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

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Page Twelve The Pioneer (Class nf Hist HELEN ABBOTT Junior Woman’s Club ’24, ’25, ’26 Senior Play Committee ’26 Pioneer Board ’25, ’26 Senior Picnic Committee ’26 “And ne’er did Grecian chisel trace A nymph, a Naiad, or a Grace, Of finer form or lovelier face” MARGARET ADAMS—‘ ‘ Cubbie ” Ambition: Concert artist (piano) Operetta ’23 Basketball ’24, ’26 Tormentor Board ’25 Junior Senior Reception Com. ’25 Special Chorus ’25, ’26 Junior Woman’s Club ’25, ’26 Captain Basketball ’26 “Good will is the most practical force in the universe” MARGARET BABINE—‘ ‘ Beanie’ ’ Ambition: To grow Tormentor ’26 Costume Committee Senior Play ’26 Office Work ’26 11 A still small voice ’ ’ HELEN BADGER Ambition: To travel Class Basketball ’25 “Hurry, scurry, helter, skelter” FLORENCE BAKER.—‘ ‘ Floga ” Ambition: Government interpreter Graduation Chorus ’25 Senior Play Committee ’26 “A merry heart goes all the day” LOIS BAKER— ' ‘ Loga ’ ’ Ambition: To go around the world Senior Play ’26 Senior Class Ring and Pin Com. ’26 11 Sighed and looked unutterable things” RUSSELL BARNES—“Russ” Ambition: To become a civil engineer Class Basketball ’24, ’25 ’26 Pioneer Board ’25, ’26 Vice-President ’26 Senior Play ’26 Traffic Squad ’26 Fire Squad ’26 “A short saying often contains much wisdom.’ ’ ALDANA BURROWS —‘ ‘ Dana’ ’ Ambition: Certified public accountant Senior Play Candy Committee ’26 “A tale is everything” HENRY CARLETON—“Hennie” Ambition: To be a Professor at R. H. S. Senior Party Committee ’25 Manager of Football ’26 “Wisely and slow: They stumble that run fast” CORNELIA CELL—“Con” Ambition: To amount to something Class Basketball ’23, ’24 Special Chorus ’24 Graduation Chorus ’24, ’25 Junior Women’s Club ’24, ’25 ’26 Varsity Hockey ’25 Varsity Basketball ’25, ’26 Senior Banquet Committee ’26 Senior Card Committee ’26 11 Put on your boldest suit of mirth, For we have friends that propose merriment ” PHYLLIS CLARK—“Phil” Ambition: Stenographer ‘ ‘ All I ask is to be let alone ’ ’ HAROLD COHEN Ambition: To be a physician Tormentor ’25, ’26 Senior Ring and Pin Committee ’26 Senior Picnic Committee ’26 ‘‘ He was so generally civil that nobody thanked him for it ” JOHN CONDON—“Jack” Ambition: First-class machinist: Pageant ’25 Senior Play Committee ’26 11 The man was mechanically turned ’ HELEN CONEFY Ambition: Success in business Senior Picnic Committee ’26 Tormentor Board “The secret of success is constancy” NELCENA COPELAND—“Nellie” Ambition: Secretary Christmas Chorus ’25 Tormentor Board Senior Play ’26 Salutatorian ‘ ‘ Zealous yet modest ’ ’

