David Starr Jordan High School - Jordan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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High school Hall of Fame BESIDE SETTING A NEW TOWN MARK OF 6 FT Slam Fon me mon Jump ALTON WAS A iz FT POLEVAULTER AND A is FLAT men HURDLER AND ALSO EARNED ALL EASTERN MARINE +loNons AS A FOOTBALL 'mcicte ' - 1 Butt Clorrnv- JORDAN HIGHS CITY HIGH JUMP RECORD HOLDER ALTDN ly MORY KAP? Sing low and swing high watch your crescendo and crash the end-o! A Thats the merry motto of Jordans Alton Hamil- ton air-warbling, air-piercing star of high jump pole vault high hurdles- And football. Alton whose name aptly stands for height is the 6-lt. 8-in. 195-pound spike-ologist who sprang to a. new city high jump record of 6 lt. 5-5, . last May- I A summit 55 inches higher than the apex which had withstood 10 years of challenge. With the historic lsvitation the buoyant Bulldog ascended into the Hall of Fame but coach Bill Zazueta confidently demurred. Hold him up. Alton will be sure to add more laurels in football this fall, he said. Fulfilled prediction And under new mentor Frank Cullom Alton ful- filled Zazueta's prediction by winning honors as a first team all-Eastem-Marine tackle who also ca- vorted at end. He was used against the enemys strong side on defense as a tackle-eligible on of- tense, And this guy wasnt even interested in football until he was prevailed upon as a junior to go out for the sport. But Hamilton is the kind of character who doesn t realize his own strength. For instance, when he fashioned the fresh metro- politan acme of 6 ft. 535 in. he was the most sur- prised individual in the Coliseum. Alton not only did not know at uhat measure- ment he was jumping-he also wasnt aware he was the only one left, that the others had gone out at 6 ft. 3 ln. He was too busy running to and from the pole vault pit into which he had qualified by vying for the league crown with his teammate Ernest Carson. Where many athletes might have used that en- ergy-consuming extra activity as an alibi Alton and Zazueta agreed it was an aid. It kept llamll- Q ton warmed up and kept his heart from blowing up. If 1 d had any notion I was heading for a record chuckles Alton 'I d have exploded with excitement. At any rate the brilliant Bulldog who had dead- locked for the loop tltle at 8 It. 2M ln. wlth Nar- bonnes deluxe Bob Daliguey went on to gain a. . runnerup share in the state meet at 6 it. 8 ln. with that same Gaucho sparkler. Hamilton hummed in the Eastern-Marine finals. Splitting two Eastern-Marine championships the long-striding Jordan ace was on the way to a third in the high hurdles when he spilled over the next to last hurdle. ln fact over the entire league season during which he entered three events every meet-pole vault high jump high hurdles--Alton suffered ' only four setbacks. Three of them were by team- mates two resulted from falling. Revealed early promise Hamilton revealed promise as a 165-pound sopho- more when he ventured out only in the pole vault and reached 12 feet. But lo and behold as a junior he showed up weighing 215 pounds! He had been living off the fat of the land and it showed in his track performances. He couldn t top 11-6. This term he was in shape-a ship ready to sail to far ports with Zazueta s fleet of speed merchants. He hit 6-599 in high jump 12-2 in the pole vault and 15-flat in the hurdles. Alton's not one or those athletes who have all their Interests locked up in a gym locker. I-les vice president of the Senior A class vice prexy of the Senior choir ln which he slugs second bass tand makes many 5 smooth