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

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Page Twenty-six The Pioneer name? It almost slipped my mind, ah, yes, Donald Lyons. “Ding” as he is called in the common vernaculars, is now on Keith’s circuit. He has a rather fetching little act entitled, 1 ‘ The Lyon’s Den.” A little apart from the stage, but still adaptable, is the case of Mr. John In¬ galls, otherwise known as “Mugwump” Ingalls. He is a native dance instructor to the Navajo Indians on their reserva¬ tions. Here his rather sparse hair is in good standing. Now let us put the dial on the space marked “Business.” Immediately the slide is full of faces for in the strict business world our class has had much to do. The first of these to be seen was Mr. David Riseman. Mr. Riseman now has a flourishing business in New York. In¬ deed, as many clients call to see him as do any others. This is because of his business policy, ‘ ‘ Give all, take none. ’ ’ Just outside of New York there is a pretty little island called Coney Island. On this island I happened to look and there I saw Mr. John Condon. He is the head machinist for all the three popcorn machines there in duty now. This made me think of the other mem¬ bers of our class mechanically declined. So I immediately looked for Mr. Otis Symonds. I was not long in finding him for he was situated not far from Mr. John Condon. He now has an enviable position in the great Ford factory at Osmond, New York. Not far from here we found the large establishment of “Mr. Walter Doucette and Co., Cabinet Makers de Luxe. ’ ’ Mr. Doucette was to be seen himself taking measurements for a cabinet. These cabinets have to be made very strong as to resist the action of the moist dirt which surrounds them. We Avondered hoAV he could keep up such a large business, but as I turned the camera around I came upon the very evident reason. It was in the shape of a small sign which explained to the world at large that a Dr. Harold Cohen, M. D., was to be found inside. Mr. Harold Cohen now does a rushing business. Rush ’em in, rush ’em off to Walter. Rush the next one in. As I kneAV that many in our class had had ambitions to become Scientists I now turned the dial to “Science.” The first 11 scientist” to be met was Dr. Edwin Doherty P. D. 2. Dr. Doherty had just finished a startling experiment. So startling, in fact, that I believe he is still confined in the Massachusetts Gen¬ eral although his chances of recovery are good they tell me. Another chemical engineer who has risen from the ranks of the R. H. S. Class of 1926 is Robert Cornelius Moyer, C. O. D. He is shown engaged in mix¬ ing chemicals within his own domain. The next place I looked up was the concern of Oldenbrook and Ellis, Elec¬ trical Engineers. The first to be visible was Mr. Ellis.. He was engaged in testing w r hether a large generator Avas connected up right or not. It Avas! His partner, Mr. Oldenbrook, the cele¬ brated Physicist, was found outside with no hat nor coat standing in the rain Avhile a thunderstorm raged all around him. He had hold of a metal kite string Avhich was connected to a large metal kite. In the other hand he grasped a large copper key. Just as Ave got him in focus the heavens were rent asunder with a terrific flash of lightning. Of course Oldenbrook’s hair rose and he passed out, totally, completely, and as a whole, but lie- assured us later that it Avas only due to the thoughts of the power going to waste up there. He Avas proving Benny wrong. Another ‘ ‘ scientist ’ ’ in our class Avas Miss Marcia Ham. It was she who dis¬ covered that there was no boA r ine extract in the milky Avay. At one time she dis¬ covered seventy-six and one-third new stars. This was the day she slipped on the ice. While not strictly a scientist, Miss Annie Crowell has got her business doAvn to a science so Ave will class her under this title. She is noAv a Certified Public Accoun¬ tant for the H. P. Hood Steel Company. She is also a Certified and Guaranteed Private Accountant as her husband’s pants can well testify. Another one who has also perfected his calling to a science is the Honorable Thomas Henry Phillips. When I say

