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

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Twenty-five years of growth . . . For many years lhese wooden bleachers served Jordan sfudenfs for all evenls. H isiorical 1933-School hcgarz in North Long Beach Y.llI.C..-1. as 1936 Nortlz Long Bcach liigh Schoolf some classes hcld in Houghton Park clubhouse. 1935-lllowd to flrcscnt locationj old administration and 1937 horrzemahirzg huildings built. Cheering Panlhers fill our modern siadium ag a Pep assembly. I A x X J . i , ,c 'wr' - i l- 1 :Ja ' v'n++-lea .sm -Q --M ' a x H U 4 'UW' , .,. ,Q PANTHERS PROVE I936-Won 'iirsl' varsify fooiball game in San Gabriel League over Pasa- dena. 6-0. 939-Varsiiy foolball Sunsei League champions: coached by Roclrwell Kemp: B foolball Sunsei League champions coached by Richard Cline: B baslreiball Sunsoi League champions: captain Marvin Brain, coach Harold Loveioy: varsiiy 8: re B track champions: coach, Rich- ard Cline. i940-B football Sunset League and H - Lonq Beach Cily champions, cap- iain Sam Liddicofe. Firsi champ- ion varsiiy baseball leam: capiain Roy Crawford. I94I-B fooiball team undefealed, un- iied: coach Rockwell Kemp. Var- si'I'y Baseball Ciiy champions led by Howard Swell. I942-Varsiiy baslreiball player Al Buch- les selecfed All-Cify and all Hunl- ingion Beach Tournameni for- ward. Boyd Lilcowslri So. Calif. B high iump champion. B frach champions. I943-B foolball feam unbeaien, Sunset League champions: coach Rock- well Kemp: Capf. Melvin Shupp. I947-Varsify 'ioofball Bay League cham- pions: coach Ernie Radford. Var- sify basketball second in Bay Lea- gue: coach Ben Palmgren. C 'lrach Bay League champions. I948-Varsiiy football Bay League champions. , f W -First graduating class, 123 lllFllllll'l'I,' first ycar- booh, La Pantrraf' l1I'l1il'Ill1'll to for-111m's Pion- eers. -First scholarship azcarals hanqur't,' clubs 0I'glllIiZ!'1l,' Trailblazer dedicated to first principal, John lffilsorzj school paper, thc Flimsy, jruhlisluvl. l

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miversary Class We pledge lo preserve our dulies: M To 'vote intelligently, , To support our Constitution, To support our United Nations Organization.. ffKnow lhal' lhe individual is subiecl lo individuals, I Bul remember, you, fhe medning of l, in which resides . ' Thai' lruly brave, new world of Shakespeare, n.ofl' Huxley: ' How beauleous mankind is! . . O, brape new world, . . ' That has such people in itff' KiLrS+ill. we 'reied a Sovief Pax Romana. . ln H Neifher do we dig democracy's grave by conlorning To l'he exlremisls of righl' or lefl. - 72750. unconfined, we sfand wondering al' new pioneers - Blazing new lrails inlo unknown regions of space. and lime. . i , I Know lhal' arrival al' fhis poinf of no relurn depended Upon our failh in ' , - , - A Man's right to knowledge, ' And the free exercise tl1ereof. . May you be as free as we Q- ' 'Q To reiecl' final answers: lo agree wifh Sandburg. , . Alan will never arrifvej I He will always be arriving. - ., 'irFor, an end +o lrulh-searching mighl mean a dealh' More ghaslly lhan a lhousand Hiroshimas. s A dealh of mind! Slill, if 'lhis deafh prevails in '83, A May you' honor Jordan's name by resisling Orwell's l984, ' ' , Thus, prolecjingi lhose ideals for which David Sfarr Jordan lived .Eer which .hie school livesl ' ' V , . J' 1 ' i ' ,. X' l ? ' 3 gf' as . . ' R fi' ., ess- ng 4 4' i .Y ,L ,fs X' j, gx ,XXV . ki Rolldlwljs

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Asus IN sronrs . . . in size and numbers I949 1950 -B foofball Bay League champions. Varsiiy baseball Bay League champions, Bob Schwariz, pifcher. -B fooiball Bay League champions, capfained by Don Lies. I95l-B fooiball Bay League champions. Varsiiy Tennis Bay League cham- pions, capiained by Clyde Broughion. I954-Varsiiy 'fooiball second in Coasi League. Ed Lauer All-Ciiy selec- iion, and baclx of 'lhe year. i956-Varsiiy foofball Coast League co- 1038- 1113114 champions. Doug Marlin all-ciiy, All League Varsify polo, All Am- erican High School swimming. Bernard Wrye All-Ciiy, All Lea- gue wafer polo, swimming record holder in 'free siyle, bacl: sirolxe. Varsiiy baseball league cham- pions, fourieen game winning sirealr longesi' in school's hisiory. Ron Fairly All-Ciiy, All League C.I.F. A'1I11'l'1Ily NIIlll'j' Ro111'1'1x ,' 'l'1'11i111111z1'r 111'11i1'11t1'1l to .'11l11 11'i11i11111x l.'11.v.v1'1111'1'ry, 111'1111 of girls. I.1'1101'11 1111010 111111 1111111111 f:01I1.TIl11f1l ,' Girl Sl1y, with Susy 11111111' 111111 13111 U11i1'1,' 1iIyst1'1'y of II11' 1'l111xk1'r1 Girl, sl11r1'111g T1Il'1lllH fJ61.i'L' and l ir.s't of11'1'1'tt11, '1'111' I.lIl'l'j' .111111', j11'1'f0r1111'11, -L One of fhe original sirucfures on campus. ihe old adminisirafion building was recenily converied for use by foreign language classes. 1'i1'gi11i11 IIVOIAIIII 111111 l11'1'1' !JOIIll'.T Cv1Illf1l'j',U starring Graff E1'i1'1'5o11 111111 B111 1711i1',4. Trai1- b1nz1'r 111'11i1'11f1'11 to 11111 31011111 of our 11lI1l'. 1'l0llIA P111-1'.V f11'1'fo1'1111'11, UIDUNIJXI' Vl'l'Ollb1l',H .vt1l1'1'i11g 19-10-R1'1'1'f1li011 for 11xso1'i11t1' .V1'11o1111's11if1 lllf'lI11ll'l'J' 1lt'111.' ofJ111'1'1l11, Don 111011503 7'l'l'lISlII'l',H f7l'l'.fl'!11l'l1 al Poly .11111itoriu1n. T1'111111111z1'r 111111i1'11t1'rl to the p111'c'1zts of Jordan Illlllfllff. Our rapidly developing campus shows vasi signs of changes wiih ihe addiiion of fhe caieieria, audi- iorium, and social siudies and adminisiraiion buildings. wwww 51:,1i1.Q,,,.1 '.