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

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL i S i W (f I A A ' f A 1 f ft S®i5., Front Row—left to right—H. Esty, I. Atkinson, R. Albee, N. R ' ossman, P. Kingman, M. Willett, P. Comey, V. Clancy, I. Wilkinson, B. Sawyer, M. Mason, R. Olsen, M. Whitcomb, E, McNeil, E. Hartshorn. Second Row -left to right—V. Livingstone, H. Littlefield, H. Fortune, F. Carpenter, A. Doran, O. Bates, C. Cummings, J. Lenfest, L. Albee, P. Gill, L. Carder, A. O’Dowd, E. Bryden, W. Grant, D. Holden, Miss Nichols. GIRLS’ TENNIS First row from bottom. Left to right—J. Wilkinson, M. Doucette, D. Marchetti, L. Jewell, W. Grant, A. Olson, B. Sawyer. Second Row—F. Shay, T. Werner, C. Taylor, M. Landry, Miss Nichols (coach), E. Meuse, N. Carpen¬ ter, R ' . Albee, R. Whicker. Third Row—E. Peters, E. Hartshorn, W. Keating, F. Jewett, P. Comey, P. Bryden, A. Gascoigne, P. Kingman, F. Meuse, C. Nelson, P. Eisenhaure, E. Leach. Fourth Row—H. Fortune, I. Morrison, O. Ambrose, D. Plummer, A. Doiron, A. Stewart, V. Livingstone, H. Littlefield, L. Albee, V. Pomeroy, O. Bates, H. Esty, E. Olsen. Fifth Row—M. Reed, A. Pratt, B. Boyers, F. Carpenter, J. Temple, B. Gammons, J. Jackson, A. O’Dowd, K. Cummings, P. Wormell, P. Gill.

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I. Atkinson H. Littlefield N. Rossman L. Carder H. Esty J. Wilkinson M. Willard I. Whitcomb E. White M. Mason The new Riding Club which formed last fall is ex¬ pected to continue this year. Over 30 members, includ¬ ing girls and boys, benefited by this activity. Alma Doiron ’34 and Marion Parker ’34 HI-Y The Hi-Y has completed another successful year which has included many and varied meetings of inter¬ est to all the members. January 29, 1934 was faculty night, but on account of a severe snow storm the meeting was not very well attended. Mr. Bumpus of Woburn spoke on “Person¬ ality.” At the following meeting Mr. Martin led a very interesting discussion, the subject of which was “What the Hi-Y has to do with the Church.” On March 1, the club was fortunate in having Mr. Karltenborn come to speak to us. He spoke about Hitler and Germany, and gave us a vivid description of his experiences there last summer. The next meeting was Co-ed night, and it proved to be a success. Miss Simon and Miss Nichols acted as chaperons, and Mr. Dennet of Harvard gave an interesting talk on “Peace and Possibilities of War.” The meeting was followed by refreshments. Since January the Hi-Y Club has had two instruction services, and eight new members have joined the club. On March 31, a dance was held in the school hall spon¬ sored by the Hi-Y Club. The club in co-operation with the Junior Woman’s Club of the High School ran a bridge and dance party for the benefit of the school A. A. April 13, seven members of the club journeyed to Somerville to the roundup. In the many events that took place there, in track and swimming, the members gave a good account of themselves, one taking almost all prizes in the swimming contests. Malcolm Plummer, Secretary JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB 1933—1934 The Reading Junior Woman’s Club has just com¬ pleted an unusually successful season under the able leadership of Miss Dorothy Parker. Our president has had good co-operation from all members of the club, besides the valuable assistance of our adviser, Mrs. Win¬ field Reed. At the first meeting on October 17, 1933 we had a very enjoyable talk given by Mrs. Charles C. Wilson, Vice-Chairman of Junior Membership, State Federation. Several members at the Senior Woman’s Club served tea following the meeting. The first big project which the Junior Club spon¬ sored this year was the annual rummage sale, on No¬ vember 18th, from which we realized a substantial profit. Following this, we held a Harvest Dance at the High School Hall, on November 29. At Christmas we were fortunate in obtaining Mr. Murphy, the Baptist minister, who gave us a very ap¬ propriate talk for that season of the year. It was at this meeting that we arranged for our usual Christmas chari¬ ty work. This year we accomplished a great deal. Be¬ sides giving a family their entire Christmas, we sent cards to the members of the Home for Aged Women, sold Christmas seals, and aided at the Christmas party given for small children of the town. On January 10, 1934 we sponsored a bridge party at the home of Miss Janet Boyle. On Wednesday, April 4th, we had a tea for the mothers of the club members. Previous to the tea, there was a general assembly for girls, in order that everyone might hear Mrs. Margaret B. Owen deliver her stirring talk, entitled “If I Had Three Wishes.” Follow¬ ing this, Mrs. Charles C. Wilson and Mrs. Christie Fowle each gave short talks to the members. Friday, April 13th, all Junior members w r ere in¬ vited to an entertainment entitled “Madame Has Lost Her Cat,” at the Senior Woman’s Club. At this meet¬ ing our president briefly summarized the vear’s work. Just after this entertainment we held a short business meeting, when the list of officers for the ensuing term was read and approved. This list consisted of: Jean Phippen—President Helen Gillis—Vice-President Janet Boyle—Secretary Eleanor French—Treasurer it was also decided that the balance of the money m the treasury will be given to those children who need optical care. The annual conference of the Junior Woman’s Clubs of the State was held this year at Braintree. Several of our members attended, and our president gave a sum¬ mary of activities during the past year. On May 14th, many of the girls with much enthusiasm, attended the annual meeting of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs at Swampscott. Thus ended an exceptionally interesting year of Ju¬ nior Woman’s Club activities. Betty Boyers, Secretary ’34 THE BAND AND ORCHESTRA The Reading High School Band is larger and better than ever this year. In the fall it played for all the football games and during the past year for the numer¬ ous assemblies which we have had. On April 27, the band went to the Seamen’s Home in Boston, where the members gave a concert. They also attended the State Musical Festival at Melrose, on May 12, where they competed against other bands in the state, and ob¬ tained a rating of excellent on their own music. On May 18, they gave a concert at the Reading Theatre. During the week of May 20, they went to the North

