Ripon High School - Mission Yearbook (Ripon, CA)

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The Mission Staff First row, left to right: Vieira, Migliore, Borr, Ynzunza, Owens, Phillips. Second row: Bourquin, fAdviserj, Hensley, Poynor, Silva, Vander Laan, Marsman. We, the Mission Staff of 1952, have chosen Music as the theme of our annual because we feel that music plays a great part in our everyday school life. An expression of sincere appreciation goes to Mr. Bourquin who so willingly gave of his time and talent toward making this annual successful. Special thanks go to Croce Migliore as business manager and to Bob Silva, her assistant, Ann Phillips as secretary, Larry Poynor as photographer, and the class representatives, JJ et Owens, Susan Vander Laan, Marilyn Borr, and Angie Ynzunza, Jim Hensley as Art Editor and Joan Vieira as Assistant Editor. We hope that you will enjoy this Mission as much as We have enjoyed editing it for you. X Sincerely, 1 Ruth Borr and Alberta Marsman, Co-editors

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It is with deep appreciation that we the graduating class of 1952 wish to dedicate this Mission, a portrayal of our years spent at Ripon High School, to our adviser, Mr. Azevedo. Through his careful advice and patient counseling we have been skilfully guided toward our respective goals. So, to Mr. Azevedo, each one of us would say, Thank You.

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Let the word: of my mouth and the meditation of my heart he acceptable in thy right, 0 Lord, my rtrength and my redeemerf' -Psalm 19:14 Ripon High School has a vacancy on its facdlty now due to the passing of Mr. Robert Arganbright, the much respected director of the Science Department As we review his life and his 'contributions to Ripon High, we might well use this poem to describe some of his principles. It it not what you know if right That make: you trueg Tir what you live of what you know- And do. It ir not life that make: ui glad, It it not death that make: uf Jad,' 'Tir what -we make of life and death And in hetween, for every breath 'W6'V6 had. One of the greatest qualities of Mr. Arganbright, as this poem suggests, was that during his life he was rarely idle. For every minute there was some school or community project planned, or some goal to be accomplished. Since Mr. Arganbright, known to most students as Argie, was an extremely hard-working man, he demanded excellence -and hard work from his students. He knew that what book knowledge we had was of no value if we could not apply it to practical situations. In Biology, Chemistry, and Physics the students learned practical application through numerous lab projects. In journalism the students not only learned the various styles of writing, but also practiced them in their production of the Warwhoop. You get out of a thing just what effort you put into it. Judging from the excellence of the paper and his various classes, we can see that Mr. Arganbright himself put forth mudn effort and also inspired extra interest on the part of the students. Argie and his camera were a favorite sight wherever there was excitement. He contributed many of the pictures and snapshots to our Minion. He also developed many of his own pictures and pictures that the students would contribute to the yearbook. We appreciate the fact that Mr. Arganbright spent nights not ending until 2:00 or 3:00 a. m. perfecting the details of each page of the Minion so we might have a better book. His ability and perseverance for many years helped create a Minion that would be a credit to our school Working with the students during classes was never enoughg so, besides his extensive work on the Minion, Mr. Arganbright was an advisor to the C. S. F. for nearly 12 years Csince 19395 and had served various classes as class advisor. He also drove the school bus and was always willing to cart a group of noisy students off on a field trip of some sort. Many times we have watched spiders weaving their filmy webs into lacy patterns. Sometimes their webs nearly escape our detection until a bright ray of sunlight turns them into a network of shining silver threads. Through the years, much of Mr. Arga.nbright's life and accomplishments have woven themselves into our lives unnoticedg but after the storm has washed away fthe network of his life, still the rays of memory reflect the contributions he left to earthly life. . I