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

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Page Sixteen The Pioneer RUSSELL MEIKLE—‘ ‘ Russ ” Ambition: To Travel Class Basketball ’23, ’24, ’25, ’26 Senior Play Committee ’26 Chairman Gift Committee ’26 11 The force of his own merit makes his way” EDITH MELLEN —‘ 1 Ted’ ’ Ambition: To finish school Junior Woman’s Club ’24 Senior Play Committee ’26 “ Silence is commendable” ELIZABETH MERCER— ‘ ‘ Betty, ” ( ‘ Beth’ ’ Ambition: Concert pianist Field Hockey ’25 Tormentor Board Senior Play Committee ’26 Special Chorus ’26 Stock Room Assistant ’26 “ Mistress of herself though China falls” VIRGINIA MERRILL— ‘ 1 Gin,’ ’ 11 Ginny ” Ambitioni: To become Governor of Mass, or President of the United Stages. In working up I shall follow the vocation of kindergarten teacher Hockey Team ’25 Captain Basketball ’25 Varsity Basketball ’26 Ch. Senior Play Candy Com. ’26 ‘ 1 The most magnificent sign of wisdom is continual cheerfulness” KATHLEEN MERRITT — 11 Kay ’ ’ Orchestra 11 Genius must be born and never can be taught’ ’ MABEL MERRITT —‘ 1 Maybe ’ ’ “She has a gift to feel A pleasantness, a mirth In all quiet things” MARION MEUSE—“Mam” Ambition: To be kikten on the keys Special Chorus “Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory” HAZEL MORRISON—“Haz” Ambition: C. P. A. Junior-Senior Reception Com. ’25 Junior Woman’s Club Fashion Show ’26 Picnic-Lunch Committee ’26 High School Orchestra “No question is ever settled Until it is settled right” ROBERT MOYER— 1! ‘ Bob ” Ambition: To become a scientific and electrical engineer Junior Reception Committee ’25 Picture Committee ’26 Picnic Committee ' 26 President Radio Club ’26 Class Basketball Tormentor “With all good grace to grace a gentleman ” MURIEL MUSSELLS— —“Mima,” “Red” Ambition: Artist Graduation Chorus ’25 Style Show ’26 Senior Play ’26 ‘ ‘ A flaming meteor shone for hair’ ’ FRANK NORTON —‘ ‘ Franky” Graduation Chorus ’23, ’24, ’25 Debating Club ’24 Football ’24, ’25 Male Octet ’25 Christmas Cantata ’25 Easter Cantata ’25 Senior Ring and Pin Committee Senior Dance Committee Senior Play ’26 “Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre” GARRIT OLDENBROOK Amibition: Chemical or electrical en¬ gineer Baseball ’25 Senior Play ’26 Class Elections ’26 “So much one man can do, That does both act and know” VIRGINIA PARSONS —‘ ‘ Ginny ’ ’ Ambition: Artist Graduation Chorus ’25 Basketball ’25 11 Like to an island in the sea Stands your personality” LAWRENCE PARTELOW—“Buff” Ambition: Physician of some kind Five Squad ’26 Debating Team ’26 Varsity Basketball ’25, ’26 Chairman Senior Dance Com. ’25

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The Pioneer Page Fifteen Business Mgr. Tormentor ’25, ’26 Memorial Day Play ’26 Business Manager Pioneer ’26 Gift Committee ’26 Chairman Senior Play Ticket Com. Class Historian ’26 ‘ 1 1 have no precious time at all to spend ” WENDELL HORTON — 11 Winnie’ ’ Ambition: Journalist Class Basketball ’25 Chairman Class Motto Committee ’26 Ch. Costume Com. Senior Play ’26 Debating Club ’26 Varsity Basketball ’26 “Gaily I live as ease and nature taught’ ’ JOHN BEOOKS HOWARD, Jr.— “Johnny,” “Brooksie” Ambition: To elucidate the realm; of North American Avifauna and per¬ haps to discover Echinodermata, Pseu- doscorpicnida and Crustae. Debating Club ’23, ’24 Christmas Play ’24 Secretary Debating Club ’24, ’25 Radio Club ’24, ’25 Health Play ’25 Pageant ’25 President ' Debating Club ’25 Chairman Xmas Card Committee ’25 Traffic Squad ’25, ’26 Fire Squad ’25, ’26 Tormentor Board ’25, ’26 Senior Play ’26 Memorial Play ’26 Sports Committee ’26 i Class Prophecy ’26 ‘-‘Go forth under the open sky, and list to nature’s teachings” JOHN INGALLS—“Jack” Ambition: A secret Class Basketball Pioneer Board ’25, ’26 Tormentor Board 11 The place to be happy is here, The time to be happy is now’’ CHARLES R. JONES—“ Dobby” Ambition: To be a free man Round-Up ’23 ’24 Pageant ’25 Fire Squad ’25, ’26 Class President ’25, ’26 Pioneer Board ’25 ’26 Editor Pioneer ’25, ’26 Commencement Reception ’25 “He is free who lives as he wishes to live.’ ’—Epictetus 11 Tho ’ modest on unembarrassed brow Nature has written ‘ Gentleman’ ” DORIS KENNEY—“Dot” Ambition: To be a private secretary Indian Club Exhibition ’25 Stationery Committee ’26 Picnic Committee ’26 “Contentment furnishes constant joy” EVELYN LEWIS—“Vlyn” Senior Play Committee ’26 ‘ 1 Silence is more musical than speech ” H. LYMAN I ‘ Strange to the world, he wore a bashful look’’ DONALD LYONS—‘ ‘ Ding ’ ’ Class President ’23, ’24 Class Basketball ’26 Football—Captain Elect ’26 Basketball Mgr. ’26 Senior Play Committee ’26 Pioneer ’24, ’25 ’26 Jr. Prom Committee ’25 Baseball ’25 Tormentor ’25 Football ’23, ’24, ’25 Round-Up Dance Committee ’24 Round-Up ’23 Fire Squad ’22, ’23 Student Council ’22, ’23, ’24 Picnic Committee ’26 Chairman Sports Committee Class Will ’26 “Joy rides in me, like a summer’s moon” ALLEN MAXWELL — 11 Mac’ ’ Tormentor ’26 II An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege ” DOROTHY McCLINTOCK—‘ ‘ Dot ’ ’ Ambition,: Bookkeeper or steno¬ grapher Senior Play Candy Committee ’26 “I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content” FRANCES McINTIRE—‘ ‘ Frannie’ ’ Ambition: To excel Fannie Farmer “I never with important air On conversation overbear ”

