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

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R E a n i n c High School C L A S S O F 19 3 7 Roger Brown In our presence Rilla is one of the squires. as it not lie who pinned back the second floor fire doors through a year of service? Was it not he who carefully compiled the records as secretary of the Hi-Y? y as not he who studied through three years the infant soccer team? W as it not he who appeared at foot¬ ball games with an enormous, curved pipe, which gave him the bearing of a 1 )utch patroon, and a black derby hat, which lent him the dignity of a Wall Street financier? Yes, this was Brown, y ho plans to go to Worcester Tech just to check up on what Mr. Pope lias taught him. Shirley Brown Hail Beth! She wants to be a fe¬ male hermit, and she probably will be it she continues to romp in the wilds ot Xorth Reading. However, we’re not too worried about that; anybody with a wit like hers should be kept in society—well anyway, around. Life’s biggest thrill, for Beth, is dashing up¬ stairs the sixth period to see if her lunch is still there. She has trouble m that direction, but a written aspirin seems to revive her. Mavis Browne Everyone knows Mavis or “Mave.” Her delightful playing has brightened many a dull lunch period, and she’s been darn nice at leaving her own af¬ fairs hanging in mid-air to while away the time for others of us. Her am¬ bition is to become a stenographer, and here’s hoping she’ll be a huge success. Donald Bi rhoe ‘‘Burro’’ did a neat bit of villainy in the annual senior play. In real life. Don is one of the best fellows you want to be acquainted with. Hi-Y and DeMolay have another ’37 gridironer to their honor. Girls, do you want to learn the Jeep Dive? Meet our diving authority. Best of luck and happiness, Don. Barbara Campbell Barb is the tall, blonde senior in our bookkeeping department. She ' s going right out and work next year Good sense, Barb. She ' ll have a dandy job and be making good monev by the time we get out of college. Her tavorite sports are swimming, tobag ganning and tennis, and her hobby is collecting pictures. Mary Cannuli Although Mary is a college-prep student, she is very adept with the needle and thread as is shown by the many stylish garments she has made (Can you cook, too. Mary?) She is very much interested in chemistry be¬ cause it gives her something to do be sides sitting. We all like classes like that, n ' est-ce pas? Mary is interested in tennis and swimming, but her col¬ lege and career are as yet undecided. Anita Carder Here ' s a girl with plenty of interests to help keep her busy, just listen to them—basketball, baseball, riding, skat¬ ing. swimming, reading, a sport club, and a bridge club. Besides all this. Sis dreams of going to Remington to ,. her bookkeeping talent ith all your pep and personality. Sis, you ' ll get there. John Carney Ask ’ Scout a question and he’ll usually have an answer ready, whether logical or not. With John around, prodigious words flow freely in the conversation ' •Scout’s p«t diversion are golf and dramatic (remember him in the senior play ? ) Here’ hoping your gift of gab lead you to great height , Johnny, old boy.

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Reading High School Class o F 19 3 7 Donald Blaisdell “Don,” the blond hero of the Senior Play, has become the synonym for “music” in the High School. DeMo- lay and Hi-Y, together with his or¬ chestra and a dark-haired young lady, are some of his outside interests. Cheer up, Don, maybe they’ll let you play the phonograph during study hours at M. I. T. Betty Blier “Irish” is the little girl with the big- smile who trucks during lunch period. She wants to be a good stenographer, but have you ever seen her tap? Her idea of heaven is a place far away from U. S. History. In what direction, “Irish”? I’ll bet I know, but I won’t tell. Robert Bowser Bob is a member of the Marconi Mad-Men. In comprehensible lingo, Bob is an ardent radio man and a good one, at that. In radio tongue, he is Station WIOJZ. Hi-Y member and soccer-ball kicker, Bob is a prospective Bowdoin student. Good luck to you, Master of the Air Waves. Virginia Brennan “Ria” wants to be a telephone opera¬ tor. It seems a shame to waste that gorgeous red hair on a pair of ear¬ phones, but if her mind is made up, that’s all there is to it. She’s one of our basketball stars and chooses skat¬ ing and swimming as her other two favorite sports. Irvin Brenton Bull” is one of our leading music- men, having been a member of both the band and school orchestra. He has also been prominent on the soccer team. With this record behind him, Bentley can well expect to receive a top-notch accounting student. May good luck always be with you, “Bull.” Harvey Brigham Clarinet-virtuoso, candid camera man, and homework-hater, “Pete” is prominent in the class for several rea¬ sons. As to his last aversion, home¬ work, by the way, “Pete” is no excep¬ tion, really, to the rest of the class. This was just put down here to speak for everybody. We can place a safe bet that “Pete” will show the Boston Conservatory real “gobstick” music. Marjorie Bronson “Midge” is going to Wilfred Acade¬ my with the ambition of becoming a hairdresser. Everyone likes her for her friendly and affable nature which will be a valuable asset in her pro¬ fession. Her favorite sports are ten¬ nis and swimming. She is an officer in Rainbow and her hobby? Maxie ! Earline Brown “Brownie” is one of our most up and coming seniors. She’s always on the go, hurrying to something or other. “Brownie’s” just overflowing with am¬ bition. Take a look at this list—chem¬ ist, air hostess, bride, and co-ed. At least she’s sure of the last since she’s headed for New Hampshire University, and there’s little doubt of the third, removing all necessity for her to un¬ dertake the first two. Earline likes many sports, among them riding, ski¬ ing, golf. She’s also one of those v favored females who grace the De¬ bating Club, and last but not least, she has a passion for truckin’!

