Gardiner Area High School - Quill Yearbook (Gardiner, ME)

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THE QUILL Z7 I AlhlB'IIi.CS Ei ii INTRGDUCTION Norton played a good game for the oppos- Under the direction of our coach, Miss Newman, Mary Cox captained the girls this year, and ably led a valiant team through a particularly trying season. Inez Connelly and Captain Cox proved capable guards. Gloria Norton and Rachel Rines as forwards did some snappy shoot- ing. Margaret Dunn took care of the cen- ter section with Kay Buckley as side-center. Gwen Roberts managed affairs for the year. SCHEDULE or THE GIRLS, BASKETBALL Jan. G.H.S., 16 Ken. School of Com 13 Jan. G.H.S 27 Williams High 31 Jan. G.H.S. 13 Cony High 52 Jan. G.H.S. 8 Hallowell High 36 Jan. G.H.S. 7 Winthrop High 21 Jan. G.H.S 7 Cony High 27 Feb G.H.S. 22 Lawrence 45 Feb G.H.S. 24 Hallowell High 66 Feb G.H.S. 20 Fairfield 39 Feb G.H.S 27 Winthrop High 48 Feb G.H.S. 50 . Williams High 23 - JANUARY 7 G. H. S. 16 KENNEBEC SCHOOL or Com. 13 The opening game of the season was a victory over the Kennebe: School of 'Com- merce. The lassies from the latter played a fast game, but the orange and black came through with flying colors. Gloria Norton, and Rachel Rines, as forwards, were out- standing for the winners, while Christine ing team. F JANUARY 12 G. H. S. 27 OAKLAND 31 After the first half, in which Williams High gained 20 points, our girls were unable to sink enough shots to overcome those of the opposing team. Gloria Norton again starred, getting 10 points of the 27. JANUARY 14 GARDINER 13 CONY 52 ln the battle of battles Gardiner's arch- rivals ran up the terrific score of 52-13. Their steady and fast passing as well as their goal work showed diligent practice. We fought a hard battle, but were weak in our passing. During this game Gloria Norton scored 7 points, and Rachel Rines 6. JANUARY 21 GARDINER 8 HALLO NELL 36 Our players fell beneath a powerful, black and white machine. Although we put up a scrappy battle, we found them stacking up a higher score. Rachel Rines, as forward, played a good game, while Inez Connelly looked promising as guard. JANUARY 24 GARDINER 7 WINTHROP 21 After a first half that gave Winthrop a big margin, the Grange and Black came

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Z6 THE QUILL tive to student council, Gloria Norton. On October 15 occurred the annual freshman-sophomore reception. The gym was very attractively decorated with green, red, and white streamers. Everyone had a grand time dancing and playing games and enjoying the refreshments. On December 17 the Athletic Fair was held at the high school. The sophomores had a booth at which they sold many deli- cious-looking cakes and from which they made a good profit. FRESHMAN CLASS The first freshman class-meeting was held September 27. The officers elected were james Sutter, president, Murray Shepard, vice-presidentg and Ruth Patterson, secre- tary and treasurer. The Athletic Fair held on December 14 was a big event for the freshmen. As is the general custom they had the white elephant table. The table was decorated in the class colors, green and white. Fir trees were used as a background and on the right was a large white elephant carrying a saddle of green, studded with lights. The table was crowded with articles. The total profit of the freshmen booth was 57052. On March 4, the freshmen held a second class meeting to elect another president. Former president, james Sutter, had left school, leaving his office empty. Vice-president Thomas Kelley was elected to the office of president. Melvin Foster was chosen as vice-president by a popular vote from the ninety-six present.

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za THE QUILL back in the third quarter but the jinx which had followed them all season kept them from leading. JANUARY 28 GARDINER 7 CONY Z7 During the first period of the game our team kept the red and white clad rivals busy, but we slumped, and Cony had things more or less their own way for the remainder of the game. However, the score Y-Z7 showed much improvement over the former Cony score of 13452. FEBRUARY Z GARDINER Z2 LAWRENCE 45 The game which we played with the Lawrence High team was one of the most exciting and one of the best-played games of the season. That team turned out to be one of the outstanding teams in the state. In this game everyone did exceptionally well, trying to subdue Julian Fairfield's dead-eye shooting. Mary Cox, playing her first game as forward, proved very efficient, while Inez Connelly played a bang-up game as defense. FEBRUARY 4 GARDINER 24 HALLOWELL 66 Hallowell defeated our orange and black by a wide margin of 42 points. Mary Le- Claire and Mary Fuller on the opposing team popped basket after basket from every point on the floor, showing keen, accurate markmanship. Their fast teamwork and fine guardwork helped in holding us in check but Rines and Woodcock broke loose once in awhile during the first half to score. FEBRUARY 8 GARDINER ZO FAIRFIELD 39 Lawrence High at Fairfield defeated our girls in a hard-fought battle. If it hadn't been for the fact that the opposing team used a string of substitutes, our team might have overtaken them. FEBRUARY 11 GARDINER 27 WINTHROP 48 The girls of the Winthrop High Ramblers, finishing with a 48 to 27 lead, had little difii- culty in burying our team. Taking early leads the Winthrop High girls marched through our team to sink basket after bas- ket. Mary Cox, playing as forward in this game, got 10 of the 27 points. FEBRUARY 15 GARDINER 50 OAKLAND Z3 With Mary Cox and Rachel Rines lead- ing the way, the Gardiner girls closed their regular season with its first win, an over- whelming victory over the Williams High Six. Inez Connelly, as guard, turned in a brilliant performance holding the Williams forwards down. Every member of the Gar- diner team turned in a record performance while the Williams forwards, Scott and Car- rell, played well for their team. Although the Gardiner girls have had bad luck this year, they have gained much experience which will help them next year. In spite of the fact that they won very few games, we must admit that we had a team which showed good sportsmanship and true school spirit. For next year's team. we wish the best of luck. Letter winners for this season were Capt. Mary Cox, Althea Brown, Virginia Tur- cotte, Emily Woodcock, Hazel Hawkins. Margaret Dunn, Capt.-elect Kay Buckley, Rachel Rines, Geraldine Ulmer, Inez Con- nelly, and Gloria Norton. A meeting of the girl's team was held at Miss Newman's house, at which Katherine Buckley, a popular junior, was chosen cap- tain for 1939. INTERCLASS BASKETBALL The end of the basketball season brought about interclass basketball in which anyone