Delano High School - Del Ano Yearbook (Delano, CA)

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x WK ff' 4 Us 4' 'W 'W lu, fyff B. ,ll 7 In This Issue Front Page News 6-13 5' Pictorial-campus views 14-17 f Editorial, Educational , Dedication 20 ' Administration 22-23 it Facultjg classes 24-33 -1 Employees 34-37 1 Social, Fraternal Plays, programs 40-41 Parties 42-43 Music 44-47 Organizations 48-57 S , Publications 58-60 J 7 People in the News Seniors 64-77 Juniors 78-80 Sophomores 81-83 Freshmen 84-87 Sports Football 90-95 Basketball 96-100 Intramural 101 Tennis 102-103 Baseball 1 04-1 06 Track 107-109 Girls' Sports V 1 10-111 Advertising 114-145 Index 146

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Q Delano High ls in the News! l -When you enroll some 1200 teenagers Our athletes hit the headlines for in one school, mix 'em up with teachers, sure in '53, The Bengals copped two text-books, hot rods, and bus drivers, league titles, and our rags to riches 1 send them to six classes can 1' for 170 days, let them M iss! play football, dance, toot trumpets, publish newspapers N brother, you're bound to have news. Big news, too! We had our big front-page news stories in 1953. Late summer quakes shook the daylights out of us and our buildings. They led to the razing of our old administration building, construc- tion of ten temporary classrooms, post- ponement of the opening of school. Honors and awards came thick and fast. Keeping the record unblemished, the 1952 DEL-ANO won top,honors once more in national competition. The LIVE WIRE nabbed another top Quill and Scroll award. The choir was hon- ored with an invitation to entertain convening Lions in San Francisco. A first place trophy came back with the snappy band from their trip to the All- Western B nd Revi Tiger hoopsters fought their way to a Valley play-off. All-Valley grid honor came to Tex Westbrook. Dash-flash King ran a 9.6 century and a 20.9 furlong early in the season. Long hours in the classrooms pro- vided news N and new horizons in learning. We had our big moment socially too N the Mardi Gras, Blue Violins at the football dance, Peter Pan at the hoop hop, proms, banquets parties, rallies, initiations. Feature stories? Are you kidding? Miss Danks came from England as a I exchange teacher, the Lost- seniors struggled stub- ' bornly for privileges, one plg FFA boys lost a pig in the middle of downtown Bakersfield, the frosh got dancing lessons. We'd like to tell you the whole story of 1953, so read on, friend. Delano Hig s eews.g, 4,

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Earthquakes Bring Campus Chaos Awakened by an unearthly roar, Delan area residents tumbled from their beds a 5 a.m. July 21, 1952, to Hnd their worl tossing crazily. Earthquake! Following nerve-shattering period of after-shakes, second big jolt came August 22 wit further damage. The summer quakes have resulted iz major changes in Delano High's campu: Condemned as a hazard, Old Main, the ac ministration building constructed in 1911 has been razed. Ten temporary classroon' and an office shack have been built. The gym sullered serious damage wit large cracks showing up in the wing strut tures. Shoring up of the north and sour walls put the building back into use shortl after school opened. Gpening of the fall term was delaye for two weeks in order to get repair an construction under wav. Classes wei crowded into every possible space includin storeroom and foyer areas in the aud torium. Take a last look at the pillars of Old Main. Razing of the quake- damaged building brought the walls and pillars tumbling down. Opening day of school, September 22, found destruction of Old Main well started with the interior wrecked first. 5 6 Almost down! Witli only the pillars and a corner wa remaining, Old Main looked like this early in October.