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

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Clubs Because of the many interruptions in the school year, the Honor Society has not been able to hold as many meetings as usual this year. However, under the guid- ance- of Mrs. llowe it has as usual main- tained its place as one of the outstanding organizations of tl1e school. 'The officers ot' tht- club for the first semester were: president. Kenneth Larson. vice-president, llorcim l,lll'S0ll1 secretary, Patricia Russell 'l'rt-asnrer, .Ioan Kittredge. The officers e- lewtt-tl for the second semester were: pres- ident. Paul llitherg vice-president, Verne llyt-rs: secretary. Kathleen Kinney: treas- urer. lilf'll2ll'ii Ilycette. One of the projects tnitlr-rtakcii by the llonor Society this year was the preparation of a scrapbook to be ciitt-rt-rl in 1-onipetition with other schools in .llainc on the war activities ca1'ried on in the school, The book was illustrated with pit-tim-s of these various activities and each one was written up by a member ot' the society. This book was put on dis- play for the townspeople to see in the window of a store downtown. Major Reid ot' the Houlton Air Force Base addressed the club at one meeting and told of his interesting experiences as a doctor in China. The annual supper for the new members was held at the first of the year and many social as well as educational affairs have been enjoyed. The English Club, under the supervision of Miss Kennard and its president, Bryce Lambert, has enjoyed an equal number of literary and social meetings. Two suppers were held with entertainment provided by the club members. A service honor roll including the names of all men and women now in the armed forces who attended Houlton High School was prepared by the English Club to be placed in a prominent position in the school. Each member was assigned a certain year or number of years and was responsible for the name of every person included. New names will be added to the roll as the number of enlistments increase. As one of the outstanding pro- grams of the year Mrs. Fraser spoke on her experiences in the Philippines, where she lived for several years. Her lively des- criptions were made even more effective by the displays of native handiwork and souvenirs she brought to show. Other club officers are: vice-president, Teresa Lang- ley: seceretary-treasurer. Margaret Feeley. The newly formed Senior Red Cross Council. made up of two representatives appointed from each home room, has ac- complished a great deal of good this year. THE ENGLISH CLUB 18

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and White Co. and no one ever had ah more worthy person to take her place. History--past, present, and future-is her specialty. . ln room 15, to the left. is our stenograph- er, Miss Stinchifield. It is she who teaches the art of turning words into funny little marks that look like the results of baby's first attempt at using a pencil and paper. On the other side of the glass partition in room 15 is room 17, where Miss Black teaches her students that skill much in delnand today-typing. In this other room is the Sophomore English teacher, Mim Moody, who also proved her exceptional ability both as an actress and a dramatic coach. We all agree that the senior play Plane Crazy wasn't a smash hit by luck. Even after just one year with us she may leave, for it's in the wind that she'l1 be walking down the aisle before long. Next to one English teacher is another, Miss Gellerson, who holds' room 19 in in check. She hammers that' much dread- ed subject into the freshmen's heads. Across the hall in room 16 is Miss Rowe, who teaches domestic Science to junior division girls. Because so few high school students are in her classes, not many know how nice she is. - In the next room Stinny holds his own, for after chemistry class has been in sess- lon no one wants anything to do with 18. Incidentally Stlnson's track room team isn't doing so bad for itself. Mr. Sharp, another new teacher, has 20. There was a mad rush to take room Problems Democracy when the girls found out who was teaching it. They also found out that he had a very pretty wife. At the foot of these stairs is room 7, or as its students call it, cell 7 , and there it takes a is Warden Fraser! They say sworn statement from the sherrif 1Mr. La.mbert?j to let any of the inmates leave during activity period. Mrs. Fraser is taking over Mr. Peabody's afternoon classes. There he is now at the end of the hall, and as you see by his garb, he is director of the physical fitness course. He will make soldiers of our boys even before they're in the Army. In P00111 'IIIOFG vim, six is Peg Johnson, who has vigor, and vitality than she 11 ,knows what to do with. She has English fagain?J and Civics to deal out. Miss Johnson is another of our new teachers. Nice? Huh? ? . Room 8 is Miss Kennard's domain, where a- hundred and one activities go on. Guess what? ? Yes, she teaches English! ! fEvi- dently it must be importantl but she has to -handle seniors which makes the job even more- difficult. This is also Miss Kennard's frst year at H. H. S. We mustn't forget this tall, dark, stal- wart man coming down the corridor. He is Mr. Wood, 'our agriculture man and also our defense man. He usually ls smiling even behind' his sober face. ' 7 This is Mr. 1Cumming's office. He is our much' respected superintendent. That nice looking lady sitting in. there is Mrs. Fitz- patrick, his secretary. P I E We won't have time to visit the Central Building where the 7th and 8th grades are, but we can see all the teachers coming tol check in at the office. Well, no sooner said than done. Here is Ivan, our Maestro and, yes, English teacher. Because of Mr. Sherman we have one of the best bands in the state. Right behind him is Mrs. Churchill, their very pretty Social Science teacher. There is Mr. Saunders and Mr. Greaney leaving the office. They are the two quietest men in Houlton, but they are very good friends to our students. This is Miss Wallace, the pert little science teacher. And these are the last of our teachers, Miss Qualey, Miss McLellan, and Mrs. Judkins. We just can't forget Van. He is down there having a few words with some of the students. If anything needs fixing, just ask him and it's as good as done. Now, don't you think we have an A-1 faculty? ? You bet!!! A man running after a taxlcab panted to. the driver, How much to the station from here? Fifty cents, replied the driver. The nfan continued to run, and after having covered another lstretch, asked breathlessly, How much now? Seventy-five, retorted the driver. Ye're runnin' the wrong way.

