West Reading High School - Vaquero Yearbook (West Reading, PA)

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THE 1934 BEACON 29 .-......

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si' THE 1934 BEACON Seventh Grade First Row: Thomas Czunillo, Ira Haier, Wallace Mogel, Vernon Vogel, Cosimo Daiello, Richard Field Howard Snyder, john Paul, John Riegel, Victor Cierro, Edward Wagner, Charles Hoifmnn. 1 Second Row: Fred Davis, Fanny Razzanno Betty Kline, Helen Strauss, Molly Stober, Anna Pzipola Virginia Becker, Betty jane Moore, Pauline Smith, Irene Schollenberger, Miriam Beam, Florence Wolli Miriam Manning, Betty Frazer, William Smith . Third Rowg William Dundore, Robert Moser, Arlene Knoll, Cleo. Sumner, Helen Hinsey, Ruth Roth, June Hiester, Fern Smith, Myrtle Lecldiclc, Kenneth Eyrich, Nicholas Porricco. Fourth Row: William Hiester, Donald Good, John Epler, Walter Henning, Herlin Griflith, john Zettlemoyer, Calvin Bonawitz, William Sweimler, Williani Focht. Fifth Row: Ruth Reber, Francis Kerner, Helen Coltsides, Violet Collen, Doris Turbitt, Betty Mertz, Ina Zieber, June Quintet, Onfia Daiello. Sixth Row: Albert Heine, Charles Hinnershitz, Eleanore Waltman, William Huber, Betty Hahn, Robert Mays, Jean Russell, Orville Hartman, Phyllis Lenhart, Russel Knoll, Robert Kochel.

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' i - 30 THE 1934 BEACON WINNERS West Reading High School can feel proud of its record among the High Schools of the County during the year. just as a reminder, we have, to date, achieved in competition the Berks County Scholastic Soccer Championship, unanimous decisions in two debates fonly one other school in the county, Muhlenberg High, achieved thatljg a percentage of .571 in Boy's Basket Ball, and a percentage of .750 in Girl's Basket Ball, the latter team winning every league game. Assembly Programs September 5. Cn the first day of school, September 5, 1933, we were greeted in the Assembly by Mr. Delp, the oldest member in our school faculty. Mr. Holtzman spoke to us and introduced the school to our new teachers, Miss Humma, the Home Economics teacher, and Miss Taylor, our Librarian. We were informed that there were to be no assemblies unless the pupils would contribute the material. This excluding all daily assemblies, and converting the Friday first period into a study period. October 20. The iirst meeting of the Athletic Association of West Reading High School was called to order on Wednesday, September 20, by Mr. Shaner, the Faculty Manager of athletics. The oiiicers for the year were elected as follows: President-Conrad Brown Vice-President-John Ellis Secretary-Marie Kruecke Treasurer-E. H. Manwiller Mgr. Boys BasketfBall-Richart Merritt Mgr. Mgr Mgr Girls BasketfBall-Lola Heller Boys Track-Elden Swartz Girls Track-Evelyn Bagenstose Mgr. Baseball-Ernest Stoudt Mgr Soccer-Donald Brunner Mgr. Tennis-Robert Blessing The Athletic Association took care of sale of paper pennants. the The Senior Class was given permission to operate the refreshment stand at the Basket' Ball games. September 22, 1933. W. P. I. Entertainment Mr. Harper, President of the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, gave a lecture on the Textile Industries and showed us interesting motion pictures of the Wyomissing Industries. Cctober 16, 1933. The history and activities of one of the out' standing local industries was a feature of the high school assembly, when Mr. Earl Neidig presented a program by Narrow Fabric Em' ployees. Mr. Warren Firing played banjo solos as follows: lst, The Rosary, 2nd, Massa's In De Cold, Cold Ground, 3rd, The World is Waiting for the Sunrise. He was accompanied by Mrs. Rosa Firing. Mr. Joseph Vozella, accompanied by Mr. Charles Hoifmaster, sang: In the Garden of My Heart and Tosti's 'LGoodbye. This was followed by a talk and demonstration by Mr. Thomas Leinbach, sub' stituting for the stylist, Miss Jean Welsh, who was ill. November 3, 1933. The School was entertained by motion pitures on the Singer Sewing Machine Co., through the courtesy of Mr. Henne. December 4, 1933. The high school assembly enjoyed a splendid talk by Rev. Robert Ischinger, pastor of St. John's German Lutheran Church of Reading. His theme was, Intolerance Throughout the Centuries, and the talk was illustrated by well chosen pictures from art pictures of local places and events. Rev. Ischinger came at the invita- tion of Miss Ruth Reber, of Eleventh Grade. Freshmen Are W6lCOI'l'1ed Il lt0 High School The Freshmen arrived at the gymnasium on the evening of September 28, overjoyed with the prospect of being initiated into high school