Reading Memorial High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, MA)
- Class of 1944
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Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1944 volume:
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THE EICNEEC JEANNETTE REED FLORENCE NICHOLS FREDERICK POPE To dedicate our yearbook to anyone but Miss Flor¬ ence G. Nichols, Mr. Frederick J. Pope, and Miss Jean¬ nette B. Reed would be futile. For these three have been our patient advisors, instructors, and true friends throughout our three years at Reading High School. SOPHOMORE STATISTICS September, 1943. With hesitating feet and chattering mouths, a motley band of students trooped noisily up the squeaky stairs to the assembly hall to be assigned to home rooms and be informed of the rules and regulations of the school. Who were these enthusiastic prospectors in Reading High? Why the new sophomores, of course! We who were used to the modern equipment of the junior high, found the high school very strange with its tiny gym, swinging doors, diminutive cafeteria and an¬ cient desks. As most sophomores do, we made many mistakes the first week; such as forgetting which room we were sup¬ posed to he in and getting the teachers’ names mixed up. After we had acquainted ourselves with our new abode and settled down to a regular routine, we held our class elections, choosing John Ivers as president, Joseph Mc¬ Donald as vice-president, Mary Colford as secretary, and William Haines as treasurer. We held our Sophomore Hop on December third and although it was not a success financially, it was tops in entertainment. The committee really did an excellent job arranging the affair and decorating the hall with countless gay balloons. Mid-year examinations were something new to us, as we did not know exactly what to expect. However, in most cases we managed to pass the tests, although we’are still wondering how we happened to pull through. We now are stumbling onward, led by the faint hope that maybe next year we will be juniors and gain a little more authority and prestige. Donald Walker ’46 ji -MOK j )niN ;s Thr year 1943-44 Marled off with our class holding the easy, unexciting position of “middle man on the totem pole, or Junior Class at Reading High. Holding class elections and wakdiing football games were the main events fur us in the fall. Dick F ' ord. Danny Norwood, Pat Reissle, and Ellie Nigro were elecled in that order, as our president, vice-pre ident, setretary, and treasurer. Ellen Tanner rej resented the girls on the cheerleader squad, and the junior buys did more than their share in making the football team a giM d one. Danny .Norwood has been elected as captain for the 1944 season. This year will long be remembered fur the scrap dri e and bond drives, fur which R. H. S. worked so hard and willingly during school time. Remember how useful Joe Dunn’s car was and the extra gas the boys olitaiiied from .Mr. Sussmann for helping collect scrap in theii cars and truths? The best assembly that R. H. S. has «e(‘n this year was put on fur the juniors and seniors by the junior-senior asM ' inbiv committee of the Second ’ar Rond Drive. The Currell-W elwter-Stratton jam session was really good. After giving a real “flop” of a Hup last year, we de termined to have a good junior prom, and we think y« u ' ll agree we did. It was held in March. Dick Ford and Mr. Fit gerald headed up the committee. .Mrs. o« dlierrv directed the det orating. The hall was strik¬ ingly transformed into a pastoral scene. The music was gcMMl, and the attendame lietter than usual, which made a sucx-essful dance, except perliaps, from the treasurer’s point of view. From now until June, our attention will be turned to¬ ward giving a grand junior-senior reception, which the seniors will enjoy, ami then we will bid thrin a fottd adieu and try to prepare ourselves to take their places. Mardie Ly ons ’45 CHEERLEADERS Wilh a T and an E and an A and an M voiced by eight vivacious cheer leaders, all bedecked in their colorful uniforms, Reading marched on to a victorious season. Every Saturday—rain (remember Woburn?) or shine, R. H. S. football fans enthusiastically cheered from the bleachers. Although the football games were the major attraction of the season, we sponsored a successful vic¬ tory dance and our rallies were popular with everyone. The extra-curricular activities also included sponsoring and attending open-houses after the games and several good times were afforded us by “our boss” Miss Mac¬ Leod. As much as we regret it, we’re leaving the R. H. S. football morale in the hands of our successors. We can only wish them as happy a season as we enjoyed! Jean Eisenhaure ’44 4 h HOYS’ HASKKIHAIJ- (;iHkS- HASKF rHAFJ. Jan. 7 F b. 7 Reading 24 I exington 47 11 Reading 17 Sloneham 23 li Reading 31 fk akeheld 30 IR Reading 19 Melrose 25 21 Reading 17 Winchester 26 22 Reading 33 Gov. Dummer ,39 28 Reading 42 Concord 20 1 Reading 28 Stoneham 2 ) 2 Reading 21 Concord 17 4 Reading 17 l exington 45 8 Readins «. 32 Melrose 40 9 Reading 42 Gov. Dummer 40 11 Reading .38 Wakefield 16 15 Reading 29 Belmont 49 16 Reading 16 Belmont s; 18 Reading 25 W inchester 36 MEMBKRS OF SQUAD Seniors Sophomores Ke in Desmond, r.f. Francis Quinlan, l.g. Allan Teel, c H l crt Batchcldrr, r.g. Ib ' rnard Hagan, l.f. Juniors Arthur hite, l.f. Kobrrt Nagle, l.f. Daniel Nornood, c. Raymond Merrill, c. James Elmery, I.g. Ned Rluom, l.f. James Vi hite, Lf. John I vers, c. Richard Bloom, r.g. Rodney Xhite, l.g. Wilmont Murray, c, Earl Martin, r.g. Charles Powers, l.g. Malcolm MacLeod, l.f. Robert .Allan, r.f. W illiam Tarr, l.g. James Cillespie, l.g. Walter Dagdigian, l.g. Waller Earley ’41 The girls ' basketball team with Mi s Nichols in charge completed a brief but. nevertheless, successful season. The opening game found the Reading senior, junior, and sophomore teams opposing the Meln se teams of the same classes. The seniors won their game by the narrow margin of 29-27, thanks to the brilliant performance of Jean Ma l.eod. who contributed twelve points to the cause. The juniors were drubbed in their ganw to the score of 2F9, with Barltara Folger and Gladys Carter sharing 8 -oring honors. The sophomores managed to emerge victorious in their game by a 2. 2i score. Special mention should be made of Marie Hoffer, who score ! twenty-two points, and also the clever guarding on the part of Connie Foxcroft. In their second game of the season, the Reading first team was outclassed by Malden and ended up on the short end of a ,32-21 decision. The Reading juniors and sophomores combine ! to defeat the .Malden second team, 35-22. In the final game of the year, the Reading first team had little difficulty in beating Wakefield 32-9. Louise Frye and Jean . IacLe x! shared semiring honors for Read¬ ing, netting fourteen and twelve points respectively. The Reading se -onds also triumphed in their game with the X ' akefieId second team, 16-1.3, with Marie Hoffer scor¬ ing twelve points from all angles of the floor. The girls participating were: Seniors Arlene Surette, Captain Ruth Batchelder Barbara Fienemann jean Frongillo Louise Frye Jean MacLeod Margaret O’Keeffe Juniors Barbara Folger, Captain Gladys Carter Priscilla Fancy Jean Fuller Ihjrolhy Sullivan Sophomores Marie Hoffer, Captain Joanne Carroll Peggy Davis Constance F ' oxcroft Mary Holcomb Joan I vers Barbara Lowell in if red McLaughlin Mary Noonan Ednamae Storti Cynthia Upton Margaret O’Keeffe 44 GIRLS’ HOCKEY The girls’ hockey team did not live up to its previous expectations this year. In fact, so few girls turned out for the sport, that Miss Nichols decided to have but one team. The team was composed of four sophomores: Winifred McLaughlin, Barbara Lowell, Cynthia Upton, and Con¬ stance Foxcroft; juniors—Jean Fuller, Priscilla Fancy, and Barbara Folger; seniors — Arlene Surette, Louise Frye, Margaret O’Keeffe, Phyllis Lindquist, Margaret McGrath, Gloria Lake, and Barbara Fienemann, who did an excellent job as goalie for the team. The first game was played at Stoneham where we were nosed out by a 2-0 score. In our only other game we dropped a 3-0 decision to an experienced Melrose team. We wish to thank Miss Nichols for the time and labor spent in her attempt to develop a winning team, and all join with her in hoping that she will be rewarded with a championship team next year, so that her efforts this year will not have been in vain. Margaret O’Keeffe ’44 (ilKIS ' TKNMS BASEBALL SCHEDULE 20 Wakefield (here) 24 Winchester (here) 28 Concord (there) 29 Spaulding (here) 2 Woburn (here) 3 Lexington (here) 5 Belmont (here) 9 Wakefield (there) 10 Stoneham (there) 