Lawrence High School Class of 1920 Lawrence High School, Class of 1920  Dedication:  Principal James D. Horne History of L.H.S.   Previous to 1860 classes offering instruction more advanced than that given in the grammar schools, were conducted in the old Oliver School with great inconvenience on account of the limited space and lack of apparatus.  With the growing population and desire for learning it became necessary to have a building devoted entirely to and suitably equipped for High School wok.  Accordingly in 1860 the first High School building in the City of Lawrence was constructed, on Haverhill Street, facing the Common, on the site now occupied by the east wing of the new Central School. This building was one of the best of its kind in the Sate,.  The beauty of its interior and the majestic lines of its architecture made it one of the city's land marks of which  its citizens had a right to be proud.  For almost half a century it served the needs of the City of Lawrence for advanced education.  Although it was entirely destroyed by fire in 1910 its memory will long remain in the minds of the older alumni of the L.H.S. In 1901 when the old High School had become inadequate for the requirements of the increasing population a new High School was erected on Lawrence Street between Haverhill and Oak.  It is a large three story building of yellow brick, simply constructed without any unnecessary ornamentation.  Its broad corridors and spacious class rooms are well adapted to school needs.  In the basement are two recitation rooms and a manual training shop besides the lunch room and heating plant.  In addition to the principal's office, teachers' rooms and supply rooms on the first floor are ten class rooms varying in seating capacity from forty to fifty-two.  The second floor has the same general plan as the lower one.  It has, however, one room furnished with typewriter, and the library is also on this floor.  The drawing room, botany, chemistry and physics laboratories are on the top floor.  The grad assembly hall, the pride of the citizens of Lawrence occupies the greatest part of the third floor.  The hall has been ornamented with beautiful statuary through the kindness of the different Bulletin staffs.  A moving picture machine has been installed and successfully used on many occasions for school  purposes.  Although our school has no gymnasium and the lunch room is now too small for the enrollment, all who visit the Lawrence High School say that it is ideal, and up-to-date in all respects.   The teaching staff  of the school as well as the variety and standard of the courses offered has progressed and multiplied.  Some of our old teachers remember when the faculty consisted of seven members, a very meager number when contrasted with our splendid force of forty-three members.  The courses offered have as high a standard as any in the state.  This is shown by the long list of note worthy alumni some of whom fill the highest offices in the state.  Let us hope that the alumni will increase and continue to make as good, if not a better showing in the present and coming generation as it has in the past.            -Helen M. O'Leary '20  Class Ode Farewell, Lawrence High, dear old School goodbye! We must part, the future calls. Many a busy day, many a busy hour We have spent within thy walls; So 'mid work and play, toiling day by day,  We at last have reached the goal Where new lessons wait, in the school of life, We now enroll. Farewell, teachers dear!  With a trust sincere We have followed where you led. You have helped us on when the way was drear; And the clouds hung overhead. We would give you thanks for your service kind,  Thro' the four long years we've stayed. Though we say goodbye we'll n'er forget Your faithful aid. Goodbye, classmates dear!  Though we say farewell, From our motto never fail; And when trials come, let us not forget Perseverance conquers all. Though our ways may part, and afar we roam Whether sun or clouds unfurled With a willing hear let us do our part In this great world.                                                                                                                                 - Ruth McWhorter   Class President:   Gertrude Elizabeth Owens                                          Vice President:   Joseph Mortimor Moyes         Class Secretary-Treasurer:  Hazel Mitchell Burton                                 Class Marshall:  Anthony Aloysius Driscoll Class Standard Bearer:  Samuel D. Thomson Mary Virginia Abbott William Achilles Joseph A. Aldred Hazel Isabella Alexander Frank Aubrey Anderson Charles S. Ashkenazy Florence Cordelia Austin Eleanore Angela Barry Emile Joseph Beausejour Cyril Reed Benson Richard Perry Booth William Booth George Eagan Bradley Joseph Bradley Marion Ethelyn Brightman Helen Frances Brown Rhea Wright Brown Richard Huntt Brown  Julius John Burgiel Lorraine Celia Cameron Joseph J. Caras Marion B. Carbonneau Albert Raphael Carcieri Bernard Merlin Cohen Elinor Susan Colcord George Haselton Cole Melio Comparone Elizabeth G. Connelly Lewis Prescott Corbett Lillian May Corbett Marie Eileen Coyne Hyman Crystal Parker Whitman Dean Ada DeCesare Helen S. Dereshinsky Helen Beatrice Donahue Ruth Mae Dow Charles F. Drescher William Henry Dyleski Julius F. Emmert Clifton J. Evans Beatrice Josephie Fenton Margaret Mary Finneran Lillian Firth James Xavier Fitzpatrick Abraham Alfred Franks Theodore Franks Morris Meyer Fritz Gertrude Carpenter Fuller Marshall Gordon Gay Charles Edin Geisler Morris Ginsburg Nettie I. Goldberg Sadie Nettie Goldberg Carlo Henry Grande Anneta Rona Greene Dorothy Ruth Griffin Walter Griffin Eva E. Guindon Aram Gulan Roland Auger Hamel Joseph David Hartman John Andrey Hey Virginia Hofman Eva Mary Huby Mildred Mae Huby Joseph Frederick Hughes Donald Bernard Humphrey Mary Eileen Hyland Anna Beatrice Jensky Emily Rebecca Jewell Bessie Kaplan Henry Francis Kane Minnie L. Karshbaum Adeline Marie Kelly Francis P. Kilcoyne Ada Mary Kinkenny Marguerite May Knight Minnie Koffman Samuel Irving Kolksy Clarence Victor LaBone Leland C. Lee George Valentin Lees George Waldo Lesure Rosamond Josephine Lyall Joseph Raymon Madden Mildren Marie Mahoney Violet Julie Manion William Maurice Mann Samuel Marcus Henry Elizabeth Marley James Benedict McCann Thomas Francis McCarthy Viola Cecila McDade Gertude E. McDonnell Gertrude E. McMahon Beatrice McPHee Ruth McWhorter Elsie Gertrude Mendoza Rebeca Ruth Meyers George Edward Milliken Mabel Veronica Mithen  Elinor Margaret Moore Dorothy Morehouse Harold Emery Morgan Howard Sargent Morgan Catherine M. Morrissey Annie Morton Albert A. Mulreaney John Joseph Murphy Mary Agnes Murray Rosamond Agnes Murray Cecelia S. Nathan Mary Louise Noonan Marguerite Daisy Nordon Mildren Marion Nussbaum Anna Louise O'Brien Francis Joseph O'Brien Helen Marie O'Leary Everton Harry Parkinson Irving Henry Patterson Harry Pecker Laurena Pedrick Albert James Penney Lena Gertrude Pfeiffer Everett William Pittsley  Glenna Folsom Popplewell Ana E. Quinn Hazel Mae Randall James Edward Reynolds Ethel Sylvia Rich Catherine F. Riley  Walter Michael Riordan Blanche Butler Robinson Clement James Rodden John Plimpton Roy Mina Winnifred Russell Elizabeth E. Sandler Doris Muriel Sawyer John Ahern Sawyer Nathan Schooler Nellie Schwartz Hyman M. Schwartz John Benedict Shea Leo Joseph Shea Samuel Shulits Eva Silverman Nathan Silverman Isabel V. Sirois Elsie Lusmore Smith Frederic William Spedding Joseph Albert Spitz Anna L. Steinberg Israel Steinberg Eleanore C. Sullivan James William Sullivan Joseph Augustine Tardie Mildred Alice Taylor Raymond Francis Taylor Sayde Tepper John Toomey Louise Agatha Toye  Henelda M. Trepanier Frances Pearl Turitz Marie Josephine Wefers Alice Gertrude White Bennie Wilkinson Eva Claire Wolfe Paul A. Wolynec Pauline Miner Woodbury Muriel Marguerite Worth Frank Raymond Wuest   The Honor Roll was introduced in 1916 Football/Baseball Coach:   Walter A. Sidley Teachers:   John Hogan                           Miss Harriet Lord   Teachers who left in 1918 to enter the service:                Mr. McElroy                Mr. Fleming                 Mr. Edward Lawlor--School named in his honor                 Mr. McLaughlin                 Mr. Higgins Fall 1918 Spanish Influenza-schools were closed for five weeks.  Teachers who died during this epidemic 1918:   Miss Marie Sullivan                Students who left school:                                     Ray Ela                                                                Fred Donovan November 11, 1918, the Great War ceased, armistice was signed.  School closed for two days.  After the armistice Walter Reardon, returned, the first boy of the school to join the service.  He served in the Navy. 1919  teacher Vincent Ahern died. NOTE: This is the list of the students who graduated from Lawrence High School in 1920.  I have also referenced any faculity and/or other students in the original class of 1920. I do have the yearbook pictures as well.