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

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1950 volume:

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I hus the mid-century year is a milestone in the advance¬ ment of civilization. To us, the seniors of Heading High School, 1950 is a milestone in a special sense. It is the year in which we end one type of life and begin another. During the first part of our lives, we. too, have been studying, learn¬ ing and making discoveries. From this time on we will not forget all that we have learned, but will begin to use our knowledge in such a way as to brighten and enrich the years ahead of us. We are about to put the knowledge we have gained to practical application. This Pioneer is a record of the years in which we have been learning — a record of our work, our play, our problems and our progress at RTFS. We have been participating in school life in all its various phases; we are about to go on to the proverbial “wide world”, forti¬ fied by the knowledge which we have gained. It has been said that the world today has entered upon the “Atomic Age , a new era. Grateful for the benefits of the past and hopeful for the promise of the future, we have chosen this modern age and its symbolic atom as the theme of our yearbook, the 1950 Pioneer. Pioneer Board EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Pauline Stephan ADVERTISING MANAGER ASSISTANT EDITOR Marilyn Ross James Killam BUSINESS MANAGER ART EDITORS Alma Skinner ASSISTANT EDITORS Priscilla Parker Nancy Davis Carolyn Snow Allison Phinney HEAD TYPIST Lee Miller Class of 1950: You are casting aside your swaddling clothes at the end of the first half of a trouble-ridden century. From now on, you will have to begin to lake your place in the adult world, either in productive work or in productive higher education. The way that you have exercised your talents during the past twelve years will determine to a great extent how you will attack the problems you must face in the more mature and exacting world you are about to enter. Fortunatelv you live in a Republic which is based on the ideal of democracy. Democracy has recently been described by the newly elected president of Yale, A. Whitne Griswold, as follows: “By democracy I mean a political society in which the greatest possible measure of justice implicit in the phrase ‘equal opportunity is combined with the greatest possible measure of freedom and encouragement for the individual to develop his own talent, initiative, and moral responsibility.” Ask vourself this question: Have I taken full advan¬ tage of mv democratic opportunties? Then ask yourself the more important question: Will I from now on take full advantage of the vast opportunities that a free democracy provides? Even if you do not plan to con¬ tinue vour formal education in some institution of higher learning, you must not terminate your education with graduation from this high school. Not only is education important for you as an individual, hut also it is an inescapable part of the process of government under which we are fortunate to live. Education, as we have tried to point out to you during your school years, is not a quantitative body of mem¬ orized knowledge salted away in a card file. It is a taste for knowledge, a capacity to explore, to question, to per¬ ceive relationships. Education should he delightful as well as useful to you. It makes every man or woman a better and happier citizen, whether in a profession or at the lathe, whether in the salesroom or in the pulpit. Education makes it possible for you to attack the practical problems of life as well as to enjoy living. As I indicated in my opening lines, you graduates of 1950 are facing a troubled world. Most of these troubles are man-made. What man has created, man can modify and change. If you can help to destroy the evil in this world and replace it with good, you will have made a great contribution to the second half of this century. There are many that feel that we are faced with the inevitable, that nothing we can do will change the course of history. I can not go along with this philosophy. 1 believe that man-made problems can be solved by man if he has the will to solve them. If you accept this admittedly more difficult approach of solvability rather than the drifting, resigned phil- osophv of inevitability, 1 feel sure that you can make your world a brighter and a more |x aeeful place in which to live. I have great confidence in the Class of 1950. I believe that you will do your Miare in solving the difficult national and international problems before vou, and that while solving them you will do vour share to protect the type of government that makes a free public education possible f r all. Rudolf Sussmann LANGUAGE SCIENCE MR. WOGAN MR. CROWLEY MR. ALTHOFF MISS NICHOLS MISS WHITE MR. SPENCER MRS. WADSWORTH [MATHEMATICS Our MR. ADAMS MISS ZIMMERMANN MR. POPE ATHLETICS MR. BAKER MR. FITZGERALD MR. HALPIN COMMERCIAL MISS KLING MISS DRURY MRS. FRANZEN EMCLISH MIS S COX MISS ARCHAMBAULT MISS BACHELDER MISS SHAY Faculty ART - MUSIC - LIBRARY HISTORY MISS BISHOP MRS. SULLIVAN MR. OLIVER MR. BRONNER MR. BENNETT MR. HANLON Kneeling JOYCE FRAZIER JOSEPH FRAUMENI CYNTHIA NELSON tanet PAISLEY RALPH HESELTON JOYCE SKINNER First Row PATRICIA LOTHROP ALMA SKINNER MARILYN ROSS MR. SUSSMANN ELLEN HILL HELEN CEDER RUTH WHEELER Second Row I AMES STANTON CAROLYN SNOW TANET TONES MARILYN ROSCOE MR. SPENCER ELIZABETH ELWELL RUTH TOWLE TA N ET FA R NSWORTH THOMAS BUNKER THOMAS McNABOLA Third Row NANCY PHILLIPS RICHARD GELOTTI TOSEPH MEIER GERALD COR INDIA DAVID TURNER ROBERT ROACH THOMAS LYONS WILSON SMITH PAULINE STEPHAN BRUCE BARMBY Student Council The purposes of the Reading High School Student Council are (.1) to provide for the organization of groups within the school through which the students may carry on their own collective affairs and (2) to give students in the high school training in self-government and to give the students opportunity to discuss and act upon school affairs and problems pertinent to the social life of the school. The Student Council consists of one pupil elected from each homeroom, the presidents of the three classes, the sports captains, the president of the Honor Society, and the editor-in-chief of the Pioneer. This year the presidents of the classes were Joseph Fraumeni, senior; Cynthia Nelson, junior; and Joyce Frazier, sophomore. The sports captains on the council were Donald Bella, Ralph Heselton, and Francis Rose. Pauline Stephan served as ed itor-in-chief of the Pioneer. Homerooms were represented by the following students: Janet Baisley, Joyce Skinner, Patricia Lothrop, Alma Skinner, Marilyn Ross, Ellen Hill, Helen Ceder, Ruth Wheeler, James Stanton, Carolyn Snow, Janet Jones, Marilyn Roscoe, Elizabeth Elwell, Ruth Towle, Janet Farnsworth, Thomas Bunker, Thomas McNabola, Nancy I hillips, Richard Gelotti, Joseph Meier, Gerald Corindia, David Turner, Robert Roach, Thomas Lyons, Wilson Smith, Bruce Barmby, and George Morris. This year the council made several important addi¬ tions to school activities. One of its chief undertakings was to inaugurate the Reading High School chapter of the National Honor Society. With the guidance and co¬ operation of Mr. Sussmann and Mr. Spencer this became an active student organization. All in all the Student Council enjoyed a very success¬ ful year, and in so doing made many contributions to. school and student life. 10 11 First Row NANCY HATHAWAY MARILYN ROSS NANCY GLOVER TAMES KILL AM LEE MILLER RUTH SCHULTZ LOIS YUILL Second Row GERTRUDE T EF FERSON JEAN TONKS ALLISON PHINNEY PAULINE STEPHAN SAMUEL HUNT CAROLYN SNOW NATHALIE TOHNSON Third Row JOSEPH FRAUMENI RICHARD WALKER BEN SANDS WILLIAM HAMEL WILMON CHI PM AN DONALD DAVIS National Honor Society One of the first projects brought before the Student Council was the organization of a Reading Chapter of the National Honor Society. A committee consisting of Pauline Stephan, Carolyn Snow, Nancy Glover, Allison Phinney, James Killam, and Donald Davis wrote a con¬ stitution, and sent in the credentials necessary to make the Reading Chapter an actuality. The object of the chapter, as stated in the constitution, is to “create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to ren¬ der service, to promote worthy leadership, and to en¬ courage the development of character in the pupils of Reading High School.” Members are elected from a group of candidates of outstanding scholastic ability, on the basis of service, leadership, and character. From the senior class, those twenty-two students who had maintained an average of eighty-seven or better throughout their three years in high school were automatically chosen as charter mem¬ bers of the Honor Society. Underclassmen may be cho¬ sen as probationary members, and, if they continue to satisfy the requirements of the chapter, they may be elected to full membership by a committee of representa¬ tives from both student body and faculty. Although primarily a senior activity, the Honor So¬ ciety benefits the entire school. The charter members did not have as much lime as they would have liked to plan activities, since the chapter was not fully organized until early spring, but the Honor Society is destined to become one of the most active school organizations. 12 President Vice-President Joseph F. Fraumeni Joe . . . synonym for activity ... in fact, his activities read like a Red Book . . . Senior Class President, Junior Vice-Presi¬ dent, Headmaster’s Cabinet, traffic squad, Junior Executive Board, basketball, sen¬ ior play committee. . . . The crystal ball predicts . . . success at Harvard. . . Our Class Carolyn Snow “Carry” . . . synonym for versatility . . . as Vice-President possesses both talent and charm. . . . Assistant editor of Pioneer, co-editor of the Chronicle staff, and Worthy Advisor of Rainbow. . . . Artist and seamstress. . . . College is her goal. . . Officers Secretary Treasurer 7 Ruth II heeler Sweet, charming . . . that’s Ruthie . . . Class Secretary, member of Headmaster’s Cabinet, Junior Woman’s Club, Senior Ex¬ ecutive Board. . . . She’ll remember baton twirling for R.1I.S. . . . Her fine record in the Secretarial Course makes inevitable her success as a legal secretary. . . Elizabeth El well Dark, vivacious “Libby,” our high- school Treasurer for three years . . . member of the Chronicle staff, Junior Woman’s Club, senior play cast, program girl. . . . Capable, cheerful “Libby” would like to become a farmer’s wife. . . (f f ■ CATHERINE T. AGLIO Attractive and vivacious . . . Cathy has added zest and tal¬ ent to the A Cappella Choir. . . . A student of home economics . . . she will attend a school of dressmaking ... to further a skill already apparent to us all. . . COLIN ALBEE “Coke” followed the Scien¬ tific Course . . . with chemistry as his favorite subject . . . hopes to become a chemical engineer. . . . Member of the Camera Club . . . fond mem¬ ory, visits with Mr. Sussmann. . . . Plans to attend the Uni¬ versity of New Hampshire. . . BARBARA ANDERSON Barb . . . friendly . . . ener¬ getic . . . active in choir, senior play committees, Pioneer. . . . Secretary to Miss Batchelder . . . she has shown qualifica¬ tions and capability for the secretarial field . . . Barb . . . for a special reason . . . hopes to work in New York. . . Merry . . . the life of the party . . . certain to make a hit at Lowell Teachers’ College.... Her favorite subject, short¬ hand. . . . Program girl during the football season . . . favor¬ ite of many. . . . Graduation will be her most remembered event. . . MERIDYTHE armitage Class of BRUCE BARMBY “Move along” . . . “Single file” . . . “Quiet” . . . it’s Bruce, captain of the traffic squad . . . but behind those orders ... a ready grin. . . . Dislikes people who know it all. . . . Next year, University of New Hampshire . . . then, his own farm. . . 14 • ' m 4 THERESA BARRETT Student of the Stenographic Course . . . Terry’s favorite memory will always be Mr. Bennett. . . she lent her talents to choir, Pioneer staff. . . . Has just one complaint. . . teachers who give homework over holi¬ days. . . . Aspirations . . . suc¬ cess in stenography. . . JUNE BATCHELDER “Batch” . . . our future psy¬ chologist . . . will study next year at the New England Dea¬ coness School of Nursing. . . . She has particularly enjoyed chemistry in her College Course. . . . This member of the Junior Woman’s Club loathes Monday mornings. . . DONALD R. BELLA Who was the captain of the remarkable Rockets in 1949? . . Why, Don, of course. . . . Speaking of courses . . . his was general . . . leading to the New England Conservatory next fall. . . . The track team and boys chorus claim Don. . . ROBERT ARNOLD A scrapping guard on the Rockets of ’49 . . . Loppy . . . tackled the College Course. . . . His activities . . . DeMolay, Pioneer staff, chorus, track team. . . . Loppy’s next goal . . . Massachusetts Maritime Acad¬ emy . . . where his score is sure to be high. . . 1950 ELISABETH BABCOCK Betty . . . liked chemistry and Spanish . . . hopes to be an advertising illustrator. . . . She worked on the Pioneer Art Staff, senior play property committee . . . devoted three years to the band . . . special memory . . . trips on the band bus. . . GERARD BABCOCK Affable “Bab” takes the Gen¬ eral Course . . . likes gym bet¬ ter than history, though . . . his plans for next year are doubtful. . . . Hopes, like all of us, to see the turn of the century. . . PAUL F. BACIGALUPO Having taken the College Course for three years, “Bac- cie” hopes to attend North¬ eastern University. . . . An ar¬ dent sports fan . . . whose am¬ bition, to be an accountant, coincides with his favorite sub¬ ject, math. ... He can count on success. . . GORDON F. BERRIDGE, JR. Gordon ... a gay blade who would rather dance than eat. . . . His favorite subjects in the General Course, English and math. . . . Pet peeve, home¬ work. . . . Plans to work for an insurance company. . . . Ambition, simply to suc¬ ceed. . . DAVID BERRY Dave . . . claims his nick¬ name is Berry . . . plans to at¬ tend Boston University . . . sets his sights on a career as a top-rate lawyer. . . . Dave was one of the charter members of the color guard . . . enjoys English. . . DORIS BERRY “Dodo” . . . charming cheer¬ leader with the lovely smile. . . . She’s busy with many ac¬ tivities . . . dance committees, senior play, Junior Woman’s Club, president of Tri-Hi-Y, to name a few. .. . The University of Connecticut beckons this gracious miss for next year. . . MARJORIE A. BILLINGHAM Capable Marge . . . able competitor in the College Course . . . likes physics and will remember that wild class of boys. . . . Marge recalls no dislike . . . with that even dis¬ position lets nothing faze her. . . . She’ll attend Goddard Col¬ lege ... be a lab technician. . . DONALD BLIER This smooth operator is re¬ nowned as an agile dancer. . . . Don took the College Course .. . looks to the Coast Guard in the future . . . hangs out with the boys to escape his nemesis . . . sophisticated girls . . . created to plague him alone. . . ROBERT BOUCHARD “Bush” studied the General Course for three years . . . will always remember gym per¬ iods. . . . After graduation he will assist Uncle Sam as a U. S. Marine. . . . We’ll be look¬ ing for you in that snappy uni¬ form, Bush. . . BARBARA BROWN Barbie ... or exuberance and versatility plus . . . expert dancer, swimmer, and motor¬ ist. . . . Member of the General Course . . . kept busy with Junior Woman’s Club, Can¬ teen, program girls . . . and her interest in history. . . . Af¬ ter high school . . . wedding PETER J. BURBINE Buddy ... an ice and roller¬ skating enthusiast. . . . He’s undecided about the future . . . but hopes to learn some sort of trade. . . . His favorite sub¬ ject is math . . . and he’s par¬ tial to math teachers ... if any. . . bells. . . Class of ◄t- DAVID C. CARPENTER Dave took a mixed course . . . looking forward to business school. . . . He’s a confirmed hater of women drivers. . . . His hobby, photography, led to membership in the Camera Club. . . . Dave’s ambition falls into the popular category . . . to make money. . . EARLE S. CARTER Earle . . . the boy who loves speed and racing cars . . . also, flowers. . . . Next year he’ll head for University of New Hampshire . . . and the study of floriculture . . . .even¬ tually Earle would like to own his own greenhouse. . . BARBARA CASSELY A welcome addition to R.H.S. . . . Barbie . . . hails from Som¬ erville . . . likes to while away the hours skating and dancing. . . . A standing joke, her daily dash for the school bus. . . . Office work, her ambition, will bring her success. . . MARJORY CAULK Our pretty lunchroom cash- j ier . . . Margie . . . who hopes to join the WAC and see the world . . . while working in the secretarial field. . . . Marge will remember graduation day as a final release from homeroom teachers. . . 16 CHANNING BURNS Though Chan has spent on¬ ly his senior year with us, he lost no time in making friends. . . . In the College Course, he especially enjoyed music and Latin. . . . Next year he plans to attend Gordon Theological School. . . JOHN CAIL Two-year manager of our baseball team . . . Jessie is partial to football, too. ... He dislikes silly girls . . . likes to stay up late. ... In his future plans he includes a big red convertible . . . and a million dollars. . . 1950 BARBARA CALLAHAN A cheerful “hello”, a ready smile . . . that’s Barb. . . . Ac¬ tive on dance committees, Pio¬ neer staff, Junior Woman’s Club. . . . She follows the Bus¬ iness Course . . . and likes to remember Mr. Bennett’s his¬ tory classes. . . . Barb dislikes conceited boys . . . enjoys base¬ ball. . . r MARY V. CARNEY Dark-haired DeDe ... a wonderful girl . . . lots of fun. . . . Secretary to Miss Shay. . . . Active member of Tri-Hi-Y, choir . . . worked on the Pio¬ neer business and literary staffs . . . plans for future schooling are indefinite . . . but for DeDe . . . success. . . FRANK J. CGLLINS Frank ... a tall, quiet fel¬ low . . . has struggled through the College Course success¬ fully. ... A very capable mem¬ ber of our traffic squad . . . Frank spends his leisure time with his model building finds school dull . . . antici¬ pates June happily. . . WILMON B. CHIPMAN “Chip ... a strong follower of the Scientific Course and in¬ variably an honor student . . . plans to further his education at Harvard . . . far away from R.H.S. “mockers”. . . . Chip will be remembered for steady play on baseball and basket¬ ball teams. . . 