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

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MARGARET CHARLES Charlie has taken part in many school activities, includ¬ ing the Rifle Team, Publicity Committee of tire senior play, and assistant Business Editor of the Pioneer; besides being an active member of Rainbow and president of the Metho¬ dist Youth Fellowship. She’s been taking a Classical Course and was fourth on our honor list. H ' er hobbies are music and drawing. Next year she plans to enter Wheaton to study the sciences. DONALD CLAPPERTON Here we have Donald Clap- perton, known for his effi¬ ciency as president of the senior class and for his fine work in Stud’ent Council. Donald, as one of our noted football players, received h is sweater and letter. Don’s happy nature has assisted him in his work as soda jerker, newsboy, grocery clerk, and machinist. In the Accounting Course he se ' ems to enjoy Practical Science most. The future will find Don in Uncle Sam’s employ and care. DONALD CONRON Yes, here is good natured Don, whose heart is as big as can be. He has been taking the Comprehensive Course with plans of continuing at the University of Vermont. Latin, history, and mathe¬ matics have a special appeal to him. Brud is interested in music and has a collection of classical recordings. Besides his hobby, he finds time for other odd jobs around town. Loud radios and incompre¬ hensible homework bother him immensely. BERYL COOK Bey has been taking the Secretarial Course, but found time for the tennis team, the riding club, Junior Woman’s Club, and Rainbow. Her fa¬ vorite class has been account¬ ing. Beryl’s hobby is attend¬ ing movies and her pet pee. e, homework. Bey has worked at the Five and Ten and Friend’s. She received a nin for speed in typing and after graduation plans to work in a probate court as a secre¬ tary. ROBERT COOPER During the hockey season, Coop can be found at Sturgis’, attired in one of his flashy shirts, skating after a puck. A member of DeMolay, Chick drives a tractor on a farm during the summer. English class was much entertained by Coop’s facetious remarks. Perhaps that is why a certain woman teacher is his pet peeve. Coop is considering entering the University of Maine and later hopes to join the Army Air Corps. BARBARA COURSER Barb is a jive fan who would spend her last cent on a record or a chocolate frappe. Crusher insists that electric¬ ity is her bane in spite of her interest in physics class. Barb has struggled with the Col¬ lege Course since she joined us three years ago. She ably headed the Costume Commit¬ tee for our senior play and upheld our class dances. Barb plans to acquire “a touch of Texas” at Texas State Col¬ lege for Women. MARY COWHEY Mary left Reading High School early this year to make practical use of the knowledge acquired during her three years slaving over the Secretarial Course. She has accepted a position as a telephone operator, but still finds time to go dancing and to listen to the ever popular 9:20 club. Best of luck to you, Mary, and please don’t give us any wrong numbers. ROBERT COWHEY Pat’s favorite subject, dur¬ ing his three years in the Civic Preparatory Course, has been physics. He likes to while away the hours listen¬ ing to military band music. Robert has been working at Torre’s and after graduation, he expects to enter Uncle Sam’s fighting forces. Calis¬ thenics have caused him greatest annoyance and he believes eighth period could be put to better use. After the war, Robert plans to become a policeman.

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RICHARD BROWN Bnmnit i not only tall and handsome hut also one of uur h. t drc cd student . He I a« been pursuing the Ac¬ counting Course, hut claims hi bent period ha been lumh. After chool hour , we may find him amo ng hi bud- die . holding up the library wall or sitting on the Com- m n (luring vacation and on K a ional weekend . Brownie may lie een trudging from door to door, with a mail bag over hu shoulders. EVA BRUCE There ' a ong in the air —ye , if Eva is around, there i» always some melody. Rec¬ ord and swing are obviously her hobbies, but chewing gum is also a major occupation. Harry Jainc i her pet peeve. Catching up with the Necre tarial Course has kept her busy at K- H. S. With this preparation, Eva hopes to find herself a good job after June ninth. ANNA BURBINE Here come Anna—the cap¬ able bookkeeper and secre¬ tary of Kenney ' s Gulf station. She hot e to go to Art School after graduation, or else be¬ come a more cmnpetent busi¬ ness woman. b nx fingernail . 9.JU Club, singing, dancing, ice-skating and many other interests keep her busy out¬ side of school Wc all wish she would make use of her grand singing voice, which she keeps hidden away. THOMAS BURBINE At the senior play. Tom was one of the stage hands who opened curtains and set up scenery. He was also one of the busy authors of the Class Prophecy While taking the Civic Preparatory Course, his favorite class ha been art. Tom bowls, plays tennis, ansi skates. Burp obRrct to homework and finds time tor frequent trips to Stooeham Tom intend to join the Navy and later tine] a government position. KENNETH Bl ' SHWAY RUSSELL CABTEB ETHEL CHATMAN LOUISE CHABLES Hail to our Valedictorian! Yes. Ken topped u» all m scholarship, but that is not all Our cfsatilc and modest Ken was our capable Vice ; - dent, a member of Hi- and IkMcJo captain of live ual¬ to force, and an usher at the Miliar pU Beside all these, Ken work at the Gulf sta¬ tion, and alter work. often comes home by way ol Fiank- Uti St kc«. our class math- c 1 1 . 11 . t«M flans to go to 14 1 T Russ will long be remem brred for hts portrayal of Yrcchitu. the itching Italian in the senior play, V Tiat A Life ' He claims that has best moments of the tear were spent at rehearsals, although hr enjoyed placing m the hand, too His hobby u play tug the asopbu e if a the - main ha been his laser He subject and English the most uagit u t In the summer Kus rs|a« is to enl.st m otUi the Nary ua the Mer¬ chant 14 ai use Ferry case knows Ethel, of senior play and Mi i Sin tame with her friendly souk and happy ibspouliui Her mam hobhaet are bowling, dancing, and cuflectmg clip¬ ping about Ted Vi an She is work mg m a B oa t o n hank and plana to continue after gradualism, although the arc undecided. S e d ! sc ' two fared friends, and bha huohkrepmg.. uha h a part d her Secretarial LW c She ha an mlcrcat an Uklahma I .cruise n the tad. blonde, slender shadow seen fre¬ quently around our corridors. Loo a ambition and m tak¬ ing the Clerical • nurse Her lasurHc luhjects are U llnlory and type. She n plan ■mg |u go to Secretarial Sshcoi nest year and wyek hack ruling takes up turn of her tone, ak ug wrtn bolding an idkc m Kanhin. and she damns her pet peeve n a kmg

