Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Cedarhurst, NY)

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2 THE LAWRENCIAN CONTENTS Editorials....-....—................... — 3 A Case of Vengeance ...».......-......-...... 4 A Case of Facts.......... -........ -...... 7 Some Other Time Dear...-.......... -...... 8 w Alumni News ..—.....—............. —..... 12 Class Notes ............................... 18 Book Review —................... —....... 22 Advice to the Love Lorn ............. - 23 Exchange Notes ...-......................... 27 Poetry ?------------------------------- 29 Gossip ..... ................. —..—.. 32 Advertisements 38

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The LAWRENC Published During the School Year by the Students of the Lawrence High School. Lawrence, New York. 25 Cents a Copy Vol. 14 December, 1932 No. 1 Lawrencian Board Editor-in-Chief EDITH HOLLISTER Assistant Editor-in-Chief JOEL LASKEY Alumni Editor MARJORIE PORTUGAL Exchange Editor BERNARD HELFAT COLUMNIST No. 13 Joke Editor ROBERT SAUNDERSON Art Editors GERTRUDE GEORGE JOE ANTOVILLE Athletic Editors ELEANOR DRAKE GEORGE KIRK Business Manager AARON STEIGER Assistants: HELEN FRIEDBERG HENRY I. LEVINE BEATRICE BRAHMS LESLIE SCHWARTZ ARTHUR SOBEL AUSTIN SCHWEITZER Staff Typists ROSE CESTARI ELEANOR GRAINGER IRIS BOURELIUS MILDRED SHEARER EILEEN BURNS Faculty Advisors MR. LEE F. CORRELL MISS ELEANOR E. HOLLISTER MR. C. C. MACDONALD

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THE LAWRENCIAN 3 PLAGIARISM. Stealing the possession of someone else has always been considered wrong. No excuse is found for a person committing a theft. He is punished and rightly so. This does not apply only to stealing a material object, for plagiarism is simply a more polite word for theft. A high school student copies a newspaper editorial for his English theme—and we think him rather clever if he can “get away with it.” There is something vitally missing in the character of a person who can take or condone such an attitude. In the last few years several instances of plagiarism in Lawrence have ‘come to our attention. Some have even gone so far as to seek to have plagiarized material published in the Lawrencian and, because it is sheer impossibility for any editor, or board of editors, or any English teacher, no matter how learned, to have read everything, they have in one or two instances succeeded. The favorite field of the plagiarist seems to be the less well-known books of famous authors and the verses of the newer poets. We sincerely hope that nothing of this nature has found its way into this issue of our high school publication. The Editor. FIVES—AS A MATTER OF DISCUSSION. by JOEL LASKEY The number of fives we get, seems, to the teachers, to be increasing. But, is it? It has been said that humans never change; only the standards do. Of course we understand that a five is a bad mark, and that teachers may be only giving us the monthly lecture, and that as we get to be upper classmen the fives begin to accumulate, but ARE the fives increasing? It is not the call-down that we get at home that matters. The things that really matter are confessions of weakness on the part of the student and a loss of self respect. A new student who had come from another school said to us, “I got two fives, a four and a three on my report card. Gosh, I never thought I was good enough in Spanish or French to get a five.” He was taking the wrong attitude on these subjects. Why couldn't he say, “That’s a terrible mark. I’m sure I was worth more than a five;” but that’s how things go. However, don’t get discouraged with the appearance of some fives on your card; it may look like Christmas decorations but let’s all have blue decorations for Christmas this year, to surprise our teachers, parents and Mr. MacDonald; on our cards, at least. Make way for better (not bigger) marks from here on ! !