1 f i RICHARD M. CLEARY “Tad” is a member of the College Course . . . three-year member of basketball and baseball teams . . . this dimpled lad really carries out his hobbies, eating and sleep¬ ing. . . . “Misa” will remember the Tech Tourney ... if and when. . . ELLIOT H. COLE Big “Ell” or “Benny” . . . the memorable Leander Longfel¬ low of the senior play . . . Mas¬ ter Councilor of DeMolay . . . weight-lifting, with many other activities, keeps him bu¬ sy. . . . Recalls that solo at a football rally.College in 1950. . . PAULINE M. CROSBY Polly ... in the near future, a student nurse. . . . Busy in band, Junior Woman’s Club, basketball. . . . Developed a nasal tone for her part in the senior play. . . . Will be tops in her chosen field. . . BENJAMIN CONRON Ben . . . one of the livest wires in the senior class . . . hobby is spending money, a problem Ben will take care of by becoming a millionaire at thirty-five. . . . Remembers sitting in Mr. Sussmann’s red leather chair. . . JEANNE COOKE “Cookie” . . . always among those present at football and basketball games . . . member of the tennis team and Junior Woman’s Club . . . secretary to Mr. Pope. . . . Bookkeeping was her favorite on the Secre¬ tarial Course bill of fare. . . GEORGE CROUSE “Sonny” pursues the College Course . . . rates math tops . . . languages hold no fascination. . . . Many hours passed in Marine Corps Reserve . . . even¬ tually he’ll be a Marine Corps pilot. . . . The future spells prep school . . . with college in view. . . Class of WARREN DEAN, JR. Business or college is the question at hand in Deanie’s life. . . . Summers find him at work on Hopkins’ Farm. ... In schooltime he enjoys biology, chemistry, and physics. . . . Outside of school, what a golfer! DONALD R. DECKER An ardent follower of the Scientific Course . . . Don ranks chemistry tops. . . . Three-year man on the Rockets football team. . . . Member of DeMolay. . . . Don’s going to North¬ eastern to fulfill his ambition . . . to become an engineer. . . DONALD G. DAVIS Dee . . . coasted through the College Course . . . also through a star performance in the sen¬ ior play. . . . Member of De¬ Molay, Camera Club, tennis team. . . . Can’t stand people who drive faster than he. . . . For Don . . . the very best . . . M.I.T. . . NANCY DAVIS Artistic Nan . . . trim, well- groomed . . . efficient in every field ... a stand-out with brush and paint ... an art editor of the Pioneer . . . star forward in basketball . . . lover of horses. . . . She’ll study art next year. . . ARLINE CRYTS Arline . . . whose amiability belies her claim that her pet peeve is human beings. . . . Divides her spare time among records, pictures, Junior Wo¬ man’s Club . . . enjoys history . . . hopes to make some of her own in the field of educa¬ tion. . . 1950 BARBARA CULLINANE Always ready with a smile . . . “Cullie” . . . went through the Commercial Course. . . . Member of choir, Junior Wo¬ man’s Club, tennis team. . . . Her pet peeve, shortened lunch periods. . . . With bookkeeping and English her favorites, she’ll go on to Burdett. . . JAMES J. DAGDIGIAN Who doesn’t know Didge? . . . Busied himself with the College Course . . . and DeMo- lay, Pioneer Staff, Canteen Council. . . . Lover of sports. .. . Outstanding in football at guard . . . skiing . . . golf . . . Didge finds time to be active in everything. . . ARTHUR L. DAVID, JR. From building model planes . . . to skimming down snowy mountainsides . . . such is the range of Buddy’s hobbies. . . . He has enjoyed chemistry . . . particularly those intriguing experiments. . . . One of those lads w ho have kept us “in line”. . . ROGER J. D ' ENTREMONT “Booley” . . . who sandwich¬ ed the Scientific Course be¬ tween football and baseball . . . and made a success of it. too. . . . Northeastern will find him to be good material in the fall. ... Of his subjects, phy¬ sics had most appeal. . . EILEEN DESMOND Twirling a baton . . . whizz¬ ing around a roller-skating rink . . . there’s “Red” . . . who evinces a partiality for Arlington . . . and joins in the popular acclaim for history class. . . . Junior Woman’s Club, Tri-Hi-Y, baton squad claimed Eileen. . . 19 BARRY E. DENNIS JOSEPH DEFERRARI “Deff” has followed an Ac¬ counting Course in high school . . . favoring bookkeeping. . . . Hopes to attend a business col¬ lege next year. . . . Joe found time for three years of foot¬ ball, boys chorus. . . . Home¬ work and “Canteen heroes” annoy Joe. . . Traffic squad and track team claim Barry ... as manager of the basketball team, looks forward to the Tech Tourney. . . . Hindered only a little by French, whizzed through the College Course . . . his goal, Massachusetts Maritime Acad¬ emy. . . WILFRED E. DEWEY Bill . . . often seen driving to Melrose in a two-tone Buick four-door sedan. . . . Struggled through the College Course, hoping to attend Brown Uni¬ versity eventually . . . before entering college he plans to attend Vermont or Cushing Academy. NORMA DICKINSON Dickie ... a born artist . . . followed the Fine Arts Course. . . . Rainbow, student teaching, Pioneer art staff claimed her. . . . Conceited people peeve her. . . . Dickie remembers the day she landed in the boys’ locker room ... by mistake, of course. . . ALICE M. DONEGAN One of quieter members of our class . . . Allie . . . faithful Commercial Course follower. . . . Petite, efficient, neat . . . sure to be success in business world. . . . She’ll remember the trip to the Business Machine display . . . and history, her favorite subject. . . ROBERT J. DOUCETTE Bob takes the Practical Arts Course . . . prefers shop. . . . Is one of the few who have no pet peeves. . . . Can often be seen touring the town in his car. . . . Hopes to become a mason after high school. . . Class of GEORGE H. FARR “Get out and get under,” that’s George with his auto¬ mobile interests and other me¬ chanical matt ers . . . loves hunting, too. . . . Follows the Scientific Course. . . . Another of the multitudes wishing no homework . . . wants to go to Wentworth Institute. . . 20 FRANK FINO “Fuzzy”, a shop boy, hails from North Reading . . . during school, he likes English; out¬ side, cars are his hobby. . . . Dislikes jewel be-decked girls. . . . Frank wants to become a state trooper to protect his native town. . . THELMA FITZGERALD That good-looking brunette is “Fitzie” . . . with big brown eyes ... a keen sense of hu¬ mor. . . . Found English her favorite subject, conceited peo¬ ple bothersome. . . . “Fitzie’s” main interest is “Chuck”. . . . She, too, looks for success in the future. . . JOHN E. FLYNN Spanish classes are Jack’s delight . . . but he shares the general antipathy to home¬ work. . . . Hobbies, skiing and fishing. . . . This traffic leader and Pioneer worker hopes to be a successful businessman . . . will prepare at the University of Massachusetts. . . LEWIS DRESSER Lewie” . . . whose car is his pride and joy . . . spends most of his time driving it or word¬ ing on it. . . . General Course . . . likes chemistry. . . . After high school he’ll enter the armed services. . . . Lewie ab¬ hors women drivers. . . ANNE DUBE Vivaciousness . . . Anne’s by¬ word. . . . It’s a busy life . . . Chronicle editor, basketball manager, program girl, on dance committees, Pioneer staff, Junior Woman’s Club. . ,. Our final decision is that Anne will realize her ambition, to become a legal secretary. . . 1950 LEROY ESTEY Leroy . . . competent in the College Course. . . . Latin (mirabile dictu) was his fav¬ orite subject. . . . Sports and reading consume his free time. . . . A member of DeMolay. . . . Harbors a grudge against buses. . . . Looks forward to Tufts or Amherst. . . ) v JANET FARNSWORTH Everybody knows Jan ... a smiling cheerleader v. ho will always remember the first football rally . . . Chronicle staff, basketball, Junior Wo¬ man’s Club, Pioneer staff, all kept her busy. . . . Next year Jan heads for Katherine Gibbs for more study. . . . NORMA E. GARDINER ROBERT FORSBERG Bob and that model A sedan . . . 8:14 found him racing down Woburn Street ... he usually made it. . . . He ' d like to organize his own band . . . if the past presages the future, this musical-minded lad will succeed. . . ELEANOR A. FULTON Another of the lovely Fulton girls . . . Elna” . . . took the Secretarial Course. . . . An en¬ thusiastic member of Junior Woman’s Club . . . Tri-Hi-Y. . . Next year, we will probably hear her friendly “Number please” . . . upon ' picking up the phone. . . Petite and shy . . . Norma followed the General Course . . . greatly enjoyed art appre¬ ciation . . . dislikes people whose gum-chewing is aud¬ ible. . . . She loves to travel, and dreams of eventually circling the globe . . . adios and have fun, Norma. . . DAVID GARDNER Dave . . . vital member of basketball and baseball teams . . . has shown skill and speed. . . . Known for his dark, wavy hair. . . . Future, Northeastern University. . . . Avows history is his favorite subject. . . . Filled a prominent position as officer in DeMolay. . . SELDEN GERADE “Tud” followed the General Course . . . with keen interest in history. . . . Active in band and DeMolay. . . . Expert trum¬ peter . . . plans next year to affiliate himself with a band or orchestra. . . . Put the trum¬ pet to use, “Tud”. . . THEODORE GIFFORD Ted . . . with the sharp shirts and sweeping pompadour . . . has set many a class to chuck¬ ling with his dry wit. . . . Head¬ ing for Michigan State, he has taken the College Course . . . hopes to own his own green- GORDON GILLIS rather reserved fellow . . . ardent follower of the Ac¬ counting Course . . . enjoyed bookkeeping . . . ranked gym as another pleasant period. . . . Gordon’s favorite pastime, sports. . . . His ambition . . . like so many others ... to work, and wax wealthy. . . NANCY GLOVER Tops in everything she un¬ dertakes . . . versatile and in¬ telligent, as evidenced by her work in Rainbow, Junior Wo¬ man’s Club. . . . Student direc¬ tor of the senior play. . . . It’s Wellesley College next year for our valedictorian. . . . Peo¬ ple, her hobby . . . Paris, her ambition. . . houses. . . Class of 4 NANCY HAINES WILLIAM HAMEL “Professor” . . . who held his own in the College Course . . . and found time for Pioneer and senior play committee besides. . . . His avocation will become his vocation . . . when he has completed his study of chem¬ istry at Northeastern. . . GEORGE HANNA Diligent pursuer of the Col¬ lege Course . . . George de¬ lights in math, physics . . . faithful worker on Pioneer staff, DeMolay. . . . His fondest memory, Mr. Spencer’s Latin classes, is shared by many. . . . Next year, George trusts to Tufts for success. . . Middlebury is Nancy’s choice for next year. . . . She looks forward to an exciting career in aviation later. . . . Included in her activities are band, Rainbow, Junior Woman’s Club, Pioneer staff, Y.W.C.A. . .. Homework holds no charms for Nancy. . . JACOB HAM Beware, infant sophomore girls . . . you’re this fellow’s pet peeve. . . . Jake ... a three- year man on three teams . . . golf, basketball, football . . . four-year member of the Youth Council. . . . Jake is Bowdoin- bound after graduation. . . CHARLES E. GODFREY Captain of the golf team . . . “Skip” found English his fav¬ orite subject. . . . Climbing to the third floor Monday morn¬ ings makes him groan. . . . Plans to attend Bowdoin next fall . . . admits to a partiality for “Jacks”. . . CONRAD W. GRANT A quiet member of our class . . . Conrad. . . . Many cold mornings we have seen him peddling up the walk ... to his favorite subject, physics. . . . Hopes to buy a small, well- equipped farm . . . sometime in the near future. . . 1950 EDWIN GREENYER Bucky ... a man of few words in school . . . outside, he can hold his own. . . . Found English was not his forte . . . enjoyed math. . . . Though he has no definite plans for the future . . . we predict suc¬ cess. . . GERALD R. GRIFFIN Jed . . . well-known at R. H. S. . . . followed the college course. . . . Sophomore base¬ ball, boys chorus, and Pioneer staff claimed him. . . . Disliked gym . . . study with Mr. Pope and Mr. Bronner pleased him. as did those sophomore girls. . . DONALD HANSON “Skinny” . . . spent three years in the College Course. . . . Enjoyed physics with Mr. Pope . . . remembers perfect French recitation. . . . Likes to collect money . . . coins, that is. . . . Future . . . Massachusetts State University. . . . Wants to own his own greenhouse. . . DONALD C. HARRIS Don . . . can be seen whizz¬ ing on that motor scooter of his. . . . This red-headed fel¬ low avidly followed the Shop Course . . . enjoys tinkering with all motors. . . . After at¬ tending Stockbridge, Don will till the Wild-West soil of Idaho. . . • j ? f NANCY HATHAWAY Nancy . . . headed for Prince School of Retailing at Sim¬ mons . . . then on to head buy¬ er in a fashionable store. . . . With the College Course, Nan¬ cy also found time for basket¬ ball, tennis, Junior Woman’s Club, Rainbow, and Tri-Hi-Y. . MARILYN HAYES Pretty Marilyn . . . known as Mae . . . took the General Course . . . found biology a favorite. . . . State Teacher’s College in Maine will prepare her for teaching second grade. . . . What’s Mae’s pet peeve? . . . girls who steal others’ boy¬ friends. . . 23 RALPH HESELTON ROBERT HEGARTY A transfer from St. Pat’s . . . Heg . . . blond, handsome, sports enthusiast. . . . Fared very well in football, basket¬ ball, and baseball. . . . Took the College Course . . . found time to add his superior tal¬ ents to both CYO and Y teams. . . “Manny” . . . General Course member . . . capable basket¬ ball captain . . . hook-shot artist . . . top golfer on the golf team. . . . Pursued his hobby diligently on the Mea- dowbrook course . . .watch his rise to fame as a golf pro. . . . “Manny” will travel South. . . ROBERT HULSMAN Bob . . . rather quiet ... a hard worker in the College Course. . . . Plans to go on with further education . . . LESLIE A. HIGGINS possibly Connecticut. . . . Priv- Quiet and dependable Les- ileged to attend Boys’ State lie followed the Secretarial last year. . . . Spends much Course . . . especially enjoyed spare time on his hobby, mod- history and Mr. Bennett ... el aviation. . . has a lofty ambition . . . that of airline hostess. . . . Her fond¬ est memory, that graduation day in June. . . . Success is cer¬ tain for Leslie. . . Class of NATHALIE JOHNSON Nat . . . pretty, sophisticated, active in school life. . . . “Imo- gene” in the senior play . . . member of Junior Woman’s Club, Pioneer Staff, a program girl. . . . Decorating for school dances was fun for Nat . . . who’s heading for Bradford Junior College. . . ROBERT JONES “Bobby” . . . “Gqome” . . . “Jonesy” ... he answers to them all. . . . Bob hopes to at¬ tend Boston College, where he will further his ambitions in journalism. ... He hopes to attain a height of six feet . . . his hobby, sleepin’ and eat- in’. . . DOROTHY JORDAN “Red” . . . pursuing the Gen¬ eral Course . . . with the pos¬ sibility of attending Malden Business School. . . . Finds time to belong to the Pioneer staff, choir, Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Claims that she will never forget Mr. Bennett’s history classes. . . BARBARA KELCH Barbara . . . the lucky girl that belongs to those long, low Studebakers . . . claims her hobby is collecting them. . . . Art Course. . . . Program girl, Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Some day Barbara hopes to emerge from the Academie Moderne as a glamour model. SAMUEL HUNT Sam . . . synonymous with a shout of laughter and a facul¬ ty frown . . . has left his mark ( n the Dramatic Club, Pioneer staff, traffic squad, senior play. . . . Claiming math as his forte and pride . . . he’ll lend his wit to M.I.T. . . GERTRUDE JEFFERSON Blonde, whimsical, compe¬ tent . . . Gert . . . active in basketball, Junior Woman’s Club, baton squad . . . capable representative at Girls’ State . . . who will go on to Colby next September ... to prepare for a future in her chosen field . . . government. . . 1950 JOSEPH V. KENNEDY, JR. Top-notch baseball player in any league . . . little Joe . . . the future will find him in Uncle Sam’s Navy . . . Admiral Joe took the College Course . . . not overwhelmed with the love of it . . . but weathered its storms. . . JAMES W. KILLAM, III Our salutatorian . . . Jim . . . lemembers the ’49 graduation, when he received the Harvard Prize Book . . . enjoys foreign languages . . . dislikes head- on collisions. . . . Plans for Yale, then a law degree. . . . Active on Pioneer, in football, track, dance committees, De- Molay. . . VIRGINIA KIMBALL Ginnie . . . snapped her fin¬ gers at the College Course . . . with Spanish a favorite. . . . A member of the Pioneer staff, Junior Woman’s Club, junior baton squad. . . . Ginny plans to go to Bates ... to prepare for social work. . . JAMES KNOX To those who have ridden with Jimmy, his professed dis¬ like for “mad drivers” will seem strange. . . . Ambition, to have a good job ... a new con¬ vertible . . . and money. . . . Plans to be a television engi¬ neer. . . BEVEf Bevy has fo . . . in the cr a window d . . . Junior Wc Hi-Y, baton £ nett’s history busy. . . . She ing down sm sides. . . ALDANA R. LIVINGSTON “Dana” . . . with a mischiev¬ ous streak behind her solemn exterior . . . wants to teach the sixth grade. . . . Deplores silly people. . . . Chem with Mr. Adams is preferred. . . . Takes the College Course in preparation for Teachers’ Col¬ lege. . . . Belongs to Rain¬ bow. . . ALICE LEONARD An attractive brunette, Alice was our alternate member of the cheerleading squad. . . . IMAN Counted basketball, tennis, he only word Junior Woman’s Club among s-er” . . . who her other activities. . . . Dreams nd a sense of °f being a fashion designer. tup combina- • • • Few seniors will forget her to become an pleasing personality. . . Class of WILLIAM E. MacBRIEN One of our good-natured shop boys. . . . The proud own¬ er of one of those “klinks” that bedeck our parking space. . . . “Mac” . . . hopes to attend night school ... to become a truck driver ... . or a meat- cutter. . . BARBARA MacLEAN Those Monday morning blues . . . detested by Barb . . . who is Bates-bound to prepare for a career in social work. . . . A musical miss ... in band and orchestra . . . fond of French . . . member of basket¬ ball and tennis teams. . . THOMAS J. MADDEN Tom wrestled with the Col¬ lege Course . . . highlight . . . Mr. Pope’s physics classes . . . memorable event, a perfect Latin translation. . . . His sci¬ entific hobbies . . . radio, pho¬ tography, three years of Cam¬ era Club, pave the way to Wentworth and architectural engineering. . . BARBARA MAGLIOZZI Sailing through the Secre¬ tarial Course, Barbara espec¬ ially enjoyed U.S. History. . . . On Pioneer staff, senior play committee . . . hobby, knitting sweaters . . . favorite memory, Junior-Senior Reception. . . . Her ladder of success leads to secretarial work. . . f • ' As ’ ' t %% 4 . - PATRICIA A. LOTHROP Patty, that sunny-natured gal who played “Purity” in the senior play. . . . Lively pro¬ gram girl, active club member . . . remembered for dance decorations . . . Pioneer and Chronicle writer. . . . Sailed through the College Course . . . sure bet for a happy future. . . ELEANORA T. LUCCI Music appreciation and choir are the favorite subjects of this quiet lass. . . . Lenie followed the College Course . . . hopes to go to music school and become a music teacher. . . . Found chemistry and second-period study most fun. . . 