Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL Seven GRADUATES

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Miss Sally E. Palmer, B.S. Hotisehold Arts, Seu ing Framingham Teachers ' College. Mrs. Mary C. Robb, A.B. Junior English, Latin, German Vassar College. Mr. Lewis B. Robinson, B.S. Agriculture New Hampshire College of Agri culture and Mechanical Arts, Mas- sachusetts State Agricultural Col lege. Miss Nellie Suzedell. B.S. Art Supervisor Salem Teachers ' College, Lowell Teachers ' College, Harvard Uni- versity, Boston University, Marcus Lucius Quinn Conservatory. Mrs. Arthur L. Harper L. H. S. Secretary Mr. Guy H. Lagroe, B.A. Senior English Bates College, Bowdoin College, Yale University, Cornell Universi- ty, University of Vermont. Mr. John B. Quick, B.S. Guidance, Algebra Mansfield Teachers’ College, Cor nell University, Bucknell Uni versify.

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Eight THE LAWRENC IAN — 19 4 8 Messages to The Class of 1948 Paul Dillingham Superintendent O F the many valuable assets you carry away from high school one of the most satis- fying is the friendships you have made. These friendships should be continued and nourished, lhat does not mean that you should be other than your own self with your friends, because real friendships overlook peculiarities and weaknesses and are based on more permanent and fundamental characteristics. They are not necessarily the result of complete agreement on all matters; but of a mutual understanding and, usually, of a similarity of interests. People are drawn together by liking the same things, by doing the same things, and by work- ing together tor the same things. None of these activities inevitably results in friendships, but they do bring out qualities in people that are not otherwise evident. Friendships cannot be forced. You cannot just decide that you and A. Student are going to have an undying friendship, because A. Stu- dent may have other ideas on the matter. Friendships are usually involuntary; they have a slow, gradual growth because it takes time for your personality to unfold to another. Your good qualities gradually become evident; so do your weaknesses. But the former are so appeal- ing that the friendship grows, not because of, but in spite of, your weaknesses. No real friendship is onesided; you have to give in order to receive. Where there is a privilege there is always a corresponding ob- ligation. One of the fundamentals of friend- ship is trust. Never doubt a friend. It is bet- ter to get hurt once in a while by one who proves unworthy, than to let a friend down when your confidence and help are needed. That is when you prove your real worth as a friend. Think of the motto of Lawrence High School and apply it to your friendships, for when all is said and done, there are not too many things in life that are more satisfying and worthwhile than friendships. Russell B. Marshall Principal T HE event that you have looked forward to for so long is here. Ten years ago it seem- ed like an eternity away. Five years ago it still was something in the dim and distant future, but now you are ready to graduate. What does graduation mean to you? Is it the end of your formal education or is it to be the firm stepping stone to other things that you want and expect it to be? You may ask your- self these questions and many more. The an- swers you will find in yourselves. Graduation as you approach it should be the step between two great events in your life: your training and your future. If you take this step with confidence in yourself and in the future, then 1 believe that the years of training have been a worthwhile investment. I have a great admiration for well-mannered, poised, and confident young people. Their very bearing radiates confidence and ambition. They are not know-it-alls ' , but they are the people who will find the right answers. I admire the open minded individual that listens well, that weighs facts carefully, and then makes up his own mind. I enjoy the person that is interested in people and in many things, that is, who is curious and anxious to learn something new. 1 admire the person that is tolerant, not smug; ambitious, not staid. It is my opinion that you as members of the Class of 1948 have some of these traits, that you will go forward with the zest, the interest, and the spirit of cooperation that you have ex- hibited in your school life here at Lawrence High. Make your graduation a firm stepping stone between an adequate training and a future filled with the better things in life. Make your future life one that will provide you with pleas- ant memories of jobs well done, of thoughts of kindness and of many true friends. I can think of no better wish to you as you leave Lawrence High.