12 Winchester (there) 16 Woburn (there) 17 Concord (here) 19 Lexington (there) 20 Governor Dummer (there) 24 Belmont (there) 26 Stoneham (here) 3 Spaulding (there) MEMBERS OF SQUAD Robert Allen Ned Bloom Paul Brown R. Brown John I vers Frank Leach Francis Malone Robert Mathieson Charles Cullinane Robert Mercier Robert Dennison Raymond Merritt Richard Evans Robert Fortier Russell Hoffman Penn Michelini Cyrus Mugford Robert Nagle Winston Oliver Charles Powers Francis Quinlan Joseph Robbins Carl Ryan Allan Teel Arthur White James White Rodney White Walter Earley ’44 A CAPPKM A ( IIOIH Have you heard the voic-c fr nn the first floor sirainin for the high n« te ? It must l e choir! Despite the arul shortage of tenors, the choir, under Mr, Peek ' s guiding baton, uith Jean Kisenhaure as acrompanist. made a good showing for the ear The group sang a (Christmas c ' antata at the Kotar (Huh, (M ' rformed at the high school ' s Honor Roll derlication and at s etal as- scMuhlies, gave a Spring concert and is to furnish music at the tercentenary c-elehralion which has not c t taken place as we gt to press. (Iharlolte Allen John Harrison Ha el Skinner Joanne (Uirroll Roland Higgins Madeline Sr uirea Dorothy Croshy James Ireland Altciii Steele Curtis Dalton Ifexerly Kelly Barbara Sullivan Lucille Dewey KIsie Libby Marie Titcomb Raymond Dewhurat Lena Lucci tNorma litcomb Anna Dickinson Klinor Martin Ruth Turner Arlene Dickinson Lleanor McKenna ( ec rgc White Nelson Dccuc ' ette irginia Morss Kthel W hittredge Marjorie Karwell Winston Oli er Dana W illiams Barlcara C lo er Ph llis Proctor Ruth W illson Doroth) (ronaalo Ruth Selfridge Carmela ebba Vincent l ore Ifelt) Shaw Re erl Skidmore LI liter oung Connie t THE BAND The band has been very active this year, playing at all the football games and rallies. The group has played three concerts this year—at the Highland School, Pearl Street School, and the Junior High School, respectively. On March thirty-first, we journeyed to Wakefield to play for the draftees leaving for Camp Devens. We all wish Mr. Peck and the band the best of luck in the years to follow. Jeanette Arnold Ruth Batchelder Joe Bella Beverly Brooks Robert Bryant Arthur Doucette James Eisenhaure V incent Garey Fred Granelli John Harrison Alan Hodges Leslie Hodgkins Calvin Hughson Barbara Hutchins Barbara Johnson Melvin Lane Elsie Libby Malcolm MacLeod Eleanore McKenna Russell Pollitz Phyllis Proctor Allen Ryan Madeline Squires Barbara Standbridge Donald Stratton Francis St. Hilaire George White Elmer Young Bob Bryant ’44 HI-Y Hi-Y lias emerged from tliis hectic school year with two gold stars on its battle-scarred banner. Soldiers and sailors in nearby hospitals are enjoying magazines collected by the fellows; and the boys’ lunch- Howard Buttrick Robert Bryant Wesley Chisholm Richard Condon Walter Dagdigian Lawrence Desmond Walter Earley Charles Field Richard Ford Vincent Corey Bernard Hagan Richard Hagan Roland Higgins Alan Hodges James Ireland Ted Knudson room is glowing with pride in its new coat of blue and yellow paint. With sincere thanks to Mr. Pope, the Hi-Y Club, which this year became part of the nationwide Hi-Y organiza¬ tion, draws in the reins on activities for 1944. Edward Koptuck Frank Leach Peter MacDonald Melvin Merrill Paul Mich Winston Oliver William Pendergast Francis St. Hilaire Donald Stratton William Warren Donald Webster Rodney White Dana Williams Elmer Young Ted Knudson ’44 1 ITie of Sludrnl Council got under nay on 0 ' lol rr ninete nlh hen the group mo ed to poiiHir a li nd I)ri c to purchase a field ambulantt . Sales started off rather sIomI); nevertheless, in the last twenty-one day of the contest, over one-th( usand, one hundred and •event) dollars ($1,1701 were collected. Our g« al of one-th( usand. seven-hundre l and fifty dollars ($1,7501 was exteedeti hv one-hundred fifty-six dtdlars, and twenty cents ($15ti.201. The annual Christinas sale of tulierculosis pins was another projeti successfully launched and brought to a fine finish. . (ii( n was started to hold dancing after the home bas- Letball games. Permission was not granted as it was felt that dancing would mar the finish of the court. Hally Committee was appointed to work with the cheer-leaders in planning the f4M tball gatherings. Kormerly, the Council offi«ers have l een ele ' trd fr«i ' n among the home rcM m representatives. This year a new system was installed, the officers l eing electeil by the en¬ tire student Ikk!). The Council was composed of the following: President—41harles I.ench. ' ice-president—.Margaret Ly ons. Secretary—Barbara Kienemann. ( rade v ice-presi«lents—Richard Condon, Daniel Nor¬ wood. Joseph Matdonald. Athletic representatives — Arlene Suretle, W illiani Warren, Kevin Desimmd. Home rcMim representatives: Seniors Juniors Sophomores Patricia Dow (iloria laike peter Maixbmald Julia Kastman liarbara Flint Martin l.appin Dorothy Parshlev .Marie Titcumb Koliert .Allen Kayniond Dew hurst l.ouis .Meier lK «ald ' MrattiMi iWmald Walker Barbara Fimemann ' ll SENIOR PLAY On the night of December 17, 1943, Shepardson Hall was jammed. The reason? George Washington had come to Reading. Yes, the senior play, George Washington Slept Here, packed ’em in. Our thespian classmates gave a never-to-be-forgotten performance which pleased all comers. Who can forget our Pennsylvania farmer, Win¬ nie Oliver? Or the gentleman-farmer, Jim Ireland? Or Winston Oliver James Ireland Patricia Dow Janet Bird Richard Condon Marion Lent Betty Lou Galley Arthur Gallant Peter ] any of those happy-go-lucky creatures who graced our stage? Who on one of those backstage committees will forget “Bernie” falling off the ladder, or the way we worked to make a noise like a storm? However, it was all fun, and if everyone enjoyed it as much as the cast and crew, it achieved its purpose. The members of the cast: Constance Chesley Marilyn Bates Merrill Wilmot George Jewett Paul Mich Charles Field Gail Packer Lucienne Dube SKMOK l LAY CKKW Thrrr arr iiomr joh in every play Hhi h do n t have mueh glamor atta ' hed lo them, hut nhieh are necessary for itK ►ue r . Here ip a list of names of the diligent uorkers vtho ke|)l things running smoothU l chind stage: S ige A o uiger— Roland Higgins. Atsistani Sla fe hfana rr —Rarhara Fienemann. Student Diredor —Cltarles Field. S age Creu I.aureiu ' e Desmond, Rernard Hagan. Lifihti —tCdnard koptu«k. Kolteii lender. Special F.ffrcti —John Harrison, Fdviard Staiile). Poiters—liril) F ' airelough. Fhairman; .Margaret Mc¬ Grath. IKtri th Hulterts, Janet Rird, Ixirraine alido, Atihur Doucette. Francis lienncMV. Properties —Patricia Rradle , Chairman; Flaine Aus¬ tin. Jean Froiigillo, Jean .Macl e Mj, Ted Knudson, Ric h¬ ard Rogers. Costumes Raihara (oan, Cliairman; Muriel Rr4 tlier- ton, Louise Daxis, (]arol Knight. Carl R an. Pubiicity —(iail I’at kei, Oiarlea Ix uh. Tickets Ruth White, Chairman; Rose Arancio, Phyl¬ lis Lindquist, .Marie Palumbo. Junior High Perjormatu ' e — Alice Reardon, Arlene Surette. L ' shers —W esley (diisholm, ( ' .hairman; D«inald .Ahearn, Rol)ert Rryant, (herald Domin, Michael Gafinex, Penn Michelini, .Milton Tompkins. Programs —J« an Twonrey, (Trainnan; Anna Dickin¬ son, l.aura (dllis, Jean Pestana, .Marie MacITierson, .Muriel Reebenacker, Drusilla Harding. Candy —Jean Kisrnhaure, CTiairman; Ruth Rat hrider, lx uise Frye, Fdith ( ray, Ruth Graupner, Janet Harru, Lillian lx HelL, Frieda .Murray. Our thanks are otfererl to .Mrs. W ' oodbcrry, .Mr. Pope, .Miss Nichols, and .Mr. Peck fur their asaistance and x e rspeciallx nant to express our appreciation fur the rnanx hours, early aitd late, shich Mi Burns donated to our cause. Roily Higgins . rthui Gallant ’il TRAFFIC SQUAD Minus the bright red hats the traffic squads of yore wore, our present squad has nevertheless carried on the splendid work which preceded them, under the super¬ vision of a very capable director, Mr. Fitzgerald. During the year,, several meetings were held to settle questions and to better the existing traffic rules. At the close of the third quarter, a new system was inaugurated, whereby single file passing was maintained under the supervision of the faculty. Rotary traffic was still ob¬ served. Paige Albee Robert Bryant Wesley Chisholm Richard Condon Walter Earley Charles Field Michael Gaffney Arthur Gallant John Harrison Leslie Hodgkins James Ireland Unknown to most of the school, the squad decided to have dues of ten cents a week. At the close of a twenty- four week period, the club had fifty-two dollars and eighty cents in its treasury. In April the money was returned to the officers. Mr. Fitzgerald extended his appreciation to the members of