Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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ouk vice PRINCIPALS Assistant director Miss Ethel M, Hicks, through her capable supervision of the student course planning program and well-planned student scheduling, pro- vided the means whereby our students could ode- quately prepare and adjust themselves to the roles they were to play in this stupendous dramatic produc- tion of today and the life drama of tomorrow. Our other assistant director, Mr. Ivan E. Newpher, contributed his share to the success of our spectacular production by keeping our student cast well informed through the preparation of daily bulletins and by coordinating activities related to assembly productions. His off-stage activities included supervision of the cafeteria, fire drills, and hall patrol programs plus the evaluation and recording of student activities. The challenge of assisting our di- rector in preparing our youth for the roles they are to assume today and live tomorrow was in the capable hands of our assistant directors, Miss Ethel M. Hicks and Mr. Ivan E. New- pher.

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OUR PRINCIPAL THE DIRECTOR I1 you visualize the entire play, you comprehend the playwright's plan and identify vividly your part For you seniors, curtain time has come! The stage is set, probably not to your complete satisfa LIGHTS UPI Curtain! To the thespian, this cry carries a world of meaning, elicits a surge of emotion, and develops a re- sponse comparable to the old-time fire-horse reacting to the alarm. There's o job to be done, a challenge to be met. No one who has never appeared before the footlights can quite compre- hend the thrill that courses through the actor when the director calls, Curtain . ls the stage set? Are your stage properties ready and in place? Will you remember your lines? Will you be ca- pable of handling the busi- ness of the part you are playing? Will you be able to support your fellow players? Con you do justice to the playwright's idea? Can you carry through to the end or will you lose drive and bog down ? These and a thousand other questions, doubts, sweep through you. You are frightened, lonely- yet thrilled. You are 'angry at the director who seems so unconcerned, you resent the carefree attitudes of the stage managers, you glower at the prompter who didn't need to memorize o line. You are, to paraphrase, Alone, alone on a wide, wide stage . Then the curtains open! There's a void where your stomach ought to be. You are in brilliant light but see nothing. There is sound, but you hear nothing. At last a strange voice reaches your ears and an equally strange voice answers. Suddenly you recognize the voice os your own! ln a second you are ot ease, in familiar surround- ings, doing oft-rehearsed business , speaking well- known lines, reacting to your thespian partners - having fun! ln a flash, dramatically, in the whole drama. ction but to the best of the ability of those who have preceded you to set it. Your lines have been learned - those lessons and homework assignments your teachers have insisted upon over the years. Your business has been rehearsed - those experiences you have had in meeting situations, in working with other people. Your prompters are ready - your parents, pastors, friends who will ever be present to help you and guide you over the rough spots that lie ahead. Now all you need is that flash of sudden understanding, of inspiration, which will send you out into the brilliant light of a new world, into the full view of your fellowmen, to play with courage the part which the'Great Director has assigned you. Graduation! Lights Up! Curtain! Mr Master answered the call of his Great Director on May 19 1955, after having penned this final message to ....sQ.i1,.c....,. ' ' ' gd Z ZZ He played well his part. In the hearts of all who knew him, he lives on.

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President--Lewis A. Gaul Vice President-William A. Ruoff Secretary--Russell O. Anderson Treasurer--Herbert S. Hollenbach industrious citizens of the City of Reading who constantly aimed to pro- vide the best in educational facilities and opportunities for the youths of our community were the members of the Board of Education. Through their untiring efforts to promote this aim in our dynamic educational program, our students of today were adequately prepared to meet the challenging and complex problems of tomorrow, Seated-William A. Ruoff, Vice President, Lewis A. Gaul, President, Annadora V. Shirk, Herbert J. Jones, Jr., Norman S. Balthoser, Dr. Emil Bartos Standing--Russell O. Anderson, Secretary, Albert J. Strohecker, Dr. Thomas A, Ford, Superintendent of Schools, Russell C. Clump, Superin- tendent of Supplies, John S. Rhoda, Solicitor, John R. Fritz, Herbert S. l-lollenbach, Treasurer, H. Raymond Heckman, Superintendent of Buildings Absent from picture--John C. Kubacki BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS Leadership in coordinating and cor- relating curricular ond extra-curriCu- lar activities to meet the individual needs of the students of the Reading School District was provided by our capable administrators and supervisors. Seated-Mr. Henry Monyer, Ad- ministrative Assistant, Dr. Thomas H. Ford, Superintendent of Schools, Miss Katherine E. Plotts, Supervisor of Home Economics, Miss Laura l-loch, Supervisor of Nutrition Standing-Mr. Robert J. Snyder, Home and School Visitor, Mr. Lorenzo Zeugner, Psychologist and Supervisor of Special Education, Mr. Charles S. Keller, Jr., Director of Music, Mr. Earl L, Poole, Director of Visual Ed- ucation, Mr, Emanuel Jacobs, Director of Physical Education