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

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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

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Eelddffnlenf EDWIN B. YEICH HELEN BOLTON MARGARET BRUNNER Mr. Edwin B. Yeich, at the end ot the l949 term, will have served as our High School Prim. CIDCII fOr tvventy-seven years. In addition to his Work as'Pr1ncipal, Mr. Yeich teaches both junior and senior English, and also gives much of his time -assisting various school groups with their activities. Mr. Yeich was graduated from Franklin and Marshall-College with a B.S. degree, and re- ceived his M.S. degree from the University ci Pennsyvlania. The only member ot our faculty trom south ot the Mason and Dixon Line is Mrs. Helen Bolton, who received her B.S. degree from Wash- UIQTOH and Mary College in Virginia. She in- structs ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade stu- dents in English, and is one of the advisors ot the Assembly Committee. Mrs. Bolton is also advisor ot the Lariat, our bi-Weekly school paper. She gives a great deal ot time and effort toward the publication oi the Lariat, and is to be congratulated tor the tine job Which she has done. Mrs. Margaret Brunner was graduated from Bloomsburg State Teachers College, receiving her B.S. degree. Her schedule includes teach- ing English to 'the seventh and eighth grade pupils as Well as speech correction. Mrs. Brun- ner is advisor ot both the Dramatics Club and the National Thespian Society and also coaches dramatic productions in our school. Among these productions are the Christmas play, the Easter play, and the Iunior and Senior Class plays.