2012.132.001

This is a scrapbook of articles and photos surrounding the career of Margaret Horner, former Lawrence High School principal and Lawrence High School educator for over 29 years. This book is a commemorative collection of editorials and articles on her achievements, connections and opinions. The book begins with an article from the Eagle Tribune about how Arthur Lavine, the head of Bradford college in the 1980’s, had visited Lawrence High School while Margaret was principal and was thoroughly impressed by how she ran her school. Impressed enough to send a letter of appreciation, handwritten, to her home address, a letter that is present in this scrapbook. This is not the only letter of appreciation sent to Margaret on the basis of her exemplary work at L.H.S, John R. Dimitry, the head of Northern Essex Community College at the time, also sent Margaret a letter congratulating her on her achievements as she prepared to retire. Other articles include stories about the L.H.S and its accreditation reports in the 1980’s and their success due to Margaret, the schools initiative to switch from typewriters to computers, how Margaret deals with clashing cultures and prejudice at L.H.S and how she found a hidden safe in her office containing L.H.S tax and financial reports from 1900.

A yellow binder with laminated pages containing articles pasted onto the paper underneath