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

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Cl ass Elections TITLE GIRL BOY Most Popular Nano White Ralph Herrick Best Dressed Martha Spaulding Stanlev Hrynowsky Cutest Beverly Buckler Walter Stark Best Athlete Katherine Maling Robert Anderson Best Dancer Bette Kllis W illiam Conron Most Personality vancy White Alfred Cianascol Most Ambitious W innifred Poland Robert Crosby Wittiest Nancy Holcomb Marshall Davis Class Clown Nancy Holcomb Charles Spear Teacher’s Bane Martha Spaulding Charles Spear Teacher’s Delight Marguerite Marstallcr Marshall Davis Most Likely to Succeed W innifred Poland Robert Crosby Best Natured Marion Langiell Robert Crosby Most Serious Marguerite Marstallcr David Littlefield Class Giggler Nancy W hite Harry Irons Most Flirtatious Winn if red Poland Russell Coombs Most Sophisticated Dorothy Beasley James Robertson Ciass Couple Elizabeth Burpee John Crooker Most Scholarly Marguerite Marstaller David Littlefield Heartbreak er Beverly Buckler Stephen Cal Ian Most Vivacious Nancy W hite alter Stark Neatest Beverly Pitman Stanley Hrynowsky Most Cheerful Marion langiell Charles Spear Most Dignified Dorothy Beasley Kenneth Brown Most Courteous Beverly Buckler Robert Crosby Best Sport Katherine Maling Joseph Merrill Class Actor (Actress) W innifred Poland Marshall Davis Ideal K. H. S. Student Elinor Abbott Joseph Anderson Class Artist Barbara Teel Harold Rogers Class Baby Ann Richmond Robert Saunders Class Worker Elinor Abbott Marshall Davis Best Leader W innifred Poland Ralph Herrick Chatterbox Anne Schaeffer Charles Spear St VTTEKBRALN Martha Spaulding Charles Spear Ji mok Boy and Cikl Bette Hamm Donald Clapperton Dorothy Fienemann Marion Lang id I DaviJ Littlefield

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Mrs. Wiens was once more at R. H. S. this year to devote her unswerving efforts to the successful direction and production of our senior play, Booth Tarkington’s “Clarence.” The plot, which unfolds shortly following the last world war, is woven about the rather gentle, returning soldier, Clar¬ ence, (Marshall Davis) whose harmless attempts to secure a position at the irascible Mr. Wheeler’s (Kenneth Brown) New York office implicate him in the chaotic trials and tribulations of the remarkable Wheeler household. Mrs. Martyn, (Marion Langiell) as private secretary to Mr. Wheeler is faced with almost insurmount¬ able problems. In addition to being the indispensable handy man, Clarence soon becomes the pet and confidante of the petulant second Mrs. Wheeler, (Winnie Poland) the revered mediator in the constant feud of the amusing Wheeler children, Bobby (Russell Coombs) and Cora (Betty Campbell), the stumbling block in the persistent ad¬ vances of the wolfish Mr. Stem (Robert Bingham) towards the lovely governess, Miss Pinney (Barbara Teel) and, lastly the helpless third party in an eternal triangle involving the domestics, Della (Mary Puzick) and Dinwiddie (Joe Anderson). However, under the guiding influence of the clever entomologist, Clarence, all the perplexing complications are eventually rectified and Clarence walks off with Miss Pinney as his bride. Senior Play Backstage everything transpired smoothly both during the afternoon performance for the Junior High and throughout the final presentation at Shepardson Hall on that memorable Friday, March 20th. Opening night, how¬ ever, between acts two and three, there was slight confusion in the men’s dressing room, when it was suddenly dis¬ covered that Russ Coomb’s trousers had been mislaid but Bob Merrill, Don Baisley. Charlie Spear, and Andy Moores feverishly combed the premises, recovering the vital garment before Russ went thoroughly insane. Thanks are due Mr. Kibbee for his excellent backdrops and suggestions, and to Mr. Peck and the Band for their fine music. Oh yes, I nearly overlooked our great backstage crew, especially the lads with the fleet of trucks. Boundless credit for the brilliant musical effects goes to that resourceful stage manager, A1 Gianascol. Mike Stephanian was his capable assistant while Wally Bailey and Thornton Struss were knights of the lights. The venture, of course, was supported by a host of enterprising auxiliary committees composed of the following: Costumes—Elinor Abbott, Nancy White, Katherine Maling, Dorothy Doherty, Donald Baisley, Andy Moores, Ralph Herrick and Stanley Hrynowsky. Properties—-Walter Schofield, Robert Merrill, Robert Anderson, Charles Spear, Martin Shapiro, Ann Rich¬ mond, Barbara Davis and Lucille Gonnam. Tickets—Harriette Camp, Alice Robinson, Lorraine Fox, Marcia Wentworth and Beverly Buckler. Publicity—Nancy Holcomb, Eleanor Williams. Phyllis Springford, Harold Rogers, George Marchetti, Bar¬ bara Glover and Virginia Ward. Ushers—Ralph Gibson, Richard Bowser, Donald Plouff, Stephen Callan, Joseph Merrill, Wesley Ryan, Francis Aglio, Howard Bates and Lawrence Shaw. Candy—Jean Dodge, Evelyn Greenleaf, Dorothy Bea sley, Natalie Cutcliffe, Patricia Lane, Elizabeth Boyd, Barbara Bailey and Priscilla Davis. Programs—Jennie Gromyko, Bernice Bridge, Barbara King, Helen Batchelder, Anne Schaeffer, Viola Arsen¬ ault, Dorothy Arnold and Agnes Meuse. Junior High Performance—Marcella Hayes, Emily Hanley and John Griffin. And that completes the story on one of the banner events of our senior year, the real glory for which be¬ longs to Mrs. Wiens who made us what we were. Kenneth Brown

