Oxford High School - Clarion Yearbook (Oxford, ME)

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Fmrst Row Lesl1e Ktmball Duane lV1cKendr1ck Eugene Frrtz Sldney Lmnscott Bernard Dunn Tomm1eBelanger CoachR1chard Sawyer Second Row Manager Edwmn Thayer Fred Bartlett Kenneth Johnson Robert Grover Ronald Meserve John P1ke Franc1s Herrlck Ass t Manager Robert lVlcAll1ster BOYS BASKETBALL Twelve boys reported for pract1ce at the opemng of the season under the d1rect1on of Coach Rlchard Sawyer By the close of the season we had lost three members and gamed one new one Although the percentage of games won was not as large as we had hoped due to the loss of several members of the team we feel that we had a good season especlally 1n vmew ofthe mcreased mterest and support on the part of the home folks games The prospects for a flne season next year appear unusually br1ght ln v1ew of the fact that we are loslng only one veteran through graduatmn Captam Sldney Lmnscott The schedule Score Thelrs Ours Score Woodstock Potter Academy Norway JV s Canton Thelrs Ours New Gloucester Casco Canton Potter Academy Leavltt Instxtute West Parls South Parls JV s Woodstock Lnsbon Falls South Parls JV s New Gloucester Hebron JV s West Parms Leavltt Instltute Casco I-hgh scorers for the season were Sldney L1nscott and Tomm1e Belanger, wrth 242 and 204 polnts, respectlvely. and also because ofthe large nurnber ofwwell-played, closely contested 17 39 58 34 ' 24 34 27 28 44 41 ' 37 44 45 62 ' ' 39 54 36 33 39 42 58 34 ' 85 38 ' ' 34 43 ' 68 33 ' 61 32 ' ' 35 38 ' ' 37 13 39 37 33

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THE UNITED STATES and RUSSIA and the ATOMIC BOMB The Un1tedStatesandRuss1a are engaged 1na grlm race for supremacy 1nthe development of atomlc energy Whlle we hope we can settle today s lnternatlonal d1ff1cult1es peacefully tn a sense the future may depend upon the outcome of thts race If we keep ahead of Russ1a she may not provoke a major war If war does break out our safety may depend upon our havmng atom1c supremacy Authorltles 1n the Unlted States th1nk that our Country IS st1ll ln the lead by a good margtn ln the bulldmg and stock p1l1ng of atomtc x ploslves We are spendlng two and one thlrd b1ll1ons of dollars thms year alone ln order to matntaln our lead ln thls respect The publlc does not know very much of the detalls of our natlons undertaklng ln such great secrecy Anatom1c bomb we know contams relatwely few pounds of explos1ve materlal The exact quantlty IS a secret The mater1al uranlum 2.35 or plutonlum cannot be exploded untll a certaln amountof lt 15 thrown together Th1s secret amount IS generally known as the crltlcal mass Thus ln an atom bomb that 1s ready for use the exploslve IS kept mn two or more pleces each portlon too small to make a cr1t1cal mass Suddenly the pleces are slammed together to form a lump that 1s large enough to explode Then the atoms w1th1n the mass of uranlum or plutonmum react upon one another so as to cause a tremendous searmg blast Work along thls l1ne IS golng along at a rap1d pace but the questlon remalns Can we contmue to stay ahead of Russ1a mn atomtc powe '7 ' Francls Lee I-Ierrlck 52 S I ' ' ' . I , . , . I . , . ., . . . . n - . , . A e - . f l . I atomic program. Never before has this country carried out so vast an ! ! . . H . . ,, , . . , . , . , . . . . . . Y - . - - - - I , r. . . ,

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Front Row Second Row Thlrd Row Evelyn Frltz Jean Foster Capt Je an B re tt Thelma Barrett Alxce Owens BeverlyHerr1ck Marylyn Bartlett Janlce Colby Patrlcla Owens Manager Elalne Allen L1ll1anWh1tney Verna Colby Mlss Golder GIRLS BASKETBALL The team of 1950 1951 was under the dlrectlon of Coach Donna Golder The teamelected Jean Brett as captain Both glrls dxd an excellent Job In addltlon to the members 1n the above plcture Reta Owens and Jane Percy also were out for practmce ln the fall. Although we d1d not w1n many games we enjoyed them greatly We also obtalned the experlence needed for future years of playlng. The schedule West Pa r1s Woodstock New Gloucester Casco Canton Potter Leavltt West Pa r1s South Parls Woodstock Score Ours thelrs Score ours thelrs 6 10 Z9 59 Potter Canton Mechamc Falls South Parms New Gloucester Mechanlc Falls West Parls Leavltt Casco 23 32 29 Z3 29 27 22 47 37 35 67 33 23 33 36 31 64 52 41 39 35 43 44 32 56 21 32 32 43 36 24 29 20 44 , . . S - . . -U .. .Q ' ,. - QL. 1 , elf A 4 , -f- if ., 4. . ,:,,,.. '-3' . ' V. , 6 any, 'X , X 1 Pm ,1 I-3 ' 9- I ' fs. M Q 'I' r mf? :A V 2 3 1 X, ' 1 1 1 1 , . ' 1 1 I . : n 1 1 . I n . .