Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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HOWE HIGH YEARBOOK IjJhai CbimiAiicsi (D(xij. TyicanA ho TRc JMs IjsiaJi A world upturned by war and hate, A beckoning finger to my country’s aid, To take my place at some near future date. Of other men who, with their lives, have paid! I’ll do my best to hold their standard high. Their sacrifice must never be in vain. The wing of peace shall spread across the sky To quiet their restless sleep and ease their pain. The future freedom of our mighty land Is my responsibility to earn. May God, in all His wisdom, guide my hand. The wheel of victory toward our nation turn. Lawrence J. McCluskey, ’44 — 26 —

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HOWE HIGH YEARBOOK Jka J ooiJ}cdl Jsiam Early in the fall of 1943, the chances of having a football team looked doubtful because of the loss of Coach “Chuck” Lampson and Assistant Coach Geoi-ge Carnie to Uncle Sam’s armed forces. The spirit among the boys was such that they practiced without coaching or equipment on the sand lot behind the Old Howe School. The coaching problem was solved when Mr. Chittim turned up with Coach Bill O’Neill, formerly of Holy Cross. Because of the difficulty in finding a coach, the Weston tilt was cancelled. The “Green and White” got off to a good start by being undefeated and unscored upon for four consecutive games. What looked like a good season was broken up by a little bad luck when Howe suffered three con- secutive defeats. 1. HOWE 41 TEWKSBURY 0 In the first tilt of the season, Howe was in full trim and poured over the slightly stunned Tewksbury team. The score was due mostly to the accurate pass offense. Coach Bill O’Neill was pleased with the results of his coaching. 2. HOWE 0 PINKERTON 0 The Howe gridsters continued their snappy passes. They held a powerful Pinkerton eleven to a scoreless tie. The heavily favored Pinkerton squad came to Billerica expecting to gain an easy victory but were outfought all the way by the scrappy “Green and White” combination. 3. HOWE 19 WILMINGTON 0 The Howe High eleven entered the gridiron for its third game with Wilmington. From start to finish, the game was fast and furious ; but the “Green and White” came out on top again. Although Wilmington felt that they had a “moral victory” because our boys were rough, we feel that it was a deserving outcome. 4. HOWE 14 LEXINGTON 0 The Howe eleven entered enemy territory for the first time as they visited the Lexington gridiron. Again our eleven came out on top. 5. CONCORD 6 HOWE 0 After four consecutive wins, the “Green and White” played host to a scrappy Red and White combination. This turned out to be their first defeat, as Concord scored in the first few plays. 6. ST. JOHN’S 12 HOWE 6 A trip to Danvers and another defeat for the Howe Club ! We might add the coach was not pleased, and the boys got down to real work the next week. — 28 —