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MEMORYRESULTS
TEST YOUR

Well folks, the “Test Your
Memory” quiz in the last issue

was not as hard as we thought.
The following folks made some
educated guesses:

Jim Craigs ’61:

Hi Jess and Patty: ANSWER
Just received the latest “North Star News” and again I have to identify the Mystery Picture on Page 26.
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ROW 1: D. Taylor, D. Vincent, J. McConnell, R. Davenport, W . Colbath, T. Brown, A. Ellis. ROW 2: D. Law­
It is the “Varsity Baseball Veterans” and I assume the picture was taken in 1959. The picture was taken in 1959.
rence, R. Fclker, Mr. Hackett, Coach; R. Crawford, V. Hersey.
1st Row: David Taylor, David Vincent, J. McConnell, Robert Davenport, William Colbath, Tom
Brown and Albert Ellis. Bet it threw a lot of folks off
2nd Row: David Lawrence, Richard Felker, Mr. Hackett, Robert Crawford and Vaughn Hersey. thinking it was the basketball
team.
Betsy Mercer ’62: It is the 1959 Varsity Baseball
Thought I’d take a stab at this one… Veterans.
HHS Varsity Baseball Team, 1959
Who are these handsome lads?
Front Row: David Taylor, ?, ?, Robert Davenport, William Colbath, Tom Brown and Albert Ellis.
Second Row: David Lawrence, Richard Felker, Mr. John Hackett, ? and Vaughn Hersey. Front Row-Left to Right: David
Taylor ’59; David Vincent ’59;
John McConnell ’59; Robert
Rachel Sylvester Good ’60: Davenport ’59; William
Varsity Baseball Veterans of 1959 Colbath ’59; Thomas Brown ’59
and Albert Ellis ‘59
1st Row: David Taylor, David Vincent, J. McConnell, Robert Davenport, William Colbath, Tom
Brown and Albert Ellis.
Back Row-Left to Right: David
2nd Row: David Lawrence, Richard Felker, Mr. Hackett, Robert Crawford and Vaughn Hersey. Lawrence ’60; Richard
pcou&t SoAefcdC *l/eteuut& Felker ’61; Mr. Hackett, Coach;
Robert Crawford ’60 and
Linda Ellis Bennett ‘59: . Peabody, P. H aney, V. LaBel. R. Roy. D. W iggins. ROW 2: Mr. Dobbins, Coach;
ROW 1: T. Mason. G. W ard. D
O. Grant, J. McCordic. D. W hite, D. Wiggins. E. Carpenter, J. Jameson. Vaughn Hersey ‘61
The year was 1959
They were the Varsity Baseball Veterans Don’t forget to play this issue’s
1st Row: David Taylor, David Vincent, J. McConnell, Robert Davenport, William Colbath, Tom “Test Your Memory” on the
Brown and Albert Ellis. following page.
2nd Row: David Lawrence, Richard Felker, Mr. Hackett, Robert Crawford and Vaughn Hersey.

Well Jim, Rachel and Linda, it was obvious that you were good sleuths and found the information in the 1959
yearbook. Betsy, you did an excellent job and were almost 100%. I’d say we would give you a silver star and
the other three folks the gold star for this contest. Congratulations.

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