Reading High School - High Lights Yearbook (Reading, OH)

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Eitwtptslf-wrwtlw SALUTATORY ADDRESS, Lesley A. Brune V , S- P lt is my privilege and pleasure to be the representative of the class of 1957, to welcome each of you to this our . if-'fx commencement exercise. Upon entering Reading High School, as freshmen, four years ago, it was nothing but a dream that we would ever be sitting here tonight. Now, as this dream is being fulfilled, we realize that our hard X work, which at times seemed unbearable, has given this reward to us. This work, plus the many achievements we have accomplished, will make a lasting impression upon our lives. ln making this dream come true we realize the tremendoushelp that has been given to us. Our parents, although sometimes taken for granted, have made many sacrifices in order to send us through high school ..... We also wish to express our gratitude to the Board of Education. They have furnished us with modern equipment, so that we will be ready to take our places in the world. They also have provided us with a very wonderful and well-trained, competent faculty who have shown great interest in us with their never-ending personal attention. Had it not been for their personal attention we would not he ready to graduate tonight. A part of this faculty, our class sponsors, are the ones closest to us. Without their help we could not have made our wonderful trip. . . . . Last, but by far least, we wish to thank the people of the community for the interest they have taken in our various projects. They have passed the school bond issue for the Hilltop School which is now in the process of being built. This, when completed, will keep Reading from becoming overcrowded in the future. We are glad that the community takes such a large part in the education of the youth of our city. We appreaiate deeply the scholarships and awards offered by the P.T,A., the Student Council, the Lions Club, the Kiwanis, American Legion, and the Garden and Literary Clubs. These organizations stress good scholarship and the preparation of the leaders of tomorrow. As we face the future there is a combination of happiness and sadness. Happiness because we know we have fulfilled our dream and are taking our places in the world. Sadness because we are leaving the halls of Reading where we have formed many pleasant memories, and made many close friends. We know that these memories and friendships will long be cherished throughout the years ..... 1 A , CLASS PRESIDENTS ADDRESS , James H. Herbstreit 'I I' Mr. Durkee, members of the Board, and friends. p As you know it is customary for the graduating class to present to the school a parting token of remembrance. di 5 . This year the class of 1957 takes a great deal of pride and pleasure in presenting to their Alma Mater a new trophy case. The case has been placed in the upper hall of the high school and will supply room for our ever-grow- ing number of trophies. We present this gift in the hopes that Reading High will continue to win praise, as we know it will in both the academic and athletic fields. ln closing l would again like to thank each and every person who has helped to make our four years here at Reading four wonderful, happy years that will linger long in the memories of each of us. VALEDICTORY ADDRESS, Richard E. Meyer l957 marks the one-hundreth anniversary of the National Education Association. A century is a long time in the life span of individuals, but in the development of institutions it is a brief period indeed. It is the exception to have within a single century distinctively new institutional forms emerge and become well established. Yet this has ,D , A occurred in American education. . . n-U Our system of education was entering a period of great expansion 100 years ago. Men such as Horace Mann and Henry Barnard incorporated the concept of educational opportunity open to all without regard to class, economic status, or religious belief- -a grand concept for liberating and dignifying each person as an individual! For the first time in any nation, during the past century in America this goal has become an accepted national purpose toward which substantial progress has been made. In 1857, the curriculum of the school was planned for only the theology and the jurisprudence aspirants. There was little or no emphasis placed upon citizenship, practical use of knowledge gained in the school, or social consciousness. Book learning was the ex- tent of education. The Little Red Schoolhouse was for teaching the three R's and had little connection with community problems. . . . If you find these facts difficult to comprehend, then, as it is often said, Friend, you ain't seen nothin' yet! In the future school will operate on a year-round basis. The need for room would demand that students go to school in shifts of nine months each. Another idea was a straight twelve month school year, which would enable a student to complete high school in three years. More students could then be accommodated. Push-button education will be a reality. Electronics will function in the school room. Desks will be wired with earphones for each student. The teacher will operate a keyboard instrument and will be able to adapt the subject matter to the individual needs of the student. Classes will become so large that a microphone, a tape recording, or a television set will have to be used in order that everyone in the room may hear the instructor's lecture. Boys will be studying along the engineering and science fields, but so will seventy-five per cent or more of the girls. These things all seem remote to us at this time, but really they are not ..... From the work of the committee for the White House Conference on Education, one fundamental fact emerges: Schools now affect the welfare of the United States more than ever before in history, and this new importance of education has been dangerously underestimated for a long time. , , , , 33