1950 JANE LUMB Janie . . . the cute little gal with the big brown eyes . . . has followed the General Course . . . where she found English and typing most plea¬ sant. . . . Only pet peeve is malicious girls . . . hopes to become a telephone oper¬ ator. . . THOMAS W. LYLE Always seen smiling . . . Tommy maintains a profitable hobby of raising chickens . . . pursued the Scientific Course. . . . Next September, hopes to attend college. . . . Don’t let your peeve get you down, Tom . . . we all must do home¬ work. . . ALAN MARTIN A1 . . . ambitious to get out of school. . . . Heartily disliked that climb to the third floor every morning. . . . After grad¬ uation he plans to work in the field of hearing aids. . . . His favorite subject in the General Course, biology. . . CHARLES J. MATTHEWS Quiet . . . but mischievous . . . Chuck . . . one of our golf¬ ing enthusiasts . . . who may usually be found at Meadow- brook. . . . Math and fourth- period study rate high with Charlie. . . . “The Pro” hopes to become a traveling sales¬ man. . . r NANCY L. MAXWELL French ranks as favorite for “Max” in the college course . . . a busy gal . . . Pioneer literary staff. Rainbow, Tri- Hi-Y . . . hobbies . . . knitting, baseball, outdoors. . . . Next year, Mount Holyoke College. . . . Ambition, success. . . . PATRICIA MAXWELL Beautiful brown curls, big blue eyes, that’s Patty . . . student teacher at the Pearl Street School . . . chose the Secretarial Course . . . claims English her favorite subject. . . . For recreation, likes to dance. . . . Plans for future indefinite as yet. . . LORETTA MAYNARD Short and sweet . . . Loretta . . . faithful follower of the Commercial Course . . . active in Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Especially remembers getting her driver’s license. . . . Her favorite subject, shorthand, leads to a career as a lawyer’s secretary. . . ROBERT McNULTY The right quip at the wrong time . . . that’s Mac . . . who sailed through the College Course . . . with biology his favorite subject. . . . Our future veterinarian will never forget passing his sophomore mid¬ years. . . . Next year, college . . . inevitably, success. . . JOSEPH M. MEIER For three years Joe has lent his ever-present sense of hu¬ mor to the General Course. . . . Activities . . . color guard, choir, baseball. . . . Ambition, to be a future Red Soxer . . . see you on the mound at Fen¬ way, Joe. . . ALBION METCALF Look pretty at the birdie! . . . it’s “Clipsie”, president of the Camera Club . . . head of the senior play technical commit¬ tee . . . remembers three years of cheerleaders. . . . Hopes to become a fashion photogra¬ pher . . . maybe we’ll see him in Hollywood. . . Class of ROBERT D. MEUSE Rocky . . . familiar figure at R.H.S. . . followed the Gen¬ eral Course . . . asset on the gridiron his junior year . . . capable manager of the ’47 Rockets. . . . Rocky’s hobby, puttering with odd jobs, may lead to his ambition . . . con¬ struction engineering. . . OQ ZO SHIRLEY L. MEUSE Cooking and seWing interest Shirl . . . member of the Prac¬ tical Arts Course. . . . She’s looking forward to a career as a dress-designer. . . . Junior Woman’s Club and Pioneer, to¬ gether with ticket-selling, helped to keep her busy. . . JOHN MILLER Good-natured Johnny . . . collects Dixie-land jazz. . . . Plans to install an elevator for Reading High’s tired seniors. . . . Active in the senior play, Pioneer staff. . . . Johnny hopes to enter the University of New Hampshire and study chemi¬ cal engineering. . . IT 4 f LEE H. MILLER Lee . . . our spirited blonde cheerleader. . . . Usually found typing for Mr. Bronner ... or studying her part in the sen¬ ior play. . . . Busy with Tri-Hi- Y, Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Next year will find Lee at Colby Junior, preparing to be a legal secretary. . . Shop is “the” subject, says Blair . . . ardent follower of the Shop Course . . . skilled in making model planes. . . . Blair plans to don bell-bottom trousers after graduation . . . looks forward to the advent of his navy pension. . . m BARBARA MEUSE Personality plus . . . that’s “Archie” ... of the Commer¬ cial Course. . . . She’ll be a bookkeeper in the Pilgrim Trust Bank. . . . Captain of girls’ basketball second team . . . Mr. Hanlon’s secretary . . . Membership in Junior Wo¬ man’s Club, program girls claims “Archie’s” time. . . 1950 CHRISTINE MEUSE Chris . . . collector of dog statues and ardent lover of horses. . . . Her commercial courses will someday help her to run a ranch . . . breeding dogs and thoroughbreds. . . . Next year, University of Mass¬ achusetts or Stockbridge School of Agriculture. . . JEAN MEUSE Home economics is the main interest of this quiet lass . . . whose ambition is to run her own dress shop some day. . . . Among her activities, Pioneer and Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Success to our future Schiapar¬ elli. . ETHEL MILLEY Ethel . . . one of our better business girls. . . . Ambition, to be the perfect secretary. . . . Ticket seller. . . . Pet peeve, ferocious gum-chewers. . . . Spends her spare time reading good books. . . . Says she’ll never forget Miss Batehelder ' s English classes. . . ROY MORIN Roy ... a smooth-talking boy from North Reading . . . whose dimples are the envy of every girl in town. . . . Bores are his only peeve . . . his hob¬ bies, dancing and piano. . . . Wants to be a successful sales¬ man. . . GEORGE MORRIS President in our sophomore and junior years . . . George . . . an ambitious worker for our class . . . standout in foot¬ ball, basketball, baseball . . . member of the Headmaster’s Cabinet and Youth Council. . . . His next goal is Dartmouth . . . then, success. . . ROBERT MORROW Buster dislikes the cafe¬ teria’s hot specials ... so per¬ haps he should become a chef. . . . His ambitions run along different lines, however ... he plans to take advantage of his Civil Service Course . . . will soon be working for Uncle Sam. . . JANE MORSE Janie . . . President of Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Band, Pio¬ neer, senior play committee, Rainbow also claimed Janie. . . . Amazingly . . . she found time for the College Course. . . . Janie remembers band re¬ hearsals best. ... In the near future . . . nursing. . . WILLIAM T. MURPHY, JR. Bill... . . mechanically in¬ clined . . . likes to tinker with a car . . . his General Course leads to trade school. . . . Bill sang in Choir and Glee Club for three years. . . . His ambi¬ tion ... to become a major league baseball star. . . Class of PHILIP S. NICHOLS, JR. Work along the mechanical line is Nick’s ambition . . . hopes to go to trade school . . . enjoys shop and lunch most. . . . Interested in wood-work¬ ing as a hobby . . . dislikes conceited people. . . . Nick looks forward to graduation. . . RICHARD D. NICKERSON “Nick” has been a success¬ ful Shop Course devotee ... a quiet but efficient baseball player . . . his three years on the team will be cherished memories . . . also loves hock¬ ey. . . . Averse to teachers. . . . Graduation is his ambition. . . ROBERT E. OWEN Bob claims shop as his fav¬ orite subject . . . his hobby, fixing cars, runs along similar constructive lines. . . . Pet peeve, English . . . favorite memory, Junior-Senior Recep¬ tion. . . . Realization of his plans will find Bob as a green¬ house owner. . . It’s the Vesper George School of Art for Pris . . . en route to a promising career as a fash¬ ion designer. . . . She has shown her talent as an art editor of the Pioneer and on decoration committees. . . CAROLE A. ORBEN In the General Course, “Cha” gives math top honors. . . . This modern Portia aims for a law degree . . . dislikes braggarts. . . . Keeps Uncle Sam’s post¬ men busy delivering letters she pens to a member of the Air Force. . . PRISCILLA A. PARKER JOAN PECK For slow drivers Joan re¬ serves her intense dislike. . . . This otherwise amiable lass has sailed through the Secre¬ tarial Course . . . looking for¬ ward to an office position. . . . At R.H.S. she has served as typist for Mr. Spencer. . . 30 ROBERT D. NORWOOD Any subject he “gets a good mark in” wins Bob’s acclama¬ tion . . . but school in general is his pet peeve. . . . Active on the Youth Council. . . . Bob hopes to have time in the fut¬ ure for fishing. . . 1950 FRANCIS O ' BRIEN “Chubby” . . . whose ambi¬ tion is to own a controlling in¬ terest in a major-league base¬ ball team . . . high scorer in basketball and baseball . . . worked on senior play com¬ mittee and Pioneer. . . . It’s Boston College for this good- natured lad. . . WILLIAM E. O ' BRIEN Good looks, personality, sportsmanship ... all describe Billy . . . capable president of the Youth Council . . . vice- president of the junior class. . . . Football, basketball kept him busy . . . remembered for his supersonic jokes . . . sure of success. . . PHYLLIS O ' DONNELL Phyl’s interests are diverse . . . shorthand, bowling, knit¬ ting, swimming. . . . Late buses are the bane of her existence. . . . As Mr. Hanlon’s secretary, Phyl has gained experience for her future career. . . . Just a- round the corner, success in the business world. . . ALICE M. PENNO New England weather and high-water pants . . . these Alice deplores. . . . Her aspira¬ tions lead her to the golden West. . . . Meantime she is fol¬ lowing the Civic Preparatory trail ... to a career as a comp¬ tometer operator. . . ROBERT J. PETERSON “The boy with the Toni” . . . wows the girls . . . Pete . . . an all-star in every way. . . . Winner of the Ingersoll Award, after three terrific years on the Rockets. . . . Had a sensa¬ tional trip . . . North Carolina. . . . Is on his way to prep school. . . ■n . I mm i NANCY PHILLIPS A lovely lassie . . . Nancy . . . tall and charming . . . expert baton twirler . . . Pioneer lit¬ erary staff member. . . . Can’t tolerate people who are late. . . . Through R.H.S. and the Pierce School . . . she is pre¬ paring herself to be a success¬ ful secretary. . . “Skip” ... a College-Course man . . . likes French ... in¬ dulges in ping-pong ... an assistant Pioneer editor . . . member of the Senior Execu¬ tive Board . . . will remember seventh-period French class. . . . Hopes to attend Middle- burv College . . . become first- rate author. . . 31 JANET RAYMOND Janet . . . cute little redhead . . . hopes to attend Chandler Secretarial School. . . . Secre¬ tary to Coach Althoff . . . mem¬ ber of Junior Woman’s Club. . . . Hobby, sitting behind the wheel of her car, entails her pet peeve, traffic jams. . . . Success to the future secretary. Class of FRANCIS ROSE PAULINE RICHARDSON Polly . . . sophisticated miss in the senior play. . . . Activi¬ ties include Tri-Hi-Y, Junior Woman’s Club, and program girls. . . . Took the college course . . . hopes to attend Westbrook Junior College. . . . Our quiet Polly has a wonder¬ ful sense of humor. . . RICHARD ROBERTS There’s a familiar ring for all of us in Dick’s favorite event at R.H.S. . . the two- thirty bell . . . Dick’s pet peeve is conceited people .... takes the General Course . . . would like to become rich and inde¬ pendent . . . nice work! Captain and flashy shortstop on the baseball team . . . “Rosie” followed the Art Course. . . . Middlesex League umpires have plagued him consistently. ... A basketball star, also. . . . His hobby, tele¬ vision, faithfully watched all hours of the night and day. . . DIANE SCANLON “Di” ... to prepare for in¬ terior decorating . . . takes the Art Course. . . . Petite and fun- loving . . . “Di” participates in Tri-Hi-Y, Pioneer, Chronicle staff, baton squad. . . . Dislikes twirling on cold Saturdays . . . with a vengeance. . . . Famous for cute clothes. .. ROBERT SAVAGE Staunch adherent of the Col¬ lege Course . . . Bob . . . who found time to pitch on the baseball team. . . . Though math rates tops, Bob won’t for¬ get physics class. . . . Wants to attend Dartmouth . . . event¬ ually to be his own boss. . . WALDA ANN SCANLON Attractive and blonde is Walda . . . chic in dress. . . . Shorthand was tops in her course. . . . Belonged to Junior Woman’s Club .... along with other activities, found time to knit. . . . After graduation she’ll join the ranks of Tel. and Tel. . . . RUTH A. SCHULTZ Brains and humor . . . Ruthie has plenty of both. . . . She chose the College Course in hopes of becoming a nurse . . . later, maybe, an airline hos¬ tess . . . her pet peeve, getting up in the morning . . . but she has “get up and go”. . . 32 MARILYN ROSS This petite lass would like to enter teaching . . . takes the College Course, hoping for Jackson or University of Mass¬ achusetts. . . . Loves math, dis¬ likes red headed boys. . . . Member of Headmaster’s Cab¬ inet, Pioneer staff, baton squad, Dramatic Club, Junior Woman’s Club, Tri-Hi-Y. . . PETRINA RUSSO Pete appreciated Music Ap- preciaticn in her General Course . . . capable member of the girls’ choir. . . . Despised making up homework. . . . Can you forget that biology class, Pete? ... A loyal North Read- ingite, she acquired many friends at R.H.S. . . . FAIRLEE SANBORN Lea . . . charming member of Junior Woman’s Club, Chronicle and Pioneer staffs. . . . Mockers at Torre’s, her pet peeve. . . . Hobby . . . horseback riding. . . . With her pleasing appearance, she’s bound to be among the top models in New York. . . 1950 BENJAMIN SANDS Ben . . . curly-haired six- footer ... he dabbles in the sciences .... and will be a member of the N.R.O.T.C. at college. ... A typical North Readingite . . . Ben would like to pass an English test with an A . . . just once. . . . LAURENCE SCHUMAKER The Class of 1950’s star con¬ tribution to football and track . . . Lonny. . . . Enjoyed the Art Course . . . preparing for a career in commercial art. . . . He may turn out to be a coach . . . because of his proficiency in sports. . . ROBERT SELFRIDGE One of Mr. MacDonald’s prize shop boys. . . . Sully’s favorite periods, shop and lunch. . . . His homework peeves him. . . . Sully’s hopes for the future include owning a restaurant . . . making a mil¬ lion. . . . Bet his prices will be high. . . ALMA E. SELLARS Alma took the Secretarial Course . . . but hopes to be¬ come a dietitian. . . . Two years a ticket-seller . . . member of Book Club and Rainbow. . . . Alma dislikes being photo¬ graphed. . . . Oddly enough, she particularly remembers her sophomore English classes. ROSALIND SILVA Full of pep . . . fun-loving . . . Rosie. . . . Found short¬ hand her favorite subject. . . . If Rosie skates as well as she twirls a baton . . . she’ll realize her secret ambition, to become a professional ice-skater. . . 33 A JOAN B. SILVERIO Bunny . . . three-year mem¬ ber of the girls’ choir and a ticket seller . . . favors music appreciation . . . survived the General Course. . . . Teachers are her pet peeve. . . . She hopes to enter nurses training school after graduation. . . ALMA E. SKINNER Our cute and vivacious head cheerleader . . . efficient secre¬ tary to Mr. Bennett. . . . Pho¬ tography and dancing appeal to “Bucky” . . . whose secret desire is to become a profes¬ sional photographer. . . . Fond¬ est memory . . . those senior play rehearsals. . . ROBERT M. SMITH For three years, Smitty has been identified with automo¬ biles . . . followed the College Course . . . planning to attend the Lowell branch of M.I.T. . . . Homework and garrulous wo¬ men are his pet peeves. . . . Bob remembers Mr. Pope and physics classes. . . WILSON A. SMITH Known for his happy smile, his heckling laugh . . . espec¬ ially after the senior play. . . . Bill’s fondest ambition, to race on the Indianapolis Speedway . . .but he may turn to farming instead. . . . Either way, he’ll come out on top. . . Class of SELMA M. TONSETH One of our peppiest cheer¬ leaders . . . Selma has been on dance committees . . . Rain¬ bow, Junior Woman’s Club, Tri-Hi-Y. . . . Interior decor¬ ating and textile designing will put her Fine Arts training to use . . . Selma likes dancing . . . would like to travel. . . JEAN TONKS Tall and well-poised. . . . Jeanie . . . our talented drum majorette . . . active on Pioneer staff . . . and in Junior Wo¬ man’s Club, Rainbow, and Tri- Hi-Y . . . thinks book reports are distasteful. . . . Next year Jeanie will enhance a college campus. . . CLAYTON TRACY Buddy’s red hair is incon¬ gruous with his easy-going disposition . . . another of our many shop boys . . . Favorite hobbies, guns and hunting . . . Pet peeve, teachers. . . . Buddy is anxious to finish schooling and get started on a career. . . CATHERINE TURENNE After a year in California Cathy rejoined us . . . kept busy with Junior Woman’s Club, Tri-Hi-Y, being Secre¬ tary to the Canteen Council. . . . Cathy loves to roller-skate and dance. . . . Insists her favorite class is history with Mr. Bennett. . . GEORGE W. SPRAGUE, JR. Homework and loquacious women . . . “Sonny” has very little affection for either . . . one of our favorite, most tal¬ ented artists. ... He is ambi¬ tion personified, as is proved by his post-graduation plans . . . day work and night school. . . ROBERT D. STANDLEY Bob ... a loyal North Read- ingite . . . excelled in the Prac¬ tical Arts Course . . . intends to go into fur farming. . . . Hunt¬ ing and fishing are his favorite hobbies. . . . Bob hopes to own a business of his own ... in the future. . . 1950 PAULINE STEPHAN Our capable Editor-in-Chief . . . College-bound Pauly is hard-working, fun-loving. . . . Rainbow’s Worthy Advisor . . . Band, Chronicle Staff, Junior Woman’s Club keep her busy. . . . Last year she attended Girls’ State. . . . College will claim our Pauly. . . RICHARD J. SURETTE Richie . . . one of the many boys that trudged to the Junior High daily . . . during lunch periods he could be seen play¬ ing a hard game of volley ball. ... In the future, he would like to try wood-work¬ ing. . . MARY LOU TURNER Mary Lou . . . took the Gen¬ eral Course . . . U.S. History, her favorite subject. . . . Could be seen selling programs at the football games. . . . Her hobby is playing the piano- accordian. . . . Fond memories of R.H.S. include math with Mr. Crowley. . . LINDA E. VAN HORN Quiet ’n’ sweet . . . Linda . . . has taken the Secretarial Course . . . proved her ability as a secretary to Mr. Crowley. . . . Member of the Pioneer and Chronicle staffs, Junior Wo¬ man’s Club. . . . Her pet peeve . . . girls who bleach their hair. . . ROGER W. VANSAW Roger’s middle name might well be “hacker” . . . never too busy for a round of golf . . . golf and basketball team member. . . . Enj oys skiing, De Molay, Canteen Council. . . . Plans for the furture ... North¬ eastern . . . owning a Lincoln Continental convertible. . . PAUL VINCENT Vince’s happy laugh and gum samples will be remem¬ bered. . . . Active in music . . . band, choir, orchestra. . . . De Molav organist. . . . After R.H.S , he ' ll attend Lowell Teachers’ College to study mu¬ sic supervision. . . . His secret ambition, to be a minister. . . 