Houlton High School - North Star Yearbook (Houlton, ME)

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THE CLASS OF 1939 Next fall, we'll be seniors. Class of 1939 In 1935, full of vigor, we began what seems to us the four most important years of our lives. Early in the fall, we elected as our class officers four outstanding studentsg namely. president, Ralph Watsong vice president, Robert Mooersg secretary, Mary Mclntoshg and treasurer, Blanche Kirschbaum. In November, we were feted with a freshman reception. Games and dancing were enjoyed, after which 1'efresh1nents were served. Probably the most interesting subject to anyone is athletics, and on that I bestow the most emphasis. In the junior class are many outstand- ing students, who, sometime during their three years of high school, have served on some athletic team. Those students are Francis Donovan, Delorde Martin, Dorothy Hawkins, Margaret Bates, Mildred Bither, Joyce Lambert, Frederick Farrar, Alfred McGowan, Carl Tomilson, Robert Huggard, Carl Wolhaupter, Dean Herron, Robert Law- lis, John Cassidy, Bernard Conlogue. James NVard. and Cecil Johnson. Practically everyone in the town of Houlton looks forward to the annual H. H. S. Circus. In 1935, one of the biggest honors of the year went to our class, when petitc Leola Kinney was crowned circus queen. Last year, ten speakers who showed ability in dramatics were Doris Dunphy, Irma Comins, Betty Gentle, Helen Ruth Mullen, Margaret Bates, Robert Mooers, Charles Hannigan, Everett Po1'ter, Willard Stevens and George Brown. The speakers representing the junior class this year were Irma Comins, Helen Ruth Mullen, Anna Mae Arnold, Helen Cumming, Lou Hughes, Robert Mooers, Everett Po1'ter. Allison Carson, Charles Hannigan, and Ray- mond Young. It would be well to l10t9 that Miss Irma Comins won the county Spear speaking contest this spring and spoke in Augusta May 6. Yes, my friends, the junior class has had ma11y bumps along the road to success, but there is much more to achieve before the goal is met. May each one of us do his part with a grin and come smiling through at the end! M. M.

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GIRLS OF '38 You may wish you'd known us better. the Montgomery contest. Maurice Friel at the county contest received second place. This year has proved to be the most ac- tive one. The management of the school newspaper, The Houlton Highster, now falls upon us, and the staff of the school an- nual, The North Star, is largely made up of seniors, Class officers are again elected, and this time they are as follows: president, Joseph Mulleng vice president, Lois Holmesg secretary, Jeannette Berryg and treasurer, Merle Hawkes. We cannot forget the senior play, Spring Fever . All who saw it will never forget the t1'oubles of Howard Brant.. plavcd by Merle Hawkesg the ingenuity of Vic Lew- is, played by Philip Stewartg the chemistry lab of Ed Burns, played by A1'nold Hender- son: or the cute girl friend of Ed's, Lou Her- ron. played by VVinnifred Leavitt. Of the 128 students that entered Houl- ton High School back in 1934, 117 are left. In spite of the occasional additions to the class, it is a record to be proud of! Scholarship has always been one of the ideals of every class, and the senior honors for this go to Lois Holmes, valedictoriang Ardith Lakin, salutatoriang and Lawrence Tilley. third honor. VVell, at last we come to the end of the road, or at least the end of the road in Houlton High School. And, as we march happily along wearing our caps and gowns, we feel that we got something out of high school that cannot be duplicated. That something will live in our h9H1'tS as long as memory enduresg a11d, as we start out on another lap of life, we hope you will remem- ber us for what we did in Houlton High School. L. T. Fog By Mary Terrio Riding along early one morning, I was taken unawares by a large, steel grey ani- mal. He had long, wing-like armsg and, in approaching the car. he completly obstruct- ed my view. For an hour. l could see noth- ing but this monster i11 front of me. Just as I was about to give up hope of ever finding my way home, I saw in the distance a knight in shining armor. At his approach, this monster showed 1'esistance. The hot 1'ays of his sword soon conquered the monster, and I drove home with the sun shining on the road.

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P THE CLASS OF 1940 Not too Green. not too Wise Class of 1940 High School! The ve1'y thought, before we entered, put fear and yet a thrill into our hea1'ts. We WQl'9 encou1'aged to en- gage in all sportsg and, as a result, we found that, in cross-country. we had the fol- lowing boys out: Clayton Berry, James Boutilier, Lloyd Boutilier, Lloyd Murphy, Lawrence White fvarsityl, William Adams, Donald Thorne, and James Skehan. Other boys also went out for track, including Har- lan Boynton, Frederick McCann. Leighton Bell, and Harold Helms. In baseball, as yet. we have only a few 1'epresentatives, as follows: Clayton Berry, Harold Hoskin, Thomas Donovan, and Jack Keith. But in basketball, the biggest sport of all, we have many-Bell, Berry. Boynton, Donovan, L. Boutilier, Murphy, Carpenter, Gagne, Stockson, and Howe. Tom Donovan has been ou1' best man in football. We are proud to announce the officers elected for the lirst three years: president, VVesley Carpenterg vice p1'esident, Lona Taggettg secretary, Thelma Gartleyg and treasurer, Harlan Boynton. Every class would be proud to have its candidate become circus queen of H. H. S.g but none were ever prouder than we, last year, to have our Barbara. Bell so chosen. Each class has a number of honor stu- dents. but we have been more than usually favored with students of high rank and good citizenship. The following pupils appeared on the last honor 1'oll: Doris Drew, Lona Taggett, Maria Putnam, Barbara Somerville, Phyllis Drake, and Ruth Edwards. They received an average of 90 or over. Although the class of 1940 will not be ready to take the leadership of the school for two yea1's yet, we have a few pupils be- ginning a promising career in basketball. Thomas Donovan, VVillian1 Stockson, and Leighton Bell have done fine work as 1ne1n- bers of the varsity basketball team. Of the sophomore girls, there are many promising young playersg but only two have taken the lead, Geraldine Kearney and Joyce Hovey. The five boys and flve girls who have been chosen to represent us for the sophomore speaking exhibition are Thelma Gartley, Barbara Bell, Mild1'ed Cla1'ke, Roland Mar- tin, and Phyllis McCormick, Harlan Boyn- ton, Thomas Donovan, Harold Hoskin. James Skehan, and Wesley Carpente1'. We are looking forward to a successful and happy futu1'e in which we will contri- bute much credit to Houlton High School. R. E.