Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Experiment and Mood Terminate it seems so sad that so many people come into my life and then so carlessly walk away without a backward glance i want to keep them with me forever but they’re all faded faces and i have nothing to remember them by nothing to touch nothing real maybe people are supposed to be forgotten even if they have walked away with little pieces of my self Debbie Handy, ’70 Photo montage by Gail Hendricks

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Musical and Literary Talents Abound His Majesty’s Office for Investigation of Traitorous Persons 727 Whipsnack St., London, Eng. December 3, 1774 Lord Peregrine Whittleby Colonial Office Whitehall, London, England Dear Sir: As an official experienced in the handling of politically dangerous persons, it is my opinion that your fears of an impending insurrection in the American colonies are greatly exaggerated. However, His Majesty’s administrative officers must be vigilant if more serious disorders are to be avoided. We must by all means prevent a repetition of last year’s debacle in Boston. The property of the Empire’s trading companies, especially tea, must be protected. Such incidents as have occurred in the colonies are due to a small minority of agitators. The following are brief descrip- tions of the persons about whom you requested information. Full dossiers will be sent. Washington, George — retired army officer, veteran of French and Indian Wars. Moderate military talent and ability for leadership. Participated in protests against the Stamp Act. Jefferson, Thomas — young radical politician and lawyer, extremist, persistent advocate of the separation of church and state, believer that all men are created equal. Typical of the impudent snobs who wish to destroy the great Empire. Adams, Samuel — leader of the Revolutionary movement in Boston, organizer of Sons of Liberty, one of the most militant political groups in the colonies, master-minded the Boston Tea Party, dangerous rabblerouser. These are the enemy. All of these men are dangerous and must be kept under constant surveillance. If possible, bring them to trial, preferably en masse for conspiracy to distrub the peace or to litter or some similar thing. Concentrate on the area where the rebels are most prevalent. If these traitors are allowed control of Boston, they will inevitably extend their influences, continuing to spread inexorably, perhaps as far as Cambridge. Compare the situation to a row of domi- noes set on edge. On the whole, however, I am optimistic. We must keep the colonies if Britain is to keep her honour. Otherwise, we will lose face with Europe and lose the hallowed British way of life. Our soldiers are willing to die for all of our cherished traditions, for the divine right of kings, the persecution of Quakers, the strength of the pound, His Majesty King George III, not to mention roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, and tea. We do these loyal German mercenaries a disservice by aiming for anything less than stopping the spread of Democracy and Liberalism throughout the Empire. Yrs. Sir Algernon Nettlebottom Paul Fofonoff, ’70 7

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in Production WHO TOLD HIM? It wasn ' t the swelling of the oceans that told him. It wasn ' t the deafening roar of thunder. Not the absence of daylight or the overcast sky. No, not even the splitting of the earth or the murderous winds, or the animals ' unceasing shrieks. It was the people who told him. It was the people who fought and rioted and were dissatisfied, the adulterous people who murdered and worshiped money and what money could buy . . . It was the people who could control life and death who told him that God was dead. Nanci Sullivan, ’70 THE 60’s Dropouts pickets rebellion draft boards recruiters bootcamp Vietnam. Marc Bingham, ’70 Lawrence High School Marching Band New England Music Festival at Lawrence High School 9