35 A ELAINE H. VORRILAS A chic brunette . . . hails from up North. . . . “Lainie” . . . took the Fine Arts Course. . . . Favorite memories of R.H.S. . . . two years of history with Mr. Bennett. . . . Her work on decorations for class dances . . . contributed much to their success. . . RICHARD WALKER Dick excels in the Scientific Course . . . hopes to follow his brother to M.I.T. . . . Likes to remember the time Miss White failed to give an assignment. . . . Has been traffic officer, senior play committeeman . . . enjoys physics and math. . . m , M. Mi, SHIRLEY M. WASHBURN A dashing blonde from the North . . . will never forget Mr. Bennett’s history classes . . . will he ever forget Shirley? . . . “Washie” devoted much time to the Glee Club, Rainbow, Junior Woman’s Club. ... No goal in sight but success. . . VIRGINIA M. WEBB A future secretary . . . Ginny . . . who will complete her studies at the Chandler School. . . . Among her activities, Pio¬ neer, senior play committee, Junior Woman’s Club, Tri-Hi- Y, program girl. . . . This lass has an ear for music . . . en¬ joys playing the piano. . . Class of RICHARD WHELPLEY Dick ... a four-year math man . . . spends his spare time working on his car . . . and his school time in the College Course. . . .Helped the Rockets on to glory ... as first-string end. . . . All he wants . . . success. . . JEAN WHITTEN Petite Jeanie . . . with the dark brown hair. . j . It was the College Course for this member of the orchestra, Jun¬ ior Woman’s Club, Tri-Hi-Y, baton squad, Rainbow. . . . Active in Scout work. . . . Aspires to be a social worker. . ERNEST C. WOOD, JR. Reliable . . . friendly . . . gentlemanly to the core . . . that’s our Ernie. . . . Success¬ ful in surmounting the College Course. ... A good mechanic . . . handy around animals. . . . Next year it’s Essex Agricul¬ tural School for Ernie . . . then, life on a dairy farm. . . LOIS YUILL Lois . . . resourceful and con¬ genial ... a skillful equestri¬ enne . . . who rates solid geom¬ etry at the top of her list. . . . This gal from North Reading pursues photography for a hobby . . . will ride on to high¬ er education next year. . . 1 36 M. CLAIRE CHISHOLM “Chiz” . . . with her musical laugh . . . returned to R.H.S. and got right to work on the Commercial Course, Pioneer staff, ticket selling. . . . Claire loves to pencil-sketch . . . . hopes to make a certain young interne happy. . . DERMOT DESMOND Dermot . . . keen-witted member of the General Course. . . . Lunch is tops, says he. . . . Remembers his discussions with Mr. Sussmann. . . . After school . . . look for him any¬ where from Room 1 ... to Torre’s with the gang. . . 1950 CHARLES GALLANT Charlie ... an art student who hopes to continue his stu¬ dies after graduation. . . . Fre¬ quently found on the fairway . . . indulging in his favorite sport. . . . Charlie’s most mem¬ orable event . . . winning the Legion Road Race last spring. . . DAVID E. PELLETIER Birch Meadow is one of Dave’s favorite spots . . . where he can play ball all day. . . . Pet peeve, women teachers. . . . Likes to remember shop, and Mr. MacDonald’s wonderful in¬ struction. . . . Ambition, to be a success in some field. . . LAWRENCE H. WOODS “Sonny” followed the Gen¬ eral Course . . . special inter¬ ests, music and choir. . . . Homework, the perennial com¬ plaint, is his, too. . . . Favors motors of all kinds. . . . His ambition, to be an electrician . . . accompanied by our wish for good luck. . . AGLIO, CATHERINE T. 21 Cross Street ANDERS ON, BARBARA E- 12 Pinevale Avenue ARMITAGE, MERIDYTHE 181 Lowell Street BABCOCK. ELISABETH A. 136 Howard Street BARRETT, THERESA 61 Green Street BATCHELDER, JUNE E- Park Street West BERRY, DORIS A. 25 Dudley Street BILLINGHAM, MARJORIE A. 243 Woburn Street BROWN, BARBARA 252 Main Street CALLAHAN, BARBARA A. 198 Ash Street CARNEY, MARY 68 Mineral Street CASSELY, BARBARA Edgewood Terrace, North Reading CAULK, MARJORY I. North Street, North Reading CHISHOLM, CLAIRE 28 Kingston Street COOKE, JEANNE E. Stevens Road, North Reading CROSBY, PAULINE M. 50 Middlesex Avenue CRYTS, ARLINE 145 Village Street CULLINANE, BARBARA C. 227 Washington Street DAVIS, NANCY J. 12 Arlington Street DESMOND, EILEEN J. 79 West Street DICKINSON, NORMA 25 Arlington Street DON EG AN, ALICE M. 21 Federal Street DUBE, ANNE 216 Woburn Street EL WELL, ELIZABETH M. 3 Indiana Avenue FARNSWORTH, JANET P. 3 Hillside Road, North Reading FITZGERALD, THELMA R. 96 Main Street FULTON. ELEANOR A. 26 Middlesex Avenue GARDINER, NORMA E- 185 Washington Street GLOVER, NANCY 25 Bancroft Avenue HAINES, NANCY 211 Summer Avenue HATHAWAY, NANCY A. 86 Grand Street HAYES, MARILYN E. 420 South Street HIGGINS, LESLIE A. 164 Grove Street JEFFERSON, GERTRUDE A. 175 Lowell Street JEHU, BEVERLY Park Street, North Reading JOHNSON, CLAIRE 468 West Street JOHNSON, NATHALIE E. 10 Sylvan Road JORDAN, DOROTHY E. Park Street, North Reading KELCH, BARBARA E. North Street, North Reading KIMBALL, VIRGINIA F. 280 Woburn Street LANE, JOANNE 524 Pearl Street LEHMAN, RITA 78 Lowell Street LEONARD, ALICE K. 7 Winthrop Avenue LIVINGSTON. ALDANA R. Old Andover Road, North Reading LOTHROP, PATRICIA A. 13 Longfellow Road LUCCI, ELEONORA Marblehead Street, North Reading LUMB, JANE Taylor Road, North Reading MacLEAN, BARBARA 80 Pine Ridge Road MAGLIOZZI, BARBARA Concord Street, North Reading MAXWELL, PATRICIA 15 Gardner Road MAYNARD, LORETTA 494 Franklin Street MEUSE, BARBARA 13 John Street Court MEUSE, CHRISTINE I,. 167 County Road MEUSE, JEAN E. 190 Green Street MEUSE, SHIRLEY L. 23 Sunnyside Road MILLER, LEE 3 Bond Street MILLEY, ETHEL 9 Swan Road MORSE, JANE 18 Bond Street O’DONNELL, PHYLLIS M. 29 Berkeley Street ORBEN, CAROLE A. Sherman Street, North Reading PARKER, PRISCILLA A. 57 Green Street PECK, JOAN Park Street East, North Reading PENNO. ALICE M. 132 Howard Street PHILLIPS, NANCY J. 26 Shipkin Avenue RAYMOND, JANET M. 106 Summer Avenue RICHARDSON, PAULINE A. 22 Pennsylvania Avenue ROSS, MARILYN J. 54 Hanscom Avenue RUSSO, PETRINA M. Haverhill Street, North Reading SANBORN. FAIRLEE 441 Lowell Street SCANLON, DIANE F. 68 Washington Street SCA.NLON, WALDA A. 331 Haven Street SCHULTZ, RUTH A. Main Street, North Reading SELLARS. ALMA E. 17 Vale Road SILVA, ROSALIND Edgewood Terrace, North Reading S1LVERIO, JOAN B. Haverhill Street, Andover R.F.D. SKINNER, ALMA E. 36 Dunbar Road SNOW, CAROLYN J. 72 Cross Street ■ STEPHAN, PAULINE H. 52 Prescott Street TONKS, JEAN A. 3 Copeland Avenue • TONSETH, SELMA M. 52 Highland Street TURENNE, CATHERINE M. 26 Torre Street TURNER, MARY LOU 243 Washington Street VAN HORN, LINDA E. 27 Gardner Road VORRILAS, ELAINE H. Main Street, North Reading WASHBURN, SHIRLEY Maple Road, North Reading WEBB, VIRGINIA M. 309 Pearl Street WHEELER, RUTH A. Park Street, North Reading WHITTEN, JEAN K. 10 Mt. Vernon Street YUILL, LOIS M. Park Street, North Reading 33 ALB EE. COLIN I). 10 Pine Ridge Road ARNOLD, ROBERT W. 100 Van Norden Road BABCOCK, GERARD Main Street. North Reading BELLA, DONALD 126 John Street HER RIDGE, GORDON F., JR. Park Street, North Reading BERRY, DAVID 33 Harrison Street BI.IER, DONALD 3 Parker St reet BOUCHARD, ROBERT 111 Green Street BUR BINE, PETER 18 Winthrop Avenue BURNS. CHANN1NG 206 West Street CA1L, JOHN 84 Summer Avenue CARPENTER. DAVID 118 Prospect Street CARTER, EARLE E. 12 Auburn Street CM I PM AN, WILMON 81 Mineral Street CLEARY, RICHARD 8 Palmer Hill Avenue COLE, ELLIOT H. 76 1 leering Street COLLINS. FRANK J. 11 Beech Street CONRON, BENJAMIN L. Chestnut Street. North Reading CROUSE, GEORGE M. 21 Bond Street DAGDIGIAN, JAMES J. 82 Hopkins Street DAVID, ARTHUR L., JR. 70 Howard Street DAVIS. DONALD G„ JR. 10 Linden Street DEAN. WARREN M. 15 Pennsylvania Avenue DECKER, DONALD 27 Smith Avenue DEFERRARI, JOSEPH 128 John Street DENNIS. BARRY E. Park Street, North Reading DEWEY, WILFRED 35 Scotland Road DOUCETTE, ROBERT J. 10 E Street DRESSER. LEWIS F. 107 Woburn Street ESTEY, LEROY G. Comeau Road, North Reading FARR, GEORGE H. 103 West Street FI NO, FRANCIS, JR. 1 Hillside Road, North Reading FLYNN, JOHN E. 12 Parkview Road FORSBERG, ROBERT E. 8 Morgan Park FRAUMENI, JOSEPH F., JR. Haverhill Street, North Reading GALLANT, CHARLES J. 23 Criterion Road GARDNER, DAVID L. 15 Longfellow ' Road GERADE, SELDEN M. 10 John Carver Road GIFFORD. THEODORE R. 81 West Street GILLIS, H. GORDON, JR. 57 Mt. Vernon Street GODFREY, CHARLES E. 32 Scotland Road GRANT. CONRAD W. 99 Pearl Street GREENVER, EDWIN 15 Highland Street GRIFFIN. GERALD R. 25 Lincoln Street HAM. JACOB B„ JR. 35 Sunnvside Avenue HAMEL. WILLIAM F. i,3 l.onguiMxl Road HANNA, GEORGE D. 37 Isabella Street, Stoneham HANSON, DONALD 1L 419 Haverhill Street HARRIS, DONALD C. 59 Oak Street HEGARTY, ROBERT S. 24 Oak Street HES LI .TON, RALPH A. 83 Highland Street HULSMAN, ROBERT B. 284 Woburn Street HUNT, SAMUEL N. 198 Summer Avenue JONES, ROBERT W. 3 Wescroft Road KENNEDY, JOSEPH V., JR. 75 Hancock Street KILLAM, JAMES W„ III 340 Summer Avenue KNOX, JAMES A., JR. 12 Temple Street LYLE, THOMAS W. 364 Lowell Street MaeBRIEN, WILLIAM E. 27 Lincoln Street MADDEN, THOMAS J., JR. 228 Washington Street MARTIN, ALAN F. 30 Belmont Street MATTHEWS, CHARLES J. 31 Park Avenue McNULTY, ROBERT J. 59 Middlesex Avenue MEIER, JOSEPH M. Field Crest Terrace, North Reading METCALF, ALBION E., II 16 Longview Road METCALF. BLAIR 52 John Street MEUSE. ROBERT D. 13 John Street Court MILLER, JOHN P. 101 King Street MORIN, ROY D. Elm Street, North Reading MORRIS, GEORGE M. 36 Woburn Street MORROW. ROBERT W. 29 Minot Street MURPHY. WILLIAM T. JR. Park Street East, North Reading BACIGALUPO, PAUL F. D ' LNTREMONT. ROGER J. 91 John Street 17 Warren Avenue BARM BY. BRUCE DESMOND, DERMoT Washington Street, North Reading 8 Center Avenue NICHOLS, PHILIP S.. JR. Chestnut Street, North Reading NICKERSON, RICHARD 1). 92 Green Street NORWOOD, ROBERT 1). 271 Haven Street O’BRIEN, FRANCIS C. 15 Lee Street O’BRIEN, WILLIAM E. 30 Spring Street OWEN, ROBERT E. 100 Oak Street PELLETIER, DAVID E. 10 Parkview Road PETERSON, ROBERT J. 78 Charles Street PHINNEY, ALLISON W. 61 Cross Street ROBERTS, RICHARD A. 185 County Road ROSE, FRANCIS W. 61 Hancock Street SANDS. BENJAMIN F„ JR. Haverhill Street, North Reading SAVAGE. ROBERT V. 258 Lowell Street SCHUMAKER, LAWRENCE F. Abbott Road, North Reading SELFRIDGE, ROBERT B. 88 Colburn Road SMITH, WILSON A. 10 Smith Avenue SPRAGUE, GEORGE W., JR. 12 Harriman Avenue STANDLEY. ROBERT 1). Marblehead Street, North Reading Sl ' RETTE. RICHARD J. 58 Mill Street TRACY, CLAYTON A. Park Street, North Reading VANSAW, ROGER W. 35 Fairview Avenue VINCENT, PAUL F. 8 Gilmore Avenue WALKER. RICHARD G. 33 Curtis Street WHELPLEY, RICHARD L. 4.10 West Street WOOD, ERNEST C., JR. Nutter Road. North Reading WOODS. LAWRENCE II. Lowell Road, North Reading Class History High upon a mountaintop a snowflake fell, and an¬ other, and another, until this mountaintop was capped with the soft white down of the winter’s first snow. But there were thick grey clouds around this mountaintop, and no one could behold the beautiful snow-covered peak. After a while spring came, bringing warmth, and with its warmth melting the snow. As the melted snow began to trickle slowly down the mountainside, so did we enter, wondering and faltering, our sophomore year at Reading High School. We elected George Morris, president; William O’Brien, vice-president; Elizabeth Elwell, treasurer; and Doris Berry, secretary. After surviving two quarters of high school homework, we suddenly came face to face with the first really big examinations of our lives. We struggled with them, most of us making a good showing; consequently, it was with a greater feeling of ease that we met and conquered the finals. Throughout the year we were very well represented on the Honor Roll. When we again entered the hallowed walls in the fall of forty-eight, it was with a sense of security. No longer did we falter and wonder, but applied ourselves with vigor, rushing boldly on as did our counterpart, which had by then reached the proportions of a healthy stream, bubbling and surging with new-found strength. Again we elected George Morris president. Joseph Fraumeni, vice-president; Ruth Wheeler, secretary; and Elizabeth Elwell, treasurer, were our other choices for guiding officers. With more of our classmates on the sports teams and three of our ablest representatives in the persons of “Sel” Tonseth, “Bucky” Skinner, and “Dodo” Berry as cheerleaders, we felt as though we were really contributing to school life. We staged a most successful Junior Prom in December of the year, fanning a number of glowing fancies into flaming romances. With the prospect of a treasury loss facing us in the Junior- Senior Reception, we put our hearts into the thing, staging the first Reception in some time that bore recording in black ink. When we watched the seniors on Class Day, at the Reception, and at Graduation, we perceived an element of sadness. We wondered if it might not touch us too. After the long vacation we returned, surprised at the growth in stature and prestige that ten weeks had ac¬ corded us. By now the stream had swollen to a river, flowing mightily and majestically to the sea. There were obstacles, but with the power gained from time, the river surged easily past them. No, nothing would stop this river now. It had come this far and would not be stopped! To head us for the senior year we selected Joseph Fraumeni, president; Carolyn Snow, vice-president; Ruth Wheeler, secretary; and Elizabeth Elwell, treasurer. It was a wonderful feeling to be seniors. We cheered the hardest we ever had, while our classmates played their most inspired games. At first it seemed as though the Rockets were not destined to be extremely successful, but soon the victories began to roll in and all lost sight of the few defeats. Shall we ever forget that marvelous Winchester game, when our boys gave their all, our cheer¬ leaders gave their all, we gave our all — and the Reading Rockets won! We chose a real old-fashioned “mellow drammer” entitled Pure As the Driven Snow, or A Working Girl’s Secret, for our senior production. It brought to light many new talents and spotlighted several old hands at the business. With the-aid the the elements we put on an extremely touching production. When the evening of Friday, December second, was over, we beheld many of our friends in a different light than before. After much discussion in class meeting, the Student Council, and the Senior Executive Board, we voted to have a Senior Prom. On April twenty-eighth we held our dance at Bear Hill Country Club. We danced to mellow music in lavish surroundings, dreaming our way around the dance floor. That was the night of nights, not only another first for the class, but a packaging of some unforgettable memories. The juniors gave us the customary Junior-Senior Re¬ ception, climaxing a year never to be forgotten. The river had broadened to an unbelievable width. Along the shore stood solid, lasting landmarks, Class Day, the Banquet, Graduation Day. The river flowed silently towards its meeting with the sea. It met the sea. mixing gracefully with the sparkling blue waters. There were no clouds in the sunlit sky and the only noise was the soft wailing of the wind in the tall marsh grass. It could have been called a lament. All ison Phinney Class W We , the members of the Class of 1950 , before leaving the portals of R. H. S. wish to make the following bequests: Article I TO OUR TEACHERS: To Mr. Sussman — A pair of “clodhopper boots so that future seniors will know when he enters their class¬ rooms. To Mrs. Tilton and Miss Underhill — The most modern lie detector available. To Mr. Bennett — The Starring role in the next teachers production, “Sands of Iwo Jima. To Mr. Bronner — A patent to insure the originality of those boggy trousers of his. To Mr. Pope — A modern physics laboratory to replace the one which is slowly vanishing. To Miss Archambault — A warrant, authorizing the installation of a light switch in Room A. To Mr. Halpin — A stepladder and a box of charcoal so that he may continue his work on the ceiling after exhausting the blackboard space. To Mr. Crowley -— A dozen copies of his theme song, “Listen to the Mocking Bird. To Mrs. Wadsworth — To haunt her waking hours, memories of Sam Hunt. To Mr. Spencer — All the translations of Virgil ' s Aeneid which he has been unable to confiscate from his Latin 111 students. To Miss Drury — A great big sunny smile. To Miss White — Happy memories of Tad Cleary - - - “Lest she forget. Article II TO UNDERGRADUATES i AND OTHERS), WITH THE HOPE THAT THEY WON ' T SHED TOO MANY TEARS W HEN WE’RE GONE, WE LOVINGLY LEAVE: To Glenn Brown — The price of one haircut which will suffice for the next ten years. To Paul Doucette — A diary in which to record his past and future scoops. To Robert Gibson and the fellows — Complete clown outfits. To Joan MacNabola and Pokey Roach — jobs as comedians in a theater on Hanover Street. To Jackie Batchelder — A spark plug as a souvenir of the black Ph mouth. To future users of Harlow s Story of America — Our deepest sympathy. To the Reading Police Force — Albion Metcalf. To Dottie Tonseth — Alice Leonard ' s flirtatious eve- lashes. To all ski enthusiasts — Didgie’s book, Life in the Snow. To all potential halfbacks — A pillow from Bi 11 it O’Brien. To the phonies in R.H.S. — Roller kates to hasten their arrixal at Torre s. Article III TO THE SENIORS, LAST. BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST. WITH OUR BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND MOST SUCCESSFUL FUTURE, WE WANT TO MAKE A FEW BEQUESTS: To Robert Peterson, “Our Hero — A one-week vacation at Penn. State, (not the State Pen.). To Robert Hegarty, with his “bedroom eyes ' — A copy of The Sleeping Beauty. To Dave Gardner — A 17-run lead in order to insure his “copping 5 ' a victory. To Gertrude Jefferson — A one-way ticket to Texas. To Roger Vansaw’s capable hands — The authorship of a book Ten Thousand Ways to Argue at a Business Meeting. To Patty Lothrop — A pair of sneakers, that she may escape the villainous Mortimer F. To Jack Flynn — A bottle of Blondex to preserve his “angelic glow.” To George Hanna — A comb. To Chubby O’Brien — Two tickets to his favorite movie, Dear Ruth. To Barbara Kelch — A large jar of silver polish to keep her earrings shiny. To Doris Berry — Nothing - - she has everything. To bewhiffled Elliot Cole — Elaine Vorrilas donates a few of her long tresses. To Jim Killani — A book entitled Married Life and a College Education. To Conrad Grant — A new set of skid chains for his bicycle. To Dermot Desmond — A record of his favorite song, That Redheaded Gal. To Donald Harris, Bob Hulsman, and Arthur David — Jet-propelled engines for their model planes. To Manny Heselton — A bellhop’s uniform, covered w ith gold braid. To Nancy Glover — A dunce cap so that she 11 know how the other half lives. To Jake Ham — A ten-gallon hat to go with his cowboy boots. To Jean W hitten — A request for a new and better recipe for Girl Scout cookies. We, the members of the Will Committee, being of sound mind and body, do attest the above to be the last will and testament of the class of 1950. Elizabeth El well. Chairman Wilmon Chipman Robert Jones Gerald Griffin John Miller W illiam Hamel Francis O Brien 11 Class Prophecy April 14, 1975 Dear Diary, I simply have to tell you the wonderful things that happened today, even if I run over into tomorrow. You know it was only 25 years ago that we were struggling in ‘dear ole R.H.S.’ — may her soul rest in peace. Thinking of the gav old times we used to have there, I just had to go back to Reading. The town hadn t changed too much, but it certainly was larger. As I drove into the town, I spotted policeman Bob Hulsman on the common; so I pulled to the curb in my good Forsberg-mobile, which Bob Smith had sold me many years ago. 1 asked the policeman what the good word was. “Don’t you know,” he said, “that this is the home of the Chipman Atomic Factory? Chip even received an award for his efforts in controlling the atom for peace uses. His huge plant outside of town was built by the Sands Construction Company and the ma chinery was installed by Bill Hamel, the noted consultant on atmoic fishin.” As we were talking, Bill’s secretary, Theresa Barrett, passed by, carrying a box of the new collapsible radio tubes made by the Grant Industries and designed by the mad professor, Sam Hunt. I left the jolly policeman and headed for the tall building which I had been told was the library re-extension. The immense building had huge telescopes sticking out of the roof for those who wished to see the planets and the traffic between them. These ingenious ’scopes were designed by Dick Walker, a renowned scientist at M.I.T. As I entered the library, a flash streaked by me, ruffling my new hairdo (developed by the poor man’s Francois, Dermot Desmond). The streak, I discovered, was none other than Lea Sanborn, the manager of the Atomic Plant. Before I could completely recover, her two secretaries, Joan Peck and Janet Raymond, whizzed by, trying to keep up with her. On the bulletin board I saw that two very interesting lectures were scheduled for the next week. Don Davis was going to present his lecture on “Pope’s Theory of Philosophical Physics,” and Marilyn Ross was going to speak on the “Follies of Town Man¬ agers.’ Inside, I met Alma Sellars, now head librarian, putting away some new books. Among these books were some of the current best sellers — all by R.H.S. grad¬ uates—“ The Art of Catching Grasshoppers,” by Dave Carpenter; “How To Be the Perfect Host,” by Roger Vansaw; “Life in These United Planets,” by Polly Stephan; My Four Years as Captain,” by George Morris; “An Apology for the French,” by Anne. Dube; “Brute Neighbors, b Alice Leonard; “How To Be a Golf Pro in One Week, by (diaries Mathews; “How to Graduate Without Doing Any Homework,” by Earle Carter; and “The Adventures of Little Audrey,” by “Skip” Phinney. Over at one of the tables I met Jake Ham, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., talking with the newspaper editor, W. W. Murphy. They were discussing whether they would go to hear the Reading Sympathy Orchestra with Don Bella conducting; or to the circus, which features Richard Surrette and Blair Metcalf as tall men and Roger D’Entre- mont as the strong man, and the new rave, dancing on top of the big top to Selden Gerade’s famous band. Two others browsing around were Wilson Smith, County Agent, and Bob Norwood, the guide at Wakefield and thereabouts. Bob told me that Rita Lehman had just opened a training school for waitresses because she was so disgusted with the service she received last winter at Colin Albee’s Ski Resort that she decided to do something about it. I noticed on the librarian’s desk an ad addressed to diligent students. The Secretary Placement Bureau for Busy Students was run by Loretta Maynard with Barbara Magliozzi, Barbara Callahan, Alice Donegan, Norma Gardiner, and Barbara Cullinane the available secre¬ taries. This seems a wonderful thing for students and their demanding term papers. As I left the library and headed towards McNulty’s Soda Shop, I was almost run over by Polly Richardson in her new Hudson fly-mobile designed by Phil Nichols and with the new-toned muffler invented by “Skip” Godfrey. Picking myself up off the street, I staggered into the Soda Shop. Bob McNulty recommended Green- yer’s Coke and after drinking it I felt like an atomic rocket. If you don’t think that’s strong just try some! Doctor Joseph E. Fraumeni, the former mayor of N.IL, rushed over and revived me. Having fully recovered, I went next door to Charles’ which is now run by Bob Given , to fmd out the address of Ruthie Wheeler , now Mrs. Francis O ' Brien. While the clerk, Warren Dean, went to get the street directory, I looked around. There was a wide selection of greeting cards — widely adver¬ tised as Double Decker ( ' -aids, sold by the Decker Co. The pictures on the cards 1 noticed were the work of Charles Gallant and tlie cartoons w ere the work of “ Jess ’ Cail and “ Binky Morrow. Glancing at some of the newspapers I found out quite a lot of gossip. The headlines on the Lawrence Eagle, edited by Leroy Estey, shouted “ Robert Standley makes mint in mink.” and “ Bruce Barmby, chief of police, cap¬ tures the customer’s lost body of undertaker Charming Barns. Also the papers said that Tommy Lyle had won first prize (for his chickens, of course) at Lawrence Schumaker’s Chicken Monastery. Petrina Russo and Carole Orben were pictured on the front page in their wedding gowns, having just married millionaires. On th(‘ magazine rack a photograph caught my eye; closer observation revealed that it was Betty Babcock, who is celebrating her tenth anniversary as illustrator of atomic products for the Atomic Weekly. In the fashion Plate, edited by i Xorma Dickinson, I saw the latest creations by Priscilla Parker. The girl posing in the ruffled dress was Janet Farnsworth, a popular model in New ork. 1 here also was an article w ritten about Beverly Jeru’s Dress Shop in New York. Beverly re¬ cently designed the whole trousseau for Alma Skinner, the great inter-planetary actress. Finally the clerk came hack and begged my pardon for not having the directory. However, he assured me that the Telephone Company four doors down would have it. I started in that direction. On the way I passed Joe Deferrari’s fruit stand, “Where,” as the sign stated, are gathered the biggest fruits in town.” Next door was the dress shop of Shirley and Jean Meuse. In the window was a new creation designed by Catherine Aglio and made of Marjorie Billinghani s and Phyllis O ' Donnell’s new copponyl material. The next window displayed a life-size picture of Elaine Vorrilas and Barbara Reich, models in New York, with the caption, “Which twin has the skin?” At the telephone company I met the smiling operator, Shirley Washburn, who was just going to eat over at Christine Meuse’s Lunchroom. Over in the corner were Bob Peterson, still dialing long distance to Pennsylvania, and ancy Hathaway Brow n, w ho w as trying to get hold of her husband, who was in Brazil at Frank Collins’ Rubber Plantation. Ben Conron was monopolizing one booth in company with his little black book. I asked Barbara Meuse, the secretary there, if she had a directory. After she had brought it, 1 looked up the address. Bar¬ bara told me that the 0 Briens lived in a mansion built by Tom Madden, located on Silva Road, named after that famou Olympic skater, Rosalind. Near the house was the famed Wood Forest (named for the game war¬ den. Ernest). On my way to Ruthie’s and Chubbie’s I spotted a grand new edifice rising out of Birch Meadow. No! It couldn’t be the new high school! But it was; we final 1 had it, although a little late. I couldn t believe m e es. so 1 rushed inside to see this remarkable struc¬ ture. the James Rillam High School, dedicated to tin new Attorney General. In the hall I saw the statue of Barry Dennis, the first navy man to cut a hole through the iron curtain. The first thing I saw was Headmaster Joe Meier and Assistant Principal Rocky Meuse w ith secretaries, Ethel Milley and Jane Lumb, near by. Peeking into the various classrooms, 1 saw a very efficient faculty: Eleonora Lucci, the music instructor; Arline Cryts, the English teacher; Claire Johnson, the French teacher, (who was teaching the fine art of the French sentence to five girls who looked very much like their mother Nancy Glover, co-president of Princeton University) ; Dorothy Jordan, head of the secretarial department; Robert Arnold, head football coach (naturally this means keeper of the detention room) ; Gordon Gillis, the psychiatrist for delinquent students; and Joan Silverio, the new history teacher, who used Bouchard’s Version of U.S. History. On the bulletin board tbere was a notice for all those attending Aldana Livingston’s remedial chemistry course, and also a list of coming assemblies. Buddy David and Don Harris were going to demonstrate for the shop students the jet propelle d whizz-tizz bicycles which they designed; Billy MacBrien was to tell the future in butchering (meat that is) ; and Ruthie Schultz was to tell of her experiences as an airline hostess on the California-to-Haw r aii run, ( Nancy Haines is president of that airline). Ginny Kimball, the kindergarten teacher, came by and I asked her, “What’s new in school? “Well, she said, “Les Higgins has just invented an improved comptometer used by the modern office build¬ ings in New York, where Barbara Anderson runs one, and the high school just bought one to be run by Alice Pernio. Carolyn Snow is now teaching inter-space language to the Juniors, and Walda Scanlon has just been appointed the third grade teacher, and Albion Metcalf is giving a lecture on fashion photography and ...” At this point Ginny had to pause for breath, so 1 said goodbye and started down the hall . In one of the side rooms I recognized Virginia Webb giving a lecture on how a high-school student can prepare for the competition for jobs with the robots. In the dra¬ matics room I saw Richard Roberts acting out the dagger scene from Macbeth to a group of rather obtuse seniors. The walls in this room were decorated by the famous commercial artist Nancy Davis. In the assembly hall was Selma Tonselh. a society woman, teaching the Junior Woman’s Club some new steps for their production, to be presented at the Rancho Grande Theater designed by Linda VanHorn and her husband after their arrival home from Texas. Out of one of the meeting rooms hurried Jean Whitten, who had just been talking to the Senior Girl Scouts. Jean, now President of the United Scouts of the Universe, had just returned from Mars, where she was enlisting new recruits. Looking out the window, I saw the high school air¬ port. The newest jet plane had been given by Lois ) uill, the inventor of a new accounting machine. Donald Blier, the proprietor of Don’s Grocery Co., has his plane housed here between his deliveries to other parts of the countrv. As I watched, Barbara Brown, the President of Trans-Airlines, which assures her a speeds departure to Florida each winter, was talking to her secretary, Mary Carney, who had just mastered the language of the outer planets for her frequent communications to Mars, where Cathy Turenne is living with her husband. Then I saw May Hayes arrive home from teaching in Maine. While trying to get my car out of a jam between two other cars, I bumped into Bob Doucette s truck, which was full of pigs from the Burbine Hog Hostel, and Dave Pelletier’s snow removal tractor. I felt sorry for Dave because of the lack of snow; so 1 invited him to join me in a tall glass of Morin’s Brew over at Bacigalupo’s Spa¬ ghetti Shop. Claire Chisholm, the hostess, seated and served us. Francis Rose supplies the dough for the spa¬ ghetti from his Lowell Bakery. Dave was so sick from hunger that I thought I had better lake him to the hospital which I knew was near by. On the way out we bumped into Nancy Phillips, who was getting some lunch for her boss at Goodall-Sanford Co. When we arrived at the hospital I handed poor Dave over to Polly Crosby, who said that she just arrived back from the South with her doctor husband. She told me also that this hospital was run by June Batchelder . On the way out f met Marjory Caulk and Jeanne Cooke, who were working in the office there, and Jane Morse, who was just going off duty from surgery. Outside, just parking her car, which she recently bought at the Sel¬ fridge Dealers, was Barbara MacLean, a social worker. Finally I arrived at the O’Brien’s. By this time night had fallen so hard that it rang the bells in Bobby Jones’ mission. At the house all lights (power by Berridge and Martin) were lit. The glow cast evil shadows on Dave Gardner’s Home for Men Who Don’t Dare To Go Home. I rang the luminous door bell, made by the Hanson and Co. (the and Co. stands for Clayton Tracy, who is Don’s chauffeur). Ruthie came to the door, invited me in, and told me I was just in time to see her new television set. inside was Frank Fino, who had just brought back their automobile which had been fixed at his gas station. Pat Maxwell and her husband were there, too, to see the new set. I pulled up a chair and began watching the television show. The voice of the announcer i recognized as that of Tad Cleary, who recently wrote the book, “How Perfect Elocution Has helped Me to Success.” He was present¬ ing a newsreel of current happenings in the country. The vehement man on the floor of the Senate I recog¬ nized as Jim Dagdigian, who was discussing the great opportunities on Mars; his motto was “Get High; Fly to Mars. ’ In another scene of the same Senate session we saw Gert Jefferson carrying on a filibuster on the greatness of the Lone Star State. Then the scene shifted to the latest departures for Mars. Nat Johnson just left with her husband, who flies one of the rocket planes; Mary Turner also left in the same formation to celebrate with her husband their 25th anniversary on Mars. In the society section of the newsreel we saw that Doris Berry had just married a New York millionaire; DoDo previously was an actress in “This Can Only Happen to a Lady.” Pat Lothrop, currently starring in “My Friend Irma,” had just left the stage to become a minister. (It is rumored that Paul Vincent will be her organist.) James Knox, the millionaire playboy, had been offered a girl’s hand in marriage. “Well, that’s all the news for tonight.” “Chesterfield [Ted Gifford is the new president of the Chesterfield Co. and Bob Hegarty is the vice-president —now he has an inexhaustible supply) now presents the Cavalcade of Sports.” On the screen we saw Manny Heselton performing unprecedented feats as Captain of the Celtics; George Sprague winning the bowling trophy of the U.S.; Dick Nickerson playing with the Boston Bruins; Lewis Dresser defending his title of Heavyweight Champ of the World; Bob Savage pitching for the Red Sox ( Joe Kennedy is manager of the Sox) Barbara Cassely and Jack Flynn skating in the Roller Derby; Joanne Lane demonstrating her new tennis stroke; and Diane Scanlon swimming the English Channel doing the dog paddle. George Farr, one of the Men of Distinction, then introduced to the seeing audience “a night at a nite club. ’ Tonight the club happened to be the one owned by Elliot Cole and Billy O’Brien. The girl singer, nick¬ named our “Woesome Gal.” was none other than Merry Armitage. The singing ice cream trio consisted of Eileen Desmond, Eleanor Fulton, and Lee Miller (strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla). The next attraction was Lib Elwell and her harmonica, and truly, her hands went just as fast as when she used to give a book-report. Then the house lights dimmed and Thelma Fitzgerald, the blues singer, came out singing “Yes, We Have No Bananas.” The camera moved from the stage to the entrance of the club, where John Miller of “He’s All Dolled Up” fame was just entering accompanied by David Berry, the designer of loud shirts and dungarees. “We now leave the Cole Nite Club. This program was brought to you by the Wilfred Dewey Laundry Con¬ cern. Remember if your shirts come back with holes, we’ll give you more (holes, that is).” “Lawrence Woods’ Vaseline Hair Tonic presents George Crouse and his talent show. If you wish smooth caressable hair, use this tonic as demonstrated here by George Hanna, a frequent user.” The first “talent” was Jean Tonks, the star of the Ice Capades. Next, was Dick Whelpley, displaying his brains by explaining the Flemming Thumb Dimensional Rule. The last performer was Gerald Griffin, who gave very good impersonations. Since it was getting quite late, I bade farewell to Ruthie and left for home. I don’t know just how I got there after all the excitement I had today; but I did. Well, I guess that’s about all, dear diary. Sorry to keep you so long, but once I get started about all the swell friends back in R.H.S. I never can stop. Thank you for being patient and good night, dear, dear diary! Gertrude Jefferson and Don Davis, Chairmen Polly Crosby Pat Lothrop James Dagdigian Diane Scanlon Joe Fraumeni Elaine Vorrilas 44 most popular. 