Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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BAND The Richmond High School band, composed of thirty-six members, under the direction of Mr. George Morris, has played for many concerts, games and entertainments during the year. In the fall term their musical support at many otf the football games helped to send our teams to victory. The music for the circus parade and for the circus itself was furnished by the band. The spring semester was a very busy term for the members, who played at many of the basketball games. In addition, they entertained the Junior High School students at one of their concerts. On April 26 the band played for the International Club play “Dulcy,” and on May 1 they gave a half hour concert before the Student Body. The numbers played were: “Fiune,” by Gilitere; “The Wedding of the Winds,” by Hall, and “The Dawn,” by Gordon. At the spring concert of May 28, the band played several selections. The members of the band were: Walter Axelson, Lillian Chancelet, Jack Carr, Clarence King, Jack McLean, Donald Seawright, Evelyn Scott, Glenn Wilkins, saxaphones; Al Browning, Ida Engelking, Wallace Large, Russell Ralston, Rayvern Van Marter, Torrey Wuesthoff, John Wunderlich, clarinets ; Ray Foster, Ernest Miller, Ben Picton, James Stanley, trombones; Louis Acco- mazzo, Nick Begovich, Ira Cole Wendell Neeley, J. A. Vincent, Martin Crabb, trumpets; Forrest Jenkins, string base; Earl Covell, horn; Turing Wasan, bassoon ; Dan McCurdy, base tuba; Edward Hill, baritone; Fred Aichinger, Julia Foster, Tod Scott, drums; John Kinnaird, drum major. Stirteen

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characters in the play are as follows: Father, Eugene Whitworth ; Mother, Violet Steeves; Edith, Dorothy Mickey; Lorreta, Hermine Espinola; Robert, Walter Thomas. There are 1400 books in the library ready to be catalogued, and Miss Reeve, librarian, finds the task a difficult and exacting one. While making a new catalogue Miss Reeve is also revising the old one. Through the efforts of Miss Ashfield, assistant superintendent of schools, four sets of reference books have been presented to the library. Those works are: “Carpenter’s Travels’ in twenty volumes; “The Pageant of America” in eleven volumes: Elbert Hubbard’s “Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Americans”’ in thirteen volumes; and “The Complete Works of Roosevelt,” which consists of twenty works. Much credit is due the Board of Education for their work in supplying the library with new books. Two authors have donated copies of their works to Richmond Union High School. One, Mr. W. C. Durant, Chicago financier and donor of a prize for the recent prohibition enforcement plan, has sent his “Law Observance” to the library. W. P. Bartlett has donated two copies of his book “More Happenings in California” with this inscription’ “Big schools should turn out big men. I hope yours does.” Two features of the library that have proved to be interesting are the news paper section and the magazine section. “The New York Times” book review and magazine section are contributed each week by Miss Dotts. To get the most benefit out of the library, the students must cooperate with those in charge. Although books are being added to the shelves of the library from time to time, the library is by no means fully equipped. Old or new books will be gratefully accepted by the Librarian. Fifteen

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ORCHESTRA The first chance that the orchestra of Richmond Union High School had to prove its worth came on October 26, 1928, when it played for the Plantation Show, given in the auditorium in conjunction with the circus. The southern melodies that were played for the a were excellent, and were the result of careful instruc- tion by the leader, Mr. George Morris. One of our school’s greatest sources of entertainment is the high school orchestra. It plays for every graduation exercise of Richmond U nion High Posse Last fall, when the pe ee were over, the members of the orchestra played number of selections in the boys’ gymnasium, where the reception for the by ae was held. The orchestra has entertained the entire school several times with selec- tions played during the student body meetings. The success of any production often depends largely on the quality of music played before it. The music of the high school orchestra must have been good, for all the entertainments given by the high school during the last year have been considered of excellent quality. Members of the orchestra were selected from this school to play in the San Francisco Bay Section High School orchestra, which played in the auditorium of that city for the State Public Music Conference and High School Principals’ Con- vention on March 27, 1929. Those chosen from the high school were Grace Olney, violinist and concert mistress, and Madelon Whittelesy, cellist. The members of the Richmond Union High School orchestra are: Jacqueline Armstrong, Doris Byrnes, William Erick, Clair Edlefsen, John Kinnaird, Jesse Mello, Dorothy Mickey, Henry O'Hara, Grace Olney, Vernon Orr, Doris Pearson, Irene Randall, Ruth Sheldon, and Roy Weston, violins; Walter Axelson, saxa- phone; Ira Cole, Nick Begovich, trumpets; Aileen Hallstrom and Madelon Whittelesy, cello; Archie McVicker, piano; Dan McCurdy, base tuba; Forrest Jenkins, base violin; Meredith Morgan, Russel Ralston and By ron Young, clarinets ; James Stanley, trombone; Fred Aichinger, drums; Edw rard Bergen, flute. Seventeen