Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY 4

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Nor could one readily improve upon the geography of Falmouth, which is pictured here, as a setting for good learning; for here, by the fertile sea shore, nature itself is teacher, quietly and sometimes dramatically revealing to the curious the beauty and infinite variety of her cycles of ebb and flow, suggesting man ' s place in a precarious balance. To urge these awarenesses of people to care for and of a fair land to cherish is part of the work of the school -- that out of the awareness may arise a will to serve. But the school has other busi- ness also, which, since it is only implied in this book, is here reaffirmed: to teach the keys to communication, so that the accumulated experience of all men of insight may, in some measure if you will, be made yours. It is further the school ' s business to give practice in applying this ex- perience in some rational way to your own lives and to the problems of your time. This, of course, is YOUR business as long as you shall live, and of this, above all things, we want this book to be a reminder. Harry S. Merson, Superintendent of Schools We read today the results of many studies that have been made. These studies cover a wide field of activity. One of the more recent studies was made of normal adolescents. The subjects were competent high school seniors soon to enter college. Their chief characteristic: a willingness to accept the challenge of change. This means that these young people have adopted a positive attitude toward things that are new. They meet new experiences as something desir- able, exciting and rewarding and something to be welcomed, not viewed as things to worry and get upset about or to avoid. Amother characteristic: to be active and willing to face the task of transition. This characteristic could be reflected in the way young people assume responsibility for making preparations for going to college or to work. Furthermore, these seniors took pleasure in solving problems; in figuring things and mastering them; they viewed change as part of a continuous process of growing up and maturing. They set for themselves realistic goals, a practice that provides them with a cushion against possible future disappointments. To the young men and young women of the Senior Class at Lawrence High School this is a description of the normal teenager equipped to face the future to recognize and deal with his and her own problems. If each of you manages to develop his attitudes and skills along the lines suggested, I am certain that as you grow into adulthood, you will not only solve your own problems but that you can help solve some of the vital and perplexing problems facing the world. Russell B. Marshall, Principal But the most exciting wonder is that so many diverse people from so many unrelated places found their way to immor- tality between the covers of a small -town high school year- book. Understanding the forces behind this mystery would be the stuff of an education. The list of the names of your birth-places is like a roster of the states, and your features in the pictures in this book and your names reveal that this class has cousinship through its members with a goodly representation of the peoples of the earth. Indeed, had we sought for you companions from whom to discover both the oneness and the delightful diversity of humankind, we might hardly have chosen better. For you, this book will always be the stuff of memories; for your grandchildren, it will become a source of delight and wonder ( Was grandpa every really so young? Where did grandma get that hair-do? )

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ADMINISTRATION RUSSELL B. MARSHALL Principal, Lawrence High School B.S. Bridgewater State College M. Ed. Bridgewater State College HENRY A, FRANK Assistant Principal A.B. Syracuse University M. Ed. Bridgewater State College SUPERINTENDENT’S STAFF handles large volume of the school’s business. Seated are Gaye E. Clough, Margaret M. Costa and Martha M. Tavares; standing is Alberta F. Donahue, Executive Secretary.