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

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Reading High School Class of 1937 Jkan Underhill “Jeanie we understand is going to W heelock where she will learn to train little tots the elementary rudiments of the phonic system. She ought to he very successful, for her quiet demure way is pleasing to everyone. Jean is quite a skiier and swimming is an¬ other sport she enjoys. The beauty of her garden is proof of her love for flowers. Josephine Veazie Better known as “Joe” to most of us. she even lives up to that boyish name with her baritone voice, “loe has been very active in all sports and is regarded as a “regular” girl among both boys and girls. She is going to Xorthwestern University next fall. She wants to be an archaeologist! Of all things! You can do it. though. Joe, if vou want to. Natalie Wallace Hert is a snow babe, so naturally her paradise is a land of snow and ice and. of course, no homework. Until she actually turns Eskimo. Nat will study at Burdens’ to become a secretary. We all know that her personality plus will bring Nat whatever she could desire. Marie Walsh Here is a quiet, petite little girl whom we would all like to know better. She hopes to attend Malden Commercial School next year. Marie ' s favorite sports are swimming and bicvcle rid¬ ing. Best of luck. Marie, we hope vou reach the top. Ella Watts A great Kibbee enthusiast and a staunch supporter of the art depart¬ ment is Fluffie . Ella Gertrude Watts, formally. Have vou finally decided what to do next year. Fluf? It’s really hard to keep track of vour plans—first Colbv. next maybe Lasse], then Westbrook, and the last we heard you were all set for Beaver! Fluffie” hates to do dish¬ es and to be rudelv awakened by lit¬ tle sister early in the morning. (Don’t we all r) She says her ambition is to be a Gold Digger I Well, why not? Anna Waugh Her nickname is the awe-inspiring monica of Dutchess , and her ambition is to have a public (which shouldn’t be so difficult). Many of us have admired her smooth dancing. Her favorite sports are skating swimming and “Bowling” ' em over, and as for her hobbies—she takes up fishing quite seriously and in spare moments not used for homework or fishing, she loves to design clothes. Nancy Wentworth Here ' s another basketball enthusiast! Nancy is also one of those clever knit wits among our ranks. She indulges in lots of sports of which her favorite i-« swimming. Well, the go«id old aqua pura holds some fascination for most all of us in one wav or another. Nancv is a student of the Secretarial Course and is planning on Burdett (Here ' s one that has weakened under the per sistent urging of that worthy school l However, Nancy’s a good sport and a fine friend to all who know her. Evelyn W hite Evelyn’s going to be a nurse. Who wouldn ' t like to be sick if she’d take care of her? Her fine work in the center of the basketball court shows her prowess in athletics and her spirit of teamwork Kvelvn’s a member of the Practical Arts course, and it seems that she has made the best (KMitblt choice to prepare for her work. Mas you go a long wav. Kvelvn!

