Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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As usual the graduating members of the football team put on a dance. Those participating were John Smrekar, Ed Muren, George Williams, Jim Mitchell, Bob Miner and Bill Doyle. Another highlight of this Senior Play was the dance number of Doug El- lison and Lillian Petgrave, which was received enthusiastically by the audi- ence. Wendell Gurley played the piano for this number. The piano playing of Jim Geil, who played some of the best music heard and w ho kept the audience “in the groove” with his playing, was a musical feature of the program. There were many colorful and interesting costumes this year. There were the usual cowboy, soldier, and hobo costumes, as well as many other original costumes. The prizes for the best costumes went to Ann Braykovich for her original costume portraying a telephone, and to Ken Dennis, who wore the costume of an America Indian. There were many other colorful costumes, making it very hard for the judges to pick the winners. The “buxom ballet” group gets its final rehearsal before the Senior Play.

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SENIOR Day — Betty McRacken, June Simpson, Patsy Conn in the prologue of the Senior Play. SEN POR PAY With these lines, ““We have no theme for the Senior Day Play,” the “class of 43” launched a play that, contrary to its opening lines, proved to be quite enjoyable. The leading characters were, Ken Dennis, the guide, Herbie Williams, and Inez Tognetti as announcers, Jack Rushmer as the technician. Paul Lyon, Derry Lee Waldrop, Kathryn Swearingen, Delmar Stack, Claire Esola, Pat Conn, and Muriel Creason made up the various members of the radio audience. There was a large supporting cast, some of whom were Ken Donaldson, Bob Blake, Wendell Gurley, Jim Geil, Doug Ellison, Richard Welch, Mary Belle Jacobs, Don Frost. The play was a “take off” on Radio City. In it were portrayed many popular radio programs, such as “Truth and Consequences,” “Jack Benny,” “News Reports,” and many others.

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wn Seer Ave ane Ty AY Harem of high school. Rosie, the riveter. Left to right: “The man who thinks he’s been around.” “Latin from Manhattan,” “The permanent kid,” “The chubby little boy,” “The Sheik of Arabie.” “Napoleon with his bones apart.” Time’s a’wasting, what are you waiting for??? “Lilly” of the Gay Nineties, “The Arabian.” “The gals from the West Side.” Plotting against the “world.” Couple of savages. “Quit fiddling around,” Gurley. “Quiz” kids.