the force for the efficient service they had rendered. The following students were members of the squad: George Jewett Ted Knudson Edward Koptuck Paul Mich Penn Michelini Winston Oliver Richard Rogers Carl Ryan Edward Stanley Robert Stevens William Warren Winnie Oliver, Q-13 w niK (;Li;h: cia u Tlir CirU’ GIrr Club, under the direction of Mr. Pei ' k and accompanied by Priscilla Fancy, had its beginning this year, and for a nen choral group, progressed very rapidly nith nearly thirty voit ' cs. The season’s program Mas made up of a part in the Spring Concert on March 31, and several assemblies. The Glee Club consists of: Charlotte Allen Connie Chesley Mary Collins Kfiie Connors llertha Corliss Jean Crouse Louise Davis Maijorie Davia Arlene Di ' kins( n ixtuise Fr e Usie Foley Jeaniir Fuller Anasiatia Ga in llarbara Glover Janet Harris Mary Holcomb Barbara Johnson .Marguerite Jones Henrietta Lenis tUsie Libbe l.ena Lucci Helen Merithem Cdadys Meuse I ' ynthia I pton l irrairte Valido Kleanor U allace Connie Chesley 4-1 The Ibiys ' (dee (Mub was another new organization this year under .Mr. Peck ' s direction, and took {tart in the Spring Concert in Shepard.son Hall. The Glee Club sang alone in se er al s« ' hooi assemblies, and with the combined Choir and (iirls’ (ilee Club. The club was composed of the following: F ' ranklin Munnis Alton Steele B« b Mathiewin Joe Bella Raymond Dew hurst Preston Crowell .Allen Ryan Robert Fortier Albert Powell (ieorge bite Francis St. Hilaire John Harrison Raphnael Staples John Harrison 41 TRI-HI Tri-Hi sailed into its fourth year in 1943 with our very capable skipper, Miss Nichols, and the Executive Board, Janet Bird, Mardie Lyons, Jean Eisenhaure, Ruth Batch- elder, and Louise Davis at the helm. The able crew, ready for any kind of weather, was made up of a total number o f thirty seniors and juniors. In November five sophomores were added to this list. During the season, we have had many interesting pro¬ grams. As guests of Hi-Y, we heard our first speaker, Mr. Nelson Bishop. Later we had as our own speakers, Mrs. Dale Reynolds who gave us a very interesting talk on Hawaii; Mrs. Barbara Locke, representative of Beauty Counsellor; Reverend Jack M. Baker and Mr. A. Imrie Dixon of Reading; and Dr. Menenhall from the State Department of Social Hygiene who spoke on Boy and Girl Relationships. Tri-Hi has taken as its avocation Red Cross Bandage Rolling and we have been over to the Centre School a couple of times this year. We have also been down to the Melrose Y. M. C. A. twice to get in a little mid-winter swimming. Our plans for the future consist of our annual program for the girls of Reading High School in April, and a bang-up party to end a season of not exactly smooth sailing but lots of fun! Janet Bird ’44 Elaine Austin Sylvia Batchelder Ruth Batchelder Joan Batting Janet Bird Pat Bradley Connie Chesley Barbara Coan Louise Davis Priscilla Davis Pat Dow Lucienne Dube Jean Eisenhaure Priscilla Fancy Connie Foxcroft Jean Frongillo Mary Holcomb Eleanor Horton Barbara Hutchins Carol Knight Mardie Lyons Jean MacLeod Ruth Milton Frieda Murray Eleanor Nigro Gail Packer Nancy Pomeroy Blanche Stalliday Barbara Standbridge Muriel Stiles Ellen Tanner Eleanor Wallace Jackie White Mary White H. H. S. f u|i| ortr(l I’nrlr Sam this ear % ilh nar ImmuI an i (4ain|) alt Utlaling aimoM fivr thuu and dollar? . ITir Milling of htaiiip uai« arranged in a difTcr( nl man¬ ner than in previou; rars. Karh and every eighth |K ritHl a group of salonten, one from each hunu‘ro«)m, Mould can atir the m IiooI, c(dle -t the ! tam|i! at the booth in the front hall, and deli er them to their purchaM r . Hie aaleMiien Mere: ( m tan( ' e Chesley, Koland lliggin . Joan TMome , Julia Eastman, Kleanor Horton, Mardie l, ont . Muriel Stiles, .Mary hite, Ijiurence Croahy, CoiislaiKY F ttKcroft, Mar) Holcomb, Joseph Kobbina, and Donald X alker. Staiting on SepteudH r 2 , 19V3, and t ' ontinuing until Ih emlter 7, Me held a drixe to purchaiie a held ambu- lame Mhich (xiM one thousand, iaexrn-hundred and eight) dollars t$l,78ft.(Ktt. Aa usual, H. H. S. pupiU came thiough, and tlie one thousand, nine-hundred, six dollars and tMenty cents ($l,‘)t)fi.2t)l Mhich Me did sell, Mon for us a citation from the U. S. Treasury. From January 17 to Februar) 15, K. H. S. Mas agloM Mith aclivit). Practically every pupil mos on one of the xari« us ( ommittees Mhich contributed to the fun and Mork of the Fourth War Loan Drive. The first llo« r corridor Mas a scene of orderly confusion, Mith Hitler and Tojo hanging in elligy, the big red, Mhite and blur lMM th, and the Hocks of students bringing in pledges all day long. The tMenty-one thousand, tMenty-fixe dollars t$21.1)251 Mhich Me collected did not reach our goal of thirty-seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($37,501)), but all Mere Mell satisfied nilh the Murk a • oinplislied. Spet ' ial credit should be given to the art departinrnl fur their denuration, ami to all those menders of the facultv Mho proved such a lielp to us, rsjieciallv Mr. Halpin, viho even sac riheed hU blotter to the cause. F rieda .Murrav kl MUSEUM ROOM You do remember the Genius Room on the third floor, don’t you? Were you surprised when you discovered this year that it had assumed the more dignified title— The Museum Room? Why? Under Mrs. Woodberry’s direction at various intervals during the year exhibits have been loaned to us by the Fine Arts Museum and the Pan American Society of Boston. These exhibitions have been open to the school as a whole and the Art Department hopes that next year a definite program of pertinent showings of the hobbies, crafts, and art of both Reading High School students and the citizens of the town may be offered to the public. • 1 ‘ TIIK SKMOKS V p I • • . , -r ' . r- A Soiifi of Living Hfctuisf i havf lov tl lift, I shall hatft no sorrow to die. 1 hat r sent up my f ladness on uings to be lost in the blue of the sky I hate run and leaped with the rain, have taken the wirul to my breast. My cheek like a drowsy child to the face of the ea th t hate pressed. because I have loted life, I shall hate no sorrow to die. I gite a share of my soul to the world uhere my course is run. I knom that atuMher shall finish the task I muU lemte utwione. I kmm that no fUruer, no flint uas in tain on the path I trod, .4s one looks on a face through a uindou, through life 1 hate looked on GoW. because I hate loted life, I shall hate mo sorrow to die. Manuel perry roMINICRlGlONE KKUAKIJ BRUNS GEORGE A. ENOS LAWRENCE O’BRIEN JAMES McDonough JOHN MUISE WILLIAM BOWERS jg.; - (;i.Ass iiisroKY Sophomorr Year From fork of ihr r«K M h« k lo under dogw again — a f4iort trip from Junior (o Senior High wao all that Ha.« needed lo make thi amar.ing transformation. The lofty ninth graders were no% IohIv M phomorcs. Through a mass of swinging doors and wide woods and stairways we timidly trotted in the direction of the assemhh hall. Our names were read (and mispro¬ nounced!) in order of the home rooms lo which we were assigned. And then began the great adventure— Like a trip into the wilderness were our trials, and tribulations while tracking down such elusive subjeti matter as Room A and the Chem. I b. Rut so n we were able to carry off our former discomforts with a blase toui ' h worthy of any senior; although before those worthy- creatures our manner was still one of utter humbleness. Our first year at K. H. S. was singularly barren ol MM ' ial fruits with the one happy exception of our Sopho¬ more Hop. Naturally we made no money, but spring was in the air and the prevailing feeling was of great assist¬ ance in making it a success. Slightly tardy in action our class finally got around to electing our sophomore oiti- erra in lime for our junior year. The chosen few con¬ sisted of Janet Bird, president; Joe Dunn, vice-president; Ruth Oraupner, secretary; and Carroll Magison, treas¬ urer. Our talents and personalities were beginning to be recognized by the end of the year. A few of our assor-iates were asked to join Hi-Y and Tri-Hi, and in the way of ‘•ports we offered s me very promising athletes. Much to our amazement the year seemed to have shrunk like an un-sanforized shirt and the next thing we notnrd was that surprisingly enough, the haughty seniors had vanishevi into thin air. And there we were waiting lo move into the Junior ( lass and take over junior privi¬ leges. a promotion which had long l een ou r fondest dream, but one we never expected to realize. Junior Year After our “Oh too brief vacation, ' we returned lo find that not only were we (ommanding the respevl of the sophomores but that the seniors also seemed lo