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Xi LastWiElLamLT og TlwO0nsso,Q19s7 We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, bein of sound mind and strong body do leave this will to be carried out by our sponsors, who have ielped us so much in our four years here at Reading High School. We wish to thank the Administration and Faculty for the help they have so generously given us. To Mrs. Lacker, the secretary, our thanks go for her kind and patient ear always bent to our excuses. We bestow upon the Freshmen Class our frliepdly, winning ways. We bequeath to the Sophomore Class our sense of humor and intellectual a 1 ities. To the individual members of the Junior Class, we bequeath, bestow, and endow the following: NANCY ASBROCK wills her four years of cheerleading to Virginia Spencer and Loretta Proffitt. NORMA BALL bestows upon Kathleen Lemon and Ann Turner all her energy. DON BECKER presents to Ruth Batterson and Judy Turner his conservative ways. DAVID BESSEY endows upon Don Hucke and Jack Spahr his Atlas build. BEN BOLLMER donates his brain in chemistry to Dora Jones and in civics to Cathie Price, GLENN BOLSER leaves his ways with the sophomore girls to Dick Horn. LESLEY BRUNE bequeathes to Wilma Hollar and Marie Stirnkorb her height. NANCY BURGER wills her position as a lorious senior to Betty Burger and Margie Sharp. STEWART CALHOUN bestows his blue Cghevrolet to Tom Finney, RON CROMER donates his love for school to Joan Loggains. , JANICE CUMMINS divides her long hair between Heidi Redlich and Sue Wichmann. CLIFFORD DIXON wills his ability to drive senior girls home from school to Gerald Reddington and James Wallen. PAT FLEGE bestows to Margie Hindersman her ways with service men. ELAINE HADIJICK presents to Dolores Stollner her reserved ways. LEONARD HANK willingliy donates his slim figure to Tom Bardo and Paul Groh. CHARLES HEILMANN en ows upon Johnny Kesson his curly locks and collection of hot rod ma azines. JIM HEEBSTREIT wills to Bob Koenig and Don Hampton the formula for blowing up the chem- istry room. SUE HESTER presents to Nelson Miller her little Nash. JOYCE HUFF leaves to Sherwood Anderson and Norbert Brauninger her hot rod abilities. LINDA JAMES bestows upon GaillvIcClure and Kathy Caldwell her ability to date older men. JACK JEFFERIES leaves to Kenneth Whitaker the title of football king. PAUL KRAMER wills his ability to blush to Bill Laque. CHARLENE KRETSCHMAR bequeathes her ability to be enga ed to Betty Chaney. BONNIE LANDY gives her wonderful eating habit to Evelyn Elackstone and Lula Thomas. GENE LANG wills to Jerry Lang his special flirting ways. TOM MARTIN bequeathes to Janet Rulfs his sleeping in class and his tardiness to Janice Miller. JOHN MATHER endows upon Joe Stevens his position as tackle on the football team. DICK MILLER presents his neat appearance to Gordon Davis and his dancing ability to Jim Stacey. JACK MILLERleavesto Gary McCabe his ability to lean against the lockers while talking to the junior irls. WAYNE NEWBERRY wills his basketball skills to Alan Lamb and Bill Schappacher. ORVEN NICELY gives his seat in speech class to Bob Pillar and Frank Flege. JOANN NIEHAUS donates her petite ways to Diane Mclntosh and Janet Bray. MARTHA NIERMAN bestows upon Linda Winters her ability to like one boy. CLAUDE OSTEEN presents to Henry Lenggfellner his pitching arm. RALPH PAGE bequeathes to Bob Schwier ing his ways of being injured. GERALD PARSONS leaves his alertness to Bob Lautenslager. DONNA PETERS wills her job at Goldberg's to Diane Riley. KAY RIESENBERG presents her brains in typing to Mary Leiningaer and in shorthand to Sally Pash. BOB SCHEHR gives his ways with Miss Hall to Don Rolf and Bo Dixon. BOB SCHIERLOH bestows ugon Shirley Becker his talkative ways. CHARLES SCHULZ leaves is hair cut to -Tom Doran. A TOM STEPHAN presents to Pat Ring the way he sings cowboy songs in contemporary literature. GRACE STEPHENS glives her ability to do exercises in gym class to Janet Poe. GARY STONE wills is ways with the girls to Val Lothian and Dan Grieshaber. RALPH THEIS leaves all his brains to Emily Schmidt and Joe Dils. JOYCE VEDDERN bequeathes to Janice Veddern her shy ways. FRED VOLKENS leaves his job on the annual to Joe Boehl and Kelly Jones. u GLENDA WHITEAKER wills her sweet ways to Joyce I-Iart, Bet? Cottle and-Pegfgy Williams. SHEILA ZIMMER leaves her ways with the boys to Viola DeBor e and Christine lark. To one and all we bid a fond farewell and ask that we be kindly remembered. The Class of-1957 e ,li- - V Lrg, 1' J. limp lm gc. ,1- 4- -pn :-1

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