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

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Senior Class History ln the fall ot' 1939 tliei'e migrated from .Iunior lligh to the Senior High School building a group of youngsters. Because we were all very timid, not iuuch was acc- omplished our first year. NVe elected class officers as follows: president, Bob Ander- song vice-president, Winnie Millerg secre- tary., Don McNuttg and treasurer, Margie Watson. Our outstanding athletes were Bob Anderson, Dick Niles, and Don McNutt. After becoming acquainted with Latin verbs along with algebra symbols, we pro- ceeded to the sophomore rooms. The same class officers prevailed in our sophomore year, but---we elected king and queen candidates for the circus, Dick Niles and Winnie Miller. XVe participated in our speakingcontestandthis showed still more ot' our hidden talent. We had matched up Phil and llob, but some of the girls liked senior boys .loyce and Phil, Winnie and Late, Margie and Buck. Juniors I I Now we were really in the lime-light. Dick played with the Varsity and a mighty good player be was! This was the year we thought we would grow np. The girls wore high heels, and the boys began to take their romances seriously. Our queen candidate was Margie Watson and our king. Albert Madigan. Our senior year opened with a bang!! Ilationing! Then came the scrap drive with privates, sergeants, and lieuteuants. Also the Uurtis campaiign, headed by Buzzy Gardiner finished with total receipts of 31.383, and a net school profit of S468.86. This was the greatest amount ever earned in Hi. ll. S. After oui' class officers had served three years, we decided they were tired. In their places were put Albert Mad- igan, presideutg Pat Russell, vice-presi- dent: secretary, Dick Nilesg Barb MacNair treasurer. Mac--, long. lean, and lJl0Ild--- sure show- ed us how to play basketball. Donnie McNutt was in there a'fightin', too. Dick Niles, the All Aroostook Ace , headed the league with 101 points. Galloping after him was good ole Bolicky Berry with 73 points. But where would our champs have been tif it hadn't been for their man- ager, .loe Vt'ilcox? The senior play, Plane Crazy , was excellent with Al, Pat and Winnie doing their stuff. But they were not alone. Lois, as Julie, proprietor tessb of Julie's Gyp SENIOR PLAY CAST

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the American college. Education must be maintained at any cost! WHY THE YOUTH OF TODAY MUST PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE Today we are the youth of the nation- tomorrow we will be her citizens. Many of the boys of this generaton are giving their lives to our country, and it is up to us, the rest of the youth, to see that those boys didn't do it for a worthless cause. It is for us to study and learn how to become good citizens, to find out what is best for our country, and to learn that it ls up to the individual, not the next fellow, to do what has to be done. How are we going to know what is right if we don't study past history and find out what others did wrong? Certainly experience is a good teacher, but the question is too important to leave entirely up to the experience- we get while we ruin the country. It is the experience of others who have come before us by which we must profit. The responsibility of setting this country right after the war is going to fall on our shoulders. As future citizens we must learn now how to vote intelligently. We should know how to find out which man is going to work for us and whzich one is going to work for himself. If we don't learn now the evils of voting for the man who talks the best, or looks the best or promises the most, how will we ever know when we reach the age to vote? The last generaton fought a war which they thought was to end all wars, but they made mistakes lin their postwar problems. We cannot blame themg they did what they thought was right: but we can blame anyone who, not studying enough about the last war, wants to do the same thing this time. It's up to us to see that this gen- eration doesn't fight its war for nothing. - L. A. H. WE THE PEOPLE It is in times like these that we Amari cans should get behind the wheel and push, push with all our strength, ability, and will-power. In this case there must be- there can be- no shlrkers. No man, woman, or child can be excluded from the plan to- ward victory. I know that we all must feel this, we all realize thris, and yet there are still a few citizens in this country of ours, who- oh yes, they buy defense stamps, they live beside a family who has a son in the army and the- father is an air raid warden, but they complain all the time about the short- age of gasoline, the rationing of sugar and coffee, and finally they can see absolutely no need of the rationing of food or shoes. The wife doesn't like to serve cake with- out frosting to her bridge club, and the husband grumbles because he has to walk to work in the morning. To take an attitude such as this is un- American. I cannot see why anyone would mind making a few sacrflfices, which after all cause them little inconvenience com- pared wvith what is going on in other countries of the world. If we Americans do not learn to do without things wllldngly, we will be forced to do without them any- way. It cis through the rationing of these necessary articles and food that we will supply the armed forces with materials which will help bring about victory soon- er than it could otherwise be accomplshed. However, if it 'ls not altogether the ab- solute necessity of these materials in the war effort that will convlince them, just let them think of all the boys who won't come back to enjoy the peace we have won. Let them think of all the parents the world over who will have no son, but will be proud anyway, knowing that their son died for his country and liberty. Does it not seem narrow-minded to you that we should worry about a little sugar when some young man, maybe that boy next door, is fighting for his life this very minute? Freedom 'ls our heritage-let us protect it and insure it for the coming generations. P. R. R.

