Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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ho in baseball and track are a whiz, And in basketball never out-played? Who can golf, wield a racket, and swim? It’s the Oiler brown bears on parade!

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BAND MEMBERS —Louis Armas, Carolina Bianco, Frank Caletti, Robert Claar, Dick Carter, William Carroll, Malcolm Craven, George Clark, Rex Cox, Mary Delgado, Richard Dolan, Allen Davis, Edward Garcia, Clarence Gundry, Vivian Holdsworth, Franklin Harper, Gwynn Jewett, Robert Kates, Bob Kane, Patricia Martin, Earl Morrill, Margaret Malone, John McCarthy, Cecil Olson, Geraldine O’Brien, Bob Randall, Richard Rihn, Arlend Stenerson, Kathryn Swearingen, Marvin Smith, Richard Simon, Ann Vloeberghs, Lyle Willey, George Williams, Billy Allen, Orrin Dahl, Geraldine Dun- lap, Pat Hollingsworth, Bob Hamilton, Carl Mayers, Richard Williams and Ken Wilson. BAND AND ORCHESTRA The band was unusually active this semester, presenting two special concerts of their own, appearing in parades, and playing at Student Body programs and P. T. A. meetings. Officially opening Public School Week, the band presented a concert, April 21, in ' Memorial Park. Mr. Brashear plans to make this an annual affair. This term the band boasted forty-two members The large number was credited to a change of program, which allowed persons taking college courses two periods of band a week. Practicing not only during class time, but before school as well, the R.U.H.S. sym- phony orchestra, also under the direction of Mr. Brashear, made great progress. Their second concert, presented Feb. 20, and Feb. 21, was well-received. The orchestra also played at the Spring Concert, April 24. ORCHESTRA MEMBERS—Patricia Bradbury, Betty Brien, George Clark, Bill Carroll, Carolyn Dunlap, Ruth Durbin. Shirley Dewsnup, Dwight Dickinson, Margaret Egli, Lavene Gundry, Wendell Gurley, Richard Grimes, Carl Heinemann, Vivian Holdsworth, Marion Higgins, Harold Lambert, McKinley Malbrough, Walter Orchard, Elaine Roe, Emiko Shin- tani, Kathryn Swearingen, Yvonne Siemon, Virginia Sill, Aileen Sullins, Wilson Key, Jack Walker, Elaine Bennett, Ger- aldine Dunlap, Raymond Hanney, Lupe Ramirez, Dick Rowley, Robert Randall, Dorothy Travis, Georgette Vergne, and Wesley Olson. ups bestia Ce ae

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Mel Ruffatto 4 Andy Wolfe Dave Strong Dale Lee VARSITY BASKETBALL SEASON 1939-40 The Varsity basketball squad, under the excellent coaching of Bob Pascoe, completed a very successful season by placing second in the league, The Oilers won the distinction of being the only team to give Piedmont a league defeat; they were also the only high school team to overcome the Cal Frosh. Richmond dropped only two out of eight practice games. John Swett drubbed our five in the first game 37-29, Sugarman Costa making 16 points. In the return engagement the Oiler forward, Dave Strong, lead the team to a 43-22 victory, with 18 points. Lowell dropped a close one, 21-20, San Francisco’s All-City center, Dallmar, tallying 12 digits. Uni lost 31-19, Alhambra 16-14, and Diablo two, 33-15 and 27-17. San Rafael handed our quintet its second defeat, 35-28. The Tankmen, heavy favorites for the A. C. A. L. title, were upset by Berkeley in the opening encounter. Tied at 18-18 at the end of the game, Sproul won for the Yellow- jackets by sinking the first bucket in the overtime period. The tide changed on the Oilers’ home court, and Berkeley was soundly trounced. Albany lost both games of the series to Richmond, 23-11 and 30-16. Andy Wolfe was high point man in both of these encounters. | The Oilers continued their winning streak by defeating Alameda 30-21, Wolfe making 12 and Stark 11. In the second game the Hornets lost 31-27, in a close contest. Strong had 10 digits. Hayward was nosed out 28-26. Willis, Farmer center, led the attack with 12, while Ruffatto made 9 for the Oiler quintet. The score at the end of the second Farmer-Tank- men game was 27-16. Piedmont received its only league zero when the Oilers beat them, 27-24 on the Highlander court. When we entertained Piedmont again in the last game, both teams Rudy Stark