Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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Sixteen students this semester attained the honor of wearing the platinum pin, the highest honor award given in school. This is the largest group ever to be presented with platinum pins in the history of the school. High senior students holding these pins are: Lillian Anderson, Wilma Brown, Robert Hartwig, Lorraine Merriman, and Lorene Prather. Betty Clinger, Arline Coe, Hazel Dawson, Margaret Groshell, Robert Himes, Lois McKenna, Dolly Miyamoto, Jean Sonada, Charles Peterson, Betty Tate, and Mildred Walker are the other members wearing the platinum pin, which signifies membership in the Honor Society for six quarters. A total of fifty students attained membership in the organization. Thirty-eight sophomore students’ names were placed on the Honor Roll. Tommy Curtin was president for the first quarter and Jean Sonada during the last quarter. The society conducted their customary coaching system, whereby the members aid other students who have difficulty with their school work. Miss Gertrude Weather- by is the group sponsor. HONOR SOCIETY | 4 UPPER PICTURE—Standing: Margaret Kennedy, Evelyn Brisbin, Beatrice Moorehead, Charles Peterson, Phillip Gillette, Donald Himes, Edward Garvey, Bob Hartwig, Clyde Baker, Mary Sampson, Betty Tate, Dominic Scalise, Arthur Sassone. Seated: Ruth Seaton, Margaret Cochran, Evelyn Tobiason, Thelma Walsh, Opal Amaral, Anna Beth Garside, Nancy Neville, Lorraine Merriman, Betty Louck, Peggy McNeil, Anna Poage, Verna Miller, Hazel Gier, Lupe Avila. LOWER PICTURE—-Standing: Lillian Outman, Evelyn Robero, Martha Jean Carlson, Dixie Lee Drew, Alma Clark, Genevieve Mes- singer, Stevina Freggiaro, Hazel Dawson, Marjorie Dunster, Betty Clinger, Margaret Groshell, and Lois McKenna. Seated: Martha Papadakis, Jean Sonada, Jean Hudson, Lil- lian Anderson, Lorene Prather, Emily Cometta, Mary Selig, Margaret Brown, Arline Coe, Mildred Walker, Ermenia Casazza

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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.

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WINGED SHIELD Among the various activities of the Winged Shield this term, was the selection of Vigilantes to manage all traffic at home football games. James Lowrie acted as Vigilante chairman. The officers of the Winged Shield are Kenneth Speer, president; Jim Lowrie, vice-president; and Hubert Transue, secretary. Arleigh Williams, dean of boys, is the club’s adviser. Both formal and informal initiation plans for new members were worked out this semester. The season’s activities concluded with the semi-annual Bean Feed at which time new members were initiated. COMMISSIONERS Standing: Theophilo Regello, Preston Sampson, Robert Hart- wig, Thomas Whitesides. Seat- ed: Remy Zuur, Bob Korb, Vir- ginia Falls, Helen Godman, John Garvey. y GIRLS’ LEAGUE Lois McKenna, Carolyn Knight, Emily Cometta. ? BOYS’ LEAGUE Bob Crane, John Odisio, Jack Myers. WINGED SHIELD Hubert Transue, Kenneth Speer, James Lowrie, Walter Batchelder.