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

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Seated: Walter E. Hawkes, Virginia Bartlett, Philip W. Althoff. Stand¬ ing: John A. Hollingsworth PHYSICAL EDUCATION Once again the Physical Education Department at Reading Memorial High School emphasized good health and character development through a varied pro¬ gram of athletics. An additional aim this year was to increase the physical fitness of each individual student who attended the regularly scheduled gym classes. The results were measured by means of tests, administered in the fall and spring, to determine the strength of a pupil as compared to the average strength for his height and weight according to nationwide studies. Under the di¬ rection of able teachers, students took part in many acti¬ vities ranging from football, track, cross-country, hock¬ ey, basketball, baseball, tennis, and golf for the boys, to square dancing, field hockey, basketball, and softball for the girls. The good sportsmanship and team co¬ operation acquired by participating in these sports will help equip any student to set out on the expeditions of life. Basketballs fly as the girls practice forward passes. 18

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Robert F. Patterson, George Caron, Frederick C. Wales, Ardis V. Chapman, Neta Sue Melton. PRACTICAL ARTS Because a knowledge of practical arts is essential to all young men and women who are planning to enter either homemaking or industry, Reading Memorial High School supplies interested students with many courses in these fields. Available to girls is a variety of subjects dealing with home economics. The clothing course includes a study of fabrics, dressmaking, and fashion design while the girls in cooking classes gain experience in planning nutritious menus and preparing food. Household management, another interesting and informative subject, emphasizes child care and family relations. In the well-equipped shops, boys receive valuable training in various fields of industry, such as mechanical drawing, printing, woodwork¬ ing, metal work, and automotive mechanics. The students taking these courses are given an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills through individual experience. Dan McMullen and William Mason are busy sawing wood. Gayle Young, Nancyjane Fellows, Judi DiCesare, Leslie Jollymore, and Donna Ward tend to their knitting as future mothers. 17

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Brad Perry and Mr. Bronner look over the new Driver Ed. car. DRIVER EDUCATION Each year under the able guidance of Mr. Bronner, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Ham, and Mr. Miksen, many juniors and seniors receive their drivers’ licenses. The Driver Education Course consists of thirty hours of class work and six hours of behind-the-wheel training. During the class work the students learn rules of safe driving, road courtesy, basic mechanics, and care of the automobile. Filmstrips and informal lectures by the teachers supple¬ ment the work-book text. After passing a final test, the students receive actual driving experience, both by ob¬ serving their fellow students and by driving themselves. When these students receive their licenses they are capable, careful, and courteous drivers. Will Carol Page, Anne Sebeika, Laura Richards, Nancy Davis, and Mr. Anderson get back safely with Marcia Poock at the wheel? 19