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Our School, Its Origin and Growth With the growth of the settlement of Richmond came a desire for a more complete school system. Consequently, in the summer of 1906 it was decided to proceed with the necessary legal steps to secure a high school. At the time, some discussion arose as to the kind of high school to establish, but it was finally decided that a union high school district to include Richmond, San Pablo, and Stege be formed. The necessary petitions were circulated, signed, and presented to William Han- lon, county superintendent of schools, who in turn called an election to be held on February 2, 1907. The vote was almost unanimous for a high school. A certifi- cate was filed with the county clerk, and February 13, 1907, became the date of the establishment of the Richmond Union High School. The Board of Education decided to bond the district for the sum of $85,000. This proposition was submitted to the voters at another election, and the bonds were carried with but one dissenting vote. In May 1927, the architects prepared plans, and construction started on the ground at Twenty-third Street. The corner stone was laid on May 23, 1907. Meanwhile, the new High School held temporary quarters in a small wooden building on Standard Avenue, Point Richmond. That first year there were three teachers, and a daily average enrollment of 32 students. The classes were held in three rooms and the commercial department had three typewriters which were out in the front hall. It is interesting to observe the subjects which were offered in Richmond Union High School in 1907. The program was as follows: Ss Time Peterson 3ell Tucker 8:55-9:10 ASSEMBLY 9:10-9:50 History 2 English 1 Solid Geometry 9 :50-10 :30 U. S. History English 3 10 :30-10 :40 RECESS 10 :40-11 :20 Stenography 2 Geometry | 11 :20-12 :00 History 1 12:00 - 1:00 PAT 1:00 - 1:40 Latin Zz German | Algebra 1:40 - 2:20 English 2 Physics 2120 23 230 Stenography 1 Latin Physics Lab. On February 12, 1908, the new high school was completed, and the school, which was steadily growing, moved to its permanent quarters. In May of the same year, the first student graduated from Richmond Union High School. The graduation caused great excitement in Richmond, and the graduate, Walter Small- wood, was given due publicity in the newspaper here. As there was no auditorium in the school at that time, the graduation exercises were held at th e Point Richmond Opera House. By 1910, the number of students had grown to 144, and the possibility of an
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The Faculty |e 1 151] Oe ne re Oi ies Ce we Oa, Sree Sie aide, B. X. Tucker Nicésr tisicipal Desi D1 0yS..2-2 fen ee Theo. Madson Be Eh Erde takai ot ek arya amen oer ea See M. Elizabeth Kinnear EY cd ek ees ec eee cae Sear mcae eneeeron Le ie See Mary Gately English Department Ruby A. Hoefer Octavia Patterson Nellie W. Pehrson Gertrude F. Weatherby Norine Buchanan Irene Webber Commercial Department Nina Beauchamp Edith Carson David C. Gray Ella B. Eachus Muriel Ogden Selina Hardesty A. Marion Stockton Mathematics Department Grace B. Dotts Zelma Reeve Helen T. Hoefer History Department Carroll Frederick Ruth Girvin Louise Alexander Gladys Nunn Jean R. Collins E. Faye Wilson Language Department Dorothy M. Cox Elizabeth E. Roberts Louise Plinez Science Department Marion M. Poage Aileen Gartner Theodore Matthew Isabel Giauque Martin Swenson Domestic Science Department Ruth Stewart Jennie E. Gardner Vocational Department John E. Doney William H. Neeley Martin FE. Salmi Herbert E. Welch Arthur H. Shipley Physical Education Department WV, Saal Clara A. McLaurin W. L. Seawright Mildred Cuthbertson Music Department George M. Morris Louise Robinson Art Department Mabelle Woodman Miriam Garrard
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