John Muir Middle School - Naturalist Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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'V It 1' has-X I I2 THE NATURALIST All-Stars Win 7th Annual Baseball Game By Don Devor Climaxing the 7th annual A9- All-Star Baseball game, the mighty All-Stars, under the superb coach- ing of Mr. Nobbe flashed ahead to win by a score of 4 to 2. This is the way it happened. Franklin Pena led off for the A9's and walked, Warsco I2J followed with a base hit, then to score the only two runs for the A9's, Carmen Scopellite, hit a long triple to score the two runners but was out him- self for sliding into home. Nothing exciting happened again until the last half of the second inning when Eugene Blodgett got a base hit. He was followed by Aguilar, who knocked the ball for two bases, scoring Blodgett. Ron- ald Shand also hit a double, but both he and Aguilar were put out in two magnificent plays by Chuck Parks, A9 catcher. For the All-Stars the fourth in- ning was the big one: Richard Hill walked and then scored on a bunl- by Blodgett, who advanced to third on the play at home. Aguilar struck out, Shand was safe on an error and scored when Logan Clark was safe on a fielder's choice. Clark scored on a base hit by Anderson, the pitcher. Then Goldner struck out to end the inning with 3 runs on one hit with 2 errors making the score four to two in favor of the All-Stars. In the fourth inning for the A9's Richard Hill made a beautiful play by tagging James Cheek and throw- ing to first to put Tierro Out. When the A9's did not score in the fifth inning the game was auto- matically over, with a score of ALL-STARS 4, A9's 2. Announcers for the game were Nace Benun and Donald Lenou. Umpires were: Mr. Brown, behind the plate, Mr. Toomey on first, and Mr. Wasserburger on third. We are proud of the fact that this game was played with much fine sportsmanship, and hope that many more games will be held un- der such fine enthusiasm. Faculty Softball Team By Gay Dividson WOMEN Umpire ...................,.... Don Devor Pitcher ...................... Mrs. Pollock Catcher ........ ...... M rs. Herriott lst Base ......... ............. M rs. Ewing 2nd Base ...,.,. ..,..... M iss Lindquist 3rd Base ........ ........... M rs. Gilbert Short Stop ................ Miss Sheffield Left Field .............. Mrs. Heidergott Center Field ................ Miss Bailiff Right Field ,... ........ M iss Schwaderer MEN Umpire ........................ Janet Watt Pitcher ...... ............. M r. Toomey Catcher ..... ....... M r. Nobbe lst Base ........ .... . .Mr. Allen 2nd Base .... ......... M r. Falvo 3rd Base ........ . ........ Mr. Holland Short Stop .............. Mr. Kristenson Left Field ......... ........ M r. Hermle Right Field .................. Mr. Zimmer Center Field ........ ......... M r. Bruce PICTURES: I-KEEPERS OF THE TREASURY, 2-GUARDENIAS, 3-GIRLS' LEAGUE CABINET, 4-TALENT CLUB, 5-GYM CLUB Thanks, Gentlemen! We of THE NATURALIST staff wish to express our very best of thanks to the Boys' P. E. teachers, Mr. Falvo, Mr. Nobbe, and Mr. Kristenson, for their considerate help this last semester. We want them to know that we really ap- preciate their kind efforts. -Don Hanning, Sports Editor Herbie Nesmith, Ass't Baseball l.Q. By Nace Benun Well, how did you do in the last issue. Here, we'll give you another chance. Score yourself one hit for every answer that is correct. Here we go for the last time. QUESTIONS: I. Who led the American League in batting last year? 2. Who beat Boston in the World Series last year? 3. How many games were played in the World Series last year? 4. Who was Rookie of the year last year? 5. What player is with the Browns now iust up from San Diego, hitting venf well? ANSWERS: I. Ted Williams. 2. Cleveland Indians. 3. Six. . Richie Asburn. . Jack Graham. 4 5 Snappy Sam Well, Csob, sobl, at last l'm leaving fsob, sobl John Muir. Yes, you're finally getting a new Snappy Sam. ln my place will be a cub reporter who is fair, of course. Who else writes as I do? IDon't answer that.l Or course, you boys received an A in P. E. lust because you fol- lowed my hints. Before I leave you dear boys, l want to leave you with one last hint for dancing. Stick with it, men! Well, most of you already know who I am, but for the benefit of the poor B7's who don't know any of the Big Wheels around Muir l'm the Biggest Wheel Jimmy O'Leary, the one and only. Thanks for listening! Radio Characters By Herbert Nesmith Jr. The Fat Man .............. Jerry Labins The Thin Man ................ Bill Smith The Cisco Kid ................ Bill Garcia Pancho .................... Tommy Basta Mr. Dist. Attorney ...... Ronnie Swick Sherlock Holmes ...... David Salsbery The Shadow ........ Dean Cunningham The Lone Ranger ........ Jerry Wunch Tonto .......................... Frank Pena Straight Arrow ........ Rudy Escareno The Count of Monte Cristo ........ Jordan Sky King ......,.... . .........., Jerry Soest Sam Spade .................. John Rapoza Jack Armstrong ........ Andy Dishong Mr. North .................. Doug Lucero Mrs. North ................ Julia Gulasci Bulldog Drummond-Nace Benun My Friend Irma ........ Joanne Barton Fatima ..,............. Barbara Palesano Mr, X ,,,,........,...,.., Herbie Nesmith Our Miss Brooks .......... Mrs. Gilbert

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TH E NATU RAL! ST ll Semester in Review By Donald Hanning Well, well, it certainly has been a full semester. Boy! when you look over the term you just can't see where they put everything. Let's look back over some of the events of the term. First of all there was the B7 Orientation assembly on February 4th. On the tenth of the same month, the Thrift people went on a trip to the bank. On the eighteen- th we had our first assembly. Then on the twenty-fifth something im- portant happened that everyone en- joyed. We saw THE NATURALIST movie. On March third we had an assembly put on by the Mysterious Mr. Brown. Then on the eleventh day of March we had the thrift assembly. The first big day for the A9's was their dance which was held on the seventeenth. On the eighteen- th we had our big talent show. Remember all of those little pic- tures that were taken on the twenty-fifth? Then on the twenty- ninth we had our NATURALIST pictures taken. On the thirtieth the documents from the Freedom Train were put on display in our own library. One thing that some people were glad to see, and of course some weren't too happy about it, were the report cards, which came out on April sixth. On the seventh we had the second A9 dance. On the next day we had the A9-All-Star Track Meet. From the eleventh to the fifteenth we had a wonderful Easter Vacation. On the twenty-first we had the first A9 Meeting. Our Vesper Program was held on Sunday, the twenty-fourth. The twenty-fifth was another big day for the A-Nines. This was the day that the green opened. On April 29 our very successful Open House was held. On May second the P.-T.A. had the Apron-overall drive, which was won by Miss Fuller's A7 girls and Mrs. Gilbert's A7 boys. The A9 Class Officers were elected on the fifth. On the sixth the girls had a field day. That same day the boys had a gym meet. Then on the thirteenth we saw Melody Time. Then came the Boys' Luncheon at the Elk's Club. Another A9 dance was held on the nineteenth, also a safety party. On the twentieth we had our Student Body Election. The twenty-sixth brought a party for the homeroom secretaries. There was a fashion show for the P.-T.A. on the twenty-fourth. The twenty-seventh brought the big A9-All-Star baseball game. Then from May thirty-first to June third the A9's had their final exams. On June eighth the girls had their G.A.C. party, The student body officer's installation was held on the tenth. On the same day we had the A9 party. The thirteenth brought a congress party. On the fourteenth we had the award as- sembly. Right after the assembly we had our ever-loving report cards. Silhouettes By Virginia Buck He was born on May l2, l934, in Los Angeles, with blonde hair and blue eyes . . . He has grown to the height of 5 feet, 9 inches and weighs I43 pounds . . . imus- cles!l . . . His favorite subjects are agriculture and electric . . . His course and major in auto mechan- ics . . . Roast duck is his favorite food, and his pet peeve is his Eng- lish class in the A9 . . . Making model ships is his hobby, and he hopes to some day become a mighty seaman . . . His main inter- est is sports and he's in the boys athletic club . . . His favorite singer is Vaughn Monroe singing, Ghost Riders. . . . 402 is his homeroom, and when asked if he likes girls, he said, Shucks, l'm bashful. . . . You've guessed it . . . He's our A9 class president