David Starr Jordan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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JORDAN - I935 History Neariy sixieen years ago when the quain+ iiHie Spanishriype houses of Soufhern Cahiomia were enioying The cresf oi fheir papuiariiy. +he dusfyrbrown weeds oi Hue rwcniy sevcn-acre area norrh of Houghfon Park found +hemseivns suddenly Conirasied by a handfui mt bungaiows. These siruclures were humble. bu? fhey rep- resen+ed +he beginning mt a reaiizahon oi a dreami H was a dream The? began in rho Nodh Long Beach YMCA buiiding under ihe pressure of Amcrizais mam disasirous depression surrounded by +he dedmdion of fhn worsi ear+hquaim in Caiifomia's hisinry as a siaie. For Two years; H19. hrsf Jordan sfudenisi fhe iir5+ Lindbergh graduaiesi were harbored +hera. When David Sfarr Jordan high schnoi welcomed +hem 5r +he new Iocaiion in IQES. a miracic was born. spanked inio life by The hands oi Foresith and hope Behind +hose hands in ihai first year and Thom siiil with us iodayw were Mr John W. Wiison. Mr. Richard Cline. Mrsi Helen Campbeii and Miss Hazci Zimmerman in i936, comprising one hundred and +wcniy-iwo members +he firs+ senior tlass prepared ior Hm iu1ure. Smilingiy ihey witnessed ?hn work begin on The new school unifs. They admired Ihe Lommenddbie snhooi 'brmd fhai Mrs. Dormhy R. Smith had ius+ crea+ed They icokod hack nmudiy on ihc hiumphs 0.4 ihcir +hrec years . , . fCH their biouse and shir+ buHons grow mm wi+h Ihe memory 0! Jordanis varsiiy vicicry over Pasadcna. 6-0 in +heir iirsf game in ?he San Gabriel foofbail league. Jordan's graduafes cf +ha+ year had every right is be singuiarly proud. bui 1he future of +heir Aime: Ma+er shone brighfly, The cicada of war hovering Over Europe on +he +hreshold of ihc recenf decade were pale when compared 10 fhe courage and faHh oi iha- smdeni body 6? fhai lime. A bomber was buiH through a bond drive and bore ihe schoolis name. A swing hand was organiwd 0n 1he campus in i940 by Woodiey Schoheld and Mr. Carl B. Lindgrem faculiy sponsor. After compieiing many USO engagements +he members organized +hemseives overseas, There were many scholarship members in fhe decisive year of F94l. Forfy deiegams om DF +he fiftyrone Jordan members affended the annual CSF Souihem Regional Convention at i'he USC campus on 'Fhai April 267iorfy siudenis who wore To empioy fheir abiiii'ies +0 preserve our demccracy. Now, as +he giory o? ihe arrivni of +he hniiiceniury begins h; iadei we ioin hands wifh our ciessimaies oi +he past As ihe graduares 09' i936 JeH our school win H18 iaini rumbiing of world disorder in fheir earsi we are listening fo an echo. We icar +0 visualize whaf +Ha+ echo migM mean. The progress of Hue iirsf haii 0F fhe fwenfiei'h cenmry has marched On a grandiose sfaircasei bui ihe i950 Jordan class. iike Jrhose ali over America, mus? carve H19 nexf High+ 04F SinS out of Hwe walls of darkness ihaf is The byi-pdeuci of H1056 years. Courage. 'mihaiivei resourcefuiness and hope is lhe cniy hghi by which we can work. Such were +he qualihes +ha+ inspired +hc greaf naiuraiisi and phiiosopher for whom our school is dedicamd. I41

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IV. OUR FIRST FAC ULTY - I935 TABLE OF CONTENTS Adminisi'ra 'Hon Page 5 A. Counsebrs B. Clericd C. Faculfy Fooiba Page l3 A. Varsijryr ' B' FootbaH B, Song Leaders Yell Leader; Flag Girls MajoreHes S+uden+ Ac+ivi+ies Page 25 A. Sfudenf Governmenf B. Sfudem Ark 1. Speech 2. Musk: 3. Drama Junior 3: Sophomore Classes Page 4I U! V. VI. Vlf. VIII. Special Classes , Page 53 A. PubHca'rions B. R.O.T.C. S+uden1' Ctubs Page bl A Honorary 3. Service C. Socid Spring Sporis Page 73 A. Baskefball W - m B. Baseball W - JW C. Track lV - B 7 C D. Tennis IV 7JW E. Golf and Cross Counfry F Girls' Spor+s I. G.A,A. 2. Boosfers Graduafes Page 89 Commercial Page I09

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HDIIIII'IISTHIITIOII JOHN W. WILSON Principa' l5!