Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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Dedication There is no question but that Mr. Richard Gaskins occupies a place in our hearts not unlike those oc- cupied by God, flag and country. Olympian, im- pervious to shot and shell, and mighty in combat, ‘Big G’’ took on our Senior Play and rocked the world of Richmond with a hit. With threats and awful blasts, he pushed us to glory. We shall nev- er forget this feat or our delight. Overwhelmed as we are by Mr. Gaskins as pro- ducer, director, choreographer, set designer and dialogue-writer of our play, we can only say that we should have expected it. In his classroom, for example, he is always the Maestro; although his language is rending, his lessons stick. We know this because his students go off to college, taking with them many of ‘‘Big G's’? mannerisms. Using words like ‘‘plethora,’’ ‘serendipity,’ and ‘‘ani- madvert,’’ they get A’s in freshman English. They also keep flocking to his house, just as we do our- selves, at the slightest excuse. Indeed there are endless things which indicate that Mr. Gaskins is unique. One of our fondest high school memories shall always be the sight of ‘Big G’’ standing in the hall of RUHS, shouting down a police officer who was after him about his carful of dogs. Then again there are such items as that he was born in Indiana, grew up in Wyo- ming, fought the Nazis in Normandy and Belgium, learned Latin in Boston College, had twenty-seven jobs in one year, was a cabbie while attending U.C., where he defeated the Oxford debating team. He also paints pictures (also houses), sculpts, poetizes, mimics, mimes, acts, dances and, we are not very sure, sings. In short, “Big G ’ is a phenomenon. Twice in March we carried him on our shoulders as the audience stood and cheered. We wanted to hoist him up again in June, but lacked the proper occa- sion. So we seized upon this less athletic way of showing how we feel about our infinitely gen- erous, talented, warmhearted friend, and dedicate to him our Shield. It is our last, only and perma- nent way of giving ‘‘Big G ’ the million dollar smile he likes so much. }

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Foreword, Many high schools have the distinction of produc- ing, not only remarkable scholars, but also out- standing athletes. Richmond Union High School is proud to say that it, too, has had a succession of boys who have contributed to the high reputation of their athletic prowess. As a tribute to these boys, trophies are awarded each year, Among the 140 trophies that are on display in the RUHS trophy case, the most promi- nent is the Major Hill Trophy. Four golden figures mount the four-foot-high trophy, portraying in ac- tion the four major sports: baseball, basketball, track and football. On the uppermost part of the trophy stands a winged victory holding aloft a lau- rel wreath. The Shield Staff of 1964 wishes to honor the re- cipients of the Major Hill Trophy this year by car- rying out as the theme of this book the history and background of the trophy, along with photographs of the winners of the trophy of the past ten years on each division page. The Major Hill Trophy dates back to November 14, 1954. It was presented to Principal David C. Gray on behalf of RUHS in memory of Major ‘Maj”’ Ivan W. Hill by the famous RUHS teams of 1921- 1930. He was the first coach of RUHS and coached the famous all-star ‘‘Wrecking Crew.” Nine boys have receivea the trophy since 1954. This year’s winner is the tenth re- cipient of the highly-prized trophy. The first boy to receive the trophy was Bert Haz- el in 1955 because of his outstanding performance in baseball. Each succeeding year had its winner: in 1956, Tom Malone, baseball and track; in 1957, Ed Nickle, football; in 1958, Bill Dahme, football and baseball; in 1959, Ed Power, football; in 1960, Ray Lopez, track; in 1961, O. C. Emerson, football, track and baseball; in 1962, Steve Martin, football; and in 1963, Leroy Dickens, basketball and baseball. This year’s winner, Frank Zachringer, is the tenth, and he is pictured with Coach Major Hill and Coach Carl Mayers on the first division page. Each of these boys, with the exception of O. C. Emerson who is in the service over- seas, returned to Richmond High to appear on the division pages of this year’s Shield. Ed Power, who appears on the last page of this book, was on military duty in a foreign country when the division page pictures were taken. It is with great pride that the Shield Staff of 1964 presents its theme, THE TROPHY, to you. The staff sincerely hopes this year’s theme is truly worthy of the man and the b oys that it honors; we know that they have certainly brought honor to us.

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Bubletiw Board The Richmond High bulletin board, located between the academic building and the science building, was built and dedicated this year. The board was dedicated to the late Richard Christensen, former RUHS fac- ulty member. Mr. Christensen, during his years as vice-principal, showed an intense interest in having a bulletin board as a fo- cal point for school activities, but the board was not realized until this year. The bulletin board is the new edition to the landscape of RUHS. The preliminary details for the board were worked out by the Board of Commissioners and approved by Vice-Principal Yates. The lettering on the bulletin board is pre- pared each week by the Commissioner of Publicity. Each individual letter must be laid out in order, transferred to the backing, and then placed on the board. The Board was built by a crew of boys from Mr. Walter Hattich’s wood shop. They are Mr. Hattich, Haymond Williams, Jerry Sena- tor, Ed Begley, and Ron Booth. ,