Reading Memorial High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, MA)

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THE riONEER. 35 book-keeper for Roth well Co., Arch St., Boston. Albert O. Wight is in Boston studying architecture with Mr. George E. Abbott. Miss Grace Bancroft and Miss Hattie Oakes are both employed at Damon’s, Reading. Frank Bcssom is with Copeland Bowser. Will DeRonde is employed by Charles Damon Co. ’92 Miss Beatrice Gilson is attending the high O O school at Wellesley Hills. ’93 Louis Milbury, is a necktie cutter at Joseph S. Temples. Fred Bent of ’88, and Wallace Roby of ’8(5, arc about to start for the West in com¬ pany with several other young men. They intend to work on a large sheep ranch. Miss Grace Twomblv of ’90, and Miss Frances Ruggles of ’91, are both employed at the Chronicle Office, Reading. ’94 Carl G. Parker is working for Albert Hallet, Printer, Arch Street, Boston. LOCALS. —The company now drills in the open air. —Annual prize drill April 29th, in Ly¬ ceum Hall. —The Hag has been repaired and will once more wave over our school house. — Walter Eaton has probably taken the first swim of the season. It was involun¬ tary, and consequently unsatisfactory. — ' fhe pupils have the use of Lyceum Hall to drill in until the prize drill, April 29th. Both girls and boys are improving this opportunity. —A class of six commenced this term the interesting study of Botany. —Henry Sanborn, R. II. S., ’91, recently took third prize in declamation at Dartmouth. His selection was, “Hannibal at the Altar.” —The Sophomore class has now a page of Caesar a day for a Latin lesson. In st me respects brilliant classes are unfortunate. —At the second soiree held Friday even¬ ing, March 11th, one of the features of the programme was a prize drill by a squad of picked men commanded by Capt. Ilawes. The silent drill was especially good and very interesting. The prize, a bouquet of pinks, was awarded to Private Sweetser. The judges were Capt. L. G. Bent, Ad j. W. A. Bancroft, Sergt. Maj. Ira C. Gray. —On Friday evening, April 1st, a number of scholars of the Reading High School at- tended the prize speaking contest of the Waltham High School, where Mr. Butler, formerly principal of the Reading school, is now teaching. Mr. Whittemore, the present principal, acted as chairman of the judges. —One of the boys had his razor stolen by burglars a short time since. Fora few days he was obliged to endure the most excrucia- ting torture. He’s all right now, however, for the burglar has returned the razor. He must have attempted to shave with it. —The prize declamation contest in Lyceum Hall, March 18th, was well attended, notwith¬ standing the disagreeable weather. The first prize for girls, $10, was awarded to Miss Blanche Copeland; the second, $5, to Miss Mabel Temple. Walter Eaton received the first prize, $10, offered to the boys, and James Killam, the second, $5. Miss Marion Dewey and Newell II. Hawes received hon¬ orable mention.

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34 THE PIONEER. II L O, being measured by halves of equal arcs. Therefore, since in the triangles II L O and II O E the angles H E O and II L O are equal, and the angles L H 0=E II 0, the angle H O L= the angle II O E, (if two angles of a triangle are equal the third angles are equal). Therefore the angle II O L and II 0 E are right angles since they are equal and the sum is the straight angle L O E. And the angles LOB aud B O E, the vertical angles of the angles II 0 E and II O L, are right angles. Q. E. I). by “C. G. Herbert.” Solution of x 2 -f-y= ,7 x+y2 = ll y in the first equation=7—x 2 . Substituting this value in the second, we have x(7—x 2 )+ 2 = l 1 x 4 —14x 2 +x=(—38) x 4 —14x 2 +x=38=0 Factoring this, we have (x—2)(x 3 +2x 2 —lOx—19)=0. Then either x—2=0 or x 3 +2x 2 —lOx—19=0. Making either factor equal to zero will satisfy the equa¬ tion ; solving for x—2, we have x=2. x—2=0 x=2 Substituting y=3 Ans. x=2 y=3 “Oregonian.” MAXIMS IN FRENCH. On rabaisse souvent cc qu’on ne pent , atteindre. Los apparences sent trompeuses : bein fou quo s’y tie. Los lecons no corrigont pas los defauts naturels. La vraie amitio no saurait subsister qu’- entre egaux. II ne faut jamais rein entroprondre d’im- portant, sans on bien considorer los suites. TIMELY QUESTIONS. Among the timely questions discussed since our last issue are the following :— What is the Single Tax theory? Who is its most noted advocate? What taxes would the supporters of this theory have abolished? What is the “sweating” system? What distinguished English historian died recently ? PERSONALS. ’83 Miss Elbe Bowser. Jackson is with Copeland ’84 John B. Lewis, 3d, is completing his studies at Harvard College. ’86 Miss Helen Wilson and Miss Mary G. Wakefield are both teaching in this town. ’87 Will Killam is now employed on the ranch of P. It. Eames in Glendive, Mont. Miss Mamie Vermillc is with Copeland Bowser. ’89 Charles W. Parker recently read a very fine paper on “Honesty,” at the Guild of The Good Shepard. Arthur .1. Davis has been obliged to discontinue his studies at the Berkeley School, Boston, on account of trouble with his eyes. ’91 Miss Gertrude Dempsey has recently ac¬ cepted a position as teacher at the Haverhill Street School. Carl L. Mason is a window decorator in one of the leading grocery stores in Boston. M iss Mable Richardson is employed as

