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

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83 SENIORS TO GRAD ATE -is LAST LOOK--Members of the Class of Winter 'SZ will take one last look at Jordan as students tonight before they move on with diplomas in hand. The entire student body will miss the Ecclesians who have led .Tordan to a fine athletic season and a fine semester socially and scholastically, Ceremonies Held in School Auditorium Some 83 Senior A's will take-the final steps toward graduation from David Starr Jordan High School tonight when they walk across the stage of the school auditorium to accept diplomas from Principal Herbert E. Morey. Graduation ceremonies will be opened with the Overture 'Hungarian Comedy', followed by the proces- sional. Class president Herman Hicks will welcome the audience, while Esther Ruth Lewis, Eleanor Brown, Robert S. Garcia, and Mary Shavers will speak for the class. The program will be completed by the singing of the Alma Mater and the Recessional. Evidence of the outstanding a- bility of the Ecclesian Class can be found in the high number of stu- dents going on to higher education. Eleanor Brown, winner of a S200 scholarship, intends to enter UCLA, while three members of Iordan's league championship team Justin Grissom, A. C. Lidge, and Willie Neal are set to continue at Compton and Pepperdine. Herman Hicks, in addition to being an Ephebian, president of the class, and an all-league grid- der, has won a scholarship to Pep perdine. Enrique Sepulveda gets the faculty scholarship award, Alvin Hester and Eleanor Brown the A- merican Legion Awardsg Wesley Sanders, the Charles E. Hicks Knight Awardg while a host of other awards will also be made. Miss Mary M. Fawley and Mr. William A. Farmer, vice-princi- pals, will present members of ser vice organizations and recipients of Awards and Honors respective- ly. Page Z lunior President In a Junior High School student body election to determine officers Mildred Gaines was elected to the post of president, Yvonne A. Smith to the job of Vice -president, and Ocie Mae Thomas to the position of Secretary. Mildred has been leading a busy life lately, doubling as the president of G.A.C. and Social Editor for the Bulldog-Sentinel. ln addition she is a member of the Barbara Jordan Ladies and Y Teen. Yvonne also is a member of the G.A.C. and Barbara Jordan Ladies. Ocie Mae served as G-.A.C. secre- tarv. Defeated candidates for of- fices include Carolyn Garcia and Ernest Colacion, presidentg John Antowine, Essie Grimes for vice- presidentg and Esther Hughey and Mattie Lindsay for secretary. fSee Page 3 for picturej

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aff! 5 fu' ne DAVID STARR JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY FEBRUARY1 1952 Vol XIV No 7 -l 'ii SENIOR A S Outstanding members of the Eccleslan Class are left and I-Ight Joe Weaver and Iacquellne Bell lung and queen of the Semor Prom X y EPHEBIANS Selected as Ephebxans of the Semor A Class were ftopl Her man Hxcks also presxdent Of the Eccles Ian Class and bottom Eleanor Brown wmner of an Amencan LegIon Award GOOD LUCK ECCLESIANS. O B 4 Q I I X I K . 7 I . ,. . - . ' ' ' ' 1 9 l . 7 .

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I I I 1 Senior A's Will Worldly Wealth MAGLENE ABNEY will my typewriter in Mrs. Miles' room to Ora Lee Harris ROBERT M ACOSTA will all my love to Connie Lara. LOUISE ALEXANDER, will my quietness to my boy friend Ralph Williams. MARY ALVAREZ will my sweater to my sister Vir- ginia. JACQUELINE BELL will my homeroom teacher to Pat Day Sr Bee ORLANDO BOLDEN will my sweater to the moth balls DOROTY BONNER will my ability to get to school on time to Barbara Doyle DAVID BOYKIN will my sports ability to my hand some young brother Robert and my brains to Donal Gaines ELEANOR BROWN bequeath to my brother Cornelius and to Florence Petitt a portion of my intellect and to Jestine Barnett I leave my secretiveness DWIGHT BROWN will my ability to get my clearance card checked to the Senior Bees EDWARD BRYANT will my seat in Mrs Henderson s room to Erwin Johnson HAZEL BURDETTE will my athletic ability to G ALICE CALDWELL will my Senior A sweater t Ruth Blackburn CHARLES CARTER will my graduation ability to the struggling Senior Bees BERTHA CATO will to my sister and brother Nola and Leroy the ability to graduate from high school LOTTIE CORNWELL will my ability to get along with people to my sister and my handwriting to my brother GUSSIE CRAVIN will my Sr A sweater to my brother SIMON DUNCAN, will my slightly used basketball shoes to the basketball team DOROTHY EARLY will my charm to the Charm Club WILLIAM ENGE, will my front seat in Mr Norman room to some Marcellian student MATTIE FLORENCE will my ability to talk, chew gum and act foolish to Jane Williams who is unfortunately a Senior B ROBERT FORD will to Oscar Neur my cool cool hat and my seat in Mrs Henderson s class WILLIE GAMBLE will to Bennie Smith an easy way to go because he wants to be something in this wonder- ful world ROBERT GARCIA will my laziness t in auto shop to anyone who wants HARRY GAYTON will my ability to stand up under pressure at Jim s to Augustine Alviso STATON GIBSON will my football ability to Charles Webster and my track ability to Ray LAURA GONZALES will my fine senior high sweater to my brother Henry who will never find one like it MATTIE LEE GRIGSBY will my A's and B's to my niece Thelma JUSTINE GRISSOM will my basketball shoes and sox to Charles Baber to wear every day MARY LOUISE GUTIERREZ will my ability to get a long with my teachers to my brother Mike who needs it ALTON HAMILTON will all my love to Jerry Green along with two years ability in which I hope she will graduate LORRAINE HARRINGTON will my ability to get along with people to my brother Nathaniel who may need it Us Henry C ravin cellians I EVELYN DANSBY will my homeroom to anyone who wants to make it home EDWARD HAYWOOD will my car to Mr Charles ALVIN HESTER will my p1res1dent's seat to Ralph Williams Best of luck HERMAN HICKS will my leadership ability to my bro FLORENCE DAVIS W111 to Jean Brown my Shorthand ther Billy Sherman and my athletic ability to James Hicks ability and to Dorothy Cole my typing ability I LACORNIA JOHNSON will my ability to attend school I-IARMELDEN DEAN will my senior sweater to my every day to Mr Hlgman brother who is in Junior high school --ww., X WINNERS Pictured above are the new Junior student body of ficers fl to rj Mildred Gaines Yvonne Smlth and Gcle Mae LEADERS Representatives to the Junior Council are shown as Thomas discussing student affairs at a recent council meeting Page 3 P l I . , I , . , I, . 's I, , I. , , 1 I I, , . p ' ' It 1 1 1 Q I, , . ' . to - I, , . I. , , 1, f , - - ' - 1. , ' ' ' , , ' it. I, , l X . , . , . 4 , . . Y I, , ' ' ' 1, , ' ' ' I, , ' 4 ' ' I. , ' ' ' . ' 1, , ' I, , ' ' ' ' .A.c. I1 - I I I I n 1 I I 0 . I, l . . . . II, , . . . - . . I . , , . . Il 1 I I 3 Il 7 I Q I, , . . . . . . . . . I. , . . . I, , . u . . , , . ' - I, , ' . I, MIGUEL CRUZ, will my graduation luck to all Mar- Thomas. ' . 1, , ' ' A . i I, , . . . . - 1, , , . t . . . . . I, , ' ' , . ' . Ts, A fi aw., I 1 It til f Ni.. ' ' if .. if? 1