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

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0l 2l,U0l This is the titth edition ot the West Beading High School Annual, the Vaquero . We have ear- nestly endeavored to make the l949 publication equal in merit to the tine editions of preceding years. We hope We have attained that goal. lt is our sincere Wish that all those who read this yearbook will tind it an interesting and inform- ative portrayal ot student work and activity at West Reading High School. To the members ot the Class ot l949, it is also our Wish that it may serve as a means of keeping vivid the tond memories which all of us Will always have ot our Alma Mater. GORDON A. GREENE IAMES M. WILLWERTH Co-Editors-in-Chief

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EVE W MR. I. MAUBICE STRATTAN Supervising Principal The Vaquero has come to be recognized as an important addition to the archives of West Reading High School and the School District. Each staff has worked hard to set high standards for those that follow. This fifth edition will be no exception to this rule and I am certain that when it comes from the press, it will be ready to proudly take its place with its predecessors. On behalf of the school I wish to thank and congratu- late the staff and its sponsor for a task well done. May I also take this opportunity to extend to our seniors my best wishes for their future as they take their leave of us this spring. l. MAURICE STRATTAN Supervising Principal BOARD OF EDUCATION MR. EDWIN B. YEICH High School Principal A hundred years ago our country was in a turmoil. Thousands of people were leaving their homes and accustomed pursuits to go west, seek- ing their fortunes in the goldfields of California. Today there is a new crop of 49'ers . This time, however, it is the world which is in a tur- moil, and again thousands, this time of young people, are leaving their accustomed pursuits, their school life, and are seeking their fortunes, not in the goldfields, but in some lucrative profession. To the seniors of today, we give a salute. As you have earned the honors of graduation, so we hope that your aspirations for the future will pan out , and that fortune will smile upon you in your futures. To those who will remain in school, to be grad- uated another day, we give greetings also. lust as the goldfields are still producing gold, so the world will not end in its riches in '49. There is still room along the golden streams of education for all who seek their future happiness. EDWIN B. YEICI-I High School Principal liberal-minded group of men. The members of the Board are always alert to the many problems of school administration, and are constantly giving their best efforts toward the solution of these problems. The Board of Education is com- posed of five prominent citizens of the Borough: Mr. Iohn A. Miller, President, Mr. Samuel I-I. Wertz, Vice-President, Mr. Ralph B. Miller, Secretary, Mr. Bernard E. Leight- heiser, Treasurer, and Mr. Leroy W. McGrath, who has replaced Mr. Richard Holl, who has retired be- cause of ill health. West Reading citizens are indeed fortunate in having, as their Board of Education, such a capable and