realize our presence. Remembering our own previous dilemmas alMtuI the corridors of old R. 11. S., we sought revenge by maliciously misinforming the p Mir befuddled so ph o- mores. Vie reiained our sophomore oflHers with the exieptitm of the treasurer, C rioll .Magis«in, who resigned. In his 4ead we eletied Charlie Field. In inid-Detember we lield our Junior I ' roin which was a MM ial if iu4 finamial su xess. Nrveral of our class¬ mates had alieady left fur service in the armed fortes. In the held of sports, we made our iitark bv contribut¬ ing two of R. H. S. s must tmtstaiiding athlKes—Hush Ahearn and Manny IVtry. Jean MatLeod was our rep- lewontative on the ihertleaders ' s ]uad, and Cail FatkiTY was available as a substitute. Then the event of the year—the seniors prepared their graduati m annouttcing that Manny Perry and Jean Mar. I vd were chtysen as Junior Roy and Girl, ft didn ' t seem IMissihle. but right ahead loomed our last year of high school. Soon wc would be seniors and as such, wmild have no upfier-rlassmen to step on us. Senior Year “Hail! The Conquering Hero Homeward t mes! Such was the sentiment within our ambitious veins as we ( a.ssed again through the portals of our favorite in¬ stitution. At last wc were ready to assert ourselves and give proper attention to playing our role as seniors with all due arrogance. Although our senior officers had been ele« ted the spring before, it was necessary to choose Dick CAindon as vice-president as Manny Perry had left us to join the •Marines. The remainder of the exev utive lH ard ctinsisletl of long suffering president Ted Knudson. (The second of his lamily to claim the ton h), still faithful treasurer Charlie Field, and Dorothy Libbey as secretary. From the home rooms to serve on the Imard came W esley Chis¬ holm, Pat Dow, Rill W arren, Peter Macdonald, Dimald Lyd.stonc, and George Jewett. In the spring, however, we found that it was necessary to fill in several vacancie« with Pat Rradley, Paul .Mich, Phyllis Lindquist and Claire Henderson taking on new duties. Football games were of greater interest now than ever liefore. Ihe boys fulfilled the wish that had been deep in our hearts for years. The class of ' l-l starring Bush .Ahearn, Captain Rill Warren, dynamite Joe Dunn, and the surprise of the year. Sonny leel, brought down the curtain on the first victory over Wakefield in fourteen years with a 19-0 score, and the cheerleaders in their military costumes crowned the vuiory with their glory. The next thing to take us out of class was the gala event of the year—the senior play! .Although our coach, very capable .Miss Runts, resigned several times during the course of events, the cast provetl in the final analysis worthy of treading the boards and donning the grease paint of the good Ibespian. •Meanwhile males were fast betoniing a disappearing race as I ru le Sam lieikuned. Scrap drives proved to be a pleasant diversiim from M-hool work as well as making us feel we were perform ing a uatriotic duty. W ith the first return of spring loomed graduation, the yearlMMik, and class activities. W hen the class of I9l4’s beu was annoum ed. we dss covered as valcdb torian, Hetty 1a u (iallev; saluta torian. llharles Field. Class Honors Barbara FVnr mann a nd Hit hard Condon. Fai ulty Honors - Janrt Bird and Ruth W hite. And now remains only June 7th and the final a iurve- menl -graduation. Jean Fisenhaure W instua f livcT PatrtcU Dow Ruth Grsupaer CLASS WILL We, the class of 1944 do ordain this as our last will and testament before departing for the unknown. 1. To Pop Wheeler, we leave a pair of manicure scis¬ sors with which to keep his handsome red mustache in trim. 2. For Barbara Goan, we have a flashy pair of sus¬ penders to correct her everlasting trouble. 3. To Mr. Pitkin we bequeath this change purse, well stocked with coins, to provide sound effects for his history classes. 4. To Paige Albee, we leave a new collarbone to re¬ place the one “Dezzy” broke. 5. For Walter Earley we found this book entitled The Care and Feeding of (Certain) Chicks. 6. To Paul Mich we leave this skeleton key. It will look better! 7. To Roily Higgins we leave this book— How to he the Life of the Party. 8. To Dru Harding we leave a little jar of Pregnasol so that she may give First Aid treatments to a sufferer from boils. 9. For Miss Burns we’ve knitted this sweater. Will it fit? 10. To Coach Kent we leave this Superman suit. 11. To Bill Warren we offer this new Ford and full tank of gas to facilitate travel between here and Marble¬ head. 12. To Mr. Adams, we give a bottle of oxygen to be used to resuscitate victims of the deadly fumes which issue daily from the lab. 13. To Jean Frongillo we leave this book. Driving Made Easy, and we hope that she will some day get her license! 14. To Mr. Erickson we leave this model airplane which he can use in his aeronautics class next fall. 15. To Bernie Hagan we leave a book. What To Do On a Date. He can put it away in a drawer and forget about it! 16. To Betty Fairclough and Mary Irons, we be¬ queath equal shares in the British Navy and hope that these two will continue to spread joy to certain of its members. 17. To James Ireland we kindly donate this new shirt to replace the one to which there are no sleeves, ever since the test tube broke in Chem lab and the con¬ centrated sulphuric acid did its damage. 18. For George Jewett we bought a big, red, juicy apple to use in his famous cider press. 19. To Charlie Field we bequeath this pair of track shoes to enable him to slide into first period on time. 20. To Mr. Sussman, this book on Simplified Radio so that he may keep his loudspeaking system in good repair. 21. To Donald Lydstone we leave a box of pencils which he can break over his knee in his frequent fits of rage. 22. For Ruth Batchelder we tried to obtain a set of rubber dishes. Need we say why? 23. To Ted Knudson we leave this box of cough drops for his sensitive throat. 24. To Winnie Oliver we bequeath a pair of roller skates to make his travel from -desk to desk easier in English class. 25. To Elaine Austin, Jean MacLeod, and Gail Packer, we leave this Taylor Cub which they will cer¬ tainly crack up out at Stevens’. 26. To Lucy Dube, we leave a package of cigarettes. Perhaps you can offer Dick one for a change now and then. 27. To Sonny Teel we leave a book jacket to enable him to write his book reports more easily. 28. To Arthur Gallant and Billy Schofield, we give these addresses of two Reading girls. Why go all the way to Medford? 29. We leave a penny to Mimi Lent so that she and Walter can add it to their collection. 30. For Peter Macdonald we have a home permanent set so that he may never lose the lovely wave in his hair. 31. To Alice J. B. Reed we leave this autograph book filled with the names of the pupils with whom she has struggled so long, and we offer our best wishes for their happiness soon! Connie Chesley Louise Davis Lawrence Desmond Richard Shaw : Cl.ASS PHOIMli: j noumwnml. Alter Hartley M-rramed and fell off h« r I chair an nhr mumbled something about a double beaded i phantom in the «indoH. Ue later found that it wan only irOuiT Gallant and Jran EUenhaurc who were ntill too I young to lie allowed in the Home. After thin outbreak : the party began to nfilit up into nmall groups and we de- I cided to follow Muriel Hr other ton from corner to corner an nhe gathered go ip for her “lv« ve-lenn” column. We left her to interview Anna Dickinson, Claire Hcrulrrson. and Dot Lihltry, and went on to bnik at the nket h of the guentn at the banquet made by Hetty f ' airclough. We overheard three old leathernenkn. Hush Ahearn, Joe Dunn, and U r$ Chisholm, relating their authentically ex aggerated story of the attac k and capture of I ' airin In- , land in the Spring of “bf . The old naltn, Kevin Des- . mond, Gerald Domin, MUt Tompkins, and Hud Ijench re- taliated with their version of the battle of l.ake t iianna ■ powitt. Alniut ten-thirty that e ening, Alice Dickton came through the room ringing a little bell and Mar- I f uerite Jones and Alma IJndlrerg helped the old folks I up to bed. Floss and Darker Hogan limped o er to their . section of the building where they had been living con ! tinuounly sinir the days of the Pharmacy, and Marilyn j Hates and Hill Warren came in from the bai k yard where Hill had been grooming a new Christmas tree while CLASS KLKCl ION Marilyn measured it for a string of pop-corn nhe had made all by herself. We said our good-nights and promised to visa again soon. ( n the way out we found Roland Bmd, as oihrtai bookkeeper, counting the plates and silver before retir¬ ing. Paul Mich wan down on his hands arnf knees pirk ing