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

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Senior Ilislor By John Moorc ln the fall ot' 19238. with the golden aulnnin leaves gently falling on the campus, lt5 ol' the worst-behaved kids in town canic tcar- ing through the portals of lloulton lligxh to disrupt its serenity and peacctnlness t'!l. Aftcr our first day. the teachers and board of education had a hurried conference, As a result of unanimous approval. the six-year high school was introduced, and we we-rc held back from senior high activities for one more year. To the relief ot' all sopho- mores, juniors. seniors. and teachers -this sci-nicd to hold tts ln our place for thc tiuic being. Our first year was not so eventful----Lucy l'aradis was our candidate for 111109111 Ralph Taylor and Bud Berry played swell basketball games against Hodfqdon and oth- er teams. We elected class officers: Bryce Lambert. presidentg Shirley Titeoinb, vice president: Ruddy Berry. secretary: and Ruth Nickerson, treasurer. lVe waded through first-year Latin. As You Like It, and orated Four Score and Seven . Every- one thought of Ralph and Ruth, Bud and Joyce. and .lint and Marie in the same brcath: and we underwent the first barricr fit-:H 1 ,- s-ss. W in our young lircs---ra'ztl honest-to-goodness exams! Our sophomore year. we began to grow np -wcll. a little. That was the year when Sally Packard was our candidate for queen: West Acton sent us one ol' its citizensg wo began to go to senior chapel tbut our ranks :got thinner with each chapel. never did know whylg we had our sophomore speak- ing. read Julius Caesar, and also got by lit- tle J. Caesar in Latin, As for the romantic zznfilc. only Ruth and Ralph remained of the l'rosh days. Our class suffered a great loss in the absence ot' Madame Briggsg though no longer our instructor, she still is our friend and takes a great. interest in school atltiirs. Among the half dozent substitute lfrench teachers was Miss Judith Brooks. Retneniber Judy, kids? Our junior year. we really began to go to town. l-Because of I-lryce's sickness, we had to elect a new president of our class-, John lloskin. Joyce Crawford and Bob Hogan represented us in the circus royalty. Mal- colm Bernian won second prize in the Elks essay contest and Edith Dickinson got first in the W. C, 'I'. ll. essay contest, Ralph Tay- lor and othcrs were really going places with THE SENIOR GIRLS '

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il sv THIC NOIITH STAR BOARD Lett to right: Margaret Haggerty. .luanita Shea. Barbara MarNair. Carol Gardner, Patricia Russell, Ruth Niekerson. Lois Hovey. Mary .l. Gorham. Sally Paekard. Malcolm Berman. Frank Gardiner, .Iohn Moore, Jeanne Bither, Donald Mac-llroy. .lean Hanson. Edith Diekinson, Patricia Waalewyn. and Richard llunphy. Editorial lJeeember Tth is a day that will long live in infamyf' ln these words spoken by our President lies the prelude to a new chapter in Ameriea's history. Youth ot' America. we are the war gener- ation. How we act in the next few years will determine the fate ot' this country. Our elders have shouldered the responsibilities ot' a nation at war. The burden ot' an Nall- outf' effort, is heavy, and by the minute grows heavier. Youth must and will au:- ment the ranks ot' belli,t.rerent Ameriea's in- dustries in their rare against time. The arnied fora-es have gaping vacancies that must. be filled by resourceful meng trained men and women are needed sorely in every vom-ation relating to the development of ua- tional security. Although World Vt'ar ll has artually in- volved America but a few months. she has produeed many heroes. both heralded and unsung. Outstanding among the former is Douglas lVlat-Arthur. llis story alone should be an inspiration to the ltluglish-speaking world, Against seemingly overwhelming odds. he has aeeomplished military mir- arles, VVhy'? llerause he is a strategist. Strategy is the key to his and your sue- eess. Time is the factor which will win this warg budget it. lJon't idle away the weeks with pointless index-ision. secure in the be- liet' that ehanee or Vuele Sam will provide l'or you. Our t'oret'athers east the mould in 17761 the eall has come again for molten man- power to fill the mould. Dou't hesitate to volunteer your set-vires. wherever they may be needed. It isn't necessary to shoulder a gun to defend Auierieag join those Fivilian lleteuse classes: be on the alert to better yourself and thus better your country. XVe all have in us, somewhere, dormant abilities. These hidden potentialities should be the stepping stones to a satisfying: and lasting position in life. Now is the time to unsheath those talents ami wield them vig:- orously in the nation's struggle. We are 1t'outinued on Page 193

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tw 1 A s w 'Q ,E Q 1 - THE SENIOR BOYS thu- varsity sports: Rusty and Sanford were doing bm-tter than good in tennis. Elsa and the five dwarfs were coming into their own in basketballfe-specially Elsa!! We seem to bo a vurse on French teachers for some rt-ason. Our new instructor. Miss Alice Ann Donovan, was replaced during her ill- nm-ss by NIV. Xviillillll Boyd, good ole lIoppy . We all trucked off to the senior last rhapol. took our share of awards. and Ilvvztiiit' seniors. Ah. blessed day when we tore into the sen- ior litNblllS to bo their orcupants! Hut gosh. ws' didn't know we were going to he so busy! 'l'o start the year oft' right, we helped put on-r tho Furtis campaign to the tune ol' 551.1230 and, ot' rourse, the state sales champ- ionship. Mala-ohn. Shirley, and .lark led that littlo slouglrpvtter. 'l'hc-n we duly elected onr rlass ot't'ic'ors. .lack Moore. presidentg Shirley Titromb. vivo president: Horam' Ltlvtlowan, svrretnryg and Arlean Taylor, tra-ttsurm-r. The- whole school wo1'k stopped in rc-n1o1nIn'ai11'e of the death ot' Reggie llownio. our classmate and a grand any too. ln football. Malrolni. Ralph, and Rusty dis- illl5Illit4llt'tl themselves. Heres to tho champs ot' Aroostook County, though they lwvt-1' won a game! Along about this time came the senior play. snow. and basketball. 'l'he perform- ances of Phil Boyne and Edith Dickinson and a fine east, of Shirley. Ralph, Carol, Elsa. Pauline. Sally, John, Richard, Leo and Jack made The Barretts one senior play folks won't forget soon. After basketball. in which Ralph Taylor and Bud Berry tex-'42l played some wonderful QIHIYIPS. we 1-amv to the history-making cowboy chapel. To the songs of Mary Ann, Elso. Bill. Al and .Is-tlgc- Marsh. we all had one grand tinn-. There were many other good c-hapvlsg but, from a shootin' point of view. this was the bost. On March 25th, the scholarship rare ended with Malcolm coming honn- virst. Edith and Carol neck and neck for sec-ond. and .lean Hanson trotting home with the third honor part. Twenty-two othors also placed in the money with averages ol' DOW or better. Malcolm had the extrvnwly high averapge of 9fi.R1'Z. Carol and Edith 9ti,1tt'W and Jean St5.TT L. XVQ- soon elected our senior king and out-ell candidates. Johnnie Mooe-rs and Mar- garet, Mclvlonigle. And. of 1-onrso, we had our 1-irvus play. a melodrama right from thc- banks of the Mississippi entitled Littl4- Nell . Little Nell Gardner, that frail lass who proved that beauty and brains do go to- tContinued on Page 403