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

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The Pioneer Nineteen THIRTY - EIGHT Marion Turner Here is that brilliant little girl who has ended fourth in the class honor roll. Her outside interests are Rain¬ bow and Junior Woman’s Club. The school will not lose her bright smile for another year, as she is planning to take a P. G. course, after which she will join the White Parade. We hope that Marion’s choice of profes¬ sion hasn’t been influenced by those handsome young internes of the movies, but if it has, we hope she will capture one. Earl Van Horn On a hot summer afternoon when you want to cool off in a hurry, just call for “Van”. He is the burly, but handsome (girls, please note) ice man. This gay young blade likes to hunt and fish, and strange to say, study English. If, mind you I say if, you have any old ten dollar bills you don’t want, just give them to Earl. He collects them. (Who doesn’t!) Earl is a Robert Taylor indeed. He aims to be married, and right now I’d say a young miss from Hopkins Street might be the lucky girl. Robert Wakeling “Wakie” or “Curly” is a participant. I might even say star, in our three major sports. Not satisfied with school sports, “Mouse,” as he is sometimes called, has become quite efficient in the arts of diving and swimming. “Wakie” who furnishes transporta¬ tion for his classmates to all points, plans to prep for Dartmouth next year. Virginia Watson “Gin” of the big brown eyes and charming smile has been rewarded after three years of study with the coveted honor of valedictorian. She’s exchange editor for the Pioneer and has been the guiding genius behind the Be acon. Her one and only hobby is Johnny. She enjoys movies, swim¬ ming, baseball, and—believe it or not— homework ! She wants to go to col¬ lege next year and then to become, of all things, a math teacher! More of Mr. Halpin’s good influence and training. SUSSETTE WEIGMANN Sussette, Betty, or “Swazette,” ac¬ cording to Mr. Kibbe, aspires to com¬ mercial art. It won’t be long now before you’ll see all the leading maga¬ zines with her illustrated stories or perhaps her latest puns, (do I hear a groan ?)—that is after Massachusetts School of Art gets through with her. Virginia Wellington Here we have one of those valiant individuals who can withstand the on¬ slaught of Bookkeeping, English, and Public Speaking and emerge trium¬ phant. “Ginny” is a Katherine Hep¬ burn fan and collects pictures of this eccentric star. Next year she plans to attend Burdett Night School the bet¬ ter to become a successful secretary. She has successfully followed the Civic Preparatory Course, but has an aver¬ sion to history. Remember the old guard in Public Speaking II, “Ginny.” Beatrice White An exponent of the secretarial course, is “Bea, a future private sec¬ retary with a liking for shorthand, English and typewriting, and an aver¬ sion to homework. She is also an ardent bicyclist and has a yen for dancing and reading. Donald White “Whitey” is one of those fellows who sleep, eat, and talk nothing but sports. His grit and determination have earned him, despite his diminu¬ tive stature, places on the soccer and baseball first teams. Don is all set for continuing his favorite subject, bookkeeping at Burdett’s. Twenty-one

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The Pioneer Nineteen THIRTY - EIGHT Ruth Surrette Ruth, or “Bubbles” to her childhood pals, has taken a Secretarial Course m hopes to become a secretary. “Bub¬ bles is here, there, and everywhere helping whomever she can. If it weren’t for that cheery smile coming to help us out of our trouble, why we might just as well abandon the ship. We know the way will not be rocky for such a girl as “Bubbles,” and may it be clear sailing from now on. Evelyn Talbot “Tabby” of the ever present grin, evidently believes that many a flower is born to blush unseen, for she writes beautifully and yet prefers to type. In the near future you’ll probably hear of her in connection with the new po¬ litical party, “The Anti-Book Report¬ ers.” Here’s an ambition that’s rather different, thank Heaven—she wants to be a receptionist in a doctor’s office. Long may you grin, “Tabby”! Thelma Taylor “Tommie” is everybody’s pal. Have you ever noticed her pretty brown eyes? You haven’t? Well, take a good look next time. It may not do you any good as she saves them for the lucky fellow in Woburn or is it Andover? What’s the story, “Tom¬ mie”? She plans to enter Wilfred’s and become a beautician. Here’s hop¬ ing you have many customers, “Tom¬ mie!” Hazel Terhune Hazel plans to train to be a private secretary after she completes a P. G. course next year. She dislikes being quiet for long, and her pep and good humor carry her along till lunch time which she enjoys the most, (seventh heaven to us all). Hazel likes winter sports and having her pictures taken. The snow trains seem to have a great deal of attraction for Hazel. How’s the skiing now? Better walking, wouldn’t you say? Never mind, Hazel, winter will be rolling around soon (not rushing the seasons of course), and then you ' ll be back in your Paradise. Leona Thibodeau Lee plans to be a nurse; we certainly envy the sick people. Her favorite hobby is dancing (which she does very well), and like many others she hates homework ! Lee is another one of the girls who have wended their way over to the Junior High through rain or shine every morning. Cheer up, Lee, those days will be gone forever after June. Francis Thornton Nonchalance is “Frannie’s,” middle name, and his good-natured easy man¬ ner has assisted him in gaining many a victory in the field of athletics. His engaging grin has won the heart of more than one of the sighing sex, but only a certain dark-haired lass suc¬ ceeded in making any impression on his stout resistance. Frannie will be more than missed next year when he will pass his brightly-burning athletic torch on to the class of ’39. Lorenna Towns “Townsie,” of the infectious grin is a follower of a combined Comprehen¬ sive Nursing course, for she aspires to dental nursing. This hardy individual enjoys walking and hooking rugs, Heavens knows why! She favors Alodern History and German and is a staunch anti-rainy dayer, and unlike most of us, dislikes gardenias. Why, “Townsie”! Despair ye not, ye low¬ er classmen, “ I ownsie ’ and the grin will be here next year to take a P. G. and keep the spirit of ' 38 alive. Willis Tucker, Jr. Y illis is the cheerful, grinning lad, who is one of the reasons that Miss Batchelder s faith in her Knglish classes is revived. On Wednesday nights he can be found with the gang in a certain store on Mineral Street. Although at this writing Willis is in the hospital recuperating from an ill¬ ness, we hope that he’ll be with us at Graduation. 1 lie whole gang is root¬ ing for you, Willis! Twenty

