Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Smythe SJi onor JgVERY year two members of the senior class are chosen to have their names cast in bronze on the Henry Herbert Smythe Honor Roll. These two, a boy and a girl, are the students, who in the eyes of their classmates best ex- emplify the qualities of Loyalty, Honor and Service. Ruth Young and Marvin Thompson are this year’s additions to yfy Ruth is a member of the Senior Class who was chosen to be represented on the Smythe Honor Roll because she best typifies our class motto — loyalty, honor, and service. In her Junior year, Ruth was chosen to represent Lawrence High School at Girl ' s State. During her Senior year, she was a member of the Student Council and Secretary of the Senior Class. A special honor was bestowed upon her when she was picked as the D.A R. represen- tative from our school. Ruth has been very active in sports, and, in her Sophomore year was manager of the girl’s basketball team. Ruth’s plans for the near future are to attend Fisher Junior College in Boston where she will major in the Finishing Secretarial Course- Our sincere wishes for the very best of luck go with her. the Roll of Honor. One of the outstanding members of the graduating class, Marvin Thompson has indi- cated by his exemplary work throughout his high school career that he is, without doubt, deserving of this award. As a Sophomore he won the Thomas Malchman Award for writing the prize winning essay entitled Why I Am Glad I Am An American’’ and in the Junior class was chosen as a representative to Boy’s State at Amherst. In addition Marvin has been an Honor Roll student throughout his years of study. As a result of this he was admitted into the National Honor Society this year and became President of the chapter within the school. The University of Massachusetts is Marvin’s choice for a school, and there he will receive training for his future occupation as a social studies teacher.

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' JpHE Babe Ruth Award, presented annually to a senior boy and girl who have best displayed good sportsmanship both on and off the field, is awarded this year to Nancy Porter and John Rose. Their names will be cast in bronze and added to the Babe Ruth Award Plaque. Nancy was chosen as the winner of the Babe Ruth Award because of the pep, enthusiasm, and good sportsmanship shown during her four years at Lawrence High School. Nancy has been a member of the girl ' s basketball team for the past three years. During her Senior year she was elected as Social Chairman of the Senior Class, and also as a member of the cheering squad; in both of these positions she has displayed to her classmates that she pos- sesses a tremendous quantity of school spirit. Nancy visited Washington along with the other members of the Travel Club. After graduation she plans to attend a junior college and spe- cialize in a secretarial course. Whatever college she chooses, we are sure that they will like her as much as we do. Actively participating in sports all during his high-school years, John undoubtedly has displayed the quality of good sportsmanship necessary to win the Babe Ruth Award. John was active member of the football team for three years as he played end and fullback- He was also very outstanding in baseball, playing rhird base and the position of catcher for three years. Basketball was another sport in which he excelled and he gave the same number of years to playing this game as he did to the former two sports. Golf is still another held in which John displays promising ability. As winner of this award he has displayed before his classmates his love for sports and his great desire to see that they are played strictly within the realm of good sportsmanship- After graduation John plans to enter the Army where he will further his mechanical training.