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

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The guidance department of Reading High has accom¬ plished, during the past three years, the rather difficult task of providing counsel and advice to the members of the class of 1965. The range of functions which this department serves, however, merits acknowledgment from the student body, as it is they who have been directly affected by its efforts. The guidance department serves as an instrument of counsel and guidance to aspiring college students and to those students who have chosen to work upon graduation from high school. For the aspiring college students there have been many interesting and informative college confer¬ ences made possible through the affiliated efforts of the guid¬ ance department and the individual colleges. As further aid to students, a rather complete selection of guidance informa¬ tion is maintained by this department in the guidance office. The department is responsible for administering numerous tests, among which are the College Boards and the Achieve¬ ment Tests. The guidance department has also served the student body in more subtle ways, perhaps less obvious to the unscrutinizing eye, but worthy of our praise. These have included constructive advice and support of the Student Council and the Class Meetings, and a vital part in the filing of college applications by the students. To this department the students owe a debt of gratitude in recognition of the assistance and counsel which the guidance department has rendered to us, the class of 1965. 11

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i-IPH ADMINISTRATION The season for acquiring formal general education is the short season of one’s youth. This season is not necessarily determined by one’s chronological age but is, rather, that span of time during which one’s society permits him to de¬ vote his full attention and energy to self-improvement through formal education. Some prolong this season by matriculating at institutions of higher learning. Others cur¬ tail it by assuming adult roles and responsibilities upon graduation. In either case, I hope that each member of the graduating class can look back upon his three years at Read¬ ing Memorial High School as a pleasant and rewarding season. —Ara A. Karakashlan Principal The 1965 Pioneer’s theme from Ecclesiastes 3: 1-9 presents a challenge to man from the past. Man’s view of himself and his relationship to the world and his God has changed in the 2,200 years since Ecclesiastes was written. Many scholars feel that all is not predestined. Man’s works need not be futile, for man has a will by which he can in great measure influence his future. This he has learned to do as he has gained knowledge of himself and of nature, and has better understood his relationship to God. Learning is man’s key to the gains he may reap from his toils. Your education does not stop, then, at any given age or period of time, for the world is ever changing and you must continue to learn to insure that your decisions and actions will always have meaning and purpose. —Ernest G. Spence

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CUSTODIANS Elmer E. Young, Head Custodian, Theresu Meuse, Stewart Nichols, Herman Hubbard.