Laconia High School - Lakon Yearbook (Laconia, NH)

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, 4 Gilman CDoverD tackles, Guilmette CRochesterl and Datson CConcordl guards, Sleeper CConcordj center, Bastianelli fDoverj quarterback, Stone fDoverj left balfbackj Riley fConcordj right halfbackg Curtis fConcordj fullback, Coen fFranlclinj utility back. The 1944 team should start with a good nucleus of at least ten lettemaen as only Captain joe Depine, Tom Barrett, Art Poire, -lerry Sweeney, Bob Irwin, and Emmet Arnold will be graduating. FOOTBALL SQUAD First Row: Charles Sheehan, Rene Lessard, Donald Beane, Robert Guay. Emmet Arnold, Harry Sweeney, Arthur Poire, Thomas Barrett, Robert Hamilton, Strand Rofw: Normand Simoneau, Leo Morel, Charles Noyes, john Janes, Herve Guay, Albert Minnon, Norman Brough, Leon Flanders, Third Ro-wt Alfred La Roche, Roland Dubois, Park Munsey, james Darling, Herbert Hughes, Charles McMurphy, Leo Poire, Robert Drouing Fourlh Rofw: Coach Flint, Franklin Smith, Maynard Moore, George Collins, Kenneth Paige, Carl Angers, Manager Paul Rand, Faculty Manager Crookerg Seated in front: Melvin Morancyg Abrcntz Maurice Depine, Robert Irwin.

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3. On October 23 the lVlagicians played host to Spaulding High of Rochester, this game proved to be the best game Laconia played all year, sending the Rochester eleven down to a I3-6 defeat. Laconia opened up in the first period and recovered a Spaulding fumble on Rochester's 14-yard line, and for most of the first half Laconia was inside Spaulding's 30-yard line. Norman Brough, a l25-pound sophomore, playing his first full game for the lllagicians, scored the initial touchdown early in the second period of the game, and a pass' from Beane to Barrett made it seven points. Then midway in the third period Rene Lessard, playing his last game before being inducted, ran untouched 45 yards to score Laconia's final six points. Laconia played Somersworth High the following week, October 30, on the athletic field and wrapped up their second straight win, 7-0, at the expense of the Hilltoppers. Captain Joe Depine scored Laconia's only touchdown from two yards out a few plays after Don Beane had made a thrill- ing 38-yard punt return to the Somers- worth 15-yard line. The lliagicians travelled to Franklin on Armistice Day to meet their arch rivals and there helped to dedicate the beautiful new Roger S. lllartin lllemorial Athletic field to the city's first war casualty and here suffered their first loss to a Franklin team in several years, 13-0. Franklin's .W Jimmy Coen was the outstanding factor in this game, intercepting a pass and scampering 54 yards to Franklin's first score, and then setting up their final score late in the second half. Although the season was only a mediocre one, the Magicians placed Tom Barrett, Charles McMurphy, Melvin Morancy, Robert Irwin, Jerry Sweeney, Donald Beane, and Rene Lessard on either the second or third all-state teams or with honorable mention. Immediately following the season the lettermen of the team X Lk-A-wl- ' elected Donald Beane captain of the 1944 team and also selected an all-opponent team which consisted of Iablonski CRochesterJ and Hanratty CDove1'j endsg Duffy and

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Madeline Roux, Dorothy Marsland, Muriel Ladieu, Beverly Nadon, Evelyn Lessard, Patricia Caverly, Virginia Valliere. THE CHEERLEADERS Who helped to boost the spirits of the basketball and football teams this season? Those seven vivacious girls, our cheerleaders. Clad in snappy red slacks and white sweaters, they managed to get every L. H. S. rooter cheering lustily at all the tournament games. They lent their cheery support at the majority of the outside games as well. VVith suggestions from Sponsors Edna L. Smith and Ruth Trull, the girls wrote six new cheers, complete with motions, for the basketball game with Franklin. Tops among these was Laconia's going to push them back down Willow Hill, dedicated to our Franklin rivals, and written by Evelyn Lessard. They drew up a constitution and have been recognized by the Student Council, thus entitling them to representation in that body. Already the girls are eagerly looking forward to next year when they will put into practice some very eye- catching ideas. VVhite megaphones placed in the center of a red L were awarded as letters to the following girls: Beverly Nadon, head cheerleader, Evelyn Lessard, lkladeline Roux, Patricia Caverly, Dorothy lklarsland, lliuriel Ladieu, and'Virginia Valliere. THE ATHLETIC ASSUEIATIUN The governing body of high school sports is the Athletic Association. It controls all girls' and interscholastic sports. The Association is made up of the physical directors, athletic coaches, and managers of each sport. By approving schedules and purchase of new equipment and making a budget, the Association holds a controlling hand over athletics. Dr. Clarence Rowe, president, Bliss Edna L. Smith, secretary, and lllr. Andrew Crooker, faculty-manager, are all officers of the Association. The most important job the Association has undertaken this year is the revision of the constitution to obtain a more liberal interpretation. Miss Smith, lVIr. Gifford, Shirley DesRosier, and Emmet Arnold are doing the revising.