Robert Louis Stevenson High School - Spyglass Yearbook (Pebble Beach, CA)

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JOHN. G. HODGDON HEADMASTER UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE .S- ' 35 MA ' 37 Message Jrom the Headmaster The challenges, the opportunities, and the prospects for development have been ever-present in our minds this 1962-63 year as R.L.S. starts its second decade. The Class of ' 63 has raised a high standard which each following class will strive to surpass — in dignity, in cooperation, in leadership, in academics, in sports, and in all- around school living. My warmest and heartfelt best wishes and thanks accompany this class as each member moves on to his respective college. My best wishes anticipate a successful and happy adjustment to a new life; my thanks are for the friendly acceptance and gentlemanly courtesy accorded me this year as a new headmaster. We at R.L.S. shall expect a great deal of the class of ' 63, as we have of every class before, and as we shall of every class after. In return, we expect to continue to promote the kind of school which will make each of you proud to say, I went to Robert Louis Stevenson We expect you to return soon and frequently and promise that you will be happy with what you find at your Alma Mater. Congratulations on a job well done. John G. Hodgdon

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ROBERT U. RICKLEFS PRESIDENT. BOARD OF DIRECTORS STANFORD UNIVERSITY A.B. ' 31 M.A. ' 33 Message jrom President Ricklefs On a peaceful and balmy evening late in October, 1894 — not many days before his death at the age of 44 — ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON sat on the wide veranda of his spa- cious and comfortable home, Vailima , quietly talking with his step-son, Lloyd Osborne. His voice was low and soft, and his thoughts seemed to fuse with the rays of the setting sun. Lloyd , he said, many people have kindly said that I have a great genius for writing. That is not true. Whatever genius I have had is the genius for hard work! What wonderful words to live by! All of us can fulfill our desire to be creative, all of us can realize the joy which comes only from a task well done, and all of us can earn the satisfaction and reward of useful service if we are willing to fashion our lives in accordance with standards of excellence. Your school, which proudly bears the name of R.L.S. , has not achieved its present qualities of integrity and merit within a decade because of any particular genius. Rather, its position of eminence has come about through the labors and love of many — students, teachers, administrators, and friends. It will continue to move forward to greater heights because of greater labors and greater devotion. Finally, let us believe with Stevenson, We are all nobly born; fortunate those who know it; blessed those who remember. Robert U. Ricklefs

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Administrative Staff DR. D. E. REBOK Dean ol Students REV. C. E. WILSON Chaplain MR. FRANK B. KEITH Assistant Headmaster MR. RICHARD ZURY Director ol Athletics CAPTAIN lOHN G. SPANGLER Superintendent ol Buildings Grounds