Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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And Discipline ® MRS, ALYSSE LOWE MISS DOROTHY MADISON MR, PAUL McGINNIS Sociology U.S, History, Emerging Nations Economics, American Gov’t. Caps and Gowns World Culture, Senior Sponsor Faculty Welfare Comm. Department dents are required by law to earn a passing mark in this class in order to graduate. We H are using a textb ook on Richmond City r| Government, largely written and edited by Mr. John Enos, AmericanGovernment teach- er, World Culture is a brand new course. It aims to be interesting and informative about { such great cultural periods and persons like as in Greece, Socrates, Medieval Europe, Dauk, The Renaissance and Leonardo, India and Buddha, the Modern West and Voltaine, Goethe and Darwin. Sociology is designed to make students aware of problems they will face when enter- ing our free democratic society. It focuses mainly on problems concerning family life, including psychological, physical, philiosoph- ical, and moral aspects of the family. Better preparation for marriage is its major theme. MISS ANN MYREN MRS, CARROLL PARRILL- U.S, History, American Gov’t . U.S, History Student Government + . x AR MRS, PATRICIA PLAYER MRS, NINA ROOKAIRD MR, ERNEST SCOLARI MRS, MARTHA SMITH U.S, History, American Gov’t American Gov’t, Latin American U.S, History American Gov't Science Student Day, Faculty Follies History, Girls’ League Emerging Nations, Senior Party Welfare Comm. Commencement Speakers

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MR, VIRGIL WOOLBRIGHT Department Head U.S, History, American Government Student Council, Inter-racial Discussion Group MISS ELAINE DALE U.S, History, Emerging Nations CSF, Honor Roll, Faculty Follies MR, JOHN ENOS Sociology, American Government Commercial Law, Student Court Faculty Follies 3 MR, JOSEPH BILOTA U.S, History, Faculty Follies Sports Referee, Soph Class Sponsor MRS, MARGARET ELDREDGE U.S, History, AFS Faculty Social Committee MR, ROY FOGEL American Government Trig., Algebra MR, HOLLIS BLEDSOE U.S, History, American Government Social Science SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM The Social Studies Department of the Richmond Union High School offers both required and elective courses to further its work in the fields of history and civic education, Emerging Nations is the tenth grade elective course which was initiated in Sep- tember of last year. The four large units of this new offering are (a) Latin America, (b) Communist Bloc Nations, (c) Africa, and (d) South East Asia and China. United States History is a two-semester class of the eleventh grade. A passing mark in this class is one of the legal require- ments for high school graduation in Cali- fornia, A full-year course, American Govern- ment, has replaced the former one-semester course called Civics. All twelfth grade stu- MR, HIRAM FRY American Government Emerging Nations

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Sponsors Activities Mathematies MR. MERLE RANDALL Department Head Algebra I, II, Trig. MR, LYAL BATE Math, U.S, History, Consumers Retail A BY | MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM | More new mathematics has been dis- covered since World War II than in all prior history. Computers and automation have changed and will continue to change the ' occupational and educational needs for all types of students. Our mathematics courses have been modernized to fit into the present needs of our society. College preparatory students take all or part of a five-year sequence of courses which includes Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, Math Analysis, and Analytic Geometry. Trade and industrial students take Industrial Mathematics and parts of the college-prep sequence, Others take courses in practical and general mathematics to satisfy their individual needs. In addition to class work, students partic- ipate in problem solving programs and a national mathematics contest, Mr. Vernon Youngquist explains a geometric theory to Rick Layton, MR, OSCAR MRS, CATHERINE DECKER . pea ee FRANSON MR, EVAN GILLUM i General Math 2, Algebral, Geometry ppiled science, Prac. Math General Math, Prac. Math Cg Faculty Follies, Welfare Committee Faculty Follies, Open House , : Committee