up Hoodsie tops for his rollerlion and managed a feeble good-bye as we tried to get rid of ArUtte Sarrti - and Margaret O ' Keeffe who were diw iming the iVidger . chances in the coming series. At the door we inquired of Marie MaePherson, an to the wherealwiutn of Pkyllu Lindquist, Margaret McGrath, and Norma Titcomh arwl were informed that they joined the “Whacks in “IH ' with Alice Wheeler and Ruth White and hadn ' t been heard of since. .She also told us that ancr Steher, D h othy Roberts, and Edrus Menchions lived a r« M the street in a non-co-ed home for aged women with Helen Sigro and Josephine PacUlo. ()n the way down the street wr met two truants, Marie Palumbst and Alice Reardon try¬ ing to sneak in before “lights out and we wished them luck. It was way after our bed-time so wr went ba k to our bench on the Conunon fur a giM d night ' s sleep. Walter Farley James Ireland BOY TITLE GIRL Dick Coruion MOST l OPl EAR lean Macljtod Sonny Teel HF T I.OOKING lean Macl eod Peter Macdonald BUST DRUSSEI) Had Packer Donald U ebster BUST DANCER lanet Harris Charles Field TEACHERS’ PET Hetty GuUd Donald Lydstone TEACHERS’ BANE Drusdla Harding Dorusld Ahearn BUST ATHl.bTE Margaret (YKeeffe Her nor d Hagan .MOST M.IRTATIOI ' S Jean EisenJtatsre U alter Earley MOST CHEbTlH L frieda Murray Dick Coruivn .MOST W ITTY Carol Knight Roland Higgins MOST VIN ACIOCS Jean Pestana Ted Knud son MOST PFTfSONALITN Janet Bird Charles Field .MOST l.lkEl.Y TO SICCEEI) Hetty Lon Galley Charles Field tnpii:al r. h. s. sti dent Jartet Bird Daniel oruood Jl NIOR GIRL AND BOY Margaret Lyons Kick ZeyUtonian CLASS BABY Jean Eitenhanre U alter Earley Cl TLST Gad Packer Ted Knudson MO T IXR RTEorS Ruth Granpner Charles Field .MOST AMBITIOCS Betty Lon Galiaj Hitb Lander CLASS Gl M CHEW 1:K Atiee heeler Tom Chaduick CLASS GIGGUTl 1 elma Mason Donald Lydstone sCAmJlBHMN 1 elma Mason Charles field MOST STl DIOI’S Heuy Lon Galley Hob Statens MOST ICT Louise Davis Donald Lydstone NOISILST kmik Hatckeider U inston OUter BE T CTOR t CTKLSSt Pat Dorn Frarst ' is Hennessy CL S- HTIST Hetty fairclough iHck Condon a. S Ml sIClA.N Jean Eisemkaure Dick Condon BLST sINGlJl Constance CJusley Dick Condon iLAs ' ti l lli: NO. 1 Lsscsemne Doha James Ireland a.vs ' ' Oil pit: no 2 Cassnse Ckesiej CLASS PROPHECY As we hopped from our helicopter into the heart of downtown Reading on a fine June day in the spring of the year 2000, our attention was immediately drawn to an ancient, dessicated structure. This ante-diluvian edi¬ fice, built many years before on the site of a once notor¬ ious Pharmacy, now bore the name Roger’s Wretched Rest Home for Rheumatic Readingites. Lined up before the home was a row of sleek black funeral cars, preceded by the decrepit beach-wagon of Gaffney and Zeytoonian s “Magnetized Milk and Hard Boiled Egg Co.” A large black wreath in the entry of the rest home apparently was placed there to signify the death of the beloved Spooky Rogers, founder of the home. The door was opened to us by an aged, rotund, not quite steady old lady, lovingly known as Maw Dow, a genial hostess, on even such a somber occasion. As we were led to the coffin of the late owner, we came upon Bob Stevens painstakingly snapping a picture of the emaciated remains and there was Charley Field hurriedly writing an elaborate obituary to send to his editor, Betty Lou Galley. Sweet old Miss Murray had just typed the death certificate and all-atwitter was fussily ordering the two slightly eccentric carpenters. Bill Jackson and Bill Schofield, to nail it onto the coffin. Bill Schofield narrowly escaped attaching his beard to the same spot, but Dorothy Doucette caught him in time and suggested that the death certificate should be legible. While Don Spindler held the tacks. Bill Jackson feebly added an¬ other name to the Homes’ memorial plaque under the careful instruction of Louise Davis who was in charge of space rented for the fortunate deceased who could afford in advance to select their lot. Names already tear¬ fully recorded were Shirley Campbell, Anne Donahue, Dorothy Runge, Louise Frye, and Lillian Lowell, girls who “were not dead, but just away.” Incidentally, we could not avoid Jovial Georgie Jewett who insisted upon relating to all mourners of poor Spooky, the innate divine qualities of his Comfy Coffins for Clammy Cadavers. The silk lining, we found, was smuggled in from China by Don Lydstone on his last trip before his retirement and the petunia-pink pine-filled pil¬ low beneath the corpse was the artistry of Muriel Ree- benacker Co., L.T.D. Gazing proudly at his latest work of art, we saw Read¬ ings’ oldest and most popular embalmer. Rigor Mortis Oliver. Father Higgins, who managed to find an oppor¬ tunity for religion now and then, groped his way un¬ flinchingly through the Lord’s Prayer (backwards). While we watched, fascinated, Paige Albee limped about freshening flowers with a automatic atomizer and then we chanced upon two elderly spinsters, Barbara Goan and Pat Bradley, busily pulling the yarn from Uncle Ed Stanley s best black sweater as he snored away in his wheelchair. As the worn wool unraveled, feeble Feenie Fienemann wound it up into a nice big ball. In preparation for the banquet to be held later in the evening, Robo Lander, Eddie Koptuck, and Peter Mac¬ donald were fiendishly pouring assorted ingredients into a large punch-bowl. Standing by, in their First-Aid uni¬ forms were Rose Arancio and Shirley Clancy awaiting , ! pre-anticipated explosions. Just for a laugh, Mitzy Wit- ; j mot, in his Boy Scout uniform led us out the back door I to show us Drillmaster Chadwick, and his four “Casket ’Totin Papas,” Jim Doran, Boots Hennessy, Rod Rust, and Woody Harrison. Marking time with an undersized triangle, was Arthur Doucette dreaming of the old time Spring Concerts. A few hours later, after an impressive funeral, marred only by an outburst of Don Webster’s original idea ot playing the funeral march in “Boogie” time, we returned to a once more happy home. A celebration was in full sway on our arrival and we were greeted by Joan ( Twomey and Virginia Snoiv who invited us to join in the ' fun. Amid howls of laughter and a babel of happy voices : Elsie Libbey was singing, “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You,” accompanied by H. L. Condon on the trumpet and Les Hodgkins on the drums. Await- 1 ing her turn in one corner was “Angel” Jeannie Wake- I ling, practising on her harp. Suddenly a model rocket ; ship swooped across the table to a pancake landing in the potato salad, splattering Laura Gillis and Carol Knight with mayonnaise. Master of “Slurrimonies,” Ted Knudson, rose and ordered Tailspin Larry Desmond to his room for the wicked deed. To start the program off, Ted announced a dance by Velma Mason, Betty Guild, Jean Pestana, and Janet Har¬ ris who managed to get through the first chorus before an attack of rheumatism sent them back to their faithful nurses, Ruth Graupner, Gloria Lake, and Marion Lent. The Home’s aged softball team consisting of Penn Miche- lini. Bob Bryant, Sonny Teel, Carl Ryan and Spic Shaw was represented by the pitcher, Bernie Hagan, who crooned, T’ll be Around When He’s Gone.” During a slight intermission, the waitresses came in with animal crackers and refilled the punch glasses. Pinky Chesley managed to spill a schooner of punch down Lucy Dube’s neck and Ruth Batchelder, and Gail Packer, pulled the old girls apart and got “Pinky” back to the kitchen where Janet “Toughest-Crust-in-Town” Bird gave her some pie flour to powder her nose. The entertainment ended with an attempt at a rugged cheer (which turned out “ragged”) given by the remain¬ ing cheerleaders, Jean MacLeod, Elaine Austin, Drusilla Harding, and Jean Erongillo, in memory of R. H. S. days. It went something like this: “Yea forty, yea four, yea, yea! Yea some more. We were the girls of Reading High, here’s to a fling before we die.” Before the party broke up Ted Knudson made a spec¬ ial announcement to Edith Gray, Janice Humphrey, Mar y Irons and Ellen Broderick, that Dickie Turner’s class iii “Reading the Morning Comics” would be held the next day at the regular time. The class was at that time study¬ ing the adventures of “Spiffy Spooky’s Purple Pas¬ sion.” An announcement was also made that Margaret Hunt, and Lorraine Valido were still missing and that Henrietta and Warren Lewis had been found wan¬ dering anemically about in Stoneham and would be returned as quickly as possible. During the final an- GUESS WHO? G--, where are the write-ups? U- can hear the Seniors wail. E-verybody likes them best S-ounds the sad, sad tale. S iniply is a new shortage W-rought by this war, ’tis true. H-ope our effort fills the space. 