Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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WALTER T. HELMS I9O I - I 949 WALTER T. HELMS The Richmond School Dislricl lor lorly-eighl years was supervised by lhe skillful hand of Superinlenclenl WaI+er T. Helms. Under his guidance was developed one ol lhe mosl progressive school syslems in lhe Bay Area. Mr. Helms will always be remembered lor lhe excellenl direc- lion he gave during World War ll, when lhe educalion of lhousands of children in Richmond was ieopardized. Despile lhe overcrowded condilions, Mr. Helms made il possible lor lhese children lo be given an opporlunily lo allend school. A graduale ol lhe Universily of Calilornia in I899, Mr. Helms compleled his praclice leaching in Berkeley. ln l90I, aller doing graduale work al lhe Universily, he was senl lo lhe San Pablo School Dislricl as lhe Dislricl's Supervising Principal. Al lhal lime Richmond was li++Ie more lhan grain lields. Six years laler Mr. Helms organized Richmond Union High School. He conlinued as lhe Dislricl Superinlendenl unlil I949, when he relired wilh lhe honorary lille ol Superinlendenl Emerilus. During his years as superinlendenl, Mr. Helms did nol conline himself lo educalional posls, bul he was aclive in civic and communily allairs, as he is loday. He organized lhe Richmond Heallh Cenler in i922 and was al one lime chairman ol lhe Richmond Red Cross. As a member of lhe Conlra Cosla Board ol Educalion, Mr. Helms gained recognilion as one ol lhe loremosl leaders of school developmenl. Our communily is indeed in lhe debl ol Mr. Helms, who, lor nearly a hall a cenlury, so wisely direcled lhe clevelopmenl of lhe Richmond School Syslem. FIFTY YEARS OF SUPERINTENDENTS DR. GEORGE D. MINER Dr. George D. Miner, our presenl Superinlendenl ol Schools, has proved himself a worlhy successor lo lhe founder of lhe Richmond School Dislricl, Mr, Waller T. Helms. Born in Wisconsin, where he allended grammar and high schools, Dr. Miner gradualed from Carllon College in Minnesola in l922. His lirsl leaching posilion was in Richmond al Roosevell Junior High School in l924 where he laughl physical educalion, general science, mechanie cal drawing, and civics. Aller eleven years al Roosevell, he was appoinled Direclor ol Research and Tesling lor lhe Richmond Schools. Al lhe same lime he was made Direclor ol Re- search lor Conlra Cosla Counly. ln i940 Dr. Miner assumed lhe posilion ol Business Manager ol lhe Rich- mond Schools. The war inlerrupled Dr. Miner's rising career. For lwo years he served as a Lieulenanl Commander in lhe Uniled Slales Navy. Upon his discharge in l945, he was made a Depuly Superinlendenl, which was lell vacanl by lhe reliremenl ol Mr. Helms. Like Mr, Helms, Dr. Miner is a very aclive cilizen in commmunily allairs. Holding many educalional posilions, he has been recognized by Who's Who in American Educalion as one of lhe besl-known educalors ol lhe counlry. -Q-sm-mom. 1 .R A DR. GEORGE D. MINER I949 MFE . .Q C-Q1 3

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FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLICATIONS From very modesf beginnings Journalism has grown info one of +he full-fledged, vifal acfivifies of Richmond Union High School. Hi-Nus reporfers probe info anyfhing and everyfhing, producing scoops, keeping scores and minding school business in general. Phofograph- ers of fhe Shield sfaff, equally uninhibifed, range fhe grounds and buildings, recording wifh noforious regularify, every possible anfic and prodigy. Buf fhe Hi-Nus and Shield do nof merely record school hisfory, fhey also make if. THE HI-NUS Richmond Union High School's firsf regular newspaper came ouf in l9I9 under fhe direcfion of Miss Mabel Marlin. lf was a mimeo- graphed paper and had fwo names in swiff succession, Skunk and X-Ray , before if was finally and for all fimes called Hi-Nus . The mimeographed formal' of fhe Hi-Nus did nof please fhe sfaff for long. Consequenfly fhe paper was given fo local publishers fo be prinfed. ln fhe following year, l920, everybody began fo feel fhaf fhe Hi-Nus oughf fo be prinfed af school, nof down fown. Buf fhis meanf fhaf money would have fo be raised fo buy a press. The circus of l92l was given fo purchase fhe press. The nexf problem was fo find somebody fo operafe fhe press. ln fhis maffer Mr. Charles Brom- bacher, fhe lafe owner of fhe lndependenf Prinfing Company, help- ed ouf by holding classes in fhe school prinf shop af nighf fo prinf fhe Hi-Nus. On April IS, I92I, fhe firsf copy of fhe Hi-Nus came off Richmond High's press. THE SHIELD ln I9I3 fhe sfudenfs of Richmond Union High School published fheir firsf school annual under fhe direcfion of Miss Mabel Marfin, Journalism advisor. They called fhis annual fhe Rodeo , ln I92l fhe name was changed fo Hi-Nus , in I923 fo Orinda , in I924 fo Blue and Red , in I926 fo Annunario , and in l929 'ro Shield , i'l's presenf name. The firsf yearbook was quife unlike fhe Shield of l957. Half ifs pages were faken up by adverfisemenfsg 'rhe ofher half were filled wifh liferary pieces, carfoons, and fhe usual secfions of seniors, acfivi- fies, organizafions