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Reading High School Class O F 19 3 7 Barbara Carpenter Here comes Nat’s little sister, “Bub- les.” She seems to be a bit confused as to her ambition, and wavers be¬ tween being a school teacher (lucky pupils) and a chronic swing fan. How¬ ever if she finds a man with five mil¬ lion dollars, a pipe, swanky car and dancing feet, who is two years her senior, someone will get gyped. “Bub¬ bles” goes in for trucking in a large way, as shown by her recent attempt at driving. So far she’s only dashed in the side of her own home. Give her time! Come, come, boys, teach a lady to go straight! Pauline Carter “Polly” may be quiet, but those who really know her think a great deal of her (as a prominent senior boy says) ! Her ambition is to make money, and with her marks, she can do it. “Polly” has been active in all sports, and es¬ pecially likes dancing. With those traits, “Polly,” you’ll have plenty of fun. Virginia Clancy Just call her “Ginger;” a small se¬ nior, who has a great big ambition to become a dress designer in the sunny land of California. (You’d have an easier job in Hawaii, Ginger!) No matter, we who have seen samples of her art, and know her winsome way, realize that attainment of her ambi¬ tion is inevitable. Audrey Cook “Lookie, lookie, lookie—here comes Cookie!”—that tall blonde whom you see floating about the school. She is one of our accounting course students, and her ambition to be a bookkeeper is reflected in the preference for that subject. “Cookie” is a lover of skat¬ ing, swimming, and dancing, and strange as it may seem, is one of the few members of her sex who own up to their traditional characteristic—a fondness for talking! Arthur Coolidge Here is Reading’s Smilin’ Bill Sto¬ ker! “Bill” is an engineer in the radio field and swing fan preeminent. No waltzes for him. Bill, by the way, knows his tennis racquets and soccer balls. You can’t tell this gentleman what an ace serve is. Hi-Y and De- Molay member and Tufts prospect, Bill also answers to the name of sta¬ tion WIJUU. Margaret Corrigan “Meg” came to Reading from Wil¬ mington, and with her impish smile and winning personality, she immedi¬ ately drew many friends. “Meg’s” favorite sports are tennis, swimming, skating, and bowling, and believe it or not her hobby is cooking. She in¬ tends to enter the Cambridge Hospital for her nurse’s training. We wish you the best of luck, Meg. Harold Davis “Dave” (or is it Gabriel?), the good- looking director of the traffic squad, as well as president of Hi-Y and an enthusiast in DeMolay, has the Hercu¬ lean tafsk of Business Manager for the magazine you are now reading. After “Dave” graduates from Norwich Military College, we hope that his army officer tactics will be able to tame a certain sandy-haired young damsel. William Davis Bill” is the continually smiling re- ciprocant of all the practical jokes of our class for the past three years. Whether the fellows have pinned a tail on him, or put ice in his pockets, the manager of our football team al¬ ways emerges laughing—getting more fun out of it than the jokers. Bill is also the best prompter in the fourth period French class. If you continue to “take it” smiling, Bill, you’ll never lack friends.