El Cerrito High School - El Camino Yearbook (El Cerrito, CA)

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AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. MINER by Mfra Cad and Jerry Sneohero Eolfg arc 'r 3 rnodern age 5h:uIfJ avalI 'rhernzehfei of The fine eduoarionai ggggf+,r'+'eg 'rel ro.-1 rare oeoadie ron YQ Irie rirne ro oreoara izr 'he Iufuref' fra: lie aofoe gre' ro 're forge' qererahor, bf Dr. George Miner Euoerinrendanf oi fhe Pfhfnoro Ecfoo 1. Dr. Mrer fa: meer Yeatrffg and doing efecinfve Nod in fha Piohrnond SohooI5 Ior rnany yeart. H: irtr reacrrg oozlrion ,Jac az Phyaicai Eoucarion insrrucror a+ Ihe I?ooSeve'if Junior I-Iign Qoroo. Ir I935 he enrered Ihe Research and Tearing Depart rner:'I'.'I'wofear1IaT-efhe na: aoooirfed Pririoioai oI Ihe Richmond Evening I-Iigh SChooI. In I94Z Dr. Miner erfrereo 'he ierfice. Fifer h': dizoharge in I945 he became Depury Sumerlrirerderkr oi Sohook. Upor 'rhe refirerner' oi Mr. Heirri: Dr. ?A'ner was anponred Superirirendenr oi the Riohrnorio Schook. Dr. Mirer hob: We IoIIof1lrig degreezz BA., Caderon ColIeqe' I'f!I.fN. Eduoarion, Unlferzi' or Ca'7?orr,fa' I..I..D., Urzinus Core e. f Phorograohf arid go? are hi: Taiforife hobbfei. I-Nhen a2Ied abour hia qoii more he Sfniied and :aid I.e+': roi' go 'rro Iriarf' Dr. Miner Q: married, Iive: ir Mira Vida and hae a grown son. WhaI was your rno:I diI'IicuI+ zuhieof when fou ffenr Io 2chooI7 asIed 'rhe reporIer. Dr. Miner repIied, French, I-Ie Iheri oonrinued, My Iavorire Suhieors were Engineer- ing, Physics, Marhernahca and, oI Courze, Phy:icaI EducaIion. In comparing modern 5chooI3 wirh Ihoge oi earIier year: he Hrared Ihar Iodayf Ieachers and rnefhods of insrruorion are les: IorrnaI Ihan Ihey useed Io be. Modern 5c:hoOIs have I3eI'rer equiprnenlr befrer Ie1'rbooIr5, and hiqher requirernenfs Ior Ieaoherg, There are now 30,000 S'rudenI5 in Ihe Riohrnond SohooIC, a IoIaI grea'rer Ihan 'rhe IoIaI popuIa+ion of Richmond Izeiore Ihe war. When asked how he wouId Compare Pichrnond SchooI5 wirh ofher :ChooI5, Dr, Miner repIied, I may be a IiIJrIe preiudiced, Izmir I Ihink were rope,

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x x 2 ff' V 7 x x , H! 5 . Service Wlfh a Smile Gerry Sfurges, newly elecled Junlor Sfalesmen Mr Wilbur Hosmer Dean of Boys Sprung Term New Members of lhe Facully Sprung Term Governor of California