Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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dintiohiLy, GES First let the purpose of the Hi-Y Club be stated: It is to create (by lead- ership), to maintain, (by persistence), and to exend, (by service), high stand- ards of Christian Character throughout the school and community. The following question arises: ‘‘Why must there by a Hi-Y club in the High Sehool?’’ The purpose quoted above is one of the best reasons that could be given for a Hi-Y Club. But furthermore it 1s organized. by High School fellows; it is State, Nation, and World-wide; it includes the best stud- ents. best athletes, best debaters, of the school—fellows with whom we like to associate; it helps a fellow to face life’s problems, to find his place of service, ‘and to make the most of ‘‘the one life he has to live.’ With all of these things in mind, the Richmond Hi-Y Club of R. U. H. 5. was organized. It has certainly been a success. The first meeting—a ‘‘ bean feed’’—was attended by about ninety of the High School fellows, all anxious to hear the speaker of the evening, the famous Bill”’ Stinger. Since then, enjoyable weekly meetings have been held with various speakers as fine as ‘Bill’? Stinger. Usually, the meeting was preceeded by a elorious ‘‘feed.’’ Several visits have been paid to out-of-town clubs; where the boys have en- joyed delightful swims in their ‘‘hosts’’ tanks. Another division of the Hi-Y activities has been the service of the Hire Y to the Student Body. The Club has arranged for and presented good speakers to the Assembly. Among the speakers were ‘‘Bill’’ Stinger, whom we all heartily enjoyed, and Mr. Irving, an international head in Y. M. C. A. work. The administration for the successful 1921 season is as follows: Lawrence Wright, President. Clyde Anderson, Vice President. Boyd Hecker, Secretary. Philip de Luna, Treasurer. COMMITTER ON MEETINGS: Hale Stoddard, Chairman Willard Smiley Samuel Wagener Ralph Anderson COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIPS: Curtis Smith. Chairman Stanley MacDonald Clyde Cassidy Reese Hays COMMITTEE ON SERVICE: Arthur Fischer, Chairman Loren Whitlock Francis MacLaughhn Lloyd Jackson 25—

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DRAMATICS Lawrence Wright, President Helen Axelson, Vice-President Edward Downer, Secretary-Treasurer The activities of the Dramatic Club, another one of our splendid Student Body organizations, in which a live student may give vent to his enthusiasm for dramaturgy, have been partially curtailed this year for various reasons. Chief of these is the fact that during the first semester, the club voted to devote all of its energies to the success of the circus, and then ‘Miss Barth. adviser of dramatics, because of the press of duties, was for a time unable to conduct re- hearsals. However, the productions thus far staged have been very successful, and the Student Body at large owes much to the Dramatie Club for the entertain- ments furnished, and also for its goodly contribution to the Student Bo dy fin- ances, At the Freshman Reception of both semesters stunts were given by the Club. ‘‘Carroty Nell,’’ a play staged entirely by the girls of the club, was the first of these; and ‘‘Bargain Day at Bloomstein’s’’ was the second success- ful production. One of the most successful events of the year was the Dramatie Club Pro- gram, of May 6. Vocal and piano solos were first rendered by Kenneth Matthiesen and Florence Little. The hit of the evening was the ‘‘Florist Shop,’’ a one-act play which furnished a laugh and a moral. The cast consist- ed of Lela Hasson, Clarice Carey, Lawrence Wright, Kenneth Matthiesen, and Orval Mallory. A charming stunt, coached by Miss. Woodward, in which a Chinese wedding procession was depicted; and ‘‘Q’’, a clever burlesque on spiritualism, rounded out a delightful and profitable evening. ‘The Teeth of the Gift Horse’’ will be presented by Virgil Fenner, Arietta Coon, Patricia Bradbury, Edward Downer and Clifford Randall at the coming Kighth Grade Reception. It will claim its audience by its many com- ical situations. Dramatic Club members enjoyed a very delightful theater party at the Fulton Playhouse of Oakland on the evening of May 7. Nearly thirty mem- bers, accompanied by Miss Barth, attended en masse and thoroughly enjoyed one of the Fulton’s best production— Smilin’ Through,’ All in all, the career of the Dramatic Club this year has blessed its mem- bers with many previous memories, and has tuned their hearts high for their coming season. MER) anes er i