West Reading High School - Vaquero Yearbook (West Reading, PA)

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4.-4-1. 26 Tum 1931 BEACON IIIIIIIIllIIllIIlIIllIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIllIIllIIlIIIlIlllIIllIllIIllillIIUIIllIlllIIllIIIIIIllIIIIIIllIllIIIllIIllIIllIllIIllIIIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIllIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIII h See names on page 53.

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Tina 1931 B1aAcoN 25 II bllllll llllll IIIIIIIII II L - fi 'S -r Q? . . 5 R x 5-f TSC? e .1 - ' 9 i- 1 .1 S 1 T e as -1 Ufnni SSOCi.2ltTOfl CWS U09 N l lctivities of the NVest lXC'1Cl1l'l0 High livery! w School Xlumni xx5bOCl l.llO1l are again CEE' J recorded in the pages ot history. F-'L The annual banquet held May 29th at VVhitner's Banquet Hall boasts of having had the banner attendance in comparison to like affairs of previous years. Our guests, thirty-three young men and women, constitut- ing the Class of IQSO, and, incidently, the larg- est class ever graduated from the local high school, were introduced individually by one of their members, Donald Schaeffer. After an address of welcome by our president, Sidney D. Kline, Harry lf. l'otteiger, representing the Class of IQ23, presented the 1923 merit award to Helen Yohn. The main speaker of the even- ing was the Rev. J. B. Landis. A short busi- ness session was conducted and the following ofhcers were elected: another year comes tp a close the Q 1 Q, lt c '., ' c b g F5375 l q L ' L . t ' ' . - ' I 1 ,J A . L C . L. C President-Harry ll. Potteiger, '23. Vice-l'resident-VVinfred Brunner, '23, Secretary and Treasurer-Fern A. Leinbach, '26. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer-Edith Henne Leightheiser, '25. During the course of the banquet a few pupils of the Catharine VVolf Dance Studio enter- tained with specialty dances. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing and play- ing cards. The High School team again defeated the Alumni in the basket ball game which was played during the Christmas vacation. On December 27th the Alumni held a Christ- mas dance at the tireen Valley Country Club. The merrymakers danced to the strains of Wfally Spotts' Orchestra. The affair was verv well attended and proved to be a huge success, both socially and financially. The VV. R. H. S. Alumni Association is well represented in all walks of life. At the pres- ent time there are four members on the teach- ing staff of the local schools and another acting as school secretary. A mnnber of the 1930 graduates are pursu- ing their education at higher institutions of learning. They are: .lohn I-Iarner, Harold Knoll, Helen Yohn, Mary Yohn, Albright Collegeg Betty Drenning, Drexel, james lVlaclVlinn, Muhlenbergg Florence Schlottman, Grace Gabel, Wfest Chester Teachers' College: Inez Greth, XVestern Maryland, Audrey Dim- ler, Charles Hess, Donald Schaeffer, Leah Smith, McCann's School of Businessg Gene Levengood, -lay Brooke Miller, Marion Young, Stoner's Business College, Ruth Bodey, Read- ing Hospital Nurses' Training School, Ed- ward Ganster and john Hunter, Textile Trade School. Dan Cupid has been extremely busy attend- ing to the needs of the Alumni members, as twelve have been married during the past year. Alumni members, boost your Alma Mater by lending a helping hand whenever an oppor- tunity presenls itself. Wlie hope to see you at the next banquet.

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rkf- , THE 1931 BEACON 27 'llHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIlIIIIIIIIIVIIll!IIIIIIlIIllIIlIIIIIIIIVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIllllIIIIllIllllllllllllIIIIlllIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIVIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIlIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVIIIIIII See names on page 53.