6 E.RP-Y GEORGE MORRIS HEART BREAKER SELMA TONSETH bob hegar: NEATEST BEST DRESSED NATHALIE JOHN5CN MOST STUDIOUS [DEAL P.W.S. STUDENT MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED MOST AMBITIOUS BARBARA MEU E BOB PETER ON MOST MUSICALLY INCLINED JEAN WHITTEN JAMES KILLAM NANCY GLOVER ToNALD ' BELLA CLRSS BUFFOON BEST DANCERS BEST LOOKING SELMA TON 4 ETK X)AV t CrARDKeR MOST COURTEOUS CAROLYN SNOW JAMES MLUAM ELUOT COLE. BARBARA AELCH BEST ACTOR y ACTRESS PATRICIA LOTHROP ELUOT COLE JUNIOR e OY A PAD IUL LESLIE WILLIAM JAMES COOK. BEST PERSONALITY CATHY TURENNE TIM DAGDlQtAN MOST SOPHISTICATED NATHALIE JOHNSON RO ER VANS AW JANET FRRNSKORTR CHP 6Y O ' fcRlEN MOST FLIRTATIOUS JAKE HAM most VERSATILE alma SWNNER GEoR e morris ALMA JMNN 6 R BILLY O ' BRIEN MOST RESERVED POLLY ' RICHARDSON idea BT Roth wHfctLeR drawings «Y nancy payi Graduation Program 1950 Processional March High School Band Raising of Flag and Playing of Colors Pledge of Allegiance to The Flag Led by Class President, Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. Star Spangled Banner Key-Smith Audience, Senior Class, and Band Prayer Dr. Hubert C. Mathews SALUTATORY James Warren Killam, III Torch Oration Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., Class President Essay Carolyn Joy Snow, Class Honors Essay Donald Goodwin Davis, Faculty Honors Essay Lee H. Miller, Faculty Honors Essay Benjamin F. Sands, Jr., Class Honors VALEDICTORY Nancy Glover Conferring Scholastic Honors Rudolf Sussmann, Headmaster Certification of Class Acceptance of Certification of Graduates Arthur B. Lord, Jr., Superintendent of Schools Conferring Diplomas Alexander P. Glover, Chairman of School Board America Smith-Carey Audience, Senior Class, and Band Benediction Dr. Hubert C. Mathews Recessional March High School Band 48 Graduation 1949 49 Sophomore History “Okay, you’re on! “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is Sta¬ tion SOPH broadcasting the events and highlights of the Class of ’52. “I wish we had television, folks, to show you how these hardy souls soon became accustomed to new teach¬ ers, new schedules, ducking the steam of leaky radiators, and attempting to jump the bell at lunch time. “Before long, the spirit of football filled the air, and under the capable direction of coaches Crowley, Bennett, Kevorkian, and Wogan many of the Sophs played on the J.V. Vice-president Tom Lyons made the varsity, and everyone looks for great things from Tom in the future. “At last election time rolled around, and chosen as class officer were Joyce Frazier, president; Tom Lyons, vice-president; Ellen Hill, secretary; and Helen Ceder, treasurer. “With the winning of the Turkey Day football game against Stoneham, all exes shifted to the basketball scene. The J. . xas well represented b Sophomores, who helped pile up creditable records, as did the girls under Miss Nichols. “However, into every life a little rain must fall, and the sunshine from Christmas vacation was suddenly ob¬ scured by a cloudburst in the form of midyears. Most of the Sophs kept their noses above water, though, and are still in the swim. “The coming of spring heralded the social event of the xear for tenth graders — that’s it. the Sophomore Hop. On May 5 our first high school dance became a realitx and a success. “In looking hack over the xear as a whole, i t is grati- fying to note the record which the Sophomore Class has made for itself in its first year at R.H.S. Our Junior year presents a challenge. “The red hand on the clock tells me that my time is up, so with a parting ‘good luck’ to the graduating class, I x ill sign off for the summer. Peter Parsonson, ’52. 51 Sophomore Girls BETTY ABBOTT BARBARA DEFRRRARI AUDREY KIRRAM KARRENE REICHARDT BARBARA BANFIEED EVERYN DEROREY MARJORIE RAKE BETTE-JANE RICHARDSON JEAN BARMBY CATHERINE DINGRE RUTH REWIS JOANNE RIGIONE JANET BARRY CARORYN DONREY RUTH RITTRE DOROTHEA ROACHE MARCIA BATCHEEDER BARBARA DOUCETTE SARRY ROTHROP CRAUDETTE ROCHE BEVERRY BEARSE ISABERR FERRY SYR VIA MacMIRRAN BEVERRY ROSS JUDITH BRAKE MARGARET FINO JUNE MARSCHAT JUDITH RUSSERR RAURENCE BOYD SHIRREY FREMING FAY McCAUREY ERREN RUSSO NANCIE BUCK JANET FORBES ROIS McERWEE MYRTRE RYAN CAROR BURNS JOYCE FRAZIER PATRICIA McMAHON KAYE SANBORN REE BURNS BARBARA FRENCH CECIRIA McMANUS ERIZABETH SERFRIDGE DOROTHY CAMPBERR MARY GAFFNEY CAROR McSHEEHY RIRRIAN SHIERDS JOAN CARR BETTY ANN GARVIN JOAN McSHEEHY DORIS SHURKEY ETHER CARTER JANE GARDEN EDNA MIRREY MARIE SKINNER JEAN CASSERY NANCY GIFFORD RUTH MOODIE maderyn steere DOROTHY CAURK BETTY GIURIANO TIETE MORRIS DOROTHY STRASSERR IIEREN CEDER JURIA GRYNN CATHERINE MOURTON ERREN SURETTE iieren CHAPMAN SUSANNE GRIFFITH MARION NUGENT NANCY SYMONDS BETTE ANN CRARK RUTH HARR JEAN O’DOWD BEVERRY THOMPSON EREANOR CONEENEY ERREN HIRE MARION O’MARREY BARBARA TIRREY BEVERRY CORNWARR MARTHA HOAG GARE PARKER EREANOR TURNER NANCY CROSWERR MARY ROU HOBBY THERESA PETERS JOAN TURNER DURENA CROWE BETTY IVERSON VIRGINIA PEVA IRENE VAN RAETHEM DORIS CUTCRIFFE CARORE JARVIS JUDITH PRIEBE EREANOR WIRRIAMS JOHANNA WORCESTER 52 BENJAMIN AKEREEY PETER CUNNINGHAM DIXON ALREN RONARD DeMATTEO SCOTT ALTHOFF ROBERT D’ENTREMONT PAUR AMIRAURT EDWARD DIMMOCK DONARD ANDERSON ROBERT DODGE RICHARD ANDERSON DAVID DORBEN JOHN ARSENAURT ROBERT DOWNS AT,REN BARRETT FRANK DRISCORR KENNETH BERRIDGE RARRY FREDERICK GEORGE BOURNE CHRIS GARRAGHER DAVID BOWMAN ROBERT GARREY ERNEST BOYD ROBERT GARDINER CARR BROWN ROBERT GARDNER DONARD BRYANT FRANCIS GEROTTI RANDAI-R BR T RROCK ARAN GRYNN JAMES BUNKER MARTIN GRIFFITH GERARD BUTRER PAUR HANSON VICTOR CAIR STANREY HAYWARD BRUCE CAMPBERR ROBERT HENDERSON DONARD CARRETON KENNETH HICKMAN JOHN CARRORR KARR HOVEY ROBERT CRARK AEFRED HOYT DONARD CORBY CHARRES HUGHES NORMAN COMEAU KENNETH HYSRIP JOHN CONDON THEODORE JOHNSON JACKSON CORIN ' IMA ROBERT KENNEDY BRUCE COURTEMANCHE HAROR1) CREAMER CHARRES CROSBY MERVIN CROUSE WIREIAM K1RRAM GERARD DANE CHARRES RAUGHTON THOMAS RYONS Sophomore Boys ROBERT MacCAUGHEY DAVID REYNORDS WARREN MacDONARD THOMAS RICHARDS RAYMOND MacKENNA PAUR ROBBINS BRUCE MacREOD JAMES ROBERTS DAVID MacPHERSON KENNETH ROBERTS RICHARD MADDEN ROBERT ROCHE FRANCIS MARCHANT EVERETT ROSCOE WIREIAM MARGESON WIREIAM SAMPSON IVAR MARTIN RORING SANDS ROBERT McCABE WIREIAM SCIIUMAKER MARTIN McCORMACK DONARD SCOTT JOHN McNABORA DONARD SMITH THOMAS McNABORA EDWARD SMITH DONARD MICHERINI JAMES SMITH RONARD MICHERINI JOHN SORRENTI KIMBARR MIRRER KENNETH SPICER RICHARD MONTY JAMES STANTON ROGER MOORES FRANK STEBER FRANCIS MUCCIO RARPH SWEETRAND JACK MUNNIS RESRIE TARBOX ROBERT MURPHY DAVID TURNER CHARRES NICHORSON DOUGRAS TWIN AM GEORGE O’BRIEN EDWIN WARKUP GEORGE ORSON WARTER WEI-RS PETER PARSONSON ROBERT WHERTON JOHN PEACH JAMES WHITE WIREIAM PERRETIER JOSEPH PENNO A I. BERT PETTIPAS ROBERT WIREIAMS GEORGE WOODRE EVERETT YOUNG STANREY ZAGORSKI JOHN PETTIPAS JOSEPH ZANNI 5.i Junior History As the warning bell sounded its ominous note in September, the members of the class of ’51 lifted their sun-blackened bodies from the warm beach sands, spoke a sad Adieu to the inviting waters of the Atlantic, and took up pencil, paper, and books for the siege ahead. We found no trouble in adjusting ourselves to our new perch and soon the “battle of the ballot came upon us. The duly elected officers were Cynthia Nelson, pres¬ ident; Robert Bell, vice-president; Marilyn Roscoe, sec¬ retary; and John O’Brien, treasurer. The chilling autumn winds did not hold back our R.H.S. eleven as they finished the season in a blaze of glory. Coach Althoff ' s boys hit the victory column many a time before their season came to a close, while Miss Nichols and her girls basketball team “dribbled their way into the victory parade. Later, warm spring days were to see Mr. Bennett’s grin of satisfaction appear again as his baseball boys launched a very successful season. This ear, as in the past, the Junior Class figured greatly in the success and good sportsmanship of the athletic seasons. When the moans and groans of midyears were well behind us, and March winds had given way to April showers, the young man’s fancy lightly turned to thoughts of — the Junior Prom? Yes, the social function of the y ear, as far as we were concerned, Nvas upon us. This was met with a lot of ambitious spirit which helped decidedly in making the prom a big success and every¬ body went home that April evening with a happy smile on his face. Warm weather becoming warmer awakens us to the fact that our Junior y ear is n ailing and that we will soon be leaving Reading High for another summer of freedom and fun. But we keep in mind that next vear is our last, and we will be looking forward to its happy times as we assemble for our final session. Leon Alward, ’51 55 Junior Girls FRANCES ANDERSON CAROLE ARMSTRONG RUTH ARNETT JANET BAISLEY JACQUELYN BATCHELDER MARILYN BERRY DOROTHY BROWN GERALDINE BROWN LOIS BRYANT ANN BURNHAM JUDITH BUTLER PRISCILLA CAREY PATRICIA COLLINS PATRICIA CONNELLY THULA COPPINGER JOANN CROSBY HAZEL CUNNINGHAM MARY CUNNINGHAM NANCY DALTON JEANNE DONNELLY ANNETTE DOUCETTE JEAN DOUCETTE NANCY DOUCETTE LOIS FIENEMANN ELOISE FLATER BARBARA FLIBOTTE ELEANOR FOLEY ELAINE FULLER GEORGIA GARDNER SALLY ANN HARDING LORETTA HICKS JUDITH HOLDMAN BARBARA HOLMES ARLINE HOYT MARGARET HYNES BEVERLY JOHNSON JANET JONES ANN KROECK ANN LAKE IRENE LANDER JANICE LEHMANN NANCY LITCHFIELD JUNE MacNEIL ELIZABETH MARSHALL MARILYNN McSHEEHY GAIL MICH MABEL MOODIE PHYLLIS MUGFORD JEAN MUISE LILLIAN MUNN CYNTHIA NELSON PRISCILLA NICKERSON JOAN O’CONNOR LOUISE PENNO LOIS PETERSON SALL1E PIPER SHIRLEY PUTNAM ANN REED BARBARA ROBINSON MARILYN ROSCOE ELAINE RUGGLES ELLEN SILLARS JOYCE SKINNER JEAN SMITH RUBY SMITH SHIRLEY SULLIVAN GERALDINE SURETTE JEAN SYMONDS JUNE TALBOT PHYLLIS THOMPSON DOROTHY TONSETH RUTH TOWLE BARBARA WEBB LESLIE WILLIAMS 50 Junior Boys THADDEUS ALLEN FRANK COOL1DGE EDWARD HALEY ROBERT O’DONNELL LEON ALWARD GERALD CORINDIA WILLIAM HICKS EVERETT PETERSON CONRAD ANDERSON JOHN CRYTS WILLARD HILLS RUSTON RICH DOUGLAS ANDERSON EDWARD CURTIN WERNER HERTEL CHARLES RICHARDSON ROBERT ANDERSON ARTHUR CURTIS RICHARD HORRIGAN WALTER ROBERTS ERNEST ARSENAULT FORD DENNIS FRED HORTON GEORGE ROONEY NELSON BATES HECTOR DESCHENES LEONARD HOYT ALLAN RUNGE THOMAS BEHEN BRIAN DESMOND LAWRENCE HUBBARD WARREN SCHOFIELD ROBERT BELL CLINTON DEWHURST JOHN HURD RAYMOND SHIELDS EDWARD BENNETT MARK DOUCETTE CHARLES JENSEN CHARLES SINGER LAWRENCE BLOOD PAUL DOUCETTE PHILIP JOHNSON ALBERT SKANE RICHARD BOGAN ROBERT DOUCETTE LAWRENCE KELSEN ALLAN SLETTERINK ALBERT BROWN NORMAN DUFRESNE WINDSOR KNOX BARRY SMITH GLENN BROWN WILLIAM DUNPHY JAMES LAZENBY PAYSON SNOW BRUCE BUCKLER ERNEST DURB FRED LEHR ANTON SPRINGFORD THOMAS BUNKER FRANK ELWELL ERWIN LIVINGSTON ARTHUR SULLIVAN PAUL CAIN RALPH FOLEY JAMES LOTHIAN ROBERT SURDAM JOSEPH CALLAHAN CLIFFORD FOOTE PAUL MaclNNIS RICHARD SURETTE RICHARD CARLETON CARL FORSBERG ROBERT MARCHANT HAROLD TARBOX ALBERT CEASER ROBERT FOWLOW FREDERICK McINTIRE ROBERT THIBAULT HERBERT CEDER EDWARD GADBOIS MATTHEW MEIER THOMAS TOWER RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN GRAHAM GAW CHARLES MIDDLETON ROBERT TURNER ARNOLD CHASE JOHN GEENTY RALPH MII.LEY WILLIAM WARREN THOMAS CLARK ROBERT GIBSON JOSEPH MURPHY ELWYN WELLS GEORGE CLATTENBURG RICHARD GILL NILS NORDBERG ROBERT WEYMOUTH BARRY COAKLEY ERNEST GILLIS STAN WOOD NUTTER DAVID 111.1. TON- TONY WHITNEY STANLEY COLBURN MALCOLM GRANT JOHN O’BRIEN ERN EST WI1ITTREDGE JAMES COOK FRANK HADLEY THOMAS O ' BRIEN CLIFFORD WOODSIDE 57 A c T I V I T I E S )o First Row LINDA VAN HORN JANET FARNSWORTH KUZARKTH EL WELL VIRGINIA WEBB NANCY PHILLIPS H ‘ N E HATCHELDER PALLIN ' E RICHARDSON LANE MORSE NATHALIE JOHNSON Second Row FAIR1.EE SANBORN JOSEPH FRAUMENI GERALD GRIFFIN NANCY GLOVER FRANCIS O ' BRIEN (; ERTRn E I EFFERS )N ROBERT ARNOLD ROBERT TONES JAMES DAGDIGIAN Third Row ELEANOR FULTON DONALD DAVIS WILSON SMITH WILMON CHIPMAN WILLIAM HAMEL WILLIAM O’BRIEN bob McNulty JEAN TONES Literary Stall We’ve had a busy year at R.H.S. and we feel that we have accomplished much that is worthwhile. The biggest activity and the one involving the greatest num¬ ber of people was, this year as every year, the prepara¬ tion of the Pioneer. The literary staff began early to prepare a permanent record of 1949-1950 at R.H.S., as well as to write up individually each of the two hun¬ dred members of the senior class. But since the literary staff without the advertising staff just couldn’t endure, members of the advertising staff soon began to exercise their persuasive powers in the nearest and most distant regions. Advertising Staff First Row RUTH SCHULTZ NANCY HAINES LEE MILLER MARILYN ROSS SELMA TONSET11 RUTH WHEELER THERESA BARRETT Second Row BARBARA CALLAHAN BARBARA ANDERSON MARY CARNEY BARBARA BROWN DORIS BERRY VIRGINIA KIMBALL BARBARA MAGLIOZZI Third Row JOHN MILLER SAMUEL HUNT ELISABETH BABCOCK ELLIOTT COLE GEORGE HANNA ROBERT Mc.NULTY M X v i f WWhL A - _n i K ' W - - C- j aSkA - JJf m Mr First Row RUTH WHEELER SELMA TONSETH POLLY CROSBY NANCY DAVIS PRISCILLA PARKER DIANE SCANLON Second Row BEVERLY JEHU DOROTHY JORDAN PATRICIA LOTHROP BARBARA KELCH NORMA DICKINSON ELAINE VORRILAS Third Row JEAN MEUSE ROBERT MEUSE ELLIOT COLE JACK FLYNN ELISABETH BABCOCK Art Staff Also at work in quiet confusion was that group of talented geniuses commonly known as the Art Staff. These individuals produced some clever ideas which you can see realized on the pages of this book. For instance, the little Robot that lends his charming pres¬ ence to our Pioneer didn’t “jus’ grow’’ like Topsy, you know. He was created. And below you can see just what kind of atmosphere is necessary for the creation of such lovable personalities, for there you see the mem¬ bers of the Art Staff in their natural habitat, a room of humor, paint, and talent. Art Room First Row DORIS BERRY KITH WHEELER CAROLYN SNOW JOSEPH FRA I ' M EX I ELIZA RETH El AY ELI PATRICIA LOTHROP Second Row ALMA SKINNER J A N E T F A R N S WORTH lOHN MILLER NANCY PHILLIPS BAR KARA MEUSE Third Row ALLISON PHINNEY James killam ROGER DENTREMONT WILSON SMITH 1 he Senior Executive Board, a group of serious- minded students who guide the destiny of their fellow 7 seniors, ' is responsible in a large part for the successful activities we hereby record in our year book. With the helpful guidance of Miss INichols, the Board expertly coordinated the various class functions this year, topped, of course, by the graduation week ceremonies, and started with the Senior Play. Senior Executive Board The ambitious members of the play-reading com¬ mittee set about their important task with a “do-or-die” attitude. They did. That is, they chose the most heroic, heart-warming, hilarious play which could be found “Pure as the Driven Snow, which by this time has gone down in the annals of R.H.S. history as a tremendous success. Play Reading Committee First Row NANCY GLOVER MARILYN ROSS PATRICIA LOTHROP Seccnd Row WILLIAM HAMEL DONALD DAVIS IOHN MILLER lOSEPII FRAUME.NI v VI 4j 61 First Row ARTHUR DAVID BARBARA MacLEAN VIRGINIA KIMBALL ELISABETH BABCOCK CLAIRE TOHNSON JUNE BATCHELDER Second Row JOHN FLYNN RICHARD WALKER BENJAMIN SANDS WILLIAM HAMEL ALBION METCALF ROBERT HULSMAN Senior Play Committee Remember the flashes of lightning and roars of thunder that frightened poor innocent Purity Dean in our drama? Those were just two examples of the work of all the technical crews who toil behind the scenes. Many a happy senior discovered an outlet for his engineering genius by joining a technical committee of the senior play. Meanwhile the cast was laboring equally hard to per- Cast in Action feet their production. Everyone from the pickle tycoon to the innkeeper developed an amazing resemblance to the character he portrayed. Throughout long rehearsals, which were always more humorous than tedious, the players developed the unique accents, quirks and traits of their characters which served to make the final pro¬ duction the masterpiece that it was. LEE MILLER DONALD DAVIS WILSON SMITH PATRICIA LOTHROP ELLIOT COLE DORIS BERRY JOHN MILLER PAULINE RICHARDSON PAULINE CROSBY ALMA SKINNER ELIZABETH ELWELL NATHALIE JOHNSON 62 First Row MARILYN ROSS SELMA TONSF.TII NANCY HAINES DIANE SCANLON BEVERLY lEHi: BAR IIARA M AGLIOZ .I NANCY HATHAWAY KI TH SCHl ' I.TZ NORMA GARDINER Second Row KI TH WHEELER CAROLYN SNOW JANET FARNSWORTH FAIRI.EE SANBORN BARBARA BROWN NANCY PHILLIPS GERTRUDE IEFFFRSON MARY CARNEY Third Row VIRGINIA WEBB PRISCILLA PARKER RATLINE STEPHAN .IOANN E LANE JAMES KILL AM ALICE PEN NO PAULINE CROSBY JEAN TONKS Fourth Row ROGER D ' ENTREMONT JACOB HAM WTI.MON CHIPMAN ALLISON PHINNEY DONALD BELLA JOSEPH FRATMENI BRUCE BARM BY ' r t 1 if F T 1 0 Senior Play Committee Every stage hit owes its success not only to an excel¬ lent cast, but also to the oft-forgotten members of the play committees. Certainly this is true of the Senior Play of 1950. Publicity was well given to our melodrama by Allison Phinney and James Killam. Aiding them wdth eye¬ catching posters were Gordon Berridge, Barbara Brown, Roberta Brown, Claire Chisholm, Polly Crosby, Arthur Dalton, Norma Gardiner, Beverly Jehu, Barbara Kelch, Priscilla Parker, Alice Penno, Diane Scanlon, and Selma Tonsetb. The diligent work of the technical crew ' , with the help of the stage manager, Albion Metcalf, provided appro¬ priate sound effects, lights, and sets. Members were Robert Doucette. William Hamel, Richard Nickerson, illiam 0 Brien. Robert Owen, Ben Sands, and Richard Walker. Period stage properties were ferreted out by the assiduous proper!) committee: Ann Dube, chairman: Elisabeth Babcock, rthur David, Jack Flynn, and Robert Hulsman. Suitable costumes were found by a committee con¬ sisting of Virginia Kimball, chairman, June Batehelder, Claire Johnson, and Barbara MacLean. Ticket sales were handled by Mary Carney, Barbara Magliozzi, Ruth Wheeler. The Junior High performance was directed by Barbara Meuse, and Rita Lehman. Handsomely turned out the night of nights were the ushers, headed by Joseph Fraumeni. They included Bruce Barmhy, Donald Bella, Barry Dennis, Wilmon Chipman, Roger D’Entremont, Jacob Ham, George Morris, and Roger Vansaw. Janet Farnsworth, Joanne Lane, Alice Leonard, Nancy Phillips, Fairlee Sanborn, Walda Scanlon, Virginia Webb, Jean Tonks, and Jean Whitten (chairman) were the at¬ tractive program girls. The pretty candy girls were headed by Jane Morse, and included Nancy Haines, Nancy Hathaway, Gertrude Jefferson. Marilyn Ross. Ruth Schultz, Carolyn Snow, and Pauly Stephan. Three people to whom goes much credit for the smash¬ ing success are Arthur L. Spencer, director; Nancy Glover, student director; and Florence G. Nichols, class adviser. Hard work by a zealous cast and crew produced the common goal — a happy success. First Row NANCY GLOVER PAULINE RICHARDSON PAT ' LINE CROSBY ALMA SKINNER Second Row WILSON SMITH DORIS BERRY DONALD DAVIS LEE MILLER PATRICIA LOTHROP ELLIOT COLE SAMUEL HUNT JOHN MILLER LIBBY EL WELL NATHALIE JOHNSON Senior Play Cast This year we wanted an outstanding Senior Play, something new and different — a “mellow drammer”! “Pure As the Driven Snow, or A Working Girl’s Secret’’ was the successful result. Anyone who was lucky enough to witness the histrionics of our hardworking and talented cast will never forget the manly hero, Leander Longfellow (Elliot Cole), who worked in a pickle factory; or the persecuted heroine, Purity Dean (Patty Lothrop), a working girl with a secret; or Mortimer Frothingham (Wilson Smith), the mustached villain. Picture a dark and stormy night. Purity Dean, alone and penniless, seeks shelter at Dew Drop Inn, run by Jona¬ than Logan( Don Davis) and his wife Zamah (Lee Mill¬ er) . Life seems to run more smoothly for Purity when she and the brave Leander meet, but her happiness is short¬ lived. For Mortimer Frothingham finds her at the inn and continues to press his unwelcome attentions on her. She repulses him. (“Rags are royal raiment when worn for virtue’s sake!’ ) With the aid of the ex-convict Jed Lunn (John Miller), he hides a kidnapped babe in a basket out in the barn. Purity’s sympathy is aroused and she begs the Logans to keep (lie infant until its mother can be located. Mortimer begins a dastardly campaign of villainy and slander which is readily believed by Mrs. Hewlitt (Alma Skinner) and Imogene Pickens (Nathalie Johnson). Allison Hewlitt (Libby El well) and E. Z. Pickens (Sam Hunt) provide the love interest of the plot. To get Leander out of the way, Frothingham has him locked up in the pickle factory with a time bomb set to go off any minute and blow him to smithereens. But the clever Leander escapes in the nick of time and pre¬ vents the villain from kidnapping Purity. (“Put her down, you hound!”) Mortimer Frothingham flees, os¬ tensibly, but returns, heavily disguised, in the last act. He is foiled for good, however, by the efforts of Nellie (Doris Berry), the beautiful cloak model, and little Wil- helmina is returned to her mother, Mrs. Faith Hogue (Polly Richardson), attended by her maid, Letty (Polly Crosby). Purity’s secret is disclosed, her wealth revealed, and life begins anew for her and Leander, whose great invention has just been sold. Thanks and appreciation go to Mr. Spencer and Miss Nichols, our director and our senior class adviser, and to Nancy Glover, student director. We hope they recall rehearsals and the final production with the same mem¬ ories as we. 6T Left to Right BLAIR METCALF WILLIAM MacBRIEN ROBERT SELFRIDGE ROBERT OWEN DONALD HARRIS CLAYTON TRACY FRANK FINO PHILIP NICHOLS RICHARD NICKERSON EARL CARTER -MR. MacDONALD RIHARD SURETTE DAVID PELLETIER Shop Class This pleasant group of people passed the better part of their mornings at the Junior High, busily absorbed in the Practical Arts Course. They made their way, forward and back, through many a winter storm. It is with great pride that they have shown themselves capable of producing many beautiful and useful items. The skills of their teachers and the practicality of their courses have fitted these members of R.H.S. with an appreci¬ ation of the value of manual accomplishment. A good number upon graduating will take their places in the world immediately, putting to good use their skills de¬ veloped in the Practical Arts Course. Home Economics Left to Right Till ' LA COPPINGER MRS. THOMAS BARBARA ANDERSON GERALDINE SI RETTE CAROLE orbi.N CATHERINE AGLIO IEAN M ELSE I Chronicle Staff 1st Row: BARBARA BROWN, CAROLYN SNOW, RUTH WHEELER. 2nd Row: DORIS BERRY, VIRGINIA KIMBALL. M ■ SS A RCHAM - BAULT, MARY CARNEY, LEE SANBORN, RUTH SCHULTZ. 3rd Row: NANCY HAINES, NATHALIE JOHNSON, PATRICIA LOTHROP. ANNE DC BE, PAULINE STEPHaN, DIANA, SCANLON, ALMA SKINNER. The Chronicle staff, our personal public-relations agency, was busy all year keeping John Q. Public of Reading informed of all the doings at R.H.S. This conscientious group of reporters kept a special column, which probably became one of the most widely read sections of the Chronicle, full of all the latest high school news. Everything from guidance assemblies to club activities was included. Also busy recording the school news, but in a differ¬ ent way, was the Camera Club — a group of flash bulb fanatics who were indispensable in the long run. Their shots of school life, started in the fall when the football team and the cheerleaders went into action, brought us happy memories throughout the winter. We are indebted to them for an accurate portrayal of the events of our senior year. Camera Club First Row ROBERT FOW-LOW THEODORE JOHNSON VICTOR CARROLL MR. BRONNER RICHARD MADDEN JOSEPH TARBOX ANTON SPRINGFORD Second Row JAMES KNOX NILS NORDBERG GEORGE O’BRIEN ROBERT McCABE SCOTT ALTHOFF PHILIP IOHNSON ALBION METCALF 66 Band The band, the most colorful school organization, en¬ joyed a very successful season under the able direction of Mr. Willey. Right in tune with the school spirit dis¬ played by everyone last fall, the band stepped out behind our football heroes and led the cheering section which spurred them on to victory. Flanked by a snappy color guard, our new and enlarged band added many a happy note to the football season. Preceding the band down the field at every game was the Senior Baton Squad. The members of this group combined pulchri¬ tude, talent, and tricky routines to enliven every game. Baton Squad Front JEAN TONKS Left to Right MARILYN ROSS IRAN WHITTEN KI TH TOWLE EILEEN DESMOND NANCY PHILLIPS IRENE LANDER . E R T R l ’ I) E IE F F E R S( )N KI TH WHEELER DIANE SCANLON ROSALIND SILVA Girls Chorus Two groups which combined their efforts in several successful ventures were the Girls and Boys Choruses, under the direction of Mr. Oliver. Together they struck many happy notes, especially during the Christmas season when their voices blended to provide background and feature music for our seasonal broadcasts. Their First Row RUTH LEWIS TRAN DONNELLY ELOISE FLATER SELMA TONSETH RUTH LITTLE PATRICIA McMAHON ELIZABETH SELFRIDGE PRISCILLA NICKERSON THERESA PETERS DORIS SHULKEY ELLEN RUSSO CAROLE ARMSTRONG Second Row BARBARA ANDERSON SHIRLEY WASHBURN TOAN SILVERIO BEVERLY THOMPSON LOIS McELWEE SALLY LOTHROP TOANNE RIG I ONE MARIE SKINNER NANCY DOUCETTE THULA COPPINGER BETTY ANN GALVIN JOAN McSHEEIIY PEGGY FINO ELIZABETH GIULIANO MARION NUGENT JEAN DOUCETTE JUDITH BLAKE Fourth Row DIANE SCANLON MARY CUNNINGHAM HAZEL CUNNINGHAM JUNE McNEIL PATRICIA COLLINS ANN BURNHAM VIRGINIA WEBB PHYLLIS THOMPSON Fifth Row BETTY IVERSON SUE GRIFFITH MADELYN-STEELE JUNE TALBOT CLAUDETTE ROCHE Sixth Row BARBARA FLIBOTTE GAIL MICH LOIS BRYANT ELAINE RUGGLES JANET BAISLEY DOROTHY TONSETH LISSA MARSHALL voices could often be heard issuing forth from the music room during diligent practice sessions. These two groups seemed to really enjoy their work. That their practice and experience was not in vain became evident when they later formed the core of the new Schola Cantorum. Boys Chorus -S� i First Row ROBERT GALLEY DAVID BOWMAN ROBERT HENDERSON WILLIAM DEWEY FORD DENNIS ROBERT DOUCETTE WILLIAM DUNPHY EDWARD DIMMOCK Second Row KENNETH BERRIDGE TOHN PETTI PAS GEORGE SPRAGUE CARL FORSBERG WILSON SMITH RONALD DeMATTEO WILLARD HILLS Third Row LEONARD HOYT THOMAS BEHEN ROBERT MEUSE DONALD BELLA NORMAN DUFRESNE GERALD GRIFFIN Fourth Row ARNOLD CHASE NILS NORDBERG ROBERT THIBAULT WILLIAM MURPHY VICTOR CARROLL First Row ELEANORA LUCCI JEAN DONNELLY DOROTHY TONSETH VIRGINIA WEBB CATHERINE AGIJO JANET BAISLEY JOAN SI L VERIO BEVERLY THOMPSON Jl ' DITH BLAKE Second Row MR. OLIVER LOIS BRYANT MADELYN STEELE EDNA MILLEY GAIL MICH PATRICIA COLLINS PRISCILLA NICKERSON RICHARD ANDERSON Third Row LAURENCE HUBBARD JAMES DAGDIGIAN WILLARD HILLS RONALD DeMATTEO CARL FORSBERG WERNER HERTEL WILLIAM DUN PHY ROBERT DOUCETTE Fourth Row ARNOLD CHASE THOMAS REHEN DONALD BELLA NILS NORDBERG ROBERT THIBjVULT NORMAN DUFRESNE FORD DENNIS Somthing new! Something different! Something for everybody! This was the Schola Cantorum, which proved to be one of our most popular organizations as well as one of the most active. In this group, heretofore undiscovered talent combined with interest and perse¬ verance to send music ringing through the corridors. Under Mr. Oliver’s competent direction, the Schola Can¬ torum rose from obscurity to renown through the spring Schola Cantorum performance of the “Brooklyn Baseball Cantata.” We must not forget the one organization which, throughout the entire hustle and bustle of all these ac¬ tivities, went quietly about its business of maintaining law and order — the Traffic Squad. Yes, it has been a busy year, as w e’ve been learning, doing, and, simul¬ taneously, enjoying our life at R.H.S. Traffic Squad First Row ARTHUR DAVID BRUCE BARM BY Second Row RICHARD WALKER WII.MON CHI PM AN BARRY DENNIS JOSEPH FRAU MEN I IACK FI ANN C 3 H SB C T C 3 Football Despite a bad start, the 1949 Rockets finished very strongly, emerging with a record of six victories, three defeats, and one tie. After the tie and three losses the team suddenly “caught fire and won its last six games, including an upset of highly regarded Winchester. The defeat of Stoneham, Reading’s traditional Thanksgiving Day rival, climaxed the season. Operating out of the T-formation, with Gibson and Lyons as quarterbacks, Reading boasted many good backs. Morris, Sehumaker, Hegarty, D’Entremont, O’Brien, Surrette, Gadbois, Murphy, and Lyons — all of these played well. The Rockets were fortunate to possess great depth and experience in the line, and a good measure of the team’s success should be attributed to the unsung linesmen. Numbered among these are the following: centers killam and Hadley; guards Dagdigian, Arnold, Deferrari, and Rooney; tackles Bella, Peterson, and Decker; ends Whelpley. Ham, Surdam, Cook, and Roche. To open the season Reading journeyed to Danvers. In the second period. Morris scored for the Rockets on an end sweep. However, Danvers weight and power overcame the light Reading team. The loealites threat¬ ened repeatedly in the final period, but the game ended 6-6. Against Welleslev the Rockets scored first, as Morris plunged over right tackle. Later, two pass interceptions provided W elleslev with a 12-7 margin of victor) . The following week, although Sehumaker scored from the two-yard line and Roonev tackled a Swampseott back for a safety. two touchdown passes defeated Reading 14-8. On a beautiful dav at Punchard. Reading played dull, uninspired football and lost an earlv lead, going down to defeat 19-7. Reading gained its first victory, over a favored W o¬ burn team, bv a score of 19-0. Earlv in the game Gibson scored on a quarterback sneak. 1 hen Morris passed to Mam for the second touchdown. Morris applied the “clincher” with a fifteen-yard off-tackle smash. Scoring in every period, the Rockets crushed Johnson High School 27-6. Fumbles recovered by Whelpley and D’Entremont led to Reading touchdowns. Morris, Schu- maker, Rooney, and Surrette all scored for the victorious Rockets. Against Winchester, as Reading’s line played inspired ball, Sehumaker plunged for the first touch¬ down, and Surdam scored on a pass from Morris. Win¬ chester fought valiantly, but the Rockets managed to maintain their lead. Reading’s 14-7 victory was one of the major upsets of the year. R.H.S.’s football team gained an early lead and then held off a determined W in- throp attack. Sehumaker scored twice and Surrette once, as the local team won 20-12. While the temperature hovered near zero, the Rocket ' defeated Lexington 20-0. Morris, filling in at fullback for the injured Sehumaker, scored twice on an end-run and with an intercepted pass. After Hegartv had inter¬ cepted a Lexington pass, Gibson scored on a quarterback sneak. Reading scored twice within a minute in the fourth period and ended a successful season, defeating Stoneham 14-0. After Morris had passed to Surdam for twenty-five yards, he gained sixteen more to the Stoneham eight-yard line. From there Sehumaker scored on a line plunge. On the kickoff Hadley recovered a fumble on the ten-yard line. On the next plav. Surrette scored. The following received letters at the Booster ' s Club annual banquet: Captain Donald Bella. George VIorris. Lawrence Sehumaker, William O’Brien, Robert Hegartv. Roger D’Entremont. Richard Whelplev. Jacob Ham. Robert Peterson, Donald Decker, Robert rnold. Jame Dagdigian. Joseph Deferrari, Jame Killam. Frank Had¬ ley. George Roonev , Pay son Snow, Robert Surdam, James Cook, Joseph Murphy. Robert Gibson, Richard Surrette, Edward Gadbois, Thomas Lyons, and manager Richard Carleton. Frank Hadlev. a two-yeai letterinan at center, was elected captain of next year team. First Row JACOB HAM ROBERT ARNOLD FRANK HADLEY RICHARD WHELPLEY DONALD BELLA, Captain ROBERT PETERSON ROBERT HEC.ARTY JAMES DAGDIGIAN Second Row ALTON BENNETT, Coach EDWARD GADBOIS GEORGE ROONEY TOSEPH DEFERRARI ROGER D’ENTREMONT JAMES COOK RICHARD CARLETON JOSEPH E. CROWLEY, Coach Third Row WILLIAM O’BRIEN THOMAS LYONS TAMES KILLAM ROBERT SURDAM ROBERT GIBSON TOSEPH MURPHY RICHARD SURETTE PAYSON SNOVY Lettermen Y � ., Cheerleaders ith the publication of this Pioneer, Bucky Skinner, our head cheerleader, and Dodo Berry, Janet Farns¬ worth. Lee Miller, Selma Tonseth, and Alice Leonard, senior members of the cheering squad, say adieu and leave R.H.S. spirit in the hands of Elaine Buggies, Dottie Tonseth, and Leslie illiams, junior members. Many memories remain with the seniors, however. I here were the first try-outs in the gym, and the thrill of being the fortunate ones chosen. That first game can never he forgotten — as we realized how many people were watching us and how many times we made slight mistakes! For us the game-of-the-year was our 14-7 vic¬ tory over inchester, celebrated bv a conga line around the cars in the Square. After each game we led the rush to Torre s, win or lose, to yell and greet the boys as they came in. And we won ' t forget our little mascots, Lana Hodson and Georgie Miller. The traditional Thanksgiv ing Dav game climaxed our football season. The day started memorably for us as we found our own pictures and a write-up in the morning Post. After that, we just had to win for Reading, and tin boys came through as we cheered with the crowd. Next on our memory-list comes the fun of preparing for the Cheerleaders Dance, and the jov of having Bucky, our head cheerleader, chosen Foo tball Queen. These are onlv a few of the memory highlights that the cheerleaders of 50 will always cherish, and for which we now say. “Thanks, R.H.S. 73 First Row NANCY HATHAWAY ANNE DUBE ELIZABETH ELWEEU MERIDYTHE ARMITAUE PATRICTA EOTHROP Second Row PAULINE RICHARDSON VIRGINIA WEBB BARBARA MEUSE NATHALIE TOHNSON MARY CARNEY CAROLYN SNOW MARYLOU TURNER BARBARA KELCH Program Girls Ticket Girls First Row TUNE McNEIL ALMA SELLARS PETRINA RUSSO JEAN DONNELLY Second Row SHIRLEY MEUSE BARBARA ANDERSON ANNETTE DOUCETTE CLAIRE CHISHOLM JOAN ' SILVERIO 74 First Row MARMARA MacLEAN ELEANOR FOLEY MEYERI-Y JOHNSON CYNTHIA NELSON, Capt. MARMARA MEUSE RITA LEHMAN JEANNE COOKE Second Row NANCY HAINES GERTRUDE JEFFERSON JOANNE LANE NANCY DAVIS PAULINE CROSBY AI.MA SKINNER NANCY HATHAWAY Girls Basketball Basketball got off to a bouncing start in early December with many eager girls hoping to make the team. Cynthia Nelson, an outstanding forward, was elected captain of the Varsity; and Dottie Brown, a spirited guard, was chosen captain of the Junior Varsity. The members of the Varsity were as follows: Cynthia Nelson, Eleanor Foley, Beverly Johnson, Barbara Meuse, Jean Cooke, Rita Lehman, Gertrude Jefferson, Alma Skinner, Nancy Hathaway, Polly Crosby, Nancy Davis, Joanne Lane, Nancy Haines, and Barbara MacLean. The members of the Junior Varsity were Dottie Brown, Joanne Crosby, Leslie Williams, Eloise Flater, Judy Hold- man, Joyce Skinner, Jean Symonds, Annette Doucette, Jay Baisley, Shirley Putnam, Lisa Marshall, Helen Chapman, Joan Turner, Betty Self ridge, Jean Barmby, Eleanor Turner, Audrey Killam, Carolyn Donley, Judith Blake, Beverly Ross, Dottie Caulk, Betty Galvin, Karlene Reichardt, Lillian Shields, and Dottie Strassel. The man¬ ager for this season was Anne Dube, and the official timer, Elizabeth Elwell. The members of the team were overjoyed when informed that they could use the Joshua Eaton School for their games. Also this year the rules were changed to everyone’s great satisfaction — now there was an un¬ limited dribble. After the Christmas vacation the team encountered Lexington but went down in defeat. The Varsit) lost by a score of 31 to 15, and the Junior Varsit lost by the score of 18 to 36. The next week was spent perfecting the new un¬ limited dribble. Ha ving practiced long and hard, the girls met their next opponent — Wilmington — and achieverd a decisive victory. Although verv fast and accurate, Wilmington could not compete with the excep¬ tional teamwork shown by Reading. In this very ex¬ citing game the Varsity defeated Wilmington by the score of 45 to 20, and the Junior Varsity rolled up the score of 50 to Wilmington’s 7. At Malden, Reading won one game, but lost the other to a very fast team. The Varsity lost by the score of 29 to 39, and the Junior Varsity won by the score of 22 to 10. In the next game, Melrose achieved a huge margin of victory, while the Reading team just couldn’t seem to coordinate very well. The Varsity lost by the score of 10 to 30, while the Junior Varsity lost, 15 to 39. Swampscott, well known for her fast and accurate teams, gave us our worst defeat of the season. The well- coordinated forwards threw ' enough baskets to give them a 56 to 14 win over Reading. An equally fast second team defeated our second team 32 to 10. Our last game of the season was with oburn. The Varsity finished the season with a decisive win the final score 33 to 17. However, the Junior Varsitv did not fare so well; they lost by the score of 10 to 16. The high scorers of this season were Eleanor Foley with a total of 66 points and Cynthia Nelson with 61 points. The girls will never forget the mam amusing inci¬ dents during the game and afterwards on the bus. espec¬ ially Bita and her notorious ability for falling. They certainly appreciate Miss Nichols, who never loses her temper or patience and always sees the happy side of everythi ng. Good luck and lots of fun to next year’s team. First Row TANET BAISLEY • ' JOYCE SKINNER ‘jean barm by LESLIE WILLIAMS DOROTHY BROWN. Capt. TO ANNE CROSBY SHIRLEY PUTNAM JUDITH HOLDMAN JEAN SIMONDS Second Row PRANCES ANDERSON HELEN CHAPMAN TOAN TURNER LISSA MARSHALL LILLIAN SHIELDS KARLENE REICHARDT DOROTHY STRASSF.LL TL’DITH BLAKE Third Row BETTY ANN GALVIN CAROLYN DONNELLY ELIZABETH SELFRIDGE ELEANOR TURNER BEVERLY ROSS AUDREY KILLAM DOROTHY CAULK Girls Second Team Golf Team fr 1 ■ : J | r ’ w i i-v ♦ ' ' l ' 1 Fit st Row THOMAS BUNKER RALPH HESELTON CHARLES GODFREY RALPH MILLEY Second Row CHARLES M A T THEWS ROBERT SURDAM RICHARD CARLETON First Row JOSEPH FRAI MENI ROBERT HEGARTY WILLIAM O ' BRIEN II.MON CHI PM A N RALPH HESELTON JACOB HAM FRANCIS O’BRIEN FRANCIS ROSE RICHARD CLEARY Second Row RICHARD SI RETTE JOSEPH MURPHY EDWARD BENNETT ALBERT SKANE ROBERT Sl ' RDAM ROBERT GIBSON FRANK HADLEY BARRY DENNIS MR. ALTHOFF, Coach Third Row RICHARD ANDERSON DONALD CARLETON THOMAS LYONS RICHARD GELOTTI DAVID TURNER WALTER WELLS CARL HOVEY RICHARD CARLETON Boys Basketball The 1950 basketball season brought personal satis¬ faction to Reading fans and players, if nothing else. Al¬ though the varsity presented a very disappointing record of seven wins and nine losses, the team did manage to have two of its regulars elected to the Middlesex League All-Star Team. These boys were Captain Ralph “Manny Heselton and Bob Hegarty. There will be no returning lettermen for next year ' s team, which Robert Surdam will captain. Throughout the season many loyal fans turned out to see the Rockets in action; several times the Junior High gym was sold out. Those who were awarded their second letter in basketball at the close of the season were Captain Ralph Heselton, Robert Hegarty, Francis O ' Brien, Richard Cleary, David Gardner, George Morris, William O’Brien. Jake Ham, and Wilmon Chip- man. Those receiving jackets and letters for the first time were Francis Rose and Joseph Fraumeni. Reading opened its quest for a championship and a possible Tech Tourney bid. following the Christmas va¬ cation. with a thrilling game in nearby Stoneham. Read¬ ing was held well in check by a considerably strong opposing team throughout most of the game, but did close the gap in the final period to four points, with the final score showing a 38-3-1 victory for Stoneham. Reading’s first victon came when Concord came to town. I he visitors were defeated by a safe seven points and were outplayed throughout most of the game. Our second v ictorv came in the follow ing game, when v e turned back a very eockv and hard-fighting Wakefield team. The final score was 41-54. In the following two weeks, Reading’s record sagged. The team dropped four straight games and just couldn ' t get going. Two of these losses were by no means humili¬ ating, as the games were lost to the top two teams in the league standings at that time. Most disappointing was the loss to Belmont, eventual league champion. The game was tied at the end of regulation time, 35 all. but Belmont, in true championship form, came through with several long field goals to “ice their victory. The second game against Stoneham showed the Rock¬ ets in their finest form. Reading was never even threat¬ ened by Stoneham, leading at half time 42-16, and win¬ ning 85-44. After losing two very hard fought games — one to Concord, 29-24, and the other to Wakefield, in overtime. 