and sporfs. For a long fime fhe Shield was published fwice a year, in winfer and spring, in order fhaf each graduafing class of seniors mighf have ifs own book. These semi-annual Shields were slimmer books fhan fhe greaf annual Shield which appeared for fhe firsf fime a year ago, in l956, when seniors began fo be graduafed on a yearly basis rafher fhan on a fwice-yearly one. World War II also had an effecf on fhe size and make-up of fhe Shield. During fhe war fhe cover of fhe Shield was made of card- board and fhe average number of pages was forfy-four. ln l945, however, fhe Shield's pages were increased fo sixfy-four. When, in fhe following year, fhe firsf sfudenf phofographer, Dick Masiel, be- gan fo fake some of fhe picfures for fhe Shield, fhe number of pages increased sfill furfher, since fhe cosf of producfion wenf down. Ever since fhen, sfudenf phofographers have made if possible for fhe Shield fo keep growing in size. The I953 Shield had more fhan a hundred pages. Sfill anofher facfor in fhe sfeady growfh of fhe size of fhe Shield was fhe change fhaf was made in January of i955 from leffer press prinfing fo offsef prinfing. Since offsef prinfing is less cosfly fhan le'H'er press prinfing, fhe cosf of producfion was lowered and fhe number of pages accordingly increased. Thus in I956 fhe Shield boasfed fwo hundred and eighfy-four pages. The presenf Shield of l957, also a gianf of fwo-hundred and eighfy-eighf pages, is one of fhe largesf high school year books in 'rhe Unifed Sfafes. l -Il:il-:llll!Illl7Il ll 55 IIIQ-lllilllilll Ill F sllllli 2lll7l :lr ,- IIIJIIIIIEZ-:elllgm I! -' - ll' il ::i: ' T r TF --1 .12 'I in r v i' .-.yi ' ' - Ci+y Hall 4949 T 'Z J -S, Li' q '2 L., T T l I ff FWHM i- i .. ! ii i! Public Library I95O Memorial Audiforium I95I xf sf San Rafael-Richmond Bridge l957 x I V ,dp , fat .: . 45134 1 'IM ,Id x t, KP XX - i ...- X fsi. i- ,E I an

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BERT X. TUCKER Berf X. Tucker, fhe firsf principal of Richmond Union High School. held fhe unique posifion of molding fhe policies of fhe school from fhe fime ifs firsf fhirfy-fwo sfudenfs enfered in l907 unfil fhe graduafing class num- bered fhree-hundred one in I943. Always wifh fhe inferesfs of fhe sfudenfs in mind, Mr. Tucker and fhe faculfy wisely planned a curriculum fhaf would besf rneef fhe needs of fhe graduafes. Because of This foresighf, many RUHS graduafes foday have achieved success in fhe professions, in business, and in indusfry. Mr. Tucker, a graduafe of fhe Universify of Kansas, came fo California in fhe early l900's and affended fhe Universify of California. Affer receiving his 'reaching credenfial a+ fhe Universify, he wenf fo Sanfa Maria, California, where he faughf science. He fhen moved +o Chico, where he was principal of fhe local high school. ln fhe early summer of I907, Mr. Tucker received word 'rhaf a posifion was open af a newly organized high school in Richmond. Affer correspondence wifh fhe Richmond Dis+ric+'s supervisor, Walfer T. Helms, Mr. Tucker accepf- ed fhe posifion of principal of Richmond Union High School. He fhen began fhis fhirfy-six years of service af Richmond Union High School. During Mr. Tucker's principalship, RUHS developed info a school where unify was fhe key word in a school fhaf belonged fo fhe sfudenfs and faculfy. Even affer his refirennenf in I943, Mr. Tucker confinued +o be acfively Inferesfed in fhe affairs of fhe high school. Jusf one monfh before his deafh in I945, he affended an Oiler foofball game af fhe school he loved, fhe school 'rhaf owes so very much fo him. FIFTY YEARS OF DAVID C. GRAY I943 - I Q. 4,4 ii i if . - --v- BERT X. TUCKER I907- I 943 PRINCIPALS DAVID C. GRAY David C. Gray has served as principal of Richmond Union High School for fourfeen years. During fhis fime, he has never failed fo lend a helping hand fo fhose seek- ing advice. Mr, Gray, a nafive of Vina, California, affended fhe local grammar school prior fo enfering Heald's Business College in Chico. ln I92I, affer working as a sfeno- grapher, he decided fo resume his educafion. He spenf fhe nexf years in diligenf work af Los Molinos High School. In I923, Mr. Gray enfered fhe Universify of Califor- nia, on a scholarship, as an accounfing maior. Four years lafer he received a Bachelor of Science degree and was ready fo begin his feaching career. Mr. Gray's firsf feaching posifion was af Richmond Union High School, fo which he came Augusf I5, I927, fhe day fhaf classes for fhe Fall semesfer began. He was an insfrucfor in bookkeeping in fhe Commercial Deparf- menf of fhis growing high school. In I93I, Mr. Gray became Dean of Sophomores.'Two years lafer he was appoinfed Dean of Boys and Chair- man of fhe Commercial Deparfmenf. From I937 fo I943, he aided Principal Berf X. Tucker as Vice Principal, The Fall of I94O saw Mr. Gray as acfing principal while Mr. Tucker was on leave of absence. Wifh fhe re- firemenf of Mr. Tucker in I943 Mr. Gray became princi- pal of Richmond Union High School. Over fhe inferven- ing period of fourfeen years, he has esiablished himself as a frue friend of fhe sfudenf body.