Mechanic Falls High School - Pilot Yearbook (Mechanic Falls, ME)

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5' is it npnr Front Row left to right Beth McAllister lelna Haskell Joanne Lenahon Betty Bosse Sandra Yates Shirley Brown Nancy Kelth Second Row left to rlqht Mrs Leclerc Alyce Arnold Maxine Raynor Lynda Henley Janice Strout Dianne Rollins Velora Perry Third Row left to right Nancy Lothrop Gladys Meggett Carole Keith Mary Lou Cote Ruth Chabot Marlon Black Slbyl Pearl Sharon French szwf The above picture rs of the gurls softball team for thus coming year We hope they will make as good a showing If not better than the team last year The following IS a summary of last years program The first game of the season was with Casco here at McFalls which was a victory for us 22 to Tl With our first game a vlc tory we looked forward to our next game which we played at Potter This time the odds were aaamst us T6 to T2 Our next game we played at Buckfield with McFalls rackung up 30 points to Buckfield's 2 We next went to Brudgton and lost 4 to 22 Our 5th game of the season was with Buckfield here at McFalls which we took with a score of 35 to T0 Casco whom we played our first seasonal game with was once again trying to gain a victory and this time they were rewarded 31 to T0 The next two games we did not do too well IH Brndgton here at McFalls won T5 to 9 and Dlxfield on their home field won T6 to T4 Our last game of the season was played agamst Dlxfield here at McFalls with our gurls scor mg a vnctorv, T7 points to Dlxfield's 7 Thus with a total of four wlns and five losses we hope to have a more successful team this year

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Front Row left to right Pattu Luzotte Carole Keith Shurley Brown Gladys Meggett Glorua Harriman Sharon French Second Row left to rught Duanne Rolluns Betty Bosse Mary lou Cote Barbara Huchunson Pattu Aaron Beth McAllister Coach Muss Donovan Qing fgcwlefgaf The above pucture us of the gurls basket ball team of thus year Even though thus year has not been as outstandung as the previous three or four we know that next year the gurls wull be out there trying and guving ut all they ve got Shirley Brown captain of the team, us a capable player and captain Thus year she began workung on a hook shot and us well on the way to makung ut successful Gladys Meggett us the tunuest player on the team Shes a whuz at outsude shots and uses her shortness to advantage Carole Keuth has been workung on fake passung Her heught and good eye are used profitably under the basket Beth McAlluster, the only lunuor on the team is our center guard. Beth is always there when you need her with lots of spunk and drive. Gloria Harriman is a conservative guard. She always seems to be in the right spot for rebounds and inter- cepted pass ball Pattu Luzotte, a guard us always there to recover a lost ball or to take part un a held ball She can be used as a forward and does a good 'ob at ut too Betty Bosse a substutute forward us good at long shot baskets She s the when you re down and out Ill help you out gurl Pattu Aaron a substutute forward, earned the nuckname of Coosey .lust when she got the feel of partucupatung un a game the ended Maybe next year Pattu' French a substutute guard, us new game of basketball and has um her technuque ummensely sunce the season Sharon at the proved start of the season Barbara Hutchunson a substutute guard, has been instrumental un helping develop understanding of the game to the new players. Eleanor Kelley a substitute guard, because of appendi- citis couldn't play much this year. But when she did play she helped our team out by intercepting passes and receiving balls.

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cDgff8l 6Ll g LAMBS WOOL Thus ns the story of a lnttle boy who has to play the part of a man One terruble nnght he learns how to become a man Learmng also about humanuty The time an Aprll evening an the year of 1775 The place a small vullage not far from Boston The characters a small boy and hls sus er The wmd whnstled as at rounded the corners of the shabby bunldung that was home to Jeffrey Paune Inside the old build mg stood a large fireplace In whnch burned a warm comfortunq flre Snttlng besnde the fire was Jeff and In has arms he cradled has four year old baby slster Julne Jeff found comfort nn watching the fire He sometumes even talked to It as he would to a friend so he wouldnt be overcome by that snckenung feeling of half loneliness half fear Thungs had become so muxed up lately Fnrst the rumor that we were to be at war wnth England and now the actual commg of Brntnsh troops to Amernca Now Jeff sat and thought of hus parents who had left hum and Julne alone unwallungly when they left for Boston wuth Jeffs exght year old brother Tum who had become deathly ull and was un need ofa doctors care The mund of an eleven year old some tnmes doesnt understand why It must do somethsng but knows that nt must Jeff felt thus way He knew hls orders He was a man now Luttle Julue depended on hum Jeff was aroused from has sem: con scnousness by the murmur of Julie Hungry tnred and wantung her mother Julle had been quiet long enough She now began to cry Jeff comforted her by playlng lambs wool with her lt was her favorute game Fnnally the tmy blond chuld fell asleep Just then the wmd loosened one of the shutters and ut clattered nolsuly agamst the slde of the bulldnng Fearing that It would awaken Julue Jeff at once got up to close It Lookung out at the nnght Jeff could see the April moon peernng down through ominous clouds The snow was meltmg and although It was warm Inside the cabm Jeff shnvered as he locked the shutter Jeff had lust settled mto a drowsy sleep when he was awakened by a muffled clat ter Coming out of has slumber he qulckly glanced at the lnttle bed In the corner and was relleved when he saw Julne fast asleep after her meal of cereal and mulk Thmkmg the shutter was loose agam Jeff took hls time crossing the room and stopped to re cover Julue Upon reachmg the wnndow he was surprised to see that It was stlll latched Then somethung caught hns eye and at the same tlme he heard the falnt sound of shouting Now he saw a flgure coming toward hum on horseback The riders horse shone ln the dull moonlight and the animal panted as If It had come far and fast Quick as a flash and as nolselessly as possible Jeff lifted has musket to the wm dow The gun had been a present from hns father on hls tenth bnrthday Hrs parents had told hum to beware of anythmg or any one and so It was that at thus moment the gun was pomted at the mysterious rider Jeff knew enough not to shoot without lust reason and he could feel hns hand grow numb on the trigger as he watched Now the rnder was nearing hum now hes besnde the house then luke a snren m the night the rlder shouted Beware the Brutush are coming and then he was gone It took Jeff a few seconds to recelve the Impact of the words Then as they reached hum he was senzed with pamc Hus parents had told hum of the Englush threats H knew they were near but never expected them to be so near He had heard has neighbors cursing the Brltlsh the clay be fore saw how they looked when they talked of the Brltlsh heard them swear to murder every redcoat that touched their and Now Jeff made hlmself thunk clearly and decude what to do In the luttle bed In the corner Julle slept soundly Jeff knew that a 1 . . 1 ' 1 I . , I 1 . , 1 X ' ' . - - . , . . 1 1 . . - I I - . I - . ' 1 1 1 - 1 - . . 1 . u - I u n o ' I . - 1 . . . . I . 1 - . . ,, I I I . . . . . ,, I ' I ' - 1 . e I - ' , 1 ' Il 1 . . . . 11 ' ' . . , . I I . . 1 -