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The Pioneer Page Elevetf where else in the world, and indirectly at least the countries profit from the ex¬ periences of their representatives. Sport for sport’s sake is one of the finest things existing at Oxford. Here is some¬ thing which, if more prevalent, would benefit the whole world, the United States in particular. Freed from the curse of spectators, there is no finer moral and social training in the world than sport. Under the conditions exist¬ ing at Oxford, the idea that it would be a thousand times better to lose a game than to commit the slightest unfair ac¬ tion does not need to be argued. The absence of spectators takes nothing from the keenness cf the contest, but it makes that keenness a healthy normal human desire to win or do one’s best, rather than a frenzied feeling that the only two courses before the player are victory or suicide. Last and most important of all, wdiich makes the Rhodes scholarships the great serviceable forces they were intended to be, if the young man has the capacity of assimilation, if he can become a part of what he meets, he should return home from Oxford a citizen of the world. He gets out of his experience an interna¬ tional point of view. Our scholar, for instance, come home with the conviction that the United States should play a larger and more generous part in European affairs, that no amount of dis¬ trust of the traditional methods of European diplomacy can make it any less true .that we are among the family of nations in a very small world, rapidly growing smaller. A dreamer, a practical one—the kind that goes to work to make his dreams come true; his genius, a useful one— the kind which is one-tenth inspiration and nine-tenths perspiration, Cecil John Rhodes today is best known as the dia¬ mond king, the empire builder, but the time may come when, above all else, he will be famous as the man who founded the Rhodes Scholarships so important in promoting world peace. Russell Barnes ’26. Currlr ©ration Mr. President, Fellow Classmates, and; Friends: Reading High School is a com¬ paratively old institution, and during its long career, a great many classes have - passed through it. Each of these transient groups, in- • tentionally, or otherwise, left to its suc¬ cessor a legacy which was taken up, per¬ haps lightly and without the full compre¬ hension of its meaning, was added to, and was again passed on. This legacy was tradition, some of which was good, and the rest not SO ' good. In the course of time, those traditions which Avere not worthy passed away, leaving only those A T hich were fine, for they alone could en¬ dure the acid test of years. They now remain, the indelible mark made by classes, many of which are perhaps them¬ selves nearly forgotten, ed. The pupils of Reading High School all are keepers of these traditions but each year, the Seniors, because of their more mature age, and accordingly more sober judgment, have come to consider them-- selves the especial guardians of this,; sacred trust. We, the Class of 1926, are about to, leave. If we have not been able to con¬ tribute anything to our heirloom, we hope that at least we have kept it un¬ tarnished. But now it must pass to other hands, those of next year’s Senior Class. Traditions are seldom concrete things, but rather matters of sentiment. Never¬ theless, as their material symbol, we have chosen the Torch, the eternal emblem of all things lofty and fine. Noav, Mr. President, as representative of the Class 1927, we hope that you will accept this torch with all it signifies. Charles R. Jones ’26,

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The Pioneer Page Thirteen WALTON CROCKER —‘ ‘ Sugar’ ’ Ambition: To see this world before the next Class Basketball ’23, ’24, ’25 Varsity Football ’25 Varsity Baseball ’25 Varsity Basketball ’26 Varsity Baseball ’26 Traffic Squad ’26 Fire Squad ’26 “Yes, I hold with firm: persistence” DOROTHY CRONIN — 11 Dot ” Ambition: To be successful ini the business world Special Chorus ’24 Graduation Chorus ’24 Stock Room Assistant ’24, ’25 Senior Play Committee ’26 Tormentor Board “I keep close to my business” ANNIE CROWELL—‘ ‘ Ann” Ambition: Certified Public Accoun¬ tant Tormentor Board ’25 Treasurer ’25, ’26 Senior Play Committee ’26 Commencement Reception ’26 Class Basketball Office Work ’26 Junior Woman’s Club 11 1 ' ll be merry and free I’ll be sad for nae-body” RICHARD CUMMINGS— 1 ‘ Trapper’ ’ Ambition: First Class Machinist Senior Play Committee ’26 Pageant ’25 “Not o’er-stepping the bounds of modesty” WINTHOP CUTCLIFFE—“ Count ” Ambition: “The man whose ambition was to be a waiter” Class Basketball ’23, ’24 Class Treasurer and Secretary ’24, ’25 Class Council ’24 Varsity Basketball ’25, ’26 Traffic Squad ’25, ’26 Varsity Basketball, Captain ’26 Senior Play Committee ’26 Fire Squad ’26 1 i They that govern most, make the least noise’’ HELEN DICKINSON—‘ ‘ Bobbie ” Ambition: Painter ‘ ‘ I would I were a painter ’ ’ EDWIN DOHERTY—“Doc” Ambition: To tame the world and then settle down Football ’23, ’24, ’25 Baseball ’25, ’26 Class. Basketball ’26 Senior Play Scenery Committee ’26 “First in the fight and every graceful deed” , LEONE DOUCETTE—“Zeke” Ambition: Secretary Graduation Chorus ’25 Tormentor Board ’25, ’26 Senior Play Committee ’26 “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm” WALTER DOUCETTE Ambition: To drain the water out of Jordan Marsh Football ’25 Class Basketball ’25 Senior Play ’26 “He talks of wood; it is some carpen¬ ter ” FLETCHER EAMES Ambiuon: Very ambitious Radio Club Senior Play Committee ’26 Tormentor ‘ 1 A mighty man was he ” CHARLES ELLIS—‘ ‘ Charlie ’ ’ Ambition: Chemical Engineer Round-Up Board ’24, ’25 Pioneer Board ’25, ’26 Head Usher Senior Play ’26 Stationery Committee ’26 Fire Squad ’26 Traffic Squad ’26 Salutatorian ’26 “Deliberation sat on his brow” ALICE ENGLUND—“Al” Ambition: To be of some use in this world Senior Plav Committee ’26 Gift Committee ’26 “Happiness seems made to be shared” VIRGINIA FORBES Ambition: Designer Senior Play Committee ’26 “Patience is powerful” FRANCES FOWLER— 1 ‘ Fran’ ’ Ambition: To grow up Class Basketball ’23 Soccer ’23