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The Pioneer Page Twenty-five another interpreter has just interpreted, that is, interpretingly speaking, of course. Then I sought out Miss Cornelia Cell. Miss Cell, you know, is seeing the world as the living skeleton, with Barnum and Bailey’s. She weighs at present, fifty pounds, more or less. At this moment I happened to remem¬ ber a Miss Conefy in our class. Well, I didn’t have to search far for her, for she is so high in the business world that the camera picked her up very easily. She had just, at that time, graduated from the college of the Shredded Wheat, other¬ wise known as the Atlantic and Pacific. Speaking of the high and majestic positions reminds me of Chief Mate Elmer Goodwin. For several days I in¬ vestigated Mr. Goodwin’s case in hopes that I might get him in his most typical and grand position and I finally secured a picture. As I turned the camera around I hap¬ pened to pass by the ‘‘unknown country ’ ’ post with an unlooked for result. If I had not gone past this position I never would have caught Mr. Sherwood Upton in his native haunts. He is now, as you are perhaps well aware of, the wild man with Barnum and Bailey’s. He was theii in his native wfilds practicing for the summer season. With the same organization there are two other members of our class. I say two but I hardly know whether to call the Scanlon twins two or one. Because of their peculiar affinity for each other they have now grown together and are Pilled as the ‘ 1 only original Siamese twins there ever were or was. ’ ’ While talking about foreign countries it may be well to take a peek at our old friend Frank Graupner. Frank, you know, is now head of the Oshkosh, Maine, fire department. We were able to get him very busily occupied at his business. Now, to come back to the good old U. S. A. let us look at Miss Virginia Forbes who is now an artist. In this scene she is painting a water color of an autumn sunset in May, in oil. From; the looks of it it should find a ready cus¬ tomer. A short ways from this the camera picked up a very striking advertisement. It was one which caught the eye at once. From the Maxfield Parrish color scheme I recognized it at once as the work of Miss Elizabeth Berry. You know she does all the advertising for the Gargle Tooth Powder Company wdiich or iginated the saying, “Four out of every five have it, the other knows where to get it.” As the camera was still on the “art” connection I swung the lens about to see what else I might pick up. I was agree¬ ably surprised to come across Miss Ella Weale who now resides in the Latin quarter of Venice. She does facial por¬ traits and art studies now wholly. They say she put the ‘ 1 art ” in artistic, so high has she risen. However, “Art” takes in more than mere paint daubers, so as I continued to turn the lens I came across several of my old classmates. The first of these was that celebrated midget, Miss Mar¬ garet Adams, who is now making good in the concert line where she has become a famous pianist. It takes a good piano to keep up with her. To the music world of fame our class of 1926 has added many personalities. Besides Miss Adams I came across a Miss Elizabeth Mercer who represents ‘ 1 finesse ” in the way of extracting melody out of one mere piano. The next one to be seen was Miss Kathleen Merritt, the noted violin vir¬ tuoso. She is now touring the country. Unfortunately, however, I was only able to see her in her own suite where she was playing to her one perpetual audience. The next to be viewed was Miss Esther Southwick, the famous designer of clothing. Miss Southwick, to sum it up in brief, is to design what cloth is to clothes. In this scene she is por- tiayed at her best liked study. Another addition to the music world from our class is Madame Mussells, the concert soprano. It is said that one hundred thousand people hear her flute¬ like bass notes a year. That is recom¬ mendation plus to any one. While we are discussing the stage let us turn to the male section of the class and see what they have to offer. There are not so many but still it was to be expected. The first person to be noticed was a person almost unknown to me. His

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The Pioneer Page Twenty-seven chilling I mean in more ways than one because Sir Thomas is now official door tender and taxi caller for Henry Ford’s Submarine Taxi Service. But the greatest figure in our class, without doubt, is Miss Frances Fowler. Miss Fowler, to use her maiden name, is of majestic proportions, a massive figure, figuratively speaking. She is now run¬ ning a home for demented basketball players. Always full, too, of course I mean the home. Another majestic figure is that of Professor Henry Carleton, C. U. The C. U. stands for Culinary Artist, at which profession Henry ranks second to none. E. H. S. is very lucky to have Henry as senior chef. The fourth person of considerable equitorial protuberance to be seen is Mr. Ernest Gaw, Athletic Coach par excel- lance. Mr. Gaw is now devoting his entire time to the advancement of the noble games of marbles. The next group to be investigated is in a class by itself. This is the list of Private Secretaries—plus which we had in our class, together with other places of business: Miss Phyllis Clark—The I Bunkam Co., Beal Estate. Miss Nelcena- Copeland—Francis Brothers’ Pharmacy. Miss Leone Doucette—B. H. S., the second. Miss Dorothy McClintock—Boston Ele¬ vated Subway Co. Miss Marion Meuse—booking agent for Meuse Troupe of Giant Acrobats. Miss Dorothy Cronin—has charge of the great 13 book memorial library at Beading. Any of these can be guaranteed to mis¬ place, lose, forget, and neglect each and every note which they are trusted with. The next knob to the “ Secretary” one happened to be the one labeled “Beach” so I turned to it thinking as I did that is was rather foolish to expect anything in this direction; but, no, I was amply repaid because I found a Mr. Henry Lyman who was in my class of ’26. He is now a life saver at Bex Beach and re¬ ceives on the average of three hundred and eight proposals a century, especially from school teachers. Not far from this beach there was a famous summer resort. In this resort there is a hill. On this hill there is a path. On that path I found Miss Elea¬ nor Fultz. She is now the travelling companion to a widow Malore, who weighs at present two hundred and eighty-five. Next we discover Miss Doris Goddard in a pure white uniform creating teeth for those who have none left. Miss God¬ dard, D. D. S., is now the foremost bi¬ cuspid artist in the country. As I passed from place to place I felt the desire to take a peek at my old high school. So I turned to it and there I had one of the surprises of my life. I turned just in time to see Miss Edith Mellen touch a match to a long fuse which came from under the building. You know her ambition was to finish school. The sight of this, so struck me with remorse that I turned to Paris, France, to seek consolation. As I turned up and down the streets I suddenly came upon a familiar figure. It was that of Miss Shirley Upton, the internationally known buyer. She was here to chose from a complete stock of new styles for Ameri¬ can use. In Toujours, France, I ran across Miss Katherine Sweetser who now dictates what the fashionable people shall wear. She has one of her many mansions here in this beautiful little village. You know she rules the society world on both sides of the drink. From France I journeyed to Arabia where I found Shiek John Spear. The Shiek was then setting out on a three days’ journey around the world. He had the most wonderful tent I have ever seen, solid concrete. He spends his time now travelling. But the record for travelling is un¬ doubtedly ' held by Miss Jeanette Under¬ wood. Each day she does at least three hundred miles. The peculiar part is that she always ends at the same place. She now is head of a great taxi company. The second prize for distance covered goes to Mr. Boyd Stewart, whom I found at his home at Squeeclunk, Mo. Every night Mr. Stewart starts at one end of the hall and then back in a monotonous