Exeter Township Senior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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FOREWORD Here we stand - on the threshold of a new adventure. Our future glimmers brightly before us. Excitement soars, all our hopes and desires for the future are becoming more and more tangible. We feel compulsion to race forward and gather all these dreams to us quickly so that nothing is lost. But alas, this cannot be done. Not all of our dreams are ripe for harvest. They are still merely seedlings in our minds. For the past eighteen years our parents and teachers have been working dili- gently to cultivate our minds and sow seeds which possibly will produce a rich harvest of happiness for us. These years will always be remembered by us: the early years of freedom and gaiety when we played in the sun, oblivious of trouble around us 5 our elementary school days when vast horizons were opened to us through reading and writing, and finally our high school days with unlimited experiences in many phases of life. Of all these years the year 557-'58 is most likely to remain in our memory. This, our senior year, was an exciting year. Our studies and activities kept us in a constant whirl. We raced from one thing to another with seldom a moment to catch our breath. For many of us, this year was to be the last year of our formal education. It was a last chance for preparation to meet the world. Others were attempting to gather enough education to carry them onto higher levels of education. The seeds were growing in our minds and we were beginning to realize what our goals of life were. Aside from studies we gleaned a different type of education, a social educa- tion. Our class, being rather small, was a companionable class. We worked hard to present our Senior Class play, Mother Is A F reshmanf' We under- took numerous projects to raise funds for our class expenses, especially the trip to New York. As the school year drew to a close, we were filled with mixed emotions. We needed room to expand 5 we were looking for new ways of attaining our goals. Yet, we choked back tears many times when we realized that we must leave our Alma Mater. Yes, the memories of this year will linger with us forever. Now we are ready for this new adventure. Hard work will be needed to make the seedlings blossom and finally bear fruit. Storms may hamper our hopes, but nevertheless, they will continue to mature. We will go forward steadily, slowly and carefully gathering the fruits of life, sorting the good from the bad. The bad we discard g the good we keep and preserve with our joy at finally reaching our goal. 2

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MARY ALICE BERGSTRESSER Mary Alice . . . a new face at Exeter .. . well- liked by everyone for her sincere personality . . . enjoys all the sleep available . . . is a real as- set to thegirls, basketball team . .. will enter Bible School College. LORETTA MAY BLEACHER Retta . . . the spark of any party . .. travels far to Alma Mater . . . has a smile for everyone . .. usually seen with Pat . . . dislikes blond hair and snooty people . . . career in bookkeeping. PEGGY LOU ADAMS Peggy . . . Miss All-Americanv . . . very pleas- ant and popular . .. clothing and sports rank first in her likes, but clam chowder is out . . . conscientious yearbook editor and class vice- president . . . will major in Home Economics at Albright. LARRY HOWARD AHRENS Lace', handsome, popular senior boy . . . lemon meringue pie and veal cutlets are pleas- ing to his taste . . . homework and snooty girls do not rate Lace's favorite pastimes are hunting, fishing, and sports plans to enter the Air Force. VIRGINIA LOUISE ALBRIGHT Ginny . . . this pleasant girl is never at a loss for words . . . a capable sax player . . . favors the color blue, music, and reading . . . loathes liver and licorice . . . a future medical technician. JANE LOUISE ANEWALT Weezie poised and pleasant regards tomatoes and fires with aversion . .. talking and sleeping occupy much of her spare time . . . spending money is her favorite pastime . . . enjoys nice clothes medical technology is .her goal.