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

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UNDEFEATED, UNTIED, UNSCORED-ON Left to right, top row: Lawlis, Monaha11 fMgr.J, Peabody fasst. coaehl, Bell, Cameron, Griffin. Coach Tibbetts, Allen fasst. coachlg middle row: Donovan. Gardner. Niles fCapt.J Ruth, Putnam: front row: Titcomb, Tomilson, Bates, McGowan, McCarthy, Hutchinson, Bossie. F ootball, 1937 This year's football team was the best that has represented the local school i11 a long time, and was equal to any in the his- tory of Houlton High. The Tibbetts-Peabody-Allen gridmen were undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, and were easily the outstanding class B team ill the state. The stars were Captain Lloyd Niles, at left half, who was 110K only a capable lead- er, but a consistent ground gainer: Peanut Gardner, at the other back position, a fine broken field runnerg Bob Ruth, at full back, not only a good lille smasher, but a fine tackler who took care of the throwing of aerialsg Tom Donovan. the field general of the team, a fine blocker and a strong defen- sive playerg Bud McGowan, a center who replaced Bob Lawlis when Bob was forced to the side-lines with injuries. McGowan fitted into the line-up nicely and did a nice piece of work at center. Paradis and Bates, the guards, opened holes in the opponents' lines each game that enabled the backs to get away on long jauntsg Hutchinson and McCarthy were fine defensive players. And what was said about the guards is also true about the tackles. The fine goal-line stand they made in the Orono game proved their ability. Bossie and Titcomb at ends were fine pass receivers and strong defensive players. Houlton set Orono back 6 to 0 in one of Houlton's most important games. This

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THE CLASS OF 1941 Eager, Ambitious, Effervescentn Class of 1941 Last fall, a large class of 165 freshmen entered H. H. S. Although still newcomers, we have begun already to make ou1' mark in the activities of the school. The officers who will serve us well for three years have been duly elected. They a1'e as follows: president, James Donovang vice president, Jean Crawford, secretary, Joyce Farrarg and treasurer, Philip Mason. We were very proud to have our candi- date, Doris Niles, elected circus queen for 1938. She made a lovely queen and carried out her duties with regal dignity. This year's freshman class is, on the whole, very athletic. A large number of boys made the freshman football squadg and to J. Donovan, M. Logan, and P. Mason, We give three cheers for making the varsity. In basketball, too, we shone. Many boys and girls played on the freshman teams. Laura Rossignol and Gwen lVIcGrew practiced with the varsity all season. A very small freshman boy, G. Newell, surprised all by his amazing win in the freshman cross-country meet at Presque Isle. Orchids to you, other future runners! Over twenty boys and girls reported for tennis practice last March. Mr. Sherman believes that among them are many stars of the future. One freshman girl, Mary Pom- roy, made the varsity tennis squad. At mid-year, we had the second largest number of honor students in the school. The following names appeared on the list: thigh honorsj Do1'is Brown, Jean Crawford, Rosalind Hodgdon, Gwen McGrew, Ruth Palmer, and Laura Rossignol, thonorsb Ronald Henderson, Orin Bither, LeRoy Brown, Catherine Callnan, Barbara Cone, Harold Conway, Robert Cumming, Frederick Doescher, James Donovan, Evelyn Dow. Elizabeth Estabrook, Mildred Haggerty, Sterling Hall, lVIarie Hatfield. Richard lrwin. Lawrence Ketchum, Mary Kirlin, Elizabeth Long, Helen McCormick, Leitha MacDonald, Donald Macllroy, Irene Mooers, Doris Niles, Harold P1'yor, Arthur Ritchie, Celia Sked- gell. Marian Smith, Donald Taggett, Muriel Steen, Richard S'Weet, Marjorie Talbot, Don- ald Thorne, Patricia Waalewyn, Vera Wat- son, Doris Whited, and Charles Wood. The class of 41 hopes that, when its membe1's, some day, take the lead in H. H. S. activities, they may carry the torch on to even higher goals than those already at- tained by present and former Houlton High students. G. M. L W I

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game was a hard-fought affair the whole way. Neither team scored in the first period. In the second period, after a forty-six yard drive, Bob Ruth scored to give Houlton the only score of the game. Orono made its big bid in the fourth quarter. King galloped 25 yards with a Houlton kick, placing the ball on our team's 14-yard line. The Orono team then ground out a first down in two plays. But the Houlton line stiffened and took the ball on downs, inches from the goal. The game with Stearns was played in a sea of mud. Our sturdy line, constantly get- ting the jump on the boys from Millinocket, steadily pushed them deep into their own territory. With Ruth, our battering-ram fullback, constantly breaking through for five to ten yards, the Houlton superiority was evident to all, and the 7-0 score was hardly a fair measure of the difference be- tween the teams. In the Greenville and Presque Isle games, Coach Tibbetts delighted the crowd by putting in the second string, including his pony backfield of Jim Donovan, Buck Logan, and Philip Mason, all freshmen, directed by Hacker Putnam at quarter. In- telligent leadership by Putnam and long runs by the midgets Mason and Logan sent the crowd into a frenzy time after time. These young players should be stars in the years to come, for they have the winning spirit. At the end of the season, Houlton was offered a chance to play off for the state title with Waterville. We were forced to refuse this offer, because cold weather and frozen ground hindered the team from practicing out of doors. The players to receive their letters in football were Captain Lloyd Niles, Gerald Gardner, Bob Ruth, Tom Donovan, Bud McGowan, Claude Hutchinson, Mike Para- dis, Howard Bates, Fred McCarthy, Hal Bossie, Don Griffin, James Ward, Henry Cameron, Willard Stevens, Arnold Stockson, Leighton Bell, Earl Tomilson, Hacker Put- nam, and Vernon Titcomb. The seasons record follows: Houlton 19 Mattanawcook Academy 0 Houlton 7 Stearns 0 Houlton 24 Greenville 0 Houlton 6 Orono 0 Houlton 20 Presque Isle 0 Houlton 25 Presque Isle 0 Totals: 101 0 Track Coaches Wood and Stinson look hope- fully to the 1938 track season. Five veterans are returning from last year's team. About thirty-five new members also answered the call. Everybody is hoping for a county championship this year. Claude Hutchin- son's ineligibility was a severe loss to the team. The following boys have shown ability before and are out to better their record this year: Lyle Wiggins, a miler whose record in cross-country speaks for itself, Mike Boynton, a sophomore half miler who will collect points for the team this yearg Leigh- ton Bell, outstanding freshman star of last year, who heaved the javelin over 118 feetg Don Mason, a 220 man who is capable of showing his heels to anyone in the county. The rest of the boys are Howard Bates, Al Donovan, Don Griffin, Bob Lawlis, and Paul Ayotte, all weight meng Ralph Watson a.nd Wesley Carpenter, 440 men, Hedley Pheeney, Deacon Murphy and Mickey McCann, distance men, Raymond Russell and Harold Helms, and many others in the jumps. In the inter-class meet this year, two cups were given to the boys getting the big- gest number of points, the boy getting the largest number of points and to the best boy of those who had never earned their letter in track. The Schedule: May 2-6 Interclass Meet May 14 Presque Isle May 21 Maine Frosh May 18 Fort Fairfield June 4 County Meet 4 f 1