Rockport High School - Tatler Yearbook (Rockport, ME)

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6 THE TATLER Cheerleaders 5?? Lmda Johnson Phyllls Slmonton Astrxd Thorvaldsen Iorlame Dow Bermece Gray Hep' Hep' was the shout of PhVl11S Slmonton CHead Cheerleaderj as she and the other four cheerleaders vshlrled lnto one of thelr many snappy new cheers The cheerleaders th1s vear were Phyllls Slmonton B IHIGCC Crey Lorralne Dow Llnda Johnson and Agtfld Thorvaldsen The Qenlor Class purchased one more new umform for us thls year so lt qave us the prlvllege of havmg flve cheerleaders th1S year PhVll1S Slmonton w1ll be lost to us bx graduatlon but we hope to have fu e materlal comlng mto our school next yea1 Both boys and glrls teams had a verv successful season thls year vsmmng the Bulwer League Champlonshxp We hope that we were a blg help to the teams 1n cheermg them on to vlctory We had many new cheers thls yea1 and we hope that by next vear we mav add to them Bermece Grey 54 A . 66 3? ' ' . . . V 7 . . . . . . Y . , C, ' I , , . . . sr u K , . . . V . L A L u, A . . . . l . ! ' 7 ' ' v ' 7 V' L 1 ' 4 - 9

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T E TATLER never close after the first quarter although the y1s1tors dlsplay ed a good passmg game throughout Thornd1ke agam h1t the nets for 30 polnts February 17 Rockport 33 Camden 45 At Camden We led the Mustangs 23 22 at half' tune but could not seem to find the range 1n the thlrd quarter when the home team took the lead and held lt to the end February 20 Rockport ol Thomaston 55 At Thomaston It looked llke our game after malntalmng a sl1ght lead from the start and unt1l the last three m1nutes of play Thomaston spurted however an sl1d by us 1n t e home stretch March 6 Rockport 47 Unlon 38 At Camden Thls was the playoff for the eastern dlVl81OH t1tle and y pxcked house yvas thele to see It Both teams played caut1ously for the first quarter yv1th the Beavers holdlng a 10 8 lead The second quarter saw both teams swappmg basket for basket Wlth the Beavers st1ll ahead 22 18 at the half Umon cut th1s down to 30 28 1n the th1rd stan7a but Thornd1ke and Mc Phete1s really cut loose 1n the final frame and boosted the score to 47 38 Whlle Grey and Welt held the v1s1t1ng forwards to elght polnts We were now ready for the western d1v1s1on leaders March 12 Rockport 58 Monmouth Academy 42 At W1scasset The long -1wa1ted moment was at hand Sulllvan Thornd1ke and Welt smoothly It was 31 13 at the half Then came the thlrd quartel and the boys reallv got lnto h1gh gear When the perlod ended the game was practlcallv cllnched w1th the score 58 19 The regulals departed and Mon mouth then started a spurt of 1ts own wh1ch made the flnal score 58 42 Not unt1l the regular guards went out d1d lVIonmouth show much scorlng strength but It was then too late and the flrst boys champ1onsh1p 1n many vears had come to old Rockport Hlgh R Athletlc ASSOLldtl0ll We stalted the year by electlng the folloyvmg offlcers P1 eszclevzt Marvln Welt Vzce Pleszdent W1ll1am Spear 816676411711 and T1easzue1 Dorls RlChHFd8 Th1s year we succeeded 1n I'9Vl3lI1g the Athlet1c kssoclatlon COIlStltLl tlon Wh1Ch had been ment1oned the prevxous year IH the Tatler The mam changes were 1n the svstem of 2lXV2I'd1Hg letters and the rules concernlng the care of the athletlc umforms Alden Dav1s 54 H 20 1 a P 1 v - 1 . 1 I VY. L , , d . 5 A . - - ' - jf C, ' . ' ' - 2 2 . .1 T 7 .T ' D C . A, . . , . I, l teamed up nlcely and rushed out to a 19-8 lead at the start. St1ll worklng Ja ' ' ' Q ' CK ' 73 ' ' ' A 1 n . . , . . . V I C I I I , 1 - K A 4 n I sl I z 1 .K I K ljc 1 ' f ' ' 1 - . . . . V I . 4, T ,, v 'H I ' !