slldej, and alter school he holds down two jobs. One is during the week as playground recreation leader and the other is on weekends at an automo- bile wash rack. Alton wants to be a machinist a trade in which vocational tests disclose his aptitude. It is certain that for whatever job he tums his hand or lathe to, this pride of Jordan will have a high standard. i By Ethel Anderson Hello Girls This week I have some of the most talked about fashions in town With the Xmas season making it s yearly debut around town, it has left us with some pretty winter fashions I cou.ldn't help noticing Gladis Heath looking neat in a yel low camel s hair shortie Claud ena Smith can be seen showing off the latest in those fashionable gray toppers Betty Johnson and Margaret Brooks are wearing some some snazzy turtle neck sweaters. A Zavala has very good taste in choosing her red corduroy shortie and gold gabardine skirt Daisy Nelson and Jeffalyn Lett are look ing like charming young school girls in their plaid skirts and short pullover sweaters The latest styles Ln long coats are being seen Just glance at Raye Hicks Ordean Bates and Collen James and see what I mean DEDICATIONS :fi ? Z4 q. 7 BECAUSE OF YOU From' Ruth Green To: William Ponds BABY GET LOST From Ethel Anderson To . Ervin Johnson WILL YOU BE MINE From . Betty Johnson L To' William Barrett NEEDLESS From:Doris Kessee To Jesse Blunston FOREVER From' Doris Anderson To. Will Bryant ROCK LITTLE DADDY From: Helen Tyson To Neuman Reed SEVEN LONG DAYS From Darlene Davis To Edward Warnack I VE GOT A' LONGING IN MY HEART From Inez Humphries fPicture and story Courtesy L.A Daily News To Earl Battey Page 5

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J' cf as J' I' 5 in I AM WITH YOU From: Pete Contreras To: All Girls I AM WITH YOU From: Mary Louise Toliver To' George Collins TABARINE From John Grayson To Juanita Mlller I M FALLING FOR YOU From Delfxna Maldonado To Arthur Villireal BECAUSE OF YOU From Agrlpina Adriano To Paul Martinez I M WAITING JUST FOR YOU From Beatrlce Lona To George Duenas GLORY OF LOVE From Ysaura Colacion To John Alverez I AM WITH YOU From Edna Gaines To Bobby Ellis HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE From Del Lane To Beverly Early I M IN THE MOOD From Mary Morgan To Joe Stephens FOOL FOOL FOOL From Lydla White To Elvin Donnell BODY AND SOUL From Barbara Jefferson To Theodore Mrller BECAUSE From Lucy Munns To Andrew Cerethers BECAUSE OF YOU From Antonio Roderlquez To Jeanette K1ng COLD COLD HEART From James Vaughan To Barbara B rret LOST LOVE From Clemm1e Rawles To Bennie Smith I WILL WAIT From Claudette Poole To Llndsey Smith WIS'-IING FOR YOU To Billie Bryant Frou Arnold Widener TAVERN From Verdell Rogers To John Hall BABY GET LOST From Jeffalyn Lett To Ronald Dave TRAVELLERS Los Conquistadores Jordan s senior Spanish Club are shown above before their trip to Padua Hills to en joy the Las Posadas festival Eyes and Ears Why is Raymond Perez try ing to play it cool when he s near Delfina M Is he really that way about her? Why was Agripm Adriano a regular spectator at the basketball games Bee bas ketball that is ? Is it because Pete Wimpy' Contreras IS playing? Kenneth Howard is on the loose How about that girls ? Wonder how Odean Anderson and Bobby Perkms are getting along dave you noticed the bells ringing Earl Burse s eyes for Shirley tween Bertis Alexander and Sylvia Froe ' What s happening between Doris Kessee and Bob Graham? How about that Shxrley Booker? What s the secret that keeps Lorraine Stewart and S1 rnon Duncan together? FURTHE BEST IN .g GOOD EFlTlNCr,EfiT IN THE SCHOOL yy