Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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History of the Junior Class The Class of Twenty-seven has proven itself one of Richmond’s most suc- cessful and loyal classes. Enrolling as sophomores in Nineteen twenty-four they settled down to work, and now they have become a section of the school which furnishes much of the Richmond school spirit. In athletics this class has shown its ability to a large extent. On the football field Charles Baldwin and Captain-elect Robert Caldwell have been worthy and dependable men, contributing greatly to the prowess of the team and often scoring for Richmond. In basketball, baseball and track the juniors have been more than well represented. The junior girls have come to the fore and have helped their teams to victory. Members of the class have displayed great interest in all the school clubs and organizations. The Honor Society counts a large number of juniors among its members, demonstrating that the class is not lacking in scholarship. Many juniors belong to the Debating club, and in the past, the Dramatic club has been greatly supported by the class. In the installation of Girls’ League officers this semester, Meta Laird, a member of the junior class, became secretary-treasurer. The Student Body has been supported by the class. Last semester Mitchell Milicivich was commissioner of law and order, and Paul Basham was vice-president. This semester Jack Lehmkuhl has been a successful vice-president. Under the leadership of President George Gordon, Vice-president Harry Koses and Secretary-treasurer Helen Shea, the junior class organized this year with the annual Junior-Senior banquet as their goal. The affair, given in the Roosevelt Junior high school cafeteria, was a great success. The Sopohmore Class The sophomores have rapidly become accustomed to the ways and duties o our school. This year’s class has taken much interest in the athletics, by being on the teams or on the bleachers routing for those playing. The football season ended with high honors, and a large number of sophomore boys helped to win these honors. The basketball season also brought much glory to the class whose number of representatives was high on both teams. In baseball and track there were many first-year men. The sophomores showed much interest in the affairs of the school, by win- ning the hundred per cent student body banner. They have attended in large bodies all the social affairs and have become active club members in all the organizations. The sophomore girls’ party which took place April 17, was an outstanding social feature of the year. The girls took much interest in making this affair a successful one. Decorations, place cards and favors were in Spring colors. The sophomore girls proved themselves to be gracious and entertaining hostesses. | Highteen

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History of the Senior Class In August, 1923, the first sophomore class to enter Richmond Union high school made its appearance. From this year on there were no such things as freshmen in our school, but a new order of things hailed by this class did away with the old tradition. There is no doubt that the Class of Twenty-six has exemplified the Rich- mond spirit at its best. As sophomores, they made themselves heard and felt more than any other sophomore class that had gone before them. This was demonstrated hy the showing they made in the annual inter-class track and field meet. The Dramatic club drew on them for new talent, and the Debating club found them good in forensics; many of them made the Honor society. The class was unusually active in its junior year. A new system of student body government was ordained, with the Class of Twenty-six taking a major part. Lucille Mu th became vice-president of the Student Body, and Louis Trolese, William Abbay, and Ruth Rector were commissioners; in the spring semester Paul Villalovos was vice-president. An unusual number represented the class on all athletic teams, and belonged to the Honor society. Under the leadership of Presidend Clark Woods, Vice-president Lucille Muth, and Secretary-treasurer Anna Lee, the class gave a rousing entertainment to the graduates at the annual Junior-Senior banquet. . As seniors, the history of the class is well known. They supplied the ma- jority of Student Body officers, the greater part of every athletic team, and much of nearly all the organizations in the school. It must be remembered that under the leadership of the seniors, Richmond’s basketball teams, Richmond's football teams, Richmond’s baseball teams, and Richmond's track teams have truly fought for Richmond with the best that was in them; and under the leadership of the seniors the morale of the school has been kept to its high level through Student Body government and through all of Richmond's clubs. The officers of the senior class are: John Dalton, president; George John- ston, vice-president ; Velma Meyers, secretary ; and Mary Mann, treasurer. They have performed the financial and social administrative tasks of the class, and they deserve praise. } A PETERSON Seventeen |

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