0-h, can you guess who’s who? 1. is the microscopic “maid”-en (Senior Play) whose extra-curricular activities are confined to Wakefield? 2. up to now has been a Busy Bee working in a bak¬ ery after school but after graduation plans to Zip into Boston University? 3. will soon be in the Air Corps helping to Win the war and who may often be found at the P. O.? 4. can usually be found dancing at the U. S. 0., and in addition, fascinating everyone with her light brown hair? 5. is trying to set the world on fire with those matcli covers she collects. ' 6. will be welcomed in heaven because she already knows how to play the harp? 7. can’t stand two-timing girls and hopes to soon Don the Navy uniform? 8. will be Dru-ly Mich-ed when he goes into the Navy? 9. shoe’d make a pretty Penny because she’s been a business gal so long? 10. will Rust-le up your groceries fast if you’ll just go to the right store? 11. Shaw’ks us all by saying he Spic-s to get married and have five children. 12. is going to be a secretary and always on the Dot? 13. Bob says this about—“It’s the Lill things that count.”? 14. is the Pherson who could Mac a living tinting pictures? 15. is the King of slumber in second period study? 16. promised us a recreation room with overstuffed chairs, ash trays, a radio and hostesses, but deserted us for the Navy? 17. will be glad to give you Henny number when you lift up the receiver? 18. the Tiny person is who’s just crazy about bowling and dancing? 19. isn’t interested in the fairer sex, but would make a wonderful catch, what with ham and bacon costing so many red points and he the proud possessor of many Rolly-poly piglets? 2. has a high Stan-d in the Senior class and intends to raise it in the V-5? 21. can’t wear red because it would clash with her frequent periods of high color? 22. Gracefully delivered a lecture to English IV on “Testing Milk for Bacterial Gount”? 27. really has a Mac-netic personality. You’re just jealous! 24. has put Andover’s Woolworth Go. on the map? 25. nurses the secret hope, that she may not be en¬ rolled as one of the duchesses entering a southern uni¬ versity next fall? Perhaps the anticipation of an imminent breakage bill from Chem Lab makes her fear she won’t be able to afford to further her education. 26. marched to us from Ireland; ’twas Boots, Boots, Boots! 27. will soon be listed in the Cadet Nurse Corps? Hunt her up if you join too! 28. Wheeler-ned made a very good secretary to Miss Coleman ? 29. isn’t kiddin’ when she says that one of these days, she’ll be getting your “number please”? 30. enjoys Dru Harding’s lunch during English IV? 31. the faculty thought was all-White for faculty honors? 32. got shut in Chesley’s kitchen with a piece of cold fish the night of the Junior Prom? 33. Uncle Sam’s Navy has taken away from the Bain of his existence? 34. is going to be a Gray-lady in the Navy? 35. made her name not by going “a la Ford” but by using her great talent as a pianist? 36. couldn’t stand to be Penn-ed up during eighth period and wandered disconsolately around the corridor? 37. will be a singing Jean working on a commercial machine? 38. will be “plugging in” at the telephone office? (You must tell us sometime what you hear!) 39. hopes to soon Don the Naval photography in¬ signia? 40. has Snow use for snobs? 41. is a breakfast food who yearns to be an angel in white and will leave the medical profession neither Dana night ? 42. performed her duties as chaplain of Tri-Hi with great dignity this year? It’s the same gal who has an inimitable sense of humor. 43. had the fringe on the top cut and looked pretty sharp when he came back from the Halls of Montezuma? 44. may be the first senior girl to need a cook-book and a can-opener? 45. reserved us all a seat at the Senior Play? 46. has been scouted out by the Army? 47. loves to dance, and she usually faces Wes-t? 48. if not found around school, can be found running errands for Jeannie B.? 49. if you can’t find your half-dollar, has made it vanish with his magic wand? 50. hopes to be doing the Lindy with a certain sailor? 51. is always Frie-da work on the bonds and stamps during eighth period? ;rK.s.s WHO? 111. hafk a girl who won ' t Kerfe company while he ' in the Nary? 112. trade ! in hi “hear e ' for a mallcr IVkard to retain hi refiutati n f r licing thrifty? 113. will Moon Ik! een in the uniform of a cadet nurse? 114. assert that someday she ' ll Dick-tatr the threat American Novel? 115. claim she is really going to study in sch M)l next year but we l)owt it? 116. said Twomey, I ' m going to take a trip to Ire¬ land. ’? 117. f od-bur hi middle name and l e called just John even by his favorite Junior girl? 118. is sear very busy prartiriivg her guitar artd writ¬ ing to a certain service man? 119. Ihinn ' t have no comrade rvow that the Mariivr have enlisted the aid of his befrrrkled friervd? 120. has her future work irtsured even before she is graduated? 121. ho| e that she will s« meday be asking iw me« ne besides Dad for her allowance? 122. is rymbal-ly Mr. Perk ' s right hand man? 12.3. is going to wage arren the Parihr sirkily from the air? 124. is known to be Earnest ab« ut being a pilot, but we never knew that was his name? “Twas ( es, the Kuth-less Jean-yus wrote it!” THK SKKI.KrONS IN Ol K CI.O.SKT Revelations, such as these, usually start out. “Remem¬ ber when,” but I’m going to try to be different and rei ' ord my thoughts as they tx-curred, in story fashion. A 1 was Itxiking through some very old s -hool jiapers, I ran across a group which bore the title of “Junior High¬ lights.” 1 wondere ! what connection they might have with life at present in the high school. Sure enough, you can easily pick out wiiiw cbaracteristics and recognize many people by the things written by or aliout them “way back when.” M imi l ent and Rob l.an€!er, for instaiwv. wrote poemr on the tragedy of doing homework, and Sonny Teel wrote a cute little ditty about a pair of dice. Even then, (ieorge Jewett was writing alM ut his trouble in English and Kevin Desmond had not yet mastered the laws of rhyme and rhythm. Among the outstanding things I found were a eries of article written by a cdlain Mile. Rien de Toute. Do you remember her? She was very adept at snuring «mg titles to go with names. Here are a few: “1 Only Want a Ruddy, Not a Sweetheart” — Ted Knudsou. “That Pessimistic Character”—Winston Oliver. “I ' ll .Never Smile .Again”—Rarluira Coan. “1 Won’t Tell a Soul”—Pat Dow. In her artk-les under “Keyhcde News” he usually had something like this: “W hat tall, dark and handscune ninth grade boy from Room 3(17 whose initials axe Rilly War¬ ren, and what attractive girl, sexm moving to Wellesley, whose initials are Peggy Meredith, are seeing quite a lot of each other lately ?” 1hi sort of thing went on for pages. ,)uite a few reference were made to the red headed combination of “Lil .Abner” and “Pinkv” Ches- ley. . vally Sncxip, another person along the same lines, always seemed to refer to the seventh and eighth graders as the “younger set.” Roy, did we think we were some¬ thing in th( e day ! Any romance arm ng those “un¬ dergrad ” were ju t “puppy love” to the mature ninth grade group. Above all, the most scorned practice wa for one of the “seleci” group to be seen in the company of an “undergrad,” such a in the case of Graupner arxl William . Of course, Sally never missed a rhancr to poke fun at “the fair-haired lad from 308 and his straw- lierry blonde,” and the trials and tribulations of the “late” E. Carroll Magison were always in print. .Along alxiut Hallowe’en, the poet began to AourUh with Paul Mich writing a sweet little thing on the “bad boy and girls” arxl the Hallowe ' en Ghost, and Lucy Dulie very conscientiously telling her schoolmates how unpatriotic it was to be destructive on the 3|st. Jarvrt Rird, at that time, was crusading for her set arui com¬ peted a ballad entitled, “Girls .Aren ' t So Bad.” Rut 1 gues I ' m just out smart enough. I was going to end this story With something pert and witty. So I ' ll hnrsh with this ditty. Some people say that skeleton Should stay bxked in the ciuaet. But I don ' t think that this was svsch A bad idea, novi, was M? •ohe Ghost of t ir GUESS WHO? 52. wouldn’t say that she couldn’t knit a sweater for someone in the British Navy? 53. goes for a hig Bruce-er in the Navy? 54. has a secret desire to destroy all edifices which confine uncomfortable students? 55. claims that his hidden desire is a woman in Mar¬ blehead? Huh! That’s no secret! 56. in spite of her Midget size, is unintentionally bowling over a Senior boy? 57. in our opinion is already “King of the Drums”? 