65-61 — Reading found its scoring eye again and de¬ feated Melrose, 59-46. Bob Hegarty set an individual scoring record for the season by scoring 30 points, 20 of which he scored in the first half. The Belmont return match broke the hearts of many of the Reading spectators. After the score had fluctuated during the first and second halves, Belmont finallv pulled ahead and won by five points, 48-43. The team ' s five victories were marked by exceptional team work plus outstanding individual skills. The Junior Varsity finished the season with ten vic¬ tories and four defeats. Sparking the group of future stars were Robert Surdam. Robert Gibson, Thomas Lvons, Frank Hadley, Lawrence Kelsen, Albert Skane, Ed Ben¬ nett. and Joe Murphy. Baseball 1950 — i First Row GEORGE ROONEY FRANK HADLEY PHILIP JOHNSON DONALD BELLA PAUL MacINNTS JOSEPH MURPHY PAYSON SNOW Second Row ROBERT TURNER FREDERICK LEHR RUSTON RICH ROBERT HULSMAN RALPH SWEETLAND ALAN RLLNGE Third Row ARTHUR CURTIS FREDERICK HORTON JAMES KILLAM JOSEPH E. CROWLEY, Coach RICHARD SURETTE ROBERT MEUSE Track Squad Last spring, realizing that there was a good deal of alhletic ability going to waste during the spring season. Mr. Crowley embarked upon the formation of a com¬ peting track squad. After about two weeks of conditioning, the squad met Andover Academy Junior Varsity in a practice meet. This meet served to help the boys get the feeling of track competition. The venture may be called fairly successful for Schumaker. Johnson, and Maclnnis secured first places in the 220 ard dash, the quarter-mile run, and the half-mile respectively. At Belmont, in a triangular meet with Belmont, Boston College High, and Beading, the squad saw some really keen competition. Although Reading was out¬ classed. Schumaker did score a few points. With the Punchard meet came more success for many of the members of the squad. They scored well in the middle distances, and second and third in the mile run. The Wakefield meet proved to be the most evenly matched contest of the season. I he coaching and the practice began to show itself in all the events. Bella and Lehr were the stand-outs in the broad jump; Kelsen. in the high jump; and Sheridan, in the shot put. The greater part of the talent shown last year be¬ longed to the sophomores and juniors, thus giving Mr. Crowley a back-log for this year. I ' he purpose of the first year was to test and stimulate interest in track. The success of the program has led to its continuation this year with even greater interest and more tangible success. 79 80 SPONSORS In order to encourage literary and artistic talents in the Reading Senior High School, the following people have graciously contributed to the funds of the 1950 Pioneer which provides an outlet for these talents. 1)r. Tom Connelly, D.M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Farnsworth Arthur C. Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. William P. Webb Tiiomas W. Beauraus Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Whitten David St. Hilaire Mr. and Mrs. j. Warren Killam, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edouard Dube Compliments of A Friend Mrs. Kenneth B. Glover Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Kimball A Friend of The Pioneer Mr. and Mrs. William C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John E. Flynn Gilbert M. Lothrop Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bacigalupo Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Morse Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Fraumeni Compliments of A Friend Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stephan A 1950 Mother 1). Estelle Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Schultz, Sr. Mr. vnd Mrs. Albion Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Snow Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hathaway Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Tonseth Dr. E. M. Hallican A Friend of The Pioneer Mrs. Charlotte I. Boss Dr. Albert F. Morris LYNN HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING Lynn Hospital School of Nursing, fully approved by the Massachusetts State Department of Nurse Registration and also accredited by the New York State Nursing School Approving Authority, offers a three-year course leading to a diploma and State registration. This course is offered to young women qualified academically and from the standpoint of aptitude for the profession of nursing. The Hospital, which is approved by the American College of Surgeons, the American Hospital Association, and is also approved by the American Medical Association for the training of Residents and Internes, offers outstanding clinical experience for student nurses. Excellent recrealional, social, health, and instructional programs are under the direction of a well-qualified faculty. A minimum of 16 units of high school work are necessary, 8 V 2 of which must be in the required area. Classes enter in September and February. For information contact Dr. Muriel L. Thomas, Director of the School of Nursing. Compliments of FAIRLAWN ANIMAL HOSPITAL 1 G Lowell St. Wakefield TORRE’S READING SQUARE Making Quality CANDY and ICE CREAM for over 36 years ELECTRIC RANGE HEADQUARTERS HOT POINT - GENERAL ELECTRIC - UNIVERSAL - KELVINATOR $169.95 and up, including certain wiring REFRIGERATORS - WASHERS - WATER HEATERS - DEEPFREEZE Clean - Safe - Economical - Efficient - Modern The Electric Way Is The Way To Better Living Town of Reading Municipal Light Department 25 Haven Street I E 2-1340 THE WIMIS PHARMACY, INC. Established in 1855 SER ICE and Ql U m MERCH WDISE The Children’s Shop 187 Haven St. Reading Complete line of CLOTHING TOYS and GIFTS From sizes 0-12 RE 2-0090 Compliments of Myrtle Waterhouse MINERAL CORNER STORE Corner Mineral and ine Sts. GLADSTONE Compliments of FURNITURE CO. Kennedy 525 Main Street, Reading Plumbing Heating Co., Inc. REading 2-1905 24 Woburn St. Reading COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS Tel. 2-0970 SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOUNTAIN PENS and MECHANICAL PENCILS Frank M. Merrill Sons BALL POINT PENS Mortgage Consultants Hallmark Greeting Cards for All Occasions Certified Appraisers M. F. CHARLES SONS 610 Main St. Reading, Mass. 604 Main St. REading 2-0203 nuAce Compliments of Snapshots of your High School days will be a fortune of memories in later years. Keep them safe, mount CHAPIN them in an album now with Nu-Ace snapshot mounting corners OIL COMPANY PATENTED Earle H. Chapin Compliments of READING CASH MARKET STONEHAM DYE HOUSE 587 Main Street REading 2-1420 3 HOUR CLEANING Compliments of Johnson Farm Supply Co. HAVEN BAKERY 68 Haven Street 6 Haven Street RE 2-2006 Reading Mass. Wedding and Party Cakes SAM BELLA — BARBER — Apex Radio Bicycle Service 239 Haven Street Reading, Mass. Tel. 2-1119-R 58 Haven St. Reading, Mass. Schwinn Bicycles and Accessories READING WAR SURPLUS 660 Main Street ARMY AND NAVY SURPLUS Full line of Men s ork and Dress Clothes Bargains Galore We Carry The Latest In Jewelery Haiiscom Jewelry Store JEWELLER and WATCHMAKER Agent for Elgin W at dies 201 Haven Street Reading, Mass. Compliments of RHIND BROS. Abbott Shoe Company RIVAL FOOD STORE TEXACO FILLING STATION North Reading, Mass. Phone 8198 North Reading Walnut corner Main Compliments of B ARBO ' S FINE FURNITURE STONEHAM, MASS. Compliments of George H. Sidebottom c? 1 Compliments of W. R. VAN HORN SUPREME FOOD SHOP Masonic Bldg. North Reading, Mass. 176 Haven Street Specializing in Bernat and Botany lNo-Dye-Lot Yarns Full Line of Books and Knitting Accessories - Come In and Get Acquainted HANSON’S SERVICE STATION Lubrication - Tires - Batteries - Accessories MOBILGAS Ccii leton Oi •) Inc. � ' SALES SERVICE PARTS 1 West St. Tel. REading 2-1354 Main and Minot Sts. Tel. RE 2-0424 Rockport Fish Market Dealers in All Kinds oj Sea Foods OYSTERS and CLAMS 169 Haven Street Gasoline SHELL Motor Oils j. Alclen Loring, Inc. 1319 Main St. REading 2-0275-M Home FIRESTONE Auto Supplies Compliments of GALLANTS ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE North Street tea 22 North Reading. la - LAING NICHOLS CHEVROLET CO. ICE FUEL, INC. 452 Main Street OIL HEATING - SALES - SERVICE CHEVROLET SALES and SERVICE ESSO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 78 Haven St. Reading, Mass. Phone REading 2-1020 RE 2-0859 Compliments of ZITZOW’S L. G. and M. C. HAWES NEIGHBORHOOD STORE Lowell and Grove Street Florists Reading Pioneer Food Store HOBART’S GARAGE 12 Haven Street 178 Main St. Reading, Mass. AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS Quality Meats and Groceries Prompt and Courteous Service Tel. RE 2-0929 or 2-0930 Free Delivery Tel. RE 2-0582 Eric’s Esso Servicenter 1337 Main Street Complete Lubricating —- Washing — Polishing Full Line of Accessories Tel. REading 2-1632 Road Service HOPKINS FARM FARM PRODUCTS Reading Mass. Compliments of Compliments of EDDIE’S LUNCH Green I) oo rwa v SERVICE STATION 848 Main Street North Reading Mass. Reading Compliments of CROSBY’S BARBER SHOP North Reading The Good Matured Auctioneer Maurice O. Reebenacker at The Village Green REading 2-1991 Arthur L. Gray, luc. 136 Washington St. STUDEBAKER SALES SERVICE CLAPP LEACH, INC. Raymond J. Drew Lawrence Drew Kingman Richardson THE ELECTRIC STORE REAL ESTATE INSURANCE Electric Wiring Electric Appliances Reading Square RE 2-1080 Tel. REading 2-0750 Reading, Mass. FARMERS EXCHANGE Hardware - Toys - Sporting Goods Opposite Theatre Reading, Mass. REading 2-1755 Local Eggs JONES BROS. Post Office Square North Reading GROCERIES VEGETABLES MEATS HARDWARE — HOUSEHOLD GOODS Compliments of PERRY’S OIL COMPANY 100% SUNOCO PRODUCTS AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING and Perry’s Trailer Park • ■ Main Street North Reading, Mass. Compliments of Johnnie’s Service Station John M. Flaherty, Prop. 749 Main Street RE 2-1969 Compliments of HARRIS GIFT SHOP Compliments of A FRIEND “Out Front ’ TAILS For Rental High Waist line Long Narrow Skirts Grosgrain Facings Breast Pocket Single or Doublebreasted Prentiss Parker. Inc. INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS M Masonic Block 200 Haven St. Reading, Mass. RE 2-0249 Atlas Paint Supply Co. 591 Main Street Reading Stores in Woburn - Brookline - Jamaica Plain Qu incy - Needham BELLS BARBER SHOP 3 4 BARBERS Prompt and Courteous The Shop for Men and Boys Ro er Buck’s Service Station c? JENNEY GASOLINE and OIL 35 Lincoln St. Reading. Mas READ WHITE Boston 2-7931 11 Summer St. LIbert 2-7930 lei. RLading 2-0916 RYAN S MILL END STORE 581 Main Street REading 2-1959 CURTAINS - DRAPERIES VENETIAN BLINDS FONTURE SHADES Estimates Freely Given GRUNDY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES MAYTAG • - THOR • - EASY - - BLACKSTONE - - ABC WRINGER ROLLS ■ - HOSES ■ • WATER PUMPS 74 Haven St. RE 2-1852 MULLEN S FOOD SHOP Quality Food Always 27 Ash St., Reading Tel. RE 2-1129 Birthday and Wedding Cakes A Specialty JOSEPH J. ROBBINS, INC. RE 2-1201 335 MAIN STREET RE 2-1948 READING, MASS. DESOTO PLYMOUTH SALES SERVICE Body and Fender Repair Shop Expert Repair Service On All Makes Of Cars S. M. Hodson R. H. Hodson HODSON BROS. PAINTERS and DECORATORS Paints, Wall Papers and Window Shades Store, Haven St. near P.0. Tel. 2-0060 The Wakefield Laundry Widely Known for Fine Shirt Laundering FRED F. SMITH, INC. WHOLESALE and RETAIL DEALER in Lumber, Plumbing a id Heating Supplies, Lime, Brick, Cement and Sewer Pipe Builder’s Hardware of Every Description See Oar Gift Department 25-31 Harnden St. Tel. RE 2-0450 Compliments of BOWSER and CO. WEARING APPAREL CRystal 9-1422 388 Main St. Wakefield Compliments of WEBER AND SMITH, INC. Manufacturers of TANNER’S FINISHES 15 PIERC E STREET READING, MASS. flowers by Compliments of Newman’s Greenhouses 1090 No. Main St. Reading, Mass. Route 28 Phone RE 2-2088 Globe Phone Manufacturing Gorp. Reading, Mass. EXCAVATING, DRILLING and BLASTING BULLDOZER - SHOVEL - TRUCKING Compliments of DOMENICK ZANNI PHIL OBRIEN Your Texaco Dealer 22 Lakeview Ave. Tel. RE 2-1610 ANSCO - KODAK - DEFENDER Bay State Photo Supply Co. 583 Main St. Reading, Mass. RE 2-2058 MIKE’S Bob Shoppe We Lead in Permanent Waving and All Branches of Beauty Culture 86 Albion St. Wakefield, Mass. Phone CRystal 9-0804 Goodall ' Sanford, Inc. PLASTICS DIVISION Invites You To Visit Our Dleiv Retail Store MAGEE-DONNELLY, CO. SToneham 6-0098 — 6-0184 PLUMBING and HEATING LOMBARD LUMBER CO. Haverhill Street North Reading, Mass. 35-37 Pomeworth Street Shop: N.R. 439 Res.: REading 2-0198-M Stoneham 80, Mass. For over 20 years this quality food store has made stead progress in customer confidence, to become one of Reading’s most outstanding foodlands. Smart Togs For The Young Crowd Such popularity must he deserved. RICHARDS ATLANTIC FOOD M ART APPAREL SHOP 30-32 Haven St. Reading READING, MASS. Tel. RE 2-0054 — 2-0055 Sandy ' s Service Station 467 Main St. REading 2-1257 DISPENSER OF SUNOCO DYNAFUEL Good to the Last Drop and Nothing Wrong with the Last One RANDALL’S CRULLERS BREAD - ROLLS BUTTERCRUNCH COOKIES See Your Local Travel Agent Ellison Travel Agent 174 Haven St. Reading BILL’S ESSO STATION MAJOR AND MINOR REPAIRS 287 Main St. RE 2-2028 Compliments of WILMOT’S TYDOL STATION 306 Main St. RE 2-2052 Compliments of STEELE’S MUSIC STORE 650 Main St. Reading, Mass. Tel. RE 2-1962 RECORDS ■ RADIOS - GREETING CARDS SALON OF QUALITY FRED’S BEAUTY SALON Specializing in Beauty Culture 48 Haven St. RE 2-1599 Compliments of CRYSTAL ORANGE GROVE FRUITS and VEGETABLES 193 Haven Street Free Delivery RE 2-1735 Compliments oj Compliments of D S Service Station Park Street North Reading Telephone, N.R. 325 HARVEY AUTO BODY COMPLETE AUTO BODY SERVICE 3 Brande Court RE 2-2185 BLANCHARD’S Reading Motor Co. Compliments of W. HARRIS GRAF, D.M.D. General Repairs Shop Service Rebuilt Motors WILLYS STATION WAGONS JEEPS TRUCKS 2 Wheel 4 Wheel Drive 545 Main St. RE 2-068G Reading Compliments of Compliments of Abbott’s Service Station THE DONUT HOLE 1078 Main Street MOBILE GAS AND ACCESSORIES GENERAL REPAIRING Main St. North Reading Tel. N.R. 6-21 1889 1950 FRANCIS BROS., INC. Compliments of READING An old respectable Reading institution, for 60 years supplying the hardware and houseware needs of a good old “ ' pioneer ROTARY New England town, salutes its venerable and scholarly old institution of learning an f knowledge. CLUB LEON F. QUIMBY AND SON For Corsages of Distinction Phone RE 2-0091 Real Estate National Association R.E. Bonds Weston’s Greenhouses Boston Real Estate Exchange 44 Haven St. Tel. RE 2-1050 9 Auburn Street MARY ANN SHOP Stoneham Lumber Co. LADIES’ APPAREL EVERTHING 1 LUMBER Dresses - Lingerie - Millinery - Hosiery 211 Main St. Stoneham, Mass. Reading, Mass. Tel. ST 0-1122 Compliments of Hillcrest Motor Mart, Inc. Roger A. Kenney C. J. Walsh EDWARD LAPPIN Plumbing and Heating 76 Haven St. Tel. RE 2-0460 Office 2-0353 STROUT WING REALTORS and BUILDERS MORTGAGES 485 Main St. Reading, Mass. Compliments of EUGENE’S Shoes For The Whole Family Main St. Tel. RE 2-1564 EDGERLEY and BESSOM FUNERAL HOME, Inc. 743 Main St. Tel. RE 2-0105 Charles E. Hilts David Malcolm ANN’S ANUOYER COTTAGE Rte. 28 So. Main St. Andover, Mass. A. WALDO PHINNEY — Realtor — Member Massachusetts Real Estate Asso ciation National Association Real Estate Boards y President and Director Eastern Middlesex Board of Realtors For Excellence in design craftsmanship and quality RINGS PINS MEDALS CHARMS CUPS PLAQUES TROPHIES JEWELERS FOR YOUR CLASS RINGS MANUFACTURING DIEGES JEWELERS CLUST NEW YORK - 73 TREMONT ST., BOSTON 8. MASS. - PROVIDENCE It Takes More Than Money To Save Successfully You don’t need a lot of money to build up a savings account. A little money and a lot of determination to save will build a bigger savings account than a lot of money and no determination to save. The right type of savings plan is most helpful ... a plan that gives you the urge and incentive to save . . . such is our Monthly Savings Plan. Liberal dividends regularly; savings in¬ sured in full. Beco me a shareholder now! READING CO-OPERATIVE BANK 643 Main St.. Reading BRANCH OFFICE Main St., Wilmington THE MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK Is A MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK This means that earnings are distributed to depositors only. YOUR personal plans generally involve main things, hut of prime importance is the ar¬ rangement to save money to carry out those plans when the right time comes along. Don’t miss out on reaching your objective . . . come in and start saving this week. Look ahead and ENJOY SAVING for the things you want to do . . . it’s one way to get a lot of fun out of life! % Our address is 643 Main St.. Reading BRANCH OFFICE Main St., ilmington Compliments of Compliments of ULTRA SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY READING LIONS CLUB Compliments of Hanson-Gates Mfg. Co., Inc. 174 LOWELL STREET READING, MASS. Manufacturers of Oil, Gas and Electric Water Heaters Boiler - Burner Units For Large Hot Water Jobs and Heating Small Homes Compliments of Reading Launderezy Haven St. RE 2-2115 Compliments of Mcln tire Bus Lines Reading, Mass. Tel. ST 6-1380 N.R. 221 Compliments of A FRIEND Our Buses uuiy be Chartered for All Occasions Compliments of READING BOOSTERS CLUB OUR REWARD as Official Photographer for the Class of 1950 is in knowing that the students of Reading High School have received the finest in Photographic service. IN YEARS TO COME we would enjoy working with the graduating class and yearbook staff as much as we have this year. NEXT YEAR let us assist you. The Warren Stay Vantine Studio, Inc. 132 Boylston Street Boston, Mass.