Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Cedarhurst, NY)

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F C) R E W OKI) I HIS year’s 1-awrencian tells a story. In a sense, it is the story of 250-odd pioneers who entered upon a serious and important adventure in life. Although not the first to embark upon this adventure, they may be considered pioneers, since the trail they followed was a long, perilous one and each day presented new and previously unknown experiences. Their goal was ever uncertain, although they had heard of the treasures that lay before them and the important part these treasures were to play in their future lives. The going was difficult. Year after year several members found they could go no further and dropped by the wayside. Finally, after four tiring yet happy years, our band of adventurers reached their goal. As you may have guessed, the pioneers we have been speaking of are the members of the class of '49. As you may also have guessed, this story, like most, has a moral—a moral best illustrated by looking back in history. For this is the year 1949, and a century ago a group of pioneers like those in our story also started upon an adventure. I heir trek across the dangerous and unknown West to the gold fields of California was not so much inspired by a yearning for the material gold itself, but rather for what this gold meant to their future and happiness. In a sense, you, the student body of Lawrence High School, are '49ers—pioneers. Like your predecessors of yesteryear; today your journey is not an easy one. Likewise, your goal is not the graduation ceremony, but the higher and finer goals in life which your four years at Lawrence will enable you to envision. Nothing o u 1 d f i n e WSX . y,i I mfl g

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DEDICATION TT is with great pleasure that we dedicate the 1949 Lawrencian to one whose leadership arouses admiration, whose dignity commands respect, whose friendliness endears her to each one of us Elsie R. Tefft.

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than to be a forty-niner BOARD OF EDUCATION THE members of the Board of Education are the elected representatives of the citizens of our community. As a committee, they constitute tlie supreme governing authority which deals with all matters relating to our educational system. The people of this school district have exercised great discretion in selecting the five capable men, pictured below, to serve on their Board. Although pressed by other duties, they give liberally of their time, thought, and effort in order that the business of our school district may be administered as efficiently as possible and the taxpayers’ money expended most effectively. Although very few of us realize the extent of the work carried on by the Board of Education, we all, faculty and student body alike, owe the Board members a debt of gratitude for providing us with the Lawrence High School we know today. Seated—Mr. EUlred, Mr. Sliaskan, Chairman of Hoard, Mr. Tost. Stand ini —l)r. Vivona, Mr. Reilly.