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

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Class °f DOROTHY M. ABBOTT Dot...very much interested in bookkeeping.. .majored in accounting.. .should have a successful career...th o u g h her ambition is undecided.... enjoys music, movies, and sewing.. .likes to write letters ...and claims driving as her favorite hobby... SHIRLEY ARNOLD Shirley’s chief interest... following the College Course successfully.... Sports... her main outside activity... .bowl¬ ing and dancing.. .her hob¬ bies... .Shirley enjoys watch¬ ing hockey and football games, too-Boys who con¬ sider girls inferior.. .are her sole vexation... JOSEPH P. AGLIO Halt-two-three!... Ifc’s the Regular Army for Joe next year....A smooth dancer... An ardent bowler...an enthu¬ siastic driver...Joe lays claim to many interests Pet peeves ? ... crowded dance floors.. .conceited girls... GEORGE ANDERSON Harunk’s main interests are football, baseball, and hockey ....He took a mixed course ...and enjoyed Mr. Pope’s classes most...he’ll never for¬ get flunking Spanish with Miss Burns.... School and Reading girls are his pet peeves. ROY ARSENAULT A man who likes to “beat out dat rhythm on a drum’’. . . Roy has been active in Band and Orchestra ...hopes to lead a band of his own some¬ day....To be practical, has followed the Commercial Course.... PETER ATTARIAN Time...that important ele¬ ment... girls and basketball use of most of Pete’s. Erst¬ while member of the haz¬ ardous Traffic Squad.. .Finds a few spare moments ' .. .for homework and DeMolay... Will never forget ancient his¬ tory class... i WILLIAM ANDERSON Bill...a handsome fellow... and future sailor...who has navigated the College Course ...found mathematics and history his favorite subjects .... His activities include sports...and he gave a not¬ able performance at end in football... PAUL F. BABCOCK Paul... quiet and studious ...ever good - natured.. .al¬ ways willing to do his part.... A member of French Club Thinks eating and sleep¬ ing are of prime importance ...and believes movie-going should be kept in modera¬ tion ... i 1 ; I

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1948 Class Officers Robert Kroeck Tall, slow-speaking Bob...our Sophomore Vice-President and Senior President.. .who also served on the Senior Executive Board and Traffic Squad....Star hurler in baseball ...enjoys hockey...and being vice-president of the ski club... Shirley Beaumont Pride of the cheerleading squad.. .Shirley was elected captain... fitting reward for her talent and vivacity.. .Tri-Hi-Y, Senior Exec¬ utive Board, and double-term vice-presidency kept Shirley, a notorious late sleeper, awake. ...She’ll wear the caduceus.. .lucky patients! Barbara Gifford Our efficient Secretary.. .a nimble-fingered fiddler in the orchestra.. .an assistant editor of Pioneer... Barb’s the girl.... Among her many diversions.. .she finds skiing and swim¬ ming her favorites.... Barb hopes to attend Colby and study medical technology... E dicurd Ryan One of our most versatile lads... Ed.. .an outstanding class “brain”... with a great sense of humor....He ' s revealed his talents as Edi- tor-in-Chief of the Pioneer. ..Traffic Leader ...Class Treasurer...and villainous Henry in the Senior Play... 13

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Class of DANA BARBER A part-time martyr to the Scientific Course... .Dana’s a familiar figure at the North Main St. Garage Girls, hunting, and stamp collecting (in that order) are favorite diversions... .Dana liked math ... and “two-thutty”... KARL BARRETT Giantesque.. .Karl makes most of us feel Lilliputian... the familiar soda-jerk at Willis’.. .who hopes to climb to pharmacist’s rank.... Takes time out for hockey and baseball.. .leaves memo¬ ries of the West Village Card¬ inals Championship Team... SHIRLEY BATCHELDER Batchy.. .whose chief ambi¬ tion is to finish school...and whose activities in school have centered around Camera Club, Rainbow, Junior’s Wo¬ men’s Club, Pioneer, and Senior Play Committee.. .The gal likes fun... dislikes con¬ ceited people... WENDELL BATES In the future... B u d d y hopes to have his own gas station.. .“Service with a smile” A natural on the basketball court...and a good pitcher for any baseball team As for likes.. .sports and work for Buddy... MARY ANN BELLA She’s unique.. .this talented and personable member of the Commercial Course. ..Mary Ann...with a career as an acrobatic dancer as her ulti¬ mate goal...and a liking for bookkeeping for good meas¬ ure. .. LOIS E. BENNETT A little girl with big ideas ...Lois dreams of becoming a singer... A Cappella Choir was a favorite.. .and Music Appreciation, too....Her love for music is shared.. .with her love for horses... RUTH E. BERRY Rufus... a conscientious commercial student... collects china dogs as a hobby.... Aspires to live and work up North... (Referring to Can¬ ada, of course!)... .A mem¬ ber of Pioneer Staff and Rainbow...Rufus is always active. MARGARET BLOOD Proficiency plus.. .e x t r a- capable in domestic arts and academic pursuits... intro¬ ducing Margaret-Belong¬ ing to Band, French Club. Rainbow, Pioneer Staff... she’s seldom idle.... Interest¬ ed in church work.. .enthusi¬ astic about singing- ' suc¬ cessful future.. .whatever her choice... IS