Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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GRADUATES RETURN TO ROOST FACULTY GRADUATES - Bock Row: Mr. James Cahoon, Mr. William Oufman, Mr. Joe Vargas, and Mr. Carl Mayers. Front Row: Miss Beffy Wyland, Miss Roberfa Simmons, Mrs. Alice Clark, and Miss Elaine Dale. FACULTY GRADUATES 1 Bock Row: Mr. Edward Per- alsky, Mr. James Brien, Mr. Sam Teese, and Mr. Wilbur Henchey. Fronf Row: Mr. Geoffrey Yafes, Miss Helen McDonald, Mrs. Lila Reinerfson, and Mr. Roberf Anderson. Noi' Pictured: Mrs. Blanche Sandford, Mr. Walfer Haffich, Mrs. Vivian Rydberf and Mrs. Margaref Thompson. Once sfudenfs of Richmond Union High School, 'fhirfy-six old grads have refurned fo serve fhe school as faculfy members and office personnel. Twenfy-eighf 'teachers now sif af desks formerly occupied by fheir insfrucfors, and eighf office workers recall fhe days when fhey rushed info Office 5 fo seek informafion. Miss Mary Gafely, Class of '20, has been employed by fhe Richmond Union High School disfricf since l92I as secrefary fo fhe principal. Beginning as fhe sole member of fhe office personnel, Miss Gafely foday has nine members under her guidance. FACULTY GRADUATES - Bock Row: Mr. Oscar Franson, Mrs. Alysse Lowe, Miss Agnes Gowen, and Mr. Cesare Angella. Front Row: Miss Dorofhy Swenson, Miss Hazel- Louise Rogers, Miss Beverly Jaramillo, and Miss Hazel Olson. OFFICE PERSONNEL GRADUATES - Back Row: Miss Lois Smid, Mrs. Darlene Marfin, Mrs. Eleanor Benner, Mrs. Anifa Braikovich, Mrs. Ramona Broberg, and Mrs. Jerry Fairbanks. Front Row: Mrs. Melva Hall and Miss Mary Gafely.

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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.

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