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

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SENIOR CLASS Edith Mussells “Edie “Connie College Course Future: Radcliffe Activities: Cheer leader; Program announcer; Senior Play Committee. “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. ' Clinton Newell “Bud College Course Future: College Activities: Basketball, 3, 4; Track, 3; Senior Play. “A lord of large experience Luman Nutter “Lud Normal Course Future: Mass. Nautical School Ambition : To be an officer in the Merchant Marine Activities: Football, 3, 4; Senior Play. “He was six foot o ' man, A-l, clear grit and human nature. Mary O ' Keefe Combined Commercial Course Future: Secretarial work Ambition: Secretary Activities: Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play Candy Com¬ mittee. “The modern majesty insists on work. ' ' Edward Petkewich “Ed Accounting Course Future: Boston University School of Business Administration Ambition: Success in business Activities: Pioneer, 3, 4; “Epidemic; Hi-Y; Public Speaking, 4; Senior Play Committee. “True as the needle to the pole, or as the dial tu the sun. Lenna Phipps Secretarial Course Future: Private secretary Ambition: To travel and write Activities: Sophomore Hop Committee; Junior Prom Com¬ mittee; Senior Play Ticket Committee. “Full of sweet indifference. Cora Pitman “ Fitly ” Combined Commercial Course Future: Business School Ambition: To be a private secretary and to travel Activities: Pioneer, 4; Senior Play Candy Committee; Junior Woman’s Club, 3. “Rich in saving common sense. Effie Poole “ F Normal Course Future: Art School Activities: Operetta, 2; Senior Play Committee. Her fancy lost in pleasant dreams. ' '

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SENIOR CLASS Hilda MacIntyre “ Kid” Secretarial Course Future: Stock girl in Dennison’s Ambition: Aviatrix Activities: Glee Club. “Gentle speech, delightful personality. Marion Mason “ Fat ” Combined Commercial Course Future: Bryant and Stratton Ambition: Be a foreign buyer Activities: Carnival Committee, 4. “ It’s nice to be natural when one’s naturally nice. Ethel McCoubry • “ Eshie” Secretarial Course Future: Hairdressing “A quiet unassuming personality whose charm lies in her modesty.’’ Phoebe Mercer “ Phoeb ” Secretarial Course Future: Secretary Ambition: To be successful Activities: Junior Woman’s Club; Glee Club, 3, 4; Senior Play Costume Committee; Senior Fashion Show; Banquet Committee. “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” Henry Merritt “Fat” Normal Course Future: Work and school later Ambition: To be successful Activities: Football, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 3; Class Baseball, 4; Usher at Senior Play. “Wholesome as the air, cheerful as the light.” Nina Priscilla Metcalf “Prissy” Practical Art Course Future: Miss Lesley’s School of Domestic Science Ambition: To be successful “Good housekeeping lies at the root of all the real ease ami satisfaction in existence.” Joseph Mills “ Joe ” Accounting Course Ambition: Radio announcer Activities: Senior Play Properties Committee; Football, 3, 4; Class Basketball, 3, 4; Baseball, 3. “Sports are the most excellent device with which to test a man’s character.’” Verna Mitchell “Bill” Secretarial Course Future: Interior decorator or clothes designer Ambition: Model clothes Activities: Sophomore Hop Committee; Operetta cos¬ tumes; Junior Woman’s Club; Senior Play costumes; Senior Dance Decoration Committee; Glee Club. “ Oh, you flavour everything, you are the vanilla of society.”

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SENIOR CLASS Evelyn Rand “Ev” College Course Future: College Ambition: To be a social secretary Activities: Junior Woman ' s Club; Operetta, 2; Senior Play Program Committee. “You are made for enjoyment, and the world is full of many things you will enjoy.” Walter Reynolds Accounting Course Future: Business manager or salesman Activities: Class football, 4. “Carefree, the way we ' d all like to be” Gerald Richards “Jerry” Normal Course Future: Prep School Ambition: To be financially independent Activities: Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Hop Committee, 2; Prom Committee, 3; Senior Dance Committee, 4; Hi-Y, 4; Public Speaking, 2, 3; Treasurer of Sophomore Class; President of A. A., 4; Usher at Senior Play. “None but himself can be his parallel.” Priscilla Richman Normal Course Future: Burdett College Activities: Tennis; Operetta, 2; A. A. Collector, 4. “As merry as the day is long.” Lillian Richmond “Lil” Combined Commercial Course Ambition: To be a private secretary “The sweetest garland to the sweetest maid.” George Ricker “Kicker” College Course Future: University of Maine Ambition: To be an engineer Activities: Football, 3, 4; Class Basketball, 4; Usher at Senior Play. “A friendly smile and a friendly way.” Mary Riley Combined Commercial Course Future: Burdett College Ambition: To be a business woman Activities: Field hockey, 2, 3; Basketball, 2, 3; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Double Quartet, 4; Senior Play Dress Rehearsal Committee; Valedictorian. “Wearing all that weight of learning lightly like a flower.” Louise Roxbee “ Snookie ” Commercial Course Future: Burdett College Ambition: To travel Activities: Basketball. 3, 4; Tennis, 4; Senior Play Child¬ ren’s Performance Committee, 4; A. A. Collector, 4. We meet thee like a pleasant thought.