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

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MR. LUKE HALPIN We of the Class of 1955 dedicate our yearbook to Luke Halpin, whose recent death deeply grieved the administra- tion, faculty, and student body, as well as the whole community. Mr. Halpin, a highly respected member of the faculty, was appointed a teacher of mathematics in Reading in 1922. Later he became head of the Department of Guidance and Assistant Principal. From the beginning Mr. Halpin proved to be a superior teacher and a leader of youth. He was a composite of cheerfulness, firmness, and understanding. For thirty-two years he helped boys and girls to become men and women, as well as competent math students. We are honored to dedicate our yearbook to Mr. Halpin, an outstanding teacher, scholar, and man.