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

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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.

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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