Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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Nellie Martin still believes in Santa Claus. Gladys Metz will tell you about her operation, if you're interested. Helen Millovich wants to learn how to drive an automobile. Mary Muren—We call her Miss Atlanta because she has such a bored walk. Irene Nagy—Advocator of Boys-a-la-Car. Juanita Ormasa wishes she had the courage to cut her hair. Dorothy Patterson would like to get less than A in all her studies. Laverne Patterson wants to know how to make a dirty crack. Georgette Paulsen hasn’t seen twenty-five cents in more than five months. Lillian Pedrazzini will gladly donate her diamonds to anyone who comes for them. Louis Petro likes scarlet neckties and garters to match. Margaret Pickle hopes her friendship with Evelyn is everlasting. Louis Piziali reports a broken heart. Delphina Rizzuti is all wrapped up in art. Anita Robison wants to be a Bill collector. Mary Rusich knows all, sees all. Marguerite Russell wants to compete with someone in a detention marathon. Thomas Ryan—The course of true love is his favorite school subject. 3ena Salle has two hobbies: auditing and basketball players. Adrienne Sargent dislikes anything to do with piano playing. Frances Schwarz—We all envy that shy lisp. George Shaw hates girls. (????) Eugene Shea has the smile one never forgets. Clair Sargent is a generous boy friend, according to reports. Leslie Scarsella can’t help what he thinks of women. Julius Schnaitman has decided to become a janitor, preferably in R. U. H. S. Roger Shelden plans to follow Einstein’s theory. Tony Silva is the Peter Pan of R. U. H. S. Peter Slavazza would like to learn a few new wise cracks. Claire Smith is going to be a magician. She can get money out of anything. Rosalind Soares is an authority on firemen. 3erna Spagnoli is simply wild about “big boys.” Blair Spires is leaving for Hollywood after Commencement. What for ? Darrow Sutton likes the Albany weather, too. Dorothy Swope refuses to divulge the secret of the H. B. V’s. Maxine Thole wishes someone would give her a pair of arch supporters for grad- uation. Grover Troutman wonders why good looking boys are never conceited. Elizabeth Trautvetter wants to learn to laugh musically, Alice Traverso likes pearl earrings. Versa Trent wishes she had Archer's platinum blonde locks. Edna Turner wonders if it really is a commencement ? Audra and Bernice Udy wish to inform everyone that they are not twins. Genevieve Upham cries when she laughs. Jane Vail wants to know if gentlemen prefer blondes. Lyle Van Dusen wants to look experienced. Lucille Van Prooyen is in love. (???) Kallarna Van Winkle insists she is no relation to Eps Edward Villagran likes to pose for collar ads. Mary Warboys never stops giggling. Marjorie Whittlesey hopes the school can get along without her friendly smile. Erletta Widner is thinking of writing a book on “How to Hold Your Man.” Elizabeth Wiedrick wishes she were a boy so that she could play football. Gordon Williams wants someone to snap him out of the trance. Andrew Wilson admits he is the campus sheik. Walter Wittkopp wishes he could dance. Revelle Woodward's complexion is the envy of every high school girl. Marjorie Woods wants someone to help pick up the r’s she drops. Alma Yeater does not sleep on collar buttons. Those dimples are natural.

