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

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PAGE SIXTEEN THE PIONEER Customer—Have you any Life Buoy? Drug Clerk—Set the pace. Lady. She was only a radio announcer’s daughter, hut she was always giving them the air. She was a gum manufacturer’s daughter: no wonder she was so stuck up. She—Do vou know that fellow over there ? He—Sure, he sleeps next to me in class. Hill—See any change in me? Gill—No. Hill—Well I just swallowed a dime. A girl may be true even if her teeth are false. Last Knight—What sayest thou to a bit of a tilt? To Knight—Oh, I’d joust as soon as not. Illustrious Senior—What time is it b the watch on your nose? Under-rated Soph.—’Tisn’t running. One—I hear you had a blowout at your house last night. Two—No, that was just a report. Theatrical Managefr-Can you dance ? Applicant—No, sir. T. M.—Can you sing? A.—No. T. M.—Can you act? A.—Not much. T. M.—Then what did you come here for? A. —My looks. T. M.—Well you can hunt around for them if vou like, but I don’t think you’ll find them here. H. B.—I answered a question in class today. B. S.—What answer did you give? H. B.—Present. THE PIONEER’S PANTRY When you’re feeling Blue, try one of these. You’ll soon look Green. For a bilious headache. Try a nutcake. 1 cup Sophomores, finely ground 2 cups D. W’s face powder (use sun¬ tan if preferred) 2 hard boiled eggs (R. N. and J. P.) 1 cup pseudo chicken soup (obtain from lunchroom) Beat all ingredients together well. For a luscious pink frosting: 2 or 3 Senior Girls (they are very sweet (?) V 2 lipstick (for local color) Bake on radiator in Room E. Cool bv ooening window. SHRIMP WIGGLE 1 Senior Shrimp—Chop into small pieces, boil hard (if necessary). Pour over this a sauce made as follows: 2 cups left over dishwater—Beat until frothy. Trim whole with Olive, and eat with eyes closed. PIONEER HASH Anyone who doesn’t contribute to the Pioneer. 1 cup F. B.’i; Water-wave liquid Spices- B. C. (Be careful about using too much) 1 cup well-chewed chewing gum (If there is none in the waste basket, Donald Sullivan will be glad to oblige.) Pound first ingredient fiercely, add spice and chewing gum (to hold in shape). Grease frying pan with Water-wave liquid. Frv until you cannot stand the odor (which is like that of hydrogen sulfide) any longer. Serve on Math books. (We hope they are mutilated beyond repair.) CONCOMITANT LEARNING “You can lead a horse to water, But you can not make him drink; You can lead a child to learning But you can not make him think.” Latin Period III

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THE PIONEER PAGE FIFTEEN HONOR LIST The honor roll for the first semester is as follows: MAXIMUM HONORS —Barbara Boardman, Barbara Marsh, Jean Ross- man, Katherine Spencer. HONORS—William Burpee, Stanley Low, Olive Spea r, Ina Bergquist, Flora Harriman, Edward Hodson, Patricia Littlefield, Elsie Gage, Celia Kingsley, Mary Riley, Patricia Sussmann. COMMENDATION—Lillian Cham¬ berlain, Lois Weigmann, Gloria Wil¬ cox, Anna Reck, Ruth Cheyne, Robert Coolidge, Kenneth Horton, Richard Merritt. To obtain maximum honors a pupil must have 20 points of A with no mark below A. For honors a pupil must have at least 10 points of A grade with no mark below a B. For com¬ mendation a pupil must receive 20 points of A or B grades with no mark below a B. SENIOR PLAY On the evenings of March 7 and 8,T| the Class of 1930 produced the annual I Senior Play. This year the dramatic a production was “Summer Is A-Comin’ 1 In.” It was an English play and Mar- 3 guerite Frost as Mrs. Vokins added | much humor by dropping all her “h’s.” 1 Dorothy Melendy as a scullery girl was 3 also very funny. The cast included Evelyn Benjamin, leading lady, who never issued an order but skillfully con¬ trolled the situation; Kenneth Larra- bee, leading man, involved in a triple alliance of love affairs; Gloria Wilcox, Ruth Folsom, Alice Pool, engaged miss¬ es posing as land girls ; Leonard Nich¬ ols, Robert Heselton, Frank Riley, bachelors willing to assist land girls; and George Sardell, the perfect but¬ ler. Each one was particularly suited to his part and consequently played it very well. The play, which was coached by Miss Emily Srnjth of Wakefield with the help of Miss Mari¬ an T. Pratt faculty advisor of the Sen¬ ior Class, was undoubtedly one of best of recent years. QJP Soph. Mind—I read “Twenty Fath¬ oms Under” for book report. Soph-ter Mind—Too deep for me. Teacher (explaining verbs)—Take this sentence, “The cow was in the pasture. What mood?” Drousy Senior—“The cow.” He called her Lily, Pansy, Rose, And every other flower of spring. She said, “I can’t be all of those, So you must Li-lac everything.” Teacher (reading notice)—’“Lost; a house kev and automobile tied together with ribbon.” He—Don’t vou know who I am? She—No, don’t you? Dumb—I’m dying. Dumber—Can I help you ? Judge—You are accused of choking the plaintiff. Tell me all about it. Victim—Veil your honor, it’s a lung story.

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THE PIONEER PAGE SEVENTEEN S !L J s FOOTBALL BANOUET On the 6th of January the local Post of the American Legion No. 62 aided by the Rotary Club and other men’s organizations of the town gave a stag party for the 1929 Football Squad. The affair started off with a banquet at which the “aforementioned squad” distinguished itself as thoroughly as it ever did on the gridiron. Song hits and college songs under the leadership of Mr. Stembridge and the Rotary Orchestra were next in order, inter¬ spersed by short speeches by Merritt and Burhoe of the team, and Coach Aldred. Next the crowd adjourned to Shep- ardson Hall where Sergt. Tanner of the American Legion presented the mem¬ bers of the squad with gold footballs marked “Reading 1929.” Three famous football stars of other years— “Tom” Cady and “Bull” Lowe of Dartmouth, and “Jim” Knox of Harvard told tales of college football and what it had done for them. Films of the 1928 Harvard-Yale game were shown and explained by Knox. While the meeting was intended pri¬ marily to honor the squad of 1929 for its fine w r ork, the story gradually came out of the difficulties in spite of which that success was attained. It was a grand get-together. The people of Reading f ound out some worth while facts about their school, their coach, and their boys. The boys found there is a tremendous in¬ terest in them and their work and play and best of all it seems a start is to be made to provide good playing fields for the teams of the future. AWA! READING VS. LOWELL Taking into consideration all the odds, the quintet is able to show a commendable record as the result of the Lowell game. True enough, Lowell outskilled our players due to the wide field of boys to choose from: however, the spirit of the Reading team, the sportsmanship and stamina were noticeable as being very strong. The second team, despite the fact that the final score was much in favor of Lowell, played the faster game of the evening. Jim Perry and Leight Wallace were on hand with the pecu¬ liar technique. The sophomore and junior teams played alternately with equal success. The final score though high, was nothing to be discouraged about. We also owe thanks to Martin whose ref¬ eree work was excellent.