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RUTH CRUS Kuthic favorite clast i M th |)frind and it ' s a con- tinred round of laugh , fur¬ nished by Wciie and Helen. Si c ha participated in horse- btek riding and choir at K. H S Her pet peeve is this ujr Kudv. a she t known to i tanv. plan to go to a vchool h r m del this fall. Kuthte is cry jw pular, hut especially wit i a certain redhead. We In hk- »he will ! c a lucreil- ■ n in her thotrn career. ALTHEA CRILLCY Ha ketball. tenni . hockey, and Student Council have kept Althea hu»y. but not too bus to earn Faculty Honor and be fifth in the graduat¬ ing claw. While pur umg a College Course, her favorite subject ha been Kngltth. which she hope someday to teach. M favorite hobby is reading and her pet peeve are snobbish people She hope to go to college next year. GRETCHEN CROWELL JVggv one of our best natured cla mates. and a fol k wer of the Classical Course If you need a professional sneerer. call on Peg. for she •laved the part in What A -ife. Peggy wrote many writeup for our year book and a an artist, is detinitely proficient. Peggy is the pres¬ ident of the Sub-Deb Club She is very proud of the Army Air Corps wings which she wears. CHARLES CUMMINGS Scoop, as Charlie is railed, ha completvd the Cnk Pre¬ paratory Course Charlie n the youngest senior to hare enlisted in the Marines Scoop pet peere is trsts. and we can’t blame him too much He enjoy third period as it is one of hts two lunch periods, thank to a senior friend NS e h pe Charlie will always retain his sense of humor and that the Marines will not change him. WILLIAM CUNEO Hill. newest man about town, joined our ranks this year and immediate I won ui friendship Hills tasorite class has been tbr ever pop ulai stud |scr od His arabi tkfl is to be a gentleman tarmer and be s ahead nsadc a siait at his borne on Hank lin Sti ret Hill »M s tsorsc tsa k and chugs gaily around in the jeep V r won t for - .ft tbr time lt.il turgor to wear bis tus us the ensue play PATRICIA CVRTI Hear a giggle or someone chattering ' ■ That’s Pat. She has been working m Huston and finds work mweh more in¬ teresting than studying Si nr has casualty carried a College Course and much to every - i«r • delight made the h u m lul Patty enjoyed hockey and showed tier true hghting spun here She also swings a use a a tenets racket Some¬ thing mdurutrd Pat to be an airydaur stutter on Sain day after musts COMSTAMCC DAVIS Here is our dark-eyed sec¬ retary. ' Connie A member of the CoQrgc Course, she has enjoyed Kngbsh and math es¬ pecially Connie is an idhrr t a mcmb r - Trs Hi. Wei never forget the senior play I Wasn ' t that a sharp gym suit ? j She spend her spare time readasg poetry and collecting war stamps Connie ' s net peeve are m» lukr at t«m • ami people’ feet cm Ini chaw la the laM JOAJS DAVIS If yens shonhl catch eight of a small brunette dashing arunad. M wdl be onr figure of sun. and vUahty Juan. t- t hu ngh she has levs hnsy with the ChnesJ Course, she ha taken tune out t w c hee r- leading. Trs-Hi, selling «i t s t amp s . hoesehac k riding, and at tmg a N et Pres talent mi •scan • f parties are f aw n .ns J J ha an rclfrw ah shke hr people phs tty In he p ea « makers.