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

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NORMAN KOCH Norm Norm takes the General Curriculum with shop work as his specialty. He keeps up on all the latest movies which come to town. French fried potatoes appeal to his taste, but it's thumbs-down when it comes to liver. His hobby is saving clippings from newspapers on write- ups of our local Drum and Bugle Corps. ROBERT LEBO Bob Dramatics, 23 Orchestra, l, Z, 3, 43 Class Play, 45 MacDowell Chorus, 3, 45 Band, 1, 2, 3, 4. Bob takes the General Business course. and above all. likes business problems and shorthand. He finds English quite dull. On a Saturday night he is found at the West Reading Hotel, eating lobster tails and a mouthful of spaghetti. Most of his time he spends listening to records, as well as collecting them. He thinks Harry james is tops. DAVID LEVAN Benny Soccer, 3, Student Council, 1, 2, Treasurer, 3, 4, Yearbook, 4. Benny is taking the Commercial course and is the treasurer of our class, and a very efficient and reliable one. Benny has quite a few favorite subjects. They are Business Problems, Shorthand, and Bookkeeping, but he dislikes English. Benny's favorite recreation is ping- pong. He's a whiz at beating ace ping-pong players, too. Ben can be seen tearing around VV. R. in his dad's delivery truck. 13

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DONALD l IICNNING Don Refreshment Stand, 4. Uncle Sain has already caught up with Don. However, he has 1nade arrangements to stick with us until gradu- ation. He is one of our jazz hounds and has a whole library stacked high with records to prove it. After the war, he plans to become an accountant, so-watch those figures, Don! GRACIC HINNILRSHITZ G0osc ' Glee Club, 1, 23 Monitor, 3. Goose looks forward to being a stenographer when her school days are over. Her favorite pastime is playing the latest recordings, although much of her leisure time is spent skating at Arena Gardens. Incidentally, have you ever wondered whose Reading High ring Goose is wear- ing? GERTRUDE HOHL Gert Track, 1, 25 Class Play, 45 Girl Reserves, 3, 43 Glee Club, l, Z, 3, 4, Christmas Cards, 4. Gert thrives on Tommy Dorsey recordings, veal cutlet, and spinach. Her hobby is eating, Codd, isn't it?j She took able charge of the Christmas card sales this year and turned in a swell record on them. 12

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RICHARD MARKS nrDiCk:1 Hi-Y, Z, 3, Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 43 Soccer, 3, Track, 4, Yearbook, 45 A.A., 4, Baseball, 2, 3, 4. Dick,' is the class pool champ. He divides his time be- tween pool, basketball, the Reading Air Chutes, and an occasional day at school. A star basketball player, he has a reputation for piling up casualties on the opposition Qunintentionally, of coursej. Dick prefers blondes, but a brunette or a redhead doesn't seem to faze him. Starchy plans to enter the Merchant Marine after graduation. and become a sea-going billiardist. MA RY LOU M AYS Maisie Dramatics. 2: Girl Reserves, 3, 45 Basketball, 2, 33 Monitor, 4. Maisie is the gal who has tive years of Home Ee. to her credit, which obviously points out her main ambition. A fresh lemon coke, preferably from Painter's always touches the spot . She also takes quite a fancy to cor- responding, especially where the Navy is concerned. MARY ANN MCDQNALD Mary Ami Dramatics, Z5 Yearbook, 45 Lariat, 3, 43 Refresh- ment Stand, 4. Mary Ann is our future librarian. If you ever mention baked potatoes or pork, you will be her pal for life. Her favorite recreation is dancing Con the smooth sidej. She also indulges in letter writing-to the Marines, naturally! By the way, did you ever hear of a procrastinator? VVell, we think Mary Ann is a good example of one! 14