Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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THOSE FEUDIN’ SENIORS “Great balls of fire!” I never heard that expression without thinking what happened on Senior Day. It was in a tavern in the Kentucky mountains. All is serene as G. (Lil Abner Coy) Lawrence, J. Scott, and K. Speer harmonize on “The Martins and the Coys” over a glass of butter milk; but when Daisy Mae Martin (Jeanne Johansen) strolls in, every- one knows that no good will come of it. The Martins and the Coys are the feudinist families in the Kaintuck hills. Well, Daisy Mae and Li'l Abner get together and don’t even see or hear Mammy (Virginia Falls) and Pappy (Frank Brougham) Coy come in and order their sodies. Pretty soon, the Martins come slinkin’ in with their guns, and ihey no sooner drag Daisy Mae away from Li’l Abner, than in come the Coys, just a huntin’ for some nice fat Martins. However, their wives put an end to the fightin’. Mammy, seein’ as how things is, calls for a little entertainment. Well, a quartet sings a sad song about “The Old Pine Tree,” the Sunk Holler orchestry hits up a tune, and some folks put on some real nice drammer while Mournful Maggie (Alma Clark) gives a right smart readin’ (Lorraine Merriman wrote it). Then Hairless Joe (Al Fregulia) plays his accordion, and two gals (F. Neville and S. Orthman) puts on an Apache dance. Durin’ the program, everyone forgets the feudin’ and Daisy Mae and Li’l Abner gets together agin’. But then a Martin says, “Daisy Mae! Quit carryin’ on with that shiftless skonk. It’s a scandal to the jay birds.” And a Coy spits back, “Aw, you ain’t fitten to ’ssociate with weasels yourself.” So the trouble begins. Well, right in the middle of the feud, in comes a dainty little fellow, who scolds the men for bein’ impolite in front of ladies; however, when he lets out that he is a Highlander from Piedmont, the Martins and the Coys hauls him out pretty fast. After that, the two families make up and give the sweethearts their blessings. While everyone is enjoyin’ drinks on the house, in comes the girls to dance for them. The chorus, W. Batchelder, B. Crane, O. Frost, O. Henson, J. Lowrie, J. Rinna, and K. Speer, leaps, twirls, and kicks daintily across the stage and the curtain falls. In short, the Senior Day Program was a howling success. The credit goes to Betty Louck, who wrote the script, Mrs. Cora McLennan, who directed, Mrs. Bernice James, who provided such appropriate stage settings, and Miss Alysse Clark, who directed the dancers. Finally the cast deserves a world of credit for their full-hearted cooperation. After Bob (Trojan Warrior) Crane, and Jean (Bo-Peep) Hawkins re- ceived their awards for the best costumes, the seniors proceeded to enjoy sitting in classes, to dance through three lunch periods, and to recall th e funniest parts of the program. This last they will be doing for many years to come.

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ADMINISTRATION Pee LUCKEE enue Pear Principal M. Elizabeth Kinnear - Vice-Principal David C. Gray - - - Vice-Principal Arleigh Williams - - - Dean of Boys Muriel Willett - - - - Dean of Girls ART DEPARTMENT—Mabelle Woodman. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT—David C. Gray, Nina Beauchamp, Selina Hardesty, Frances Dixon, Hannah Drewry, Helen Johnson, Ella Eachus, Jeanne Taylor, Grace Condon, A. Marion Stockton. Stanley Johnson. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT — Jennie Gardner, Ruth Stewart, Vivian Carlson. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT—Dorothy Cox, Ma- rie Alonzo, Elizabeth Roberts, Louise Marcollo. Dorothy Swenson, Blanche Connor. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT—Nellie Pehrson, Ber- nice James, Cora McLennan, Vivian Vaughan, Ger- trude Weatherby, Edith Smith, Jean Turner, Fran- ces Bradley, Grace B. Dotts, Virginia Lee Staunton. Irene Webber. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT — Helen Hoe- fer, Margaret Broberg, Ruth Peterson, M. Elizabeth Kinnear, Muriel Willett. PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT — Philip Hempler, Robert Pascoe, Frank Ribbel, Clara McLaurin. Helen McDonald, Alice Bagley Clark. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT — Robert Sikes, Lila Reeb, Gladys Nunn, Hazel Olson, Car- roll Parrill, E. V. Cain, Helen Brooke, Louise Alex- ander, Grace Timmons Berk, F. L. Culbertson, Agnes Weatherson. MUSIC DEPARTMENT—George Morris, Louise Robinson. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT—Helen Parker, Wil- liam Bush, Martin Swenson, Wayne Perry, Charles Waugh, Alysse Clark, Arthur Selleck. VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT-—John E. Doney, William Neely, F. C. Gilbert, Martin E. Salmi, Har- old Cunningham. CONTINUATION DEPARTMENT—Ruth Utter. LIBRARIAN—-Zelma Reeve.