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Reading State Sanatorium and gave a concert, the an¬ nual Spring Concert at Shepardson Hall following on May 29. They also furnished music for the Class Day exercises. The drum-major of the band is Jean Phip- pen, and the concert-master is Eldsen Richardson. There are thirty-five members in the band. The orchestra has also played at numerous assem¬ blies. Its first public performance for the year was made at the Senior Play. Seven of the members of the orchestra also played in the Reading Civic Orchestra this last year. There are twenty-three members in the or¬ chestra, and the concert-master is Margaret Weigman. THE CHORUS The Chorus group was an elective, and met three mornings a week for one half hour. It has done ex¬ cellent four part work, the members learning many of the best sacred and secular choruses to be found in all choral literature. It gave one programme for the school at which a double octet, composed of Mildred Wheeler, Virginia Pomeroy, Virginia Erickson, sopranos; Alice Moody, Doris Phillips, Clara McLeod, Irene Norton, altos; John MacDonald, Edward MacMann, Robert Hop¬ kins, Bernard Nichols, tenors; and Earl Vance, James Russell, basses, offered two selections, and the chorus offered two selections. Alter February all the seniors came into chorus once a week. There are seventy mem¬ bers in the chorus. Irene Norton ’36 THE READING HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING CLUB One of the most successful organizations of the year was the debating club. This consisted of Maxwell Hol¬ land, president; Walter Black, vice president; Gardner Knapp, secretary; and the following members: Parke Masters, Harley Nelson, Francis Hayward, Stanley Boy¬ ers, Carl Copeland, Joseph Chisholm, John Mathieson, John Maguire, Richard Schaeffer, Dewey Smith, Warren Soulhwick, Warren Miller, Merton Richardson, Earle Vance, Norman Gilvey, George Dunn and James Russell. After a few practice debates, the club made its first public appearance by giving a debate in assembly. I his was followed by a debate with Swampscott in which Reading was represented by Holland, Knapp, and Miller. Reading was given the unanimous decision of the judges. The next inter-scholastic debate was with Melrose. Reading was represented by Vance, Miller, and Hol¬ land. Again Reading came away with flying colors. The season was brought to a successful close by an interstate debate with Bangor, Maine. The Reading team consisted of Knapp, Holland, and Miller. Our victory in this debate left the team undefeated for the season. This victory was especially significant in that the Bangor team subsequently won second place in the New England Debate Tournament. Lack of experience and confidence prevented our entering this tournament. Another year ' s practice should give Reading a team able to enter the National Forensic League debate and make a showing in the stiffest of competition. The members of the debating club wish to express their thanks and appreciation for the time and help given by Mrs. Jenkins, our coach and organizer. We feel that our success was largely due to her. Gardner Knapp ’35 NEWS Lo! Behold the News of 1934! This last half of the school year has proved most interesting and beneficial in respect to school assem¬ blies. We have been afforded the opportunity of hear¬ ing many well known people. In January, Cameron Beck of the Personal Depart¬ ment of the New York Stock Exchange gave a very en¬ lightening talk, emphasizing that the work we do today is a preparation for our work of tomorrow. Joe Toey of the Herald-Traveler spoke to us about choosing our careers wisely. The Lincoln-Washington Day Exercises were held in February with Mr. Dixon, our history teacher, as speak¬ er. On March 2, we witnessed the first of the debates of our school team. The topic for discussion was “Re¬ solved: The recognition of Russia was a mistake.” This debate was made up of speakers of the debating club, and the affirmative won. On the twenty-seventh. Dean Smith of Bordentown University spoke on “Split Sec¬ onds and a Lucky Break.” During this same month we were also entertained by Walter Smith, Jr., and a group of musicians, a violinist, pianist, cornetist, and singer. Mr. Smith is the son of Walter Smith, the famous cor¬ netist. April brought forth two more debates with Swamp¬ scott and Melrose. Reading, under Mrs. Jenkin’s fine tutelage, was the victor in both cases. The Seniors of the Massachusetts School of Art pre¬ sented a very interesting assembly with charcoal sket¬ ches, landscape drawings, and clay modeling. As the last of April rolled around, our attention was turned to the Public Speaking Contests. The Seniors started the affair with Catherine Gordon as winner and honor¬ able mention to Roger Davis and Muriel Lenfest. Ce- cile Berle took off the Sophomore honors with honorable mention to Lawrence Cate and Nancy Rossman, and Jean Phippen the Junior honors with honorable mention to Ruth Albee and Lois Albee. These programs are one of the most interesting features of the school year. One of several athletic assemblies was held May 4, at which time letters and insignia of merit were award¬ ed. Catherine Gordon ’34