Montpelier High School - Record Yearbook (Montpelier, VT)

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DEDICATION This thirtieth anniversary issue of the Montpelier Record is dedicated to a very special person who has touched the lives of a great number of students over these years. His tremendous personality combined with a great compassion, understanding, and love has set a fitting example for all people to follow. For all that he has done, and for all that he represents, it is with deep appreciation and feeling that we dedicate the 1986 Record to our friend, teacher, and coach, Mr. George D. Brown. Mr. Brown enjoying his favorite hobby. George and Lea Brown with their first born, Bill

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Mark Gilbertson and Tern Suskin follow Hannah Miller's lead Miss Silsby look “Yes. Betty that is a fingernail but that has nothing to do with Bio Roger Columbo questions Amy Carpenter's choice of flowers 7s Allison Thurston chews on her pencil white Tony Salerno gets down to work

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Meet The New MHS Coach George D. Brown, who while at Syracuse University, led the nation in point after touchdown scoring in 1946. arrived in this city last week to assume his duties as head coach at Montpelier High school. Appointed to the head coaching post by the school board last spring, the highly rated athlete be- gan workouts at the recreation field this week in preparation for the 1952 football season, now less than a month away. A native of White Plains, N.Y., Brown moved with his family to Scarsdale. N. Y., at an early age and was a letterman in football, basketball and track at Scarsdale High school. Following hU tigh school gradu- ation in 1941.' nfeTWraded Temple University for one year, playing freshman football, basketball and track. During this period, he add- ed hockey to ms athletic accomp- lishments. playing in a nearby amateur loop His studies interrupted by the war, he entered the Air Force in 1943. and while stationed at Max- well Field. Alabama, played with many professional and collegiate stars on the base football team. Honorably discharged in Febru- ary, 1946, he entered Syracuse University in the fall, where he played on the defensive platoon of the Orangemen eleven and served as their point after touchdown ex- pert. In 1946, his best season, he con- verted 20 out of 21 points after touchdown attempts. In his three year career at Syra- cuse he compiled the enviable rec- ord of 39 conversions out of 42 attempts, playing under ‘‘Ribs ’ Baysinger and “Biggie” Mann, both of w'hom have highly recom- mended Brown for his general abi- lity and keen defensive mind. Top: The happy couple Bottom Mr Brown directs students to their classrooms on the first day of classes at the new high school. January 16. 1956. From Montpelier Evening Argus, thirty-three years ago