crnrtremnf QQ Page 4 ALUMNI NOTES From time to time alumni oi Jor dan express a desire to rece1ve news of Jordan and letters from friends For this purpose we are listing below the addresses of three graduates who are in the Korean War If you can write them a letter and let them know they are not forgotten Ed Note Sgt Rudolph Pacheco U S 56069377 Co G 224th RGT A P O 56 'Z P M P F C Louis E Gomez NGf28l049l0 HQ Co Znd Bn 7th Inf Rgt 3rd Inf Division A P O 468 '72 P M San Francisco California Pvt Andy Concha U S 56073819 50Znd Recon Plt A P O 30l Z P M San Francisco, California PAGE EDITORS Page 4 Annie Jones Page 5 Mildred Gaines . ng ' 17 c. f, A , z V I. . , : . . X ' - ' ' I : , 5 x 1 ' V ' af : ' -- - , . . .C , - 4 . . . . - . . , ' ' : . .-- . D 0 I ' D s . ' 1 . ' ' Z ' . ' , .-- . Q ' . . . , . . 5 ' Q . . , 1 n Z ' . Cooper?...What's going on be- San Francisco, California , , ' ------ - : p RPQ . g ' ' . . . , . . IA: , ff . . . J - . f v 3? 2 Q M . H1 'I' le

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POLY UPSETS IORDAN 46 44 By Earl Burse Coach Ralph Caldwell wound up his mechanical Jackrabbits to begin the season and they didn t wind down unt1l the semi finals of the City Playoffs when Poly potted and stewed the hares 46 44 Putting the last first the Bull dogs held a scant one point margin with slightly more than a mlnute to play but a free throw and a bucket sent Poly into the finale Earl Bat tey, with Z1 points was kingpin of the Bulldog attack ln the open1ng round of the playoffs Jordan sank the Venice Gondolxers, 51 29 hmiting the beach boys to a mere ll points at the halfway ma rk In the second round Jordan romped over the Bell boys 66 46 the third victory of the season a gaxnst their Eastern Marine Lea gue rivals Although the scoring for .Tor-dan was evenly divided Center Lee Potts potted 17 for high honors Now back to the opening tilt of the league season when Jordan low ered the boom on Banning 70 45 Auguring things to come Earl Bat tey laid in 30 points to t1e the school record for most points rn one game prevlously set by Rufus Johnson in 1948 Justin Grissom and A C Lidge each got nine Playing xt close to the chest Jordan and San Pedro put on one of the tightest, rrost exciting ch maxes ever seen in the local hoop atorium, the Pirates winning 40 34 Potts spilled 12 points through the hoop Pedro s vaunted W11l Naulls got only ll, while Battey sat out most of the tilt with a wounded gam torn ligament to be exact With one up and one down the Bulldogs hosted Narbonne by deal ing them a 65 53 defeat Willie Neal sparked a closing f1rst half rush with three quick buckets and Kingpxn Battey scored six points in the final 45 seconds of play Potts and Battey paced an easy win over Rus and then led the lo cals to a 66-41 victory over South Gate in a night game at home The Earl of Hoop Battey by name, racked up 28 points in e first Gardena game and 36 in the fCont on Page 7 '-3 1935 SOG 22,6 ERE Kia Hmm C11 Luge W m Lidge sparkles on this shot as he hits or Cole Spectators include Jordan s Earl Lou Vedova 33 JORDAN cr :I UQ W G 9:u:zr-mg r Cl 1' 5 v ii an 5 l Z vovammw- Q .- 2 M 'H5 640 658 0 14 9-I EXSTERN YI ARIN-E B B11 n G k N 478 625 'IGS 314 b 211 281 24h 1 0 151 151 134 130 CIT! LEADERS U1 gr-lU'11f0NUC1 CIl h H' lhll N W Pass ll HIGHEST SINGLE, GAVE TOT THIBTY POIWTQ 'IND DEER SIN WE N 1 5 40 3 184 ITG 112 IG! X80 AL CLE od I A BEOST TIMES POISTQ OR MOPE Y 7 H2371 E CHARITY TOSS--Lee Potts sinks a free toss with his favorite Tight hf-nd Push Sh0t as Earl Battey Z0 prepares to rebound Ezra H111 extreme left appears bored with the whole thing Page 6