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The Pioneer Nineteen THIRTY-EIGHT Roy White White the great, one of the finest athletes in the senior class, catcher supreme, one of the mainstays in the line, and all around good fellow, de¬ serves praise indeed for his pet av¬ ersion which is seeing young boys smoking. That class that Coach has in Problems of Democracy holds a strange fascination for a number of boys, for we find that Roy, too, lists it as his favorite. A good job and success is Roy’s formula for making the grade. We know you’ll be right there to catch it, fella, and it won’t be a foul ball, either. Wilfred White Another of our strong silent (?) men! “Wolf” is one of those who claim to like all subjects. His plans for next year are undecided, but he intends to get a good job. Wolf has covered himself with glory on the foot¬ ball field, baseball diamond, and as manager of the basketball team. As with most of us, his chief aversion is homework, but one of his outside in¬ terests is just plain work (Stout fel¬ low!). Among his hobbies are swim¬ ming, football, and baseball. Good luck, Wolf; you’ll get there! Mary Widell Mary, our basketball champ, has re¬ ceived packs of awards in hockey and in basketball. “Butch” wants to be a secretary, but she’ll have to get the bus faster in the morning! This pride and joy of the athletic teams has a weakness for bookkeeping and type,—of all subjects to pick, Mary. She claims that her pet aversion is homework, but personally I think it’s the variations in the pronunciations of her name. Never mind the name, “Keed,” it’s ' that good-natured grin that counts. Dorothy Wilkinson That shy, pretty, and quiet (in chemistry?) girl from North Read¬ ing is known to every one as “Dot.” “Dot says that she likes swimming, skating and ice-boating, but we sup¬ pose that the latter interest varies with the companions. She has con¬ stantly changed her ideas of a life’s work but her current one is to attend Business School and then to be a sec¬ retary—private, Dot . ' In spite of these plans, however, we have very good information that if a young doc¬ tor can|e along—Come, come, boys, where are all our medical aspirants? Dean Winchester Is that a whirlwind or an earth¬ quake? No, it’s just King Eric VIII, himself, romping through the corri¬ dors in search of one of his many friends, who just can’t seem to keep out of his way. Although Dean is one of our mathematical whizzes, he proved himself capable of even greater things by his swell job in the Senior Play. He is due back here next year for a P. G., but until then, our advice to him is “Watch out where ’you drive,” and “Learn to play checkers.” Albert Wright Ah, enter, His Highness, the grin¬ ning “Duke,” one of the banes of the eighth period typing class. This prob¬ lem child was amlong our “football heroes’ and won his title through a good-natured feud with the “Duch¬ ess.” The sleepers we have with us and Bud is a charter member of the “Anti-Early Risers Club.” “Duke” is also one of the few senior boys who can and will dance. Swing it, Bud! Harold Zitzow “Zit” has been with us only a few years, having made a dramatic entry in his sophomore year. Although he is one of the retiring type, he quickly gained the respect of his classmates. We shall long remember “Zit” in the character of Laker, a radical, in the Senior Effort (Play), for he had a loud mud-slinging session with Gen¬ eral Northrup. (Dan Barrett, as you all recall). We almost forgot that it was really “Zit” behind that make¬ up. Our quiet friend has followed the scientific course, and with proper conditions, lie should achieve his am¬ bition which is to become a scientist. Jane Zynsky Jane is that tall, slim, beautifully dressed young lady who aspires to be a teacher. Believe it or not, Jane makes almost all of those clothes which the rest of us envy. Jane shines in Latin, her favorite subject, but she endures many jibes as to being “quite a French-woman.” It is English that Jane hopes to teach, however, and having taken a Comprehensive Course, she plans to complete her education at Boston University, meanwhile keep¬ ing up her outside interests of swim¬ ming and skating. We wish you the best of luck in all you do, Jane. Tiventy-two