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Its members made menu covers for the Chrismas dinners of service men ln hos- pitals, packed Christmas boxes of toys as well as mlany useful articles for the chlld- ren of warring nations abroad, and carried on many other activities. The annual roll call was conducted with great success, and a dance was sponsored by the council to supply additional funds necessary to carry on the functions of the organization. Miss Titcomb is the faculty advisor, and the off- icers of the council are: president, Lois Hoveyg vice-president, Patricia Russell: secretary, Patricia 0'Donnellg treasurer, Robert Burns. Under the direction of Miss Wilson the Glee Club has held its regular meetings this year. A Triple Trio made up of mem- bers chosen from the club as a whole has taken part in various entertainments put on by the townspeople. The group will appear in the annual music night program this spring and attend the music festival. This year again the Hi-Y Club has our principal, Mr. Lambert, as its faculty su- pervisor. This year's organization has twenty-flve members. The officers for the year are: Kenneth Larson, president: Jerome fCllfford, vice-president: Albert Madigan, secretary: James Chadwick, treasurer: and Verne Byers, chaplain. The boys activities this year have been greatly reduced due to the present conditions. This is the first year in six years that the Houlton High School chapter of the Hi-Y hasn't gone to the annual convention. The future Farmers is another outstand- ing organlzatlon in school this year. Mr. Wood ls the supervisor, and the officers are: Earl Gardiner, president: Donald Hagan, vice-president: Fred Moores, treas- urerg wSamue1 Lloyd, secretary: Clayton Brown, reporter. 'The executive committee consists of Freeman Taylor, Lester Sewall, and Leigh Cummings. Due to rationing boys will not hold their annual spring father and son banquet. The Jr. Red Cross members are repre- sentatives of the different home rooms. They have been very active this year Some of the projects which they have un- dertaken are making boxes for children of Iceland and for the children of the local hospitals, making scrapbooks for the hos- pitals, making surgical dressings for the 19 Houlton Chapter of the Red Cross, and al- so sponsoring two First Aid Classes for the Junior fifteen hours' course. The officers are: Nancy Hyde, president, Buddy Moores vice-presidentg Gennette MacNair, secre- tary: and Jean Lambert, treasurer. They have made an important contribution to the war effort this year and will continue to make themselves outstanding. The Boys H Club, usually one of the most active clubs in the school, has suffer- ed the same effects as all the rest this year. The annual initiation of new mem- bers was held in chapel on April 2l1. As a project this year the club has undertaken the erecting of a memorial plaque to Regg- ie Downie, an outstanding athlete and all- round citizen of Houlton High School, who died suddenly last year. He was a mem- ber of the class of 1942 and was loved and respected by everyone who knew him. The officers of the year are: president, Bud Berry, vice-president, Earl Gardinerg secretary-treasurer, Kenneth Larson. The executive committee is made up of Elliott Berman, Jimmy McAffin, and Bill Ford. A group of volunteers under the direction of Miss Ramsey has organized a debating society to study the fundamentas of debat- ing. So far they have only held discussions on various pertinent subjects, but they plan to hold at least one actual debate in the spring. The society ha no officers, but a committee in charge appointed from the group composed of Bryce Lambert, Kathleen Kinney, and Paul B-ither. B. C. M. and P. R. R. The Hi-Y supper was at its peak, noise and all. Suddenly Neil Lambert's voice was heard in one corner: Gee, this is just as crowded as home ls! . Miss Kennard: Where did Shakespeare go to school? Eben Currie: Yale, ma'am. Uust before rationing startedl Anna Burtt's mother: Ellery, I can't find any prunes around here. Where can they all be? Ellery: Well, you know what Anna says, The best prunes of all go to Carnegie Hall.