Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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higher school, because we have a law which tells us until what age we must go to school. Now it is for us to choose. The future is before us, and it is for us to say whether or not it shall be a success. We stand now on the threshold, which 1s graduation from high school, and are ready to take the step which will make or mar our future. If this step be rightly chosen, the steps which follow will be easier. We shall still have to work, but we shall have a definite thing to work for. If we choose the right way, all our time hereafter will be spent in advancing. One day we shall reach the highest step, but how or when no one knows. Now we must be contented with working always toward that goal. —H. McC. The exchange list this year has numbered over a hundred. ‘This list comprised papers of nearly every state in the union and Hawaii, beside a great number from California. The Lincoln Railsplitter, Los Angeles, California, has an excellent paper, being well written and well set-up. The Stray Leaves, Grass Valley, has a girl editor, Miss Beth Williams. The Spokesman, Plant City, Florida, claims to be the first high school weekly in Florida. A very clever April Fool edition was printed in which the main news pertained to recent fictitious engagements and weddings. The Barton News, Mobile, Alabama, is published by the juniors of the school. ‘The editor and assistant editors are girls. ‘he seniors there voted down cap and gown in favor of white dresses. The Tatler, Atlanta, Georgia, announces that their play was so successful that the performance had to be repeated upon demand. Steele’s Spotlight, Dayton, Ohio, has in its society department twenty-four clubs. Steele’s Lion, a smaller paper, is one of the most widely rea d papers that come from nigh schools. The Green and Gold, Fremont, Oakland, is one of the best papers on the list. ‘The issue of April 8 was very peppy and full of news. The Topeka High School World, Topeka, Kansas, is a well written paper, but the appearance would be improved if bigger headings were used on the articles, and some headliners at the top of the page. The Franklin Press, Los Angeles, California, is a very attractive appearing paper. ‘The use of many cuts is a great aid to its appearance. “The sport writeups are very good. The Sequoia Times, from Redwood City, is a new exchange from Sequoia Union High. We suggest, however, that for a paper of its size, the sports should have a special page with possibly a sport head. ‘Try it. The Scribbler is a miniature annual from Frank Evans High School, Spartan- burg, South Carolina. It is published quarterly. We suggest that the money and effort invested be used for a weekly or bi-monthly paper. It would reflect the spirit of the school much better than the Scribbler which seems to be a literary magazine. The Sabre from Randolph Macon Academy, Virginia, is a very clever, peppy paper. Twenty-four Blue and Red

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An Annual Published by the Seniors of RICHMOND UNION HIGH SCHOOL Statt 1 Pee aye OS 6 1 ct Ge ee ee Ue elena SOE Min NRE ROE aE hor. Soke Pree Henrietta McCandless [RSH reesult d (nal Pero wees DO) Wine chet tee Re ane eer are Neer ees ee Re Doe Eunice Eggerth Aecistant (isvisiiess, Vint Cero. 2 oases pa creates Archie Higgins, Adam Weisgerber Pate greed vet Ce ee ee ae ea Segre Oh: Se ich Cw gale ade nh Nell McGrew TPS Sk GSS ene Rn eae UNNI a py ne enw SSE AE ot PP, RSReRR ESE ae ee Isabel Mino RO tpe iene ete ee oh ey ee ee i le A Helen Follett HENGE aso) PGT cI Geese aa me ee a Dae ne ee MOE oe Marjorie Donnenwirth aie Sole 1c ea ohio 2a pete 2a eae rr RR Peeps eve eens Parana eee ere Clarence Rutledge le rrr te aCe oe a ae eee a a ae tea ep ene ene Davilla ‘Theis EH ei Cece OTe Hina Aen ON pia a ae pt IS P= bee ene Ne meee ect oe Helen Carpenter yer Udit 1 oe ee ee PE ee IRIE es, Roe scsi Ae Adam Weisgerber PGT OsCOMe TUUICOT See no. ee Ps eg ee | hae Ot Sees ee A, Harry Blome This is the first publication of the Blue and Red. Annuals of previous years, except that of last year, were called the Senior Edition of the Hi-Nus. Last year a senior annual was printed, and its purpose was to start the idea of having a senior annual in Richmond High. It was called the Orinda. This year the same idea of a senior annual was carried out, but it was decided by the senior class to change the name. Owing to previous happenings, one of the principles upon which the printing of this book was based was that of cash in hand before the engraving and printing could be done. ‘To raise funds, all seniors took it upon themselves to sell tickets for the book. A play, “The Gypsy Trail,’ was given to help raise the money. ‘Through such persistent and successful efforts we are able to present to you the Blue and Red. Graduation Graduation, is it not one of the greatest events of one’s life? It does not matter whether it be graduation from a grammar school, high school, or college. Each is important because each brings with it a change; each leads on to something higher. By graduation we are able to determine our progress in early life. We know by it that we do not stand still, but have finished one thing and are now moving on to the next. Each new task toward which we advance is harder and more important than the one before. Each task finished is a greater achievement. Graduation from high school is probably the most important graduation of all. It is not the highest for there is graduation from colleges and universities and other advanced schools which comes later. But it is important because for many there are to be no more graduations. Many are leaving school for always, and are taking their places in the world. ‘The step they take is an advance just as the steps to higher schools are. It is different only in that they no longer take part in organized study. ‘There is another reason why high school graduation is important. Before, when we have been graduated, we have taken it for granted that our next step would be only a Blue and Red Twenty-three

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Pasadena Chronicle, Pasadena, California, has an excellent sport page. Why not an exchange column? Technical High, Oakland, recently had a hick day, in which both boys and girls dressed as rubes or children. San Mateo High boasts a fine girls’ team in both baseball and tennis. Why not a separate page for your sports? ‘They are rather lost, sprinkled in with the news. The Red and Gold from Chico is a very peppy little paper. The news articles are well written. Other exchanges which we wish to acknowledge are: The Red and White, Vallejo, California The X-Ray, Sacramento, California The Carnelian, Atascadero, California High Times, Fresno, California U-N-J, Oakland, California The Jeffersonian, Los Angeles, Californie Meteor, Hanford, California Guard and Tackle, Stockton, California The Weekly Nuhs, Woodland, California Piedmont Highlander, Piedmont, California McClymonds Records, Oakland, California The Pendulum, San Francisco, California Generator, Santa Ana, California The Samohi, Santa Monica, California Humbolt Spirit, San Francisco, California Winged “HH,” Hayward, California Fligh Life, Long Beach, California The Stimulator, Florence, Alabama The Mountaineer, Butte, Montana Hi-Y News, Michigan City, Indiana Eugene High School News, Eugene, Oregon. Ka Punahou, Punahou High, Honolulu, Hawaii The News, Dubuque, Iowa. Blue and Red Twenty-five