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Reading High School Class o F 19 3 7 Beverly Staples “Bev” is still another who is bound for Wilfred’s. One of our most capable A. A. representatives, she is so agree¬ able that we feel more like handing- over our allowance for dues. Her fav¬ orite sports are swimming, hiking, and skating, and she is an active member in chorus and glee club. Her idea of par¬ adise is “not having to cook another meal or shove a vacuum cleaner around for a year.” Hear! Hear, boys, she can cook! Robert Staples I guess Bob doesn’t like our little town. He says he wants a traveling- job. Since vou like to climb mountains, try that molehill Everest, when you meet it in your travels. Say, Bob. how do you keep your hand out of your eyes when you are shooting. Grace Storti “Grade” may be little, but oh my! She is probably the most efficient girl in the business group, and she states that her ambition is to be a very private secretary. What —! Is she bashful or has she been kidding us? “Grade ' s” hobbies are golf, basketball, and ten¬ nis, while her pet aversion is sarcastic teachers. We wonder why? Lots of luck, Gracie. Elizabeth Stratton “Betty” or Jane, the perfect lady of the senior play, has hopes of becoming an assistant to a handsome voung chemist. Moreover, her eloquent chat¬ ter won her a place on the debating team. She is another skiing enthusiast but also enjoys tennis and swimming. Her favorite subject is “math”—the teacher. “Betty” has successfully com¬ pleted the classical course and intends to enter Middlebury. Gladys Symonds “Dip is going on to private art school, in the hope of becoming a de¬ signer, and if a genial good nature has anything to do with it, she’s well on the road to success right now. Her favorite sports are riding, tennis, to- boganning, and swimming, and her hob¬ by is, as it should be, drawing. Verna Talbot Verna wants to be a stenographer and we all bet she’ll be a good one, not only because typewriting- is her favorite subject either. She likes horse¬ back riding and swimming, but a swanky car with a radio and speed is what she enjoys most. Is that all you want in the car, Verna? Homer Thieme “Joe” is one of those curlv-headed happy-go-lucky fellows who are friend¬ ly towards all. Bookkeeping evident¬ ly interests “Joe”, for he desires to be a big shot in the business world. Foot¬ ball and bike riding take up quite a bit of “Joe’s” spare time. With your personality you ought to get along well. “Be good.” Dorothy Thornton “Dot” is that attractive brunette who. although she seems quiet to most of us, likes to go to parties and have good times. (We have heard that we really don’t know her if we think she’s quiet!) Holding out on us, eh, Dot? When she had visitors from New Hampshire, she was right in the pink (also her favorite color). She hopes to attend Wilfred Academy, and we all wish her the best of luck.

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Reading High School Class o F 19 3 7 Mildred Yates Robert White “Pimp” is one of our all-around sportsmen with a democratic liking ' for wrestling ' , swimming, running and fool¬ in’ with the pig-skin. Anyone that ob¬ tains the honor of salutatorian is goin’ hot! May you always be as successful in business, Bob, as your splendid rec¬ ord in school has shown you to be, physically and mentally. “Milly” wants to be a Social Service Worker, and she ought to be good at such with a broad grin like hers. She says dancing is her hobby, but giggling comes a close second. If you don’t be¬ lieve me, Lsten in on the so-called study hall seventh period. “Milly” likes Eng¬ lish, but thinks Latin is the tops. It s the same old reason Latin has very little to do with it. She likes to motor¬ cycle and wants a little gray home in the west. Quite a combination, don ' t you think? Louise Witham “Lou” is one of the petite members of our class who hails from the North. She appears to have plenty of energy, but her hobby is indoor games, waiting for the mail man. To offset this, how¬ ever, she indulges in football, reallv plays it, too! Is that the way a fu¬ ture private secretary should act ? John Connelly “Snarler” just can’t seem to stay away from Boston weekends, or any other time he has a few minutes to spare. What could be his reason ? Maybe he goes into the Boston Public Library to get deep books. “Snarler can’t stay away from good reading, too, but after all the library closes early. Carl Wood “Pee Wee” is the diminutive, cheer¬ ful package of dynamite who has a knack of making friends with everyone. You can usually find the wiry Wood in the square selling your favorite paper. His ambition to be a jockey seems to have faded, but then you can’t always be sure what “Pee Wee” is going to do. Walter Graustein Although “Mex” hasn’t been with us long, he has become as well known and as well liked as most of ouf full-fledged Readingites. This smiling hockey play er is one who believes in combining business with pleasure, for he is plan¬ ning to turn his hobby of radio into a career of radio engineering. Of course, “Mex”, we realize that it isn’t because of girls that v spend so much time in Lawrence. Harold Xavier Here is Dr. “X”. Miss England’s fav¬ orite English student and pre-eminent sports bug. Between baseball, wrest¬ ling, soccer, tennis, and cross country (on top of that, of course, homework) “X” has no time to count the cater¬ pillars in Memorial Park, so to speak! Oh yes, “X” is a member of Hi-Y and the B. S. A., just to fill up his spare time. Theodore Taylor “Hank” is the serious and silent type of fellow who is little known among the fairer sex. If you want any in¬ formation on hockey or baseball, see “Hank”, for these two sports are his chief pastimes. Everyone is wishing you good luck in your search for a per¬ manent job whatever it mav be.