Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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poe -—— ——= S. Gi dle Ss y, Ss SS $ SS Zz 9 S B = —= ye S = Y S Y SS Gj, S BAND ALTHOUGH THE BAND lost several valuable players through graduation last De- cember, their membership this term was one of the largest on record. Capably directed by Mr. Morris, this forty-one piece band has made many public ap- pearances both in school affairs and outside activities. Members of the band are Bill Anderson, Bob Abernathy, James Brien, Rod- ney Brothers, Herbert Boese, Art Bergman, Don Crisler, Bill Cooley, Charles Card. Paul Darrell. Robert Dommes, Pat Darnell, Mike Felice, Joe Gomez, Donald Henderson, James Haule, Jack Haule, William Hudson, William Har- rison, Charles Hill, Paul Hopkins, Kent Johnson, Walter Kreutzen, William Koopman, Richard Kellegher, Albert Ljutic, Fay Marcyes, Graemes Moorhead, Adrian Newman, George Orr, Royce Pummill, General Pearson, Elmo Randall, Alan Sill. Frank Tomkinson, Don Uetz, Francis Vignati, J. D. Vincent, Albert Waring, Neil Yepson, Norman Wees. ORCHESTRA THE THIRTY-TWO PIECE ORCHESTRA, also under the direction of Mr. Morris, was the largest that Richmond has had for several semesters. It has made appear- ances at the various school functions throughout the term, and, with the band and glee clubs, presented the annual Spring Concert. Members of the orchestra are James Brien, Arthur Bergman, Ruth Bastin, Fern Bobo, Clyde Bussey, Donald Crisler, Angelo Combis, Anne Erich, Elva Green. Nellie Graham. Herman Goldstein, Paul Hopkins, Jack Haule, William Harrison, Shirley Hamilton, Jane Jenkins, Walter Kreutzen, Patricia Knox, Lillian Lexon, Raymond Lexon, Fay Marcyes, Lucille Martin, Adrian Newman, George Orr, General Pearson, Patricia Radke, Forrest Thompson, Ruth Van Marter. Woodrow Wilson, Gertrude Whitaker, Geoffrey Yates, Neil Yepson. LIBRARY GIRLS ACTING AS ABLE ASSISTANTS to our librarian, Miss Zelma Reeve, the library sirls have proved their worth to the High School. There is a girl in the library every period who assists in issuing books and magazines, and in checking at- tendance lists. The girls hold a meeting once a month. Among the most out- standing of their social events were.a visit to the Berkeley Women’s City club and a picnic at Orinda. The library girls who have served this semester are Tressa Dell Axtell, Cath- srine Bastin, Mary Romero, Fay Hallstrom, Linda Roberto, Marion Gordon, Anna Mae Williams, Marjorie Spaulding, Yuriko Sugihara, and Ruth Eichar. The lettering of the books was done by Donald Crisler. RADIO CLASS THE RADIO CLAss, made up of fourteen boys, makes a general study of all phases of the radio. The course is given in unit lessons, every unit giving information about a section of the operation of a radio. At the end of each experiment a test is civen to determine the knowledge the boy has vained. The members of the Radio class are: Edward Thompson, Norbert Salsman, Leland Hardesty, Willie Nilsson, Porfirio Gonzales, Merritt Herbst, Herman Goldstein, Harold Johnson, Manuel Goularte, John Clarke, William Parker, Clyde Bussey, Mervyn Swartout, and Robert Mealman. Sy IN® |

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| y Cc wn A) s We S IN Uf ij), Ullji A HONOR SOCIETY THE PAST SEMESTER was both successful and an enjoyable one for the Honor Society. It was also somewhat unusual, for there were almost as many boys as girls who made the society during the first quarter. In this quarter’s activities were included a Washington’s Birthday program, followed by a visit to a Dollar liner the same afternoon. Officers who served the first half semester were Jim Brien, president; Ted Bastin, vice-president; and Mary Roveda, secretary. As the first meeting, which was addressed by Mr. Helms, forty-nine students received certificates of membership, presented by Mr. Tucker. Yuriko Sugihara and Chester Sausaman were awarded the platinum pin, the highest award any student can achieve. Dr. Franz Schneider, president of Phi Beta Kappa of the University of Cali- fornia, was speaker at the second presentation of awards on April 2. Rose Bar- tolo, Nicholas Elefther, and Paul Darrell, were awarded platinum pins. Students who retained platinum pins previously won were Ted Bastin, Norma Case, Jewel Davis, Chester Sausaman, and Yuriko Sugihara. HI-Y CLUB “TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character” is the purpose of the Hi-Y club. This club, composed of forty high school boys, is sponsored by the Richmond Y. M. C. A. Besides its Monday evening meetings, at which many outstanding speakers and worthwhile entertainments were presented, the club’s activities included participation in the regional conference at which the Richmond Hi-Y was host, two inductions of new members, a Mother’s Day banquet, several discussion group meetings, and four successful socials. Hi-Y is a world-wide organization for high school boys, with an aim to de- velop clean speech, clean sport, clean scholarship, and clean lives among boys from 15 to 18 years of age. Mr. Fred F. Breen, Y. M. C. A. secretary, acted as adviser to the club during the past terms. Officers were as follows: James Miller, president; Kenneth Alexander, vice president; Wallace Willis, secretary; James Brien, treasurer; Charles Hahn, social. chairman; Alden Pratt, financial chairman; Harold Smersfelt, athletic manager; Herbert Brougham, membership chairman. DRAMATICS A THREE-ACT PLAY was given as the semi-annual dramatic production in the Richmond High auditorium May 4. This was the first time since the spring of 1933 that a three-act play was chosen for the program. The play was a delight- ful comedy, “Tommy”, by Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robertson. In the title role was Lloyd Moore, the lover of Marie Thurber, played by Alberta Hill. Both parts were handled exceptionally well. Geoffrey Yates as the father with a mania for peppermints and crossword puzzles, and Helene Yoohs, his wife, with her sense of humor that no one but herself appreciated, added much fun to the play. Elton Brombacher took the part of Bernard, Tommy’s rival. He was a high-powered auto salesman as well as quite a Romeo. This comedy role was ably portrayed by Elton. Royce Pummill, as Uncle Dave, was the political boss of the town and as such, the instigator of the whole romance. He handled that part with almost professional skill, and the judge, played by Jim Brien, completed the fine cast. —,

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