. Elwyn Turner leaves his beautiful giggle to Mr. Marshall. We hope it is locked up in a vault so that it may never again harass man- kind. Bert Soderland, our lackadaisical playboy, leaves his size fifteen clod-hoppers to Allan Williams, who’ll have to go some to fill Bert’s shoes, in more than one way. Lanky” Soule leaves his quaint Southern accent to Carlo Pena. This combination should produce quite a hybrid. Mary Overy wills her melodious voice to Mr. Allen, so that he may at least h ave an ex- cuse for attempting to sing (?) between periods. Connie DeMello leaves her ability to wind through traffic and cut corners to any reckless daredevil of the Junior Class. To the patiently-waiting Junior girls, Erdine Flirt Collins and Melvina Crosby leave their Kariotis heart-broken Romeos. Cheer up, fellows, you can still run the moving picture machine. George Kariotis wills the care of the school lab to James Harding. We hope down deep in our hearts that Jim doesn ' t cost the school anywhere near as much as did his predecessor. Jill Williams and Pat Hendrie leave their ability to get around and see the world to Vir- ginia Rowe and Martha Vincent. To Mr. Marshall we leave the wholly un- pleasant duty of informing our beloved Sopho- mores that they can’t run the school after all. Jeannette Hurford, Roberta Jones, Angelina Kariotis, and Dorothy Frances, a quartet of very practical, hard-bitten business women, leave L. H. S. behind them as they prepare to face the elements of the professional world and ( who knows? ) snag some unsuspecting mil- lionaire employer. Jim Cavanaugh leaves his now famous Irish grin to Abie Cohen. Betty Davis, Charlotte McKenzie, Mary Lawrence and all the other senior Lawrencian Club members turn over their duties to the in- coming Lawrencianites. You’ve aided us in many ways, From you we’ve learned of angles, rays, Of cosines, volts, and C02, And always there was something new. A few of us will reach the top, But we ll never forget that you’re our Pop’.” Clayton Collins wills this lyric to one Mr. Kenneth C. Ballard. Lester Crane leaves his basketball hop, skip, and jump” to Hitler’s armies. We fear it will replace the famed goose-step. To the highly-esteemed Junior Class, our pride and joy, Jumpin’ Johnny Mixer, leaves a non-stuffable ballot-box and a carton of slugs to be used in the nickelodeon at next year’s prom. And last, as usual, Jimmy Wright leaves his athletic prowess to Chet Weeks. We doubt very much if the old alma mater will ever again come up with another such gem as James Thatcher Bowman. In the presence of the six witnesses we de- clare this to be our last will and testament this tenth day of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty. (Signed) THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1940 As witnesses thereof we six affix our sig- natures. The Syncopating Sextet” Russ - Fred - Spike - Alan - Robby - Kenny

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Twenty-five Class Prophecy Girls — Clayton W . Collins, Jr. H I, Mary! Imagine meeting you in a dentist’s office!” Well, the dentist and the undertaker are the only two people you can’t dodge in this world. (Picks up newspaper). Our Class of 1940 seems to be getting in the papers lately, doesn’t it?” I hadn ' t noticed it, particularly. What ' s the news?” Look, there’s some right on the front page. (Hands over part of paper).” Why, yes.” SPORTS NEW WORLD’S RECORDS SET IN WOMEN’S TRACK COMPETITION Boston, Feb. 14, 1950. Rebecca Cahoon breaks pole vault record with leap of three feet three inches. Constance DeMello dashes 100 yards to set new mark of 30 seconds. Shirley Barrows broad jumps to new record of four feet. Boys — Mary Lawrence however, when she found that she had sewed a pair of scissors inside of Lila Haram. FALMOUTH WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS Miss Anne Burgess fell down stairs at her home yesterday. She landed on her head at the bottom. Damage to the stairs amounted to about $25. QUICK THINKING FOILS DEATH AND SAVES VALUABLE PROPERTY Miss Beatrice DeManche was walking along Shore Street the other day when she heard a shout. Looking up, she was surprised to see a heavy chair bustling down from above. Quick as a flash she threw her umbrella at it. Luckily the handle caught on a rung and the chair parachuted safely to earth. Hope Cheverie, who had been doing her spring cleaning six floors up had accidentally knocked it out of the win- dow with her elbow. NEWS Miss Erdine Collins, now head nurse at the General Hospital, owes her success to early ex- perience when she used to take care of her grandmother. A number of the telephone operators at the Falmouth switchboard were interviewed last week. Miss Georgina Bonito, one of the girls at whom questions were fired, says that the summer rush has already started and that she is so busy, that she can’t Turn’er round. Blanche Hall , who is now teaching English in Hatchville High, says that Mr. Allen, her jolly instructor back in Lawrence High, in- spired her and led her to choose her present career. The new employment bureau started by Miss Isabelle Rose seems to be working very well. Proof of this is the satisfaction expressed by those who do business there. One of the latter, Mrs. Angelina K. Whittemore, says she put on some excess poundage after engaging a Chinese cook, Wun Long Choo. (Somebody ought to tell her about Ry-Krunch, the new non-fattening food discovered by Pauline Hicks, the dietitian, whose column appears daily in this paper.) Mary Laivrence, a nurse at one of Falmouth’s larger hospitals, has earned quite a reputation for her needlework. She was considerably em- barrassed the other day after an appendectomy, Miss Irene Figuerido, who returned yesterday from a week’s stay in the quaint little village of Woods Hole, says that in all her travels she has never spent a more enjoyable week. Al- though it took two days to find the place, she was not sorry. One of the points of interest which she visited was Margaret Silva’s Seafood Snackery, where she enjoyed a delicious dish of home-cooked whistleberries. GIRLS’ SCHOOL HOLDS OPEN HOUSE The doors of Quissett School for Girls were thrown open for the day yesterday and several of the classes were postponed. Miss Mary Haskins, dean of the institution, announced that there seems to have been a slight mis- understanding between a couple of skunks that had somehow got into the basement and the odor had permeated the whole of the first floor. An automobile driven by Miss Gabrielle Bettencourt, of 45,439 Hewins Street, skidde 1 on the wet pavement in West Falmouth last night and got out of control. It clipped off a fire hydrant, three telephone poles and a mail box, nosed thru a stone wall, plowed a field, jumped a wooden fence, and turned over twice before it finally came to rest against a lady’s slipper. Damage to the car was slight and the driver escaped minus her left eyebrow.