58. with his mathematically inclined mind has al¬ ways been Dezzy about airplanes and hopes to someday be president of an airline? 59. is keeping books for Prentiss and Parker until Hollywood calls? 60. has fulfilled her ambitions, namely, to travel, by accepting a secretarial position in Washington? 61. knew- enough not to put all his eggs in one basket? Nick wahr? 62. never blows his alto horn about the size of the grain bags he tosses about with the greatest of ease? 63. doesn’t mind riding in the rumble seat of a Teel- blue car and having her hair windblowm as long as it is All-White, and w-e don’t mean her hair? 64. has now re-Lindquist her place on the basketball team to an underclassman and will soon Phil her time with work? 65. was going to Bernie rope factory until he found that he still could Mac it up to North Reading on Satur¬ day nights? 66. thinks that there’s a definite Field for someone to mix all of Mr. Pope’s chemicals together? 67. wants to go on record as having a hidden desire which is very secret? 68. woke up one Spring day and was a-Paul-ed at the thought of how much homework she hadn’t been doing? 69. often de-Bates whether it will he college next year or taxi-driving in Boston? 70. w ' on’t ride his English teacher home on his han¬ dlebars if she doesn’t give him an A? 71. is very quiet but has been an efficient secretary for “Hedgie.”? 72. is Bill-ding up a tip-top income toward her fu¬ ture college career? 73. likes to fool around with cameras, but if it’s Allie same to you, w ' e’ll add that she wants to be a secretary. 74. if not seen in the First National, can be found trying to Ed-ga little closer to a Navy career? 75. plans to be a good-natured cook in a home of her own ? 76. is doing an excellent work in the Navy now as he did in his senior year in school with early dismissal every quarter for no deficiencies? 77. says his desires aren’t secret!!! Well, for good¬ ness sake! 78. will Glo at the prospect of becoming a nurse? 79. Kens the story of Peter and the Wolf? 80. is a first class dishwasher and ice-cutter but has a strange aversion to long school hours? 81. isn’t an emigrant from Ireland but is extremely witty? Ouch! That’s Cornie! 82. by her great ability has wended her way from Danforth’s and Torre’s in Reading to the capitol of the U. S. A. all in the space of a few months? 83. has made a Pete-icular study of Jay-Birds? 84. we should Menchion as private secretary for the French department this year? 85. “Don’t get excited nor nervous over nuttin’.”? 86. now sports the Gail-ah attire of the U. S. Ma¬ rines ? 87. Frankly confesses that Summer Avenue is mighty ’Andy to Fairview Avenue? 88. may be Dube-ous about his future but has def¬ initely proved himself to be a talented musician and I scholar ? 89. is a-Mason the boys in the service with her daring dances ? 90. may be a social worker when she Regis her goal? 91. Megee, can be justifiably classified as the best , Senior girls athlete? 92. can Rie-lly whip up an edible cake? 93. still has a Twin-kle in her eye in spite of losing so much school this year? 94. can often be seen Ryan around in a blue convert¬ ible with white sidewalls? 95. Bub-bles over with enthusiasm at the thought of driving a ten wheel truck? 96. Dunn joined the Marines? 97. has been one of R. H. S.’s best girls basketball players this year? 98. has a hidden desire to hit every car on the road without denting his Gallant grain truck? 99. wrote the original Galleys of the High School column? 100. won’t be a Torre-aider much longer because she is going to work for a Naval officer? 101. plans to take life easy after graduation? Do you expect some Hal-p? 102. has many a handsome admirer dancing attend¬ ance upon her? 103. Butch takes pictures of on Sunnie days? 104. will probably name his airship the “Blonde Bomber”.? 105. is a Turner-over of good woodwork when not fishing? 106. is as silent as his ancestor Stonewall? i 107. will soon be hearing, “Take a letter, Miss Jones.”? 108. Lent her talent to the Gallant cause of the Senior Play? 109. will be in the service whether on Land-er sea? 110. travels each day to Sylvania but her postwar plans may carry her farther? THK I’OKiin iv (;k Do on K ‘iiM nilMT? “Do you rrtwniber?’ ' — Can we forget?’’ Our hool day j aM and the people we met. Flight-fifteen, The North Reading hu . Room F et a ide For Gen-I-u . “ChelM-a Coll itch”! Lunchroom eat squeaky. The health room water pipe Alway leaky. The play we gave In Elngli h 11 The “haldie” gotten Ry E. C. “Magoo.” I’op heeler’ sr ng For the Minstrel Show. Commando Training (for boys you know.) The time when “Zimmie’s” I et snake got free. Sam l e -k on the tuha Tooting merrily. Mr. Taylor’ homeroom, Miss Reed minus braids. R(H m A far away. And practice air raids. The pouring rain At the W oliurn game. The “tipen-houses,” Of far-flung fame. Ihe Junior Town meeting; Hea debate. Ted Knudfron to Cheinistr) .Always late. John and Charlie. Percy too. The way .Miss Burns Sweater grew. Bush .Ahearn W ithuut the iHiah. Seniors giving the Sophomores a push. llte way the Cheni. Lab. Sometimes smelled, llie terrtwa that The oftoe held. Stratton’s fur coat. And Croonatra’s croon. Past graduation Every June. Junior boy . And Senior girl . The time Laura Cillis Broke her |)earl . No jump or jive At high school dances. “Making-up” in “study” Under Miss B’s glances. Up one stairway, .And down the other. Rotary traffic— .Awful bother! The stamp booth There’s Frieda Murray. Mr. Ilalpin Hurry, orry. No dull moments. Not one a day But you remember. W hat more can 1 say? Pal Dow ’-kl ll ' s Love, I ve Yes, Fve come to your house to hark to your vie. But don’t play those love songs! I’m sure to be sick. For I’m tired of ditties with you done in rhyme. I ' m sick and exhausted of love all the time. Of flowers, “1 miss you,” and all of that rot. Of parking in surreys with fringes on tup. Of beautiful mornings, of night and of day. Your kissable lips, the sweet things that you say. Of loving before, dear, when love could not vanish. Of music that stops, or “love me” in Spanish, Clearing the bells ring and calling you “baby,” “I’m musing you heaps” (and that ain’t just maybe! t Of skunks that eat herbs, lambs eating ivy. Of falling for you in a way that is jivy,” I’ll be around for Love in .A FTal ' m going bats. Please harul me my hat Janet Bird ’41 POETRY Soliloquy in English IV “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?” Maybe not But I wish it were. What am I getting Into or M hatever? This is what happens when I don’t study. A lesson to you, James, For your worst deeds of laziness. What Will she do? If I didn’t know! I must Write enough to fill out the bottom of this page. Or she will get wise to me. Why don’t I remember things? Ts this a dagger which I see before me, The handle towards my hand?” Hurry, and Turn over the page or you shall be caught. At least this is easier than opening the Book and peeking as others are doing. R. H. S. MELODIES Youll Never Know —Faculty’s Love Life. This is a Lovely Way to Spend an Evening —Homework. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top —Mr. Adams. All or Nothing at All —Mr. Halpin’s math, assignments. Shining Hour —Graduation. Blue Rain —Chem. Experiments. When I Go For a Walk —Lunch Periods. People Will Say We’re in Love —Connie and Jimmie. A Good Man is Hard to Find —Jean Frongillo. Take it Easy —Bernie Hagan. Why Don’t You Do Right? —Office Refrain. Oh What a Beautiful Morning —Saturday Morning. Don’t Sweetheart Me —Jean McLeod. How Sweet You Are —Gail Packer. Speak Low —Study Hall. I’ll Get By —Bob Nagle. Music Makers —Dick Condon and Don Stratton. Secretly —Lunch in Room 10. Hurry, Hurry —The Pioneer in the Making. CINEMASSOCIATIONS Winged Victory —Reading 19, Wakefield 0. Best Foot Forward —Janet Harris. Destination Tokyo —R. H. S.’s Manpower. Riding High —Joe Dunn’s Car. The Lodger —Jean Frongillo. Major and the Minor —Jimmy Ireland and Walter Early. What a Wonian —Miss Reed. Action in the North Atlantic —Bill Warren In Marble¬ head. Flesh and Fantasy —Pat Dow. None Shall Escape —Detention. Thousands Cheer —As ’44 graduates. This at least looks as if I were doing it. “And take the present horror from the time,” Well, there certainly is a lot of horror. And I might say very little time. What comes next—as if I knew! My word, the bell. “I go, and it is done, the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a khell That summons thee to heaven, or to hell.” No need to comment on my whereabouts When she gets a good look at this paper. A match, a match, my kingdom for a match. I can’t smoke here anyway. James Ireland ’44 Stormy Weather —“School — All Schools — All Day in Reading.” Refuse It —Health Room Permit. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes —Danforth’s. What More Can 1 Say —Tardy Excuse. In the Spirit of the Moment —Another Broadcast. Grand Central Station —Any Eunch Period. My Heart Isn’t In It —Sonnie Teel in English IV. Once Too Often —Unprepared Homework. Don’t Carry Tales Out of School —Deficiencies. You’re the Dream, I’m the Dreamer —Elsie Eibbey to T. K. For a Little While —Vacations. Willie, the Wolf of the West —Donald Lydstone. As You Were —Sophomore Pictures. Born to Lose (you know what)—Barb Coan. Do I Worry? —Jean Eisenhaure. Pat Dow ’44 Jean Eisenhaure ’44 Let’s Face It —Final Exams. The More the Merrier —Football “open-houses.” Above Suspicion —Bobby Stevens. Son of Fury —Jimmy Currell. Where Are Your Children —Danforth’s. A Star Is Born —Winston Oliver. Orchestra Wives —Lucy Dube and Pat Dow. Keep ’Em Flying —Erasers. Barbara Coan Jean McLeod Gail Packer A KKri’KK IVar MctlluT and Dad, ! you rrmcmhrr the %«inter dav I t rept up behind one of the “hilt guyr ' in our neighborhood % ith a rake of •now two feet high and let him have it. And how he turned around and re| aid the compliment with well- aimed anowbaiU that caught up with me juf l !K ulh of the border a my diort leg failed to carry me out of range? Then I think I ran into the houre. turned on the tears and the “Ma, he hit me when I wasn’t lookin Send him home. Ma!’’ Godi, and I didn’t e en know ou had watched the whole show from the kitchen window. Y’ know, I was furious when you s ent me out to get what was coming to me. Vup, that ' s when I resohed I’d run away and join the circus, I renwmber it liecause all I packed in the suitcase was three oranges and two left¬ over baked potatoes. I was going to pack some raw spuds, but I knew enough to realir they had to be cooked and I guess I remembered the spanking I got when you caught me lighting matches and dropping them down through the cracks in the attic floor. W ell, I didn ' t run away after all. Y’ see, the chcxrolate cake and the milk you set out for me on the table completely changed my plans. And Ma. do you remember how I loved marshmallow fluff? I’ll never forget the day Dad brought some home and left it in the pantry. My left digits dunked down inside the billowy white mass and my tongue licked them clean. Then, when you askt d me if I ' d eaten any of the fluff before sup|ier, and I swore up and down I hadn’t, I couldn’t understand that Motherly squeere you gave me and your delightful laugh that 1 loved so much, flow did I know there were tell-tale white gobs on the tips of my n se and chin? I c-ouldn ' t have l een mure than six when all that happened. And Dad. rememlK r the toy rifle y u Iniught me? I guess I killed hundreds of robl ers with it and I know it was respvmsible fur more than one redskin ' s biting the dust! Right now. Dad. all that seems far away, forgotten. I was given another rifle not so long ago. but it wasn’t a toy. It was the real thing, made of cold forged steel made to spit destruction at my fellow man. And with that.rifle. I was given an 8 steel blade—my bavonet. I was told that it would take six iivches of the blade to kill a man. That w uld leave me anfither two inches just to make sure. Some difference Iwiween that arwl those wooden, rubber-lipped arrows I used to use when I was a kid. Say, does “Pofwh” still lie l efore the fire on winter nights with her hind legs stretched out behirnl her? Y’ know she was the only d« g I ever krtew that did. (iosh, she w as cute. It doesn’t seem possible that one could miss all the little things so much. Hut I do. I miss that feeling of pride I us«l to get when the boys marched down the held for a touchdown, and the band would chime out with “V e Never Stagger.” That was the only tune they could play without starting out a little flat. I miss all the smiles I used to see. And y’ know -I miss I •—, an awful lot. Is she still as lovely as ever? W hen I come back I ' m going to make up for a lot of lost time all the way around. Yes, Dad, I’ll even lieal you at horseshoes. In fact I’ll even-Oh, oh, there’s the siren. I gotta go now. There’s a bit of unfinished business ul side. I’ll continue this later later on. Be seeing you. .My dear M rs.- I’ll have to finish this letter for your son. You see, he won t be able to—ever. Although he will rrever come ba« ' k to all those little things he expresse«l so well, may 1 say for him—soon the day will tome when man will realize war is not God’s wish. hen that day dawns, the cokes in the comer drug store, the soggy hotilogs at the football games will ont ' e again Ixrcoine a part of the American way. Let us pray to Him that that day will come—very soon. W ith deepest sym[iathy, (Your son ' s buddy . ANSWERS TO “GUESS WHO?” 1. Marilyn Bates 2. Lorraine Valido 3. Winston Oliver 4. Jean Pestana 5. Dorothy Roberts 6. Jean Wakeling 7. Donald Webster 8. Paul Mich 9. Helen Nigro 10. Rodney Rust 11. Richard Shaw 12. Dorothy Libbey 13. Lillian Lowell 14. Marie MacPherson 15. Herbert King 16. Charles Field 17. Henrietta Lewis 18. Dorothy Runge 19. Roland Boyd 20. Walter Earley 21. Jean Frongillo 22. Michael Gaffney 23. Jean MacLeo d 24. Shirley Clancy 25. Pat Bradley 26. Francis Hennessy 27. Margaret Hunt 28. Alice Wheeler 29. Ellen Broderick 30. Paige Albee 31. Ruth White 32. Roland Higgins 33. Kevin Desmond 34. Edith Gray 35. Jean Eisenhaure 36. Penn Michelini 37. Elsie Libbey 38. Josephine Pacillo 39. Donald Spindler 40. Virginia Snow 41. Ruth Graupner 42. Louise Davis 43. Donald Ahearn 44. Muriel Brotherton 45. Rose Arancio 46. Merrill Wilmot 47. Gail Packer 48. Carol Knight 49. Ted Knudson 50. Alma Lindberg 51. Frieda Murray 52. Betty Fairclough 53. Bette Guild 54. Edward Stanley 55. Bill Warren 56. Nancy Steber 57. Leslie Hodgkins 58. Lawrence Desmond 59. Janice Humphrey 60. Anna Dickinson 61. Nick Zeytoonian 62. Robert Bryant 63. Elaine Austin 64. Phyllis Lindquist 65. Bernard Hagan 66. Charles Field 67. Robert Stevens 68. Dru Harding 69. Barbara Fienemann 70. Donald Lydstone 71. Shirley Campbell 72. Ruth Batchelder 73. Alice Reardon 74. Edward Koptuck 75. Alice Dickson 76. Gerald Domin 77. James Ireland 78. Gloria Lake 79. Janet Bird 80. Thomas Chadwick 81. Constance Chesley 82. Florence Bogan 83. Peter Macdonald 84. Edna Menchions 85. Parker Bogan 86. Wesley Chisholm 87. Barbara Coan 88. Richard Condon 89. Velma Mason 90. Margaret McGrath 91. Margaret O’Keeffe 92. Marie Palumbo 93. Muriel Reebenacker 94. Carl Ryan 95. William Schofield 96. Joe Dunn 97. Louise Erye 98. Arthur Gallant 99. Betty Lou Galley 100. Arlene Surette 101. Laura Gillis 102. Janet Harris 103. Claire Henderson 104. Allan Teel 105. Richard Turner 106. William Jackson 107. Marguerite Jones 108. Marion Lent 109. Robert Lander 110. Norma Titcomb 111. Milton Tompkins 112. George Jewett 113. Anne Donahue 114. Lucienne Dube 115. Pat Dow 116. Joan Twomey 117. John Harrison 118. Alice Harvey 119. James Doran 120. Dorothy Doucette 121. Mary Irons 122. Arthur Doucette 123. Warren Lewis 124. Richard Rogers I5€C$TEC MH. MRS. IRVING C. ALSTIN DR. MRS. CHARLF BAISLKY RKV. MRS. JACK MATHESON HAkPJ{ MR. MRS. XMLLIS F. BIRD DR. H. M. BOYLE MR. HAROLD L. CHRISTIANSON MR. A MRS. H. G. IXJDGE MR. A MRS. JOHN A. 1K)W MR. MRS. HJJ AM KAIRCLOl GH MR. A MRS. ALBFJtT C. GR l I ' NUt. JR DR MRS. u.brhk;e C GRON MISS HW-EN GimS DR. A MRS. THOMAS HAm.N DR MRS. EDU ARD HAUJGAN MRS. LEO.N HENDERSO.X MR. MRS. LEO.N T. HITCH I NS MR. MRS. K. A. IVES MR. i MRS. ALFRED S. KNKHIT DR. MRS. IHJHiKRT L ND MR A .MRS. F. LENT MR. MRS. U)l IS LAONS MR. H. B .McARDLE .MARION’S BE AI W ALON MR. MRS. OSC AR U. IVA KEH MR. A MRS. FRWk TANNFK MR. A MRv FliJU.IP R. UHI IE -A FHIFNir THE READING CHHOMCl E THE PIONEER STAFF The following students and teachers contributed ma¬ terial and time to this year’s Pioneer: Rose Arancio, Elaine Aust in, Ruth Batchelder , Janet Bird , Connie Chesley , Barbara Coan, Louise Davis, Lawrence Desmond, Dorothy Doucette , Pat Dow, Wal¬ ter Earley , Jean Eisenhaure, Betty Fairclough , Bar¬ bara Fienemann, Jean Frongillo , Laura Gillis, Ruth Graupner , Bernie Hagan , Drusilla Harding, Roland Higgins, James Ireland , Carol Knight, Ted Knudson, Gloria Lake, Marion Lent, Jean MacLeod , Marie Mac- Pherson , Margaret McGrath , Paul Mich, Frieda Mur¬ ray , Margaret O’Keefe , Winston Oliver, Richard Rogers, Richard Shaw, Joan Twomey, Alice Wheeler, George Cochrane , Dana Williams , Miss Svea Kling, Miss Jeannette Reed, Mrs. Inez Woodberry, Mr, Luke Halpin, Mr. Albert Kent. Honorable mention because of diligent and outstand¬ ing work on The Pioneer. 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