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

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DANA ALWARD RUTH AMBACK OTIS ANDERSON Here i liana who reside in Reading. I»ul can be een in Stonrhatn a good part of ti e time As a member of the properties committee of the Senior Play. liana raced around ecuring everything from tuba , to old rubber . He i a •.launch member of l e- Mi lay. and hi pet peeve are l.ard butter and bleached blondes. “He Wear a Pair of »oldcn Wingt 1 ’ will be liana ' theme ong neat year, if all roc welt. Puppy, onr of our moil am¬ bition claumato, ha been an ardent member of the Tri- Hi, ha tucce» fully managed the | o ter committee for the dance , and pur ued the Col- lege Course Art ha been her favorite ubject. and her hob¬ ble include making her own clothe and playing the piano and organ. Thi lummer Buppv intend to work; for next year he will %tudy at the Kh»»de Island School of ! e ign; some day to become an interior decorator. Have you ever walked into Hood ' and «een a “Thin Man in a white coat ' Well, that wa none other than ndy. Certainly, you remem¬ ber the Hi-Y boy. whom we saw walking in and out of Mr. Bradley’ office in the senior play. Andy ha been casually pursuing a College Course and declare that Kngltch ha been hi favorite subject. Nosey cu tomer peeve C)ti», and after graduation, he plan to enter the Coast C uard. Vdv atued learning aj»| eab-d to rofgc. o be left u earl) 14 go to Boston Cnivci H HI the Navy V-l ptugram At K H S t»f ' lg liked ilnMiiv trv and physics lx t and ably poiiraved Mr I erguson m our M«fcir play. He tuamd tune tsi itOCxer, A t ajw-Ba t lx ir, and I cMuU tMn »dr tlx schoed. hi mam interest ha bee photograph) tieoige ri) i • t l 1 be i alb 1 July and |dan to be a tiavtUmg abMuaii m | o t war day Kannv belong to the di¬ minutive student at Reading High He v fund of hunting hsiting and playing the piano Randall |4«ii a good game of IrMU. but corny joke and homework get under hi »ktn Alifwwagh Two-Cun ' ha taken the C olle g e l onr c. with ikemuin a ka favorite »ub es t be | Ian to en t Arm after gradual ton. where ha «lever handling «4 a rdc will tand hm n Riwl stead Kdna »wumv play ha kct ball can , garden , kart and hook rug She baa received several 4 II honor and n owner and manager of Ed ' s Puntary Farm Kdna ha found tunc lor basketball, and ha capably captamrd the hockey team, bekw« -d to Stndrnl Council and Tn-tli While taku»« the College iWx. Kdna found that m th • a hrr favorite subject After graduate n. hc plan u at¬ tend the luvdMtj of Mane BERRY ABNOI D Bone v is one of Reading High’s musician , seen every Saturday with the Hand at football game He has taken the Vc counting Course and chemistry has been his favor tie class In his senior year, be was elected Co-capUm of the soccer tram, but when it wa discontinued, he became a mainstay of the Cross Coun¬ try tram. A member of ! «• Molar and the National Rifle Association. Berry look for ward lo being in the Naval Air Corps. ARTHUR RA.NC.Rorr JR Art, a quiet young man. ha faithfully pursued the Sewn tide Course during tin high ickool carver Butch ha non hn letter a a crack shot w ike Ride Club Art Hirer «c - to.tics include traffic quad, junsc ike an a compinhed rgan» t and bold the post of Organ ! in LkrlfsdUy Math 11 i mth F ' ttaie » • has laiurtc »ubi e et Neal year, hrl attend n «iSc »ur and study UhUKsI Eng i ne e ring.