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sr THE PIONEER. —On Tuesday, March 29th, the company had a prize drill. The judges were Capt. A. C. Anderson, Lieut. C. M. Greenough, and II. C. Smith of Wakefield. The drill was one of the best of the year. After a sharp contest between Sergts. Gleason and Ban¬ croft, the former was pronounced the win¬ ner with Bancroft a close second. —Monday, April 11th, at twenty-three minutes past four in the afternoon, a fine specimen of the mus musculus was seen near the waste paper basket in the large room, lie was pursued and, by the almost super¬ human exertions of three persons, was at length captured. lie was then enclosed in a strong cage and placed on exhibition. —Friday, April 1st, the R. II. S. R. S. held its first meeting of the term. As is provided by the constitution, the business was the election of officers. The following officers were elected: President, F. B. Wight; Vice-President, Grace Parker ; Secre¬ tary and Treasurer, N. H. Ilawes ; Execu¬ tive Committee, J. E. Marshall, Miss A. M. Robinson, W. P. Eaton ; Music Committee, Marion Copeland, Chester Kingman, Lucy Poore; Accompanist, Marion Prentiss. These officers will serve for the remainder of the school year. —The last meeting of the R. II. S. R. S. of the term was Friday, March 18th. The programme included a prize drill by the young ladies, the result of which was Miss Marion Copeland, first, Miss Sweetser, sec¬ ond, Miss Prentiss, third. Miss Copelan d received a bouquet, of roses as a prize. The following received mention, by the judges appointed, as having attained some degree of proficiency in their parts : In declamation. In composition. M iss Eaton. Miss Robinson. Miss Sweetser. Miss Merrill. CLIPPINGS. “ Capital punishment,” so the boy said when the school-mistress seated him with the girls.— Bazar. One reason why the childreu thirty years ago were so much better behaved than those of to¬ day is that the people who tell about it were chil¬ dren years ago.— Atchison Globe. Baseball is older than we thought, as a squint at history has made apparent. The Emperor Domitian occupied his leisure moments catching Hies. He didn’t want to call the other fellow a hog, but he said if he was smoked and sliced up he would make good ham sandwiches. ITEMS, There are students from fifteen foreign coun¬ tries at Yale.— Yale Lit. MY LILY. My love is like the lily, So beautiful, so fair; She bears herself so daintily, With such a queenly air. But, as I am a poor man, To love her is a sin. Alas! the lily toils not, And neither does she spin. — Muse. THE LAMENT OF TIIE LATE RISER. ’Tis dark. It seems As if ' t were early morning. Half thoughts, half dreams, Into my mind are swarming. Upon my ear, A deep-toned knell is falling. I wake, and hear The bell to chapel calling. I rise and dress, For haste its sounds betoken. My shoes, I —bless, For now the string has broken. I’m late. A cut Is added to my sorrow. The chapel’s shut! I ' ll rise at six to-mor row. — Dartmouth Lit.