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

Page 3 text:

u C' i O O 0 O 0 o ' 1 U . , I . 'O . 0 0 9 I U m K Q ' v . l ,4 , W . , c' L 1 KA L Q ,. , W . lx 1 Y ,A ,HW 4 . ' . . 9 .I ' O A 9 . 0 ' 1'-f ,.,Q .' 'Ki 0.0 0 ,Q 7 M' Q ' Q. .' J ' ,-Y .. 1 ,' 'u si 5 1 I G 4 - . I U A A 3 . 11' K Y Y 9 ' -', , 'Q ' I . A M4 I , ,gh -5 ' Q' Q Jfhkf, 'ff' if Y -, A ' I Y . ' . O , ., , 3 0 a , . Y Q ' Q U , N O, l 'P 1 . O o A JD f 1' ,vg Q . . , 1 'Q , . ', ,' J . Q' fur-5 +22 . -,Q 4 5 Ag' gqxj ,,+.5y ff Q ro Q .N '5 w.',--R'-' L Q , . 1 Q-,AL X ' F' 4 QM - . ' . xr, N . W n -,biwf .fu'z'f ,nLA, -1 V no W P ' ,H 91 'N' .ur 3' . . .X Fwy. ,-, , vQ . ti' 7 V. 1, 1 V w .JN A1 , V, 2 I 1' ,W ..,m.f' , ,, '- Ou? u Q . 'if 5ff.- 1' V .. .t , ,Q M-I. ' 4 Y ' ' 'riff 4 , mimi-Vg V .N . 1 . . 1 ,,.' . 'J u Wg I 0 - t '. iv! 'Q' - ' . K , D 0 .l fl ,A ' . ' 5' 'Oo 0 X 1 'O h . O 1 in bf ha . f. Q. . I 4 - , 'I :ni L ' 0 ' ' . . O fl I1 va'umtcd man .vlmnld not bc llw .vlzz-vc of the frast, IIN! zz mfvy of nzcn 701410 lm-vc gone befor? him. H c nzuxt be in .mum dcgrcc the founder of ll nc-zu flIf0HCl'fIlll1 1iymz.v1y: for carlz new tlzinkcr ix 11 nc-w type of man. - ---Drlvzll Slnrr Jorvifnz QStzmford University Inaugural, l89H 'U ' 0 . 0 D ' 4 , .fi

Page 5 text:

Prologue: D a v i d S 1' a r r J o r d a n lI85l-I93ll A guide, philosopher and friend HSl,'iU7ltl.1'f of unquenrhable thirst for truth and of unalterable integrity in its search, teacher of sympathy and imagina- tion, friend of youth, wise counselor, believer in the inviolable sanctity of the individual human soul, exemplar of the moral virtues, inspirer to the spiritual life, apostle and prophrt of peace . . . If Presidenl' Herberl Hoover's words oi praise seem loo Flowery lo honesl slcepflics, fhe life of David Sfarr Jordan mighi' also seem fo have been 'loo sainlly 'For lhis cenlury of lhe disenchanled. Neverlheless, Dr. Jordan was a frail blazer when l'he grealesi obslacle lo man's progress was man, himself. Know- ledge of lhis obsfrucfion reveals ifself in more than a score of his volumes on human hislory and on zoology. Bu'l' man's wealmess did nol' des'l'roy his iailh in manlcind. Jordan, fhe guide has been described as fhe co-founder and savior of The Leland S+anford, Jr. Universily. Slill, he may have made his greaiesl' coniribuiion as a voice which helped men 'io discover man's frue relalionship fo his world. For, lhis friend of humaniiy was one of lhe firsi lhinlcers 'lo help us realize lhaf by unscienfifically plowing The plains: by culfing down our foresi-wafershedsg and by wan'l'only killing off wild life and human life man had cleslroyed 'lhe bal- ance belween lhe 'Forces of deslruciion-conslruclion. As a direclor of 'lhe Ginn Peace Foundalion, and as Presideni' of lhe WorId's Peace Congress, Jordan 'l'he philoso- pher lraveled and spolre exiensively for fair play bewfeen men and nal'ions. For, he lcnew lhal' if manlrind Failed lo slrilce a compromise beiween himself and nalure, befween man and man, fhis plundered planei' would become fhe deso- laie abode of desolale men. Read his lhoughls scaH'ered lhroughoui' Trailblazer '58g be proud for having been associaled indireclly wilh 'rhis man and direclly wifh his ideals!