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of plenty and the supremacy of justice and liberty. So when the flag comes by, look proudly at the banner in your hearts that this flag shall never be low¬ ered nor that these young sons of the nation shall be sac¬ rificed in vain. So hats off! The flag is passing by! Betty Hoffer, Salutatorian FIRST LADY OF OUR LAND So calm and serene she stood on this beautiful sunny morning—a huge, softly-draped figure against a back¬ ground of tall, sharp-angled concrete giants. She looked the same as always, except for the fact that there were fewer people gathered at her feet and the larger propor¬ tion of the admiring throng were men in uniform. It was only at night that one noticed the real change. No longer was her torch lighted. No longer did a pow¬ erful gleam shine out to sea to guide ships. All was darkness. But what did it matter if circumstances pro¬ hibited her lamp from nurturing of flame? Invisible beams from her torch shone nevertheless across the sea, to nestle in the hearts of conquered people. What differ¬ ence did it make if less people actually saw her? Now, more than ever her image was cherished by people all over the world, by her sons and daughters in Iceland, England, Africa, and the South Pacific; by starved and angry people in France, Denmark, Poland and Norway; by Chinese, Jews, Russians and Americans; by all think¬ ing mankind, regardless of creed or race. Nothing, not even a blackout, can dim the light of freedom. Nothing, except death itself, can erase the love of liberty from the human heart. In the peaceful years to come, many travellers will greet her joyously as ships steam back into port, but there will be many of her progeny who have saluted her commanding presence for the last time—-perhaps her name, liberty—will lave their dying lips. No matter what the coming years may bring, Lady Liberty will still be there, her torch aloft, a burning symbol to all conquered nations of the freedom and peace to come—the peace which is beyond all under¬ standing. Althea Crilley, Faculty Honors IRRESPONSIBLE YOUTH Every now and then during our youth, we’ve heard such ejaculations as “Oh this modern generation!” and “When we were young, we never thought of such things!” We’ve merely laughed at these remarks, but inside us, there’s a streak of sensitive rebellion which insists that, in spite of our carefree attitude, we do h ave a serious side. We do have the resourcefulness and willingness to meet the problems which face us today. Before our boys went to Guadalcanal and Tunisia, they were much like the boys in this class. In their high school days, they thought about “jam sessions,” “cokes” and touchdowns. Yet when a crisis came they had the fortitude to think about life and death, justice and liberty. Ask your son why he elected some of the subjects that he studied in his senior yea.r in high school. He knows what he’s going to do with that knowledge of physics that he has gained. You may have noticed that he paid more attention to his school work this last year than he did in his junior and sophomore years. When the war is over, it will be our generation that must rebuild the nation—set it on its feet again. We realize this; even when we’re grouped around the juke box at Torre’s listening to “that terrible racket the youngsters call ‘swing’.” We realize it, and we want to do something about it. Think it over—is youth care¬ free and ignorant of reality, or is it, perhaps, storing up happiness and memories to remember when we’re con¬ verting our irresponsibility to productivity in winning the war? Jean Maguire, Faculty Honors THE CHALLENGE TO POST WAR AMERICA Post war plans, proposals, and propositions by the score are being presented to the public for its considera¬ tion. Most of these plans will never assume important places in negotiations, but they do contain good sound basic ideas. Before the nation will be capable of solving international issues, it must formulate a realistic do¬ mestic policy that will stand the test here at home. President Conant of Harvard suggests that a new “American radical” would supply many of these ideas. This American radical would look to Thomas Jefferson as his ideal, and would characteristically be an enthus¬ iastic proponent of equal opportunity, be indifferent to¬ ward salary ceilings, champion public education under local responsibility, and work enthusiastically for de¬ centralization of the government. These men, preparing our future, will have some extreme ideas, but their good common-sense theories if organized, will form a firm foundation for a lasting peace and permanent assurance of the Four Freedoms outlined by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in the Atlantic Charter. The charter, as you well know, provides for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The main principles behind these Four Freedoms have been entirely obliterated in the conquered coun¬ tries. It is, therefore, our duty to hold them in active trust until impartial, competent statesmen can see that their privileges are properly and permanently bestowed upon the entire world. Richard Dill, Class Honors WOMEN’S ROLE IN THE POST-WAR WORLD When peace comes we must be prepared to meet its problems. A sensible approach to these problems is lo ask what kind they are. 1 think they deal with people. For instance, how shall we feed the living skeletons or foreign countries? Will we crush the people of the Axis as did the people of the Central Powers? Who is it who will be best prepared to meet the problems of the peace? The boys of our generation will have been training for war. The men overseas will not have had the opportunity to study problems peculiar to the peace. Continued on page 64

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PHYLLIS BARR Phyl, among our best- dressed co-eds, was one of the year’s vivacious cheer¬ leaders. She was treasurer of Tri-Hi, belonged to the Stu¬ dent Council, member of Junior Woman’s, Executive Board, basketball team, and riding club. She has taken the College Course and plans to enter Stephens College in the fall. Her pet passions are her little black Tarry and her little black Olds. ANNE BARRETT Anne is one of the students following th’e Classical Course. She is a mathematical wizard, who surprises everyone with her miraculous solutions. Be¬ sides her scholastic achieve¬ ments, Anne has not been too busy to play field hockey, bas¬ ketball, and tennis in a spec¬ tacular manner. Anne was Sport’s Editor of the Pioneer. After graduation, she plans to attend Emmanuel College. ROGER BATCHELDER Fink, the lad who manages to get to school one minute too late, claims it’s easy to ar¬ rive on time. Roger completed the Accounting Course and math has been his favorite subject. He does not like to get up early and warns you not to leave your keys in your car because he likes driving. At present Batch is hard at work cutting wood. After graduation, Roger plans to enter the Air Corps. ROBERT BEAUMONT Flash ! The dashing fellow with the wavy red hair is graduating from Reading High. Carrot Tops has com¬ pleted the Civic Preparatory Course and lists his favorite periods as lunch and study. If a medal were to be given out to the fellow who has been most jnischievous, Bob would certainly be the winner. His pet.pe ' eves are stuck up girls and long rest periods in the office. Rosy plans to join the marines after graduation. BRUCE BENSON As a newcomer to the Sen¬ ior class, Bruce has taken the Scientific Course, and enjoyed pilot’s math the most. Al¬ though now in th ' e Navy, Ben is still very much interested in the activities of Reading High. Eventually Bruce hopes to be able to join the Naval Air Corps which is certainly a worthy ambition. Tall, blonde, and handsome is our three word description of Ben. ROBERT BERGLUND Buggy, is one of th’e quiet fellows at Reading High. He has been taking the shop course and may be seen every morning making his way over to the Junior High. He has enjoyed Practical Science class with Mr. Blanchard most of all. His pet p ' eeves sound familiar; homework and notebooks. After he fin¬ ishes school, Robert plans to work until after October, when he expects to follow his brother into the Army. GEORGE BOYCE George is better known to his classmates as Snipe. H ' e is taking the Civic Preparatory Course, and his favorite sub¬ ject is mathematics. Snipe’s hobbies are sports, especially baseball, and his pet peeves are women and waking up early in th’e morning. After graduating this June, Snipe plans to work on the Boston and Maine. East summer he worked a t Torre ' s. His future intention is to get married and settle down. FRANK BRENNAN Time: 8.16, Place: Middle¬ sex Avenue. Look out, h’ere comes Frank! He’ll probably make it, just as he has the Civic Preparatory Course. He does his pilot’s math in the second period study and finds the answers on the Sports Page of the morning paper. Frank is a rabid basketball player and fan. Frank worked at the Post Office and Reading- Theatre. After graduation, will join his pals in the Fighting Forces.