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

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Seated, left to right: Robert H. Dunbar, Alton C. Bennett, chairman, Ruth A. White. Standing: Gale M. Webber, Willis E. Anderson, James M. Aldrich. Not pictured: Rob- A ert Bronner. 3 S 9+--xx HISTORY Civilizations, like human life, are in perpetual motion and undergo constant change. It is our purpose as stu- dents of history to study the record of past developments, keeping in mind their application to the problems and issues of our own age. At RHS, students are offered a variety of comprehensive courses that are designed to pre- pare them better to accept the responsibilities of adult citizenship in the United States and in the world. From the earliest achievements and civilizations studied in Ancient History, to the complexities of the American political and economic systems as outlined in United States History and Civics, a student is able to follow the progress of mankind in an interesting and thoughtful way that enables him to face the present with intelligence, and challenge the future with advances in new ideas, new styles, and new beliefs. This is our link with the past. No, Kenny, that's not Reading.

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114,11 Lett to right: Elizabeth A. Batchelcler, Svea W. Kling, chairman, William F. lorden, Doris l. Kelly. COMMERCIAL The Commercial Department provides an extensive cur- riculum for the student preparing to enter an occupational or secretarial school or ioin the immense realm of business immediately after graduation. The basic commercial pro- gram includes courses in stenography, typing, bookkeep- ing, and general business. In addition to these, there is a course designed to acquaint a student more thoroughly with the intricacies of modern business machines. These new machines cover a wide range in the Commercial De- partment, which prides itself on its excellent equipment. Each year many students take and pass the National Business Entrance Test, an examination which indicates a person has met the minimum standards set by the business world itself. By working in the office and serving as secre- taries to various members of the faculty, commercial stu- dents not only gain practical experience, but they serve the school at the same time. Timing practice in typing. 1 1 .ww ,Q '--

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-41414 E 5 'fig S3 ?'iiiP1Sf,.v - - ff ,.., - vi -,463 50,13- .-3.5 get . ,,.L ,L aft' Seated, left to right: Helen R. Zimmermann, Frederick J. Pope, chairman. Standing: James T. Murphy, H. Neil Souls, Jerome H. Pieriano- wicz, David Garland. SCIENCE Science plays an increasingly important part in our lives today. The varied courses offered to science students at RHS give a well-rounded knowledge of the physical world and also a good background for those planning more advanced studies in college. General Science, the fresh- man course, sets the stage for the dissections in biology and the experiments in chemistry which come in the follow- ing years. Seniors in physics classes learn the basic laws of the universe and their application to the machines of today's scientific world. Senior girls interested in nursing have a fine anatomy course offered them. Because the experiments we perform give us graphic illustrations of the scientific reasoning we have studied in lecture periods, they are most important, and so we are fortunate in having excellent biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories and extensive apparatus. Our competent faculty, however, is the most valuable part of our science program. Look out, it might explode. i