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The Pioneer Page Twenty-one You don’t believe me? Figure it out for yourself, then by means of logs, sines, tangents, sulphuric, acid, or even Latin and you will see that 15,552,000 seconds is as near right as can be and leave the historian with a clear con¬ science. Here’s the method: 180 days, for 4 years, at six hours a day, times the next smaller division of time which Mr. Pope has so instilled into our minds, by means of numerous problems, and your answer will be 15,552,000 seconds. It lias taken us that length of time to make history. Now let us survey our own narrative of what we, as civilized men and women, have thought and done in past times. The first thing to do is to “make a rapid preliminary survey of the material to be covered” and “with a flying start” we can review our brief, yet vastly important history. Prehistoric First we have a period known as Pre¬ historic, or before written records. This period is brief enough in that it covers about 12 years of time, when we as youngsters succeeded in doing what was all wrong and never remembered to do the right thing, though we did succeed in learning our R’s, you know what three. But we progressed through this period in lightning style with the help of our brilliant predecessors, including many teachers and our beloved principal, Miss Alice Barrows. Does this prehistoric age seem vague to you, peculiar, or even funny? If it does you can take part in the dumb-bell drill, which has been so well demonstrat¬ ed by some of our girls during Education Week. Ancient Out of this era of antiquity we pass to another, which covers two years of time. This time, our Ancient History, was well spent for we became better pre¬ pared, if you will recall the words of Dr. Barker, “to do what has to be done, wdien it ought to be done, whether we like to do it or not.” During that period, so ancient and so honorable, many events occurred. From a state of barbarism, we progressed until we became real thinkers, and organized a democratic, self-governing group at our class meetings. “Ding” Lyons became our president and also a member ofthe Student Council. 11 Fran ’ ’ Porch and “ A1 ” Levenson were elected to the Round-Up Board. “Fran” also became a note-worthy Ciceronian and has orated to “Dobbie” Jones, our president, ever since. “Pete” South- wick, “Ma” Adams, “Dobbie” Jones, and “Chippie” Gaw lent their voices to touching, yet pitiful harmony, in the operetta “A Lass of Limerick Town.” The varsity girls’ basketball team cap¬ tured “Buster” Harvey, who once was ours, as our representative. With heart¬ felt affection, we extended sympathy to “King” Jarvis while he swelled up with the mumps. Next “Dot” Goddard and 11 Hooky” were made Round-Up desper¬ ados who attempted to capture news from their lazy classmates. However, lest I bore you, we must remember that famous Durfee game and the clever work of our basketball stars of the season,, 1 ‘ Beth ” Fowler and ‘ ‘ Mic. ” But we were kept busy sprinting for Coach Tay¬ lor, and answering in tones that allowed no discussion, ‘ 1 1 have no oral theme to day.’ ; Ancientl (continued) The teachers needed a vacation, so we followed suit and took ten weeks, coming back fresh, but not Freshmen, for an¬ other 180 days. We chose “Ding” ' president again, with “Count” Cutcliffe,. secretary-treasurer, and “Jack” Ingalls, as “Ding’s” assistant. Those were the good old days w T hen we had such dignified and austere gentle¬ men as “Ben” Nichols, “Elsie” Hill and “Van” for upper classmen. “Van” showed his dignity when he acclaimed, “A zebra is a sport model jack-ass.” At this time we had a clever young man known as “Chass” Ellis enter our class, and he contributed bushels of poetry to the Round-Up. As real and genuine floormen, we evened up in the class series of basketball losing 3 games and taking as many in return. “Ma” Adams, “Buster” Harvey, and “Fran” Fowler made the girls’ varsity basketball team and they showed up the green and white in flying array. “Jack” Spear was our private repre¬ sentative to the boys’ varsity team. The Senior play, “Rose o’ Plymouth '