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3onita Ellis wouldn’t mind exterminating Chem teachers. Ruth Fenix thinks marimba players are simply perfect. Constance Fiderio listens to “Brother Bob” every night. | Blanche Floyd envies only Pavlowa. Mabel Fraser wonders when she can collect all the nickles for the soda water bottles | she forgot to return. Mary Belle Fraser wears earrings when she puts on the Ritz. Roy Gardner is going to pick peaches this summer, those on trees, of course. Ruth Gardner can smile enough to make any tooth paste ad look sick. Annie Ghigonetto could easily be winner in a hog-calling contest. Chalmers Gidley has had his phone disconnected. Girls are such a bother. | Paul Glazier—The way of the transgressor is interesting. Halbert Glover yearns for the day when he can wear his purple suspenders. Ruth Goddard hasn't learned to park her car yet. Dorothea Goss wants to be dominated. Nina Gozzano is known everywhere for her penetrating giggle. { Sam Hadley has given up trying to get emblems for the band. Maxine Hahn plans to endorse Pond’s V and C. Clarence Hall will autograph anybody’s football. Violet Hall may let you in on her secret of being a man hater if you’re polite. Melvin Hansen likes to be a ladies’ man. Does he succeed ? Yvonne Hastings wants to know who Willie is ? Evelean Hebrard manages to be late for gym every day. Gail Herbert has decided to give up hamburgers. Edna Hoeffer has actually made a mistake in theory. Zoe Hollenbaugh likes to walk in the rain. Marion Honsinger has caused much excitement by the sudden disappearance of her diamond ring. Henry Hoskings favors tall brunettes. Everett Howell has received the Golden Gate from, many a blonde. Gertrude Huber still has the idea of becoming a hostess in a night-club. Robert Humphrey is one of those seniors who wanted to give the school a picture of themselves. Lorraine Hunt is the R. U. H. S. Edna Fischer. James Hurley thinks that the tennis racquet is a business. Samuel Janes’ ambition is to own a yacht. Eric Johnson wonders when he will be called something else besides “Red.” Maurene Kerbey’s idea of conscience is doing wrong and not worrying about it. Alice King worships Charlotte Greenwood’s angular height. Evelyn Kroger—the girl Flo Ziegfeld missed. Dorothy Lane eats bird-seed for breakfast to improve her voice. Francis Lansman wants a few more nicknames to add to his collection. (also a new horn). Dorothy La Plante has decided to become a ballet dancer. California LeFebvre would love to be a bareback rider for Al G. Barnes. Minnie Lewis doesn’t mind Econ. We wonder why. Ruth Lewis will be a very nice steno. Georgia Locke plays bridge according to Hoyle. Henry Luer’s ability to blush would make any maiden envious. Edward Masek is a collector—of points. Helen McDonald eats ‘ Pep” Thomas McDonough, whose red hair and name consign him to the police force, won't be an ordinary cop. He will ride a motorcycle. Wilfred McKoy prefers blondes because he likes light love affairs. Olga Mahomed can’t help it if she’s so fascinatin’. Leslie Marcos has decided to drop Literature 11-2 from his P. G. course. Marvin Marcos is author of “Love Among the Artichokes.’ Melford Marcos’ hair comb is adored by countless female admirers. Vernie Marcyes thinks love makes the world go round. Inez Martin wants to kaow if brown eyes have it.

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a. SENIOR DAY May 13 was Senior Day. This one day in the year that the to-be-graduated ruled was pronounced the best the school has ever haa. The seniors began the day with a grand march at 8:15 in the school auditorium, accompanied by music furnished by the following senior boys: Leon Edlefsen, Sam Hadley, Clyde Cook, Vernie Marcyes, Gordon Williams and Elvin Cometta. Uncle Sams, Hindus, Clowns, Mammies, Infants, Hoosier Schoolboys, Old Fashioned Girls and Scotchmen walked the boards while the best costumes were being selected. Frances Schwarz, dressed as a mammy, and James Vanoncini, as Tarzan, won the prizes, two jars of candy. After the parade, an amusing play was presented by the Senior class. The setting was a cafe in the Montmartre, Paris. The characters were: Tourists, Dorothy Swope, Marion Honsinger, and Eugene Doyle; Waitress, Alice Traverso; Artists’ Chorus, Leonora Brougham, Dorothy LaPlante, Alma Yeater, Yvonne Hastings, Laverne Patterson, Ruth Goddard, Jeanne DeBord, Marguerite Russell; Boys’ Chorus, Halbert Glover, George Brougham, Francis Lansman, Melvin Hansen, Dar- row Sutton, Blair Spires, Wilfred McKoy, and Eugene Shea; Apache Dancers, Mervyn Chenoweth, Julius Schnaitman; Flower Girl, Anita Chasseur; Accom- panist, Evelean Hebrard. The Seniors continued to rule the day with good fun, topping it off with a costume-dinner dance at 6:30 in the attractively decorated school cafeteria. The menu was well prepared and clever hats and favors were given each senior. Danc- ing and specialty numbers were enjoyed between courses. The entertainment con- sisted of a vocal solo by Ruth Fenix; accompanist, Gail Herbert; a violin solo, Marjorie Whittlesey ; accompanist, Evelean Hebrard; a reading by Alma Yeater ; and an amusing stunt by the senior boys. Mr. Tucker gave a toast to the senior class and Walter Bradbury replied. The reading of the last will and prophecy was performed by Darrow Sutton. Dancing concluded the evening, thus bringing another Senior Day to a close.