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T E TATLER Literary ROCKPORTS NEW SCHOOL We as utmens oi the town of Rockport ale verv fortunate 1n hav mg a new school bllllillflg ind gvmna slum Becluse ot the lncrease IH the number of chlldren attendlng school we certfunlx have 1 great need for th1s new .?IClCl1tlO1'1 to our town Al though xt 1s costlng 1 lalge amount of money for th1s constructlon we can be assul ed th It It 19 a worthwh1le D1019Ct Our new school IS a healthler plea santer pl lce IH XVIIICII to study The outer walls ot the bu1ld1ng are largely composed of glass thus 1dm1tt1ng an abundance of sunllght 1nto the rooms cellent hghtmg arrangements An a1r cond1t1on1ng su stem keeps the warm and cool alr clrculatlng through the bu1ld1ng We can b certaln that the chxldren of our town w1ll be warm 1n our school durlng the wlnter for an excellent heatlng sw stem has been lnstalled Oh how proud our athletes w1ll be xx hen they can hold the1r games 1n the new ffymnasluml It w11l be grand to be able to play on th1s new spa CIOUQ well bu1lt floor The spectators n 111 also apprec1ate the fact that there Wlll be more bleachers and therefore more seatlng room IH the new gym Slnce we are luckv enough to have all these advantages whv not show how much vue apprec1ate them? Stu dents let s be sure to take excellent care of the new desks the br1ghtlv colored walls the large wlndows and the wonderful new gvm Don t destroy these furnlshlngs bv carelessness or vandahsm Let s show how much the labor monev and tlme our lnterested townspeople have g1ven 1n maklng our new school posslble 1e1lly means to us Be fmppreclatlve not destruc tue' DOIIN Rlchards 53 IMPROVING THL HUNTING LAWVS OF MAINE The Mfune Leglslature composed oi chlef w1ld hte authorltles and wardens adjourned last week tor mother two yeals The purposes ot these meetlngs are to make new laws and change old ones wlth one object 1n mlnd to pro tect the natural resources and the men who go afield cut down the hunt1ng death tolls from careless hunters Some of the lmportant facts 1n th1s case are as follows 1n the past Vear more hunt1ng deaths have been caus ed by mlnors However over a perlod of ten years exghty percent of all ac cldents have been caused by older men and s1xty percent bv out of staters The cost of all hunt1ng l1cens es for out of staters IS not much They requlre no reglstered glllde as laws do ln other states Th1s 1n turn tends to draw a lower class of sports men to lVIa1ne When a boy IS Voung thats the tlme to teach hlm good sportsmanshm and the proper use of firearms I don t mean one should g1V6 h1m a gun and expect h1m to learn bV hlmself I am savmg that he should be taught under careful superv1s1on how to handle hxmself afield From the ages of ten to ewhteen or mneteen vears a bov learns good sportsmanshlp that w1ll last h1m throughout llfe You sav Okav all well and good but what has thIQ got to do vwlth cut H 27 I I 7 I ' 1 4 L C ' Y i- -' w - 1 A u C , I ' , I I ' 7 A I 1 K 4 , A ' ' .' . ' I . 1 I Q Y I y S a . . 2 1 - I I Ls . 2 Av I I I Aw ' 1- - . l Y S ' w 1 1 c K c c . 7 . . 1 ' - ep K S C 4 f C ' ' s I ' I . 7 . I I I 1 L , I I I V 7 A . I, I . '. I I I I L I 2 ' I' f. . . ' . n 1 . I , I r R Brlghtly colored walls add to the ex- The big issue this Veal. was how to - - ua u L ' 1 1 n L L . e - ' a . I L'- K , . D , . . V n - I P I I - , I L. n I v K U ' ' 7 . . , , G ' I. ' ' I n . H 1 K ' I I l K a ' - H ' I I . I, , 7 ' l I ' II I'- K9 A u . . , , ' ' U 1 ' L L , u Q 7 If I . 7 . ' L 1 , . . L L, L 4. I , , I . I , . . U ' 1: I My . , . . . . . ,, ' . v ' . 9 . v x . . . . v. - I I