Howard High School - Scraps Yearbook (Howard, KS)

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ccedielffsccll HIGH SCHOOL-Back Row: Williams, Hin shfzw, Hutchinson, Batson, V. Jay H. Jay Rader, Coach Elder. Front Row: Gorman, Calvert, Richards, Squier, Lovell, Barn hart, Heisler. JUNIOR HIGH--Back Row: Andrews, Howard, Miller, Lauffer. Front Row: Winn Steens, Cougher, Caliert, Hhoades. GIRLS TEAM-Back Row: Baughman, McLean, Phillips, Anderson, Hays. Third Row Batson, Heisler, Allen, Hebb, Shipman, Morgan. Second Row: Squier, Wiseman Rollings, Elder, May, Rader, Gibbons. Fr ant Row: Degarimore, Leonard. 48

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.qewttalt The first football practice was held the first day of school under the supervision of Mr. Elder, our new coach. This practice really gave the boys a workout. During the first week one could see the twenty-three boys, stiff as boards, slowly walking up the street. After three weeks of practice the boys felt that they were ready to conquer, so they traveled to Elk City. There on a sun-baked field they tied their first game of the sea- son, 0-0. The next game was played with Howard's greatest rival, Moline. To the Pirates' surprise, they awoke after the game to find themselves defeated 34-6. Howard fell before Leon's attack the following week. On a muddy field the team was defeated 13-6. The next four days were spent in hard practice, for the next game the Pirates were to play, what they con- sidered to be the strongest team in the league. In the first three minutes the Caney boys made the touchdown, and by the end of the first quarter they had gotten their second touchdown. The game finally ended 12-7 in Cancy's favor. Ir the next two games Howard was the victor. The Pirates defeated Altoona 14-0 on HoWard's field, then they went to Cedar Vale and played in the burning sun to return victors with a score of '38-0. Next we played Sedan on our field. With a strong wind blowing and dust flying Sedan defeated Howard 7-0. The final game was played Armistice Day at Grenola. VVith the crowd in a continuous uproar, the Howard boys defeated Grenola 24-6. At the close of the season Howard had won three games, tied one and lost 4. This placed Howard fourth in the South Central Kansas league. Later the coaches met at Sedan and picked the all- conference team. The Howard boys chosen were' George Gorman and Ralph Armstrong on the first teamg Ivan Wiseman rated second teamg Sam Westfall, Jack Spun- augle, Waldo Gray, and Tim Rader received honorable men- tion. During the season, the boys gradually developed under the supervision of Coach Elder, who came just before school began. All in all, with the cooperation of the coach, team, school, and city, the football team was a success in that they showed one hundred per cent improvement at the close of the season over the beginning. Sam Westfall- 47

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mlwflmll Girls' Senior High The senior high girls' basketball team consists of the members of the gym class. Under Mr. Elder's guidance the girls progressed nicely through the season. Although they did not have an extensive schedule nor a winning team, the girls gave fine performances each time they played. Their various opponents in several games were the Howard Alumni, Piedmont, and Severy. Due to this being the first year for most of them, we feel that experience is the best teacher and another year will find more and better games played by this team. Betty Gene Frailey. Boys' Junior High This basketball group, though small, gate some fine performances during the season. Trained by George Cougher, they were taught the new and best playing rules. This was the first year for several of the boys, and We feel that they did exceptionally well for an inexperienced group This group will have several more years in which to derive benefits from practice in the fine new gym. Betty Gene Frailey. Boys' Senior High A large number of eager boys reported for practice the first day-possibly this could be accounted for by the new gym. Under the supervision of Mr. Elder, the team pro- gressed rapidly throughout the season. Although we met defeat several times, the team continued to work enthusi- astically and without losing courage. As this was our first year with a good. gym in which to practice and play, We feel that this team gave remarkable competition to opponents. We entered the Elk City Tournament and won third place for which we received a very nice trophy. Several boys will leave us this year, but we plan to have an undefeated team next season. Willis W ebster. 49