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Joint, certainly was good. And Jim, playing the part of Mus, drew some hearty laughs, from the audience. Neither must we forget Buzz and Eloise, Pute, Ruth, the Gang- Bob, Ruth, Margie, Kay, Gertie, Gerry, Ken, Jim-Miss 'Crump and Mrs. :Petty. Thanks to Miss Moody iMiml, to our property managers, and to Jean McLaugh- lin, prompter, a fine preformance was a- chieved. On March 17, Lois Hovey was pro- nounced valdictorian of our class with an average of 96.32 percent. Phyliss Hardy, salutatorian with 95.87 percent, and Pat- ricla Russell with 95.83 percent for an average claimed the third honor part. Twenty-five others had 90 percent or better. lSoon after our graduation many of the boys, not only from the class of '43 but from the sophmores, too, will be inducted into the same branch of our fighting forces. Here's luck to you boys. To dear old Houlton High we bid adieu. Many happy times have been enjoyed withmin your walls, and we hope the seniors to come will have memories of you as dear to them as ours to us. Marjorie Watson Senior Biographies Anderson, Lloyd James Minstrel Show 3. Anderson, Robert Ernest Baseball, 15 Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 45 Boys' H Club, 2, 3. Annett, Eva Mae Basketball, 15 Twirling Squad, 2, 3, 45 Honor lSociety, 35 Tumbling Corps 35 Eng- lish Club 4. Bates, Leta Irene Home Ee. Club, 1, 2, 3. Berce, Lewis Charles Ricker, 15 Freshman 'Play, 15 Freshmen Speaking, 15 English Society. Club, 4-5 Honor Berry, Harold Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 45 Eugene Captauin 35 Base- ball, 1, 2, 3, 45 Football, 1, 2, 35 Track 35 Tennis, 35 H 'Club 2, 3, Class Treas., 1, 2, 35 Award 3. 45 H Club Pres. Nason Basketball Blckford, Ellen Jean Hodgdon--Clas Pres. 25 Honor Society 45 English Club 45 1Cadet'Teachlng 45 North Star Board 4. Bither, Hazel Marie First Aid 3. Bither, Paul Edwin Honor Society, Pres.5 English Club, Hi Y Club5 Debating lChairman. ' Brewer, Harold Allen Hodgdon-Basketball 15 Speaking Contest 2, 35 Senior Play 4. Brewer, Margaret Jean Junlior Red Cross? lCounci1 fSec.l 1: Basketball 3, J. V. 's 1, 2,5 B Twirling Squad 2, 35 Honor Society Treas. 35 Sec. 45 English Club 3, 45 North Star 45 Cadet Teaching 4. Brower, Ruth Marjorie Brown, James Leroy Orchestra 1, 25 Sophomore 'Speaking Ex- hibitlon5 Junior Speaking Exhlibition5 Eng- lish. Club 45 Senior Play 45 North Star Board 4. Brown, Ray Earl 'Burlock, Lawrence John H Club 3, 45 Hi-Y Club 45 Track 2, 3, 45 Cross Country 35 Basketball 2, 3. Burtt, Anna Gertrude English lC'lub 45 North Star Board 4. Callnan, Phyllis Arlene Glee Club 2. Callnan, Robert Eugene Future Farmer 4. lCameron, Benedict Wilfred Lewis Football 25 Baseball Mgr. 1, 2, 3, 4. Caron, Natalie Marie lGlee Club 35 Home Ec. Club 1, 3. Carter, Ruth Ardel Glee Club 25 Honor Society 45 English Club 45 Senior Play 45 Executive Board of Honor Society 45 Cadet Teaching 4. Chadwick, James Murray Band, 1, 2, 3, 45 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 Hi-Y 2, 3, 45 Treas. of Hi-Y 45 High sales- man in Curtis Campaign 45 Future Farm- ers 15 lSenior Play fBus. Manager Sc castj Tennis 1, 25 North Star Board 2, 3, 4. Cole, Olive Virginia Conlogue, Paul Davld Manager of Track 4. Colson, Clifford Leamon Future Farmers 1, 2, 3, 4. Cormier, Rlta Mary Home Ec. lClub 1, 2. Crafts, Leona Agnes Band 45 Orchestra 45 Basketball 15 Eng- lish Club 45 B Twirling Squad 2. Crane, Mu Marlo