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Class Will We, the highly esteemed class of ’42, more than mindful of the fact that we are rapidly approaching the end, wish to leave these last few possessions to those worthy of their ownership: We bequeath: 1. To Miss Zimmermann Nancy Holcomb’s white mice. May the air “up country” prove more wholesome than that here in the city. 2. To Russ Coombs this slightly undersized pair of trousers that he may never again come so close to catastrophe as he did at the dress rehearsal of “Clar- ence. 3. To Mr. Fitzgerald this guide to ski resorts— need we give a reason? 4. To our sophisticated Winnie Poland, otherwise known as “Queenie La Flame,” the bubble that she may always have a source of income. 5. To “Hugger” Stark honorary membership in the W. C. T. U. This is an honor bestowed on very few of our colleagues. 6. The class of ’42 leaves the class of ’43—alone! 7. To Martha Spaulding this cook book—guaran¬ teed to bring favorable results. Undoubtedly she and Russ will find a worthwhile use for it in years to come. 8. To Dorothy Beasley a map of New York City— may it comfort her when the going in the Bay State gets tough. 9. For future classes we have arranged to have an automatic red light installed in each room that they may know when the two way system is in action. 10. To Nancy Holcomb this flute that she may some day realize her life’s ambition—namely, to be first flutist with a symphonic orchestra. 11. To our cherub Charlie Spear this curling iron. Straight hair in Charlie’s case would be cataclysmic. Long may it curl—Charlie! 12. To our tres fickle Bruce Putnam we leave the sophomore girls and to playboy Ralph Gibson the junior girls. 13. To Miss Tisdale this long, black whip, that she may crack it around the ears of our many inatten¬ tive students. 14. To Nancy White, our head cheer leader we leave this package of vitamin pills in hopes that they will help you regain some of the vitality you so nobly donated at the fall games. Please share it with that bevy (get it?) of beauties who aided you. 15. On Bob Merrill we bestow this special priority on bow ties that his colorful supply may never be ex¬ hausted. 16. To our jovial friend and teacher, “Pop” Wheeler, we offer this set of tires so that he may keep on bringing the kids to school. 17. To football Captain Joe Merrill we leave this biography of Demosthenes, the famed Greek orator. We hope you’ll profit by the example. 18. To Charlie Cummings this single rose. You, Charlie, are the only regular enrollee at this institution of learning who has been cheerful each and every day. 19. To that great Spanish athlete Andy Moores we leave this little China bull that he may more easily throw it. 20. To “Hap” Holmes we give this package of “Wings” with which to pursue his aeronautical ambi¬ tions. 21. To Jean Dodge we leave this grid (-le) iron to remind her constantly of her paramount obsession, football. 22. To Miss Reed we leave this four-leaf clover. May it bring you all the luck you are so deserving of. 23. To Miss Ernst and Miss Simone this credit slip for the first payment on a perfectly stunning, guar- anteed-never-to-fail S. S. Kresge can opener. 24. To Mr. Sussmann we leave this two months’ scholarship to Arthur Murray’s School of the Dance so that he may pass on to the faculty the new steps since the conga. 25. To Bea Ruderman we leave a waterglass an essential part of the equipment of all eminent lecturers. 26. To Glo Shane this paint, not the type that most girls would be given because it is very obvious that mother nature has taken care of that, but a reminder that we are looking forward to seeing more of her illus¬ trations as fine as the December cover of our Pioneer. 27. To Barb Davis we leave this one-way ticket to New York for we know when the editor of MADEMOI¬ SELLE has interviewed Barb and viewed her literary accomplishments, she’ll never be allowed to return to Reading. 28. For Mr. Dixon—we have thought of nothing worthy of you. We can only say our most enjoyable and lucrative periods have been those in Room 2. 29. To Anne Schaeffer we leave this pug-nosed pekinese—on certain conditions: 1. That you won’t dissect him when you get to college. 2. That you won’t give him a blue rinse. 30. To Marion Langiell we leave these bobby pins (they were about to be melted down into a jeep). Please, Mrs. Martyn, always wear your hair in the up-do it was so cute. 31. To Bette Ellis, for your invaluable assistance in promoting the Pioneer, this blank check upon which we would like to write a large number but until the Pioneer becomes a paying proposition you will have to accept our verbal thanks. 32. To Mr. Kibbe we leave this current Petty Cal¬ endar to replace those models who will soon leave the third floor workshop. 33. To the composers of this gem, we three wits, we leave a cell where we may spend the rest of our years for not being able to meet payments on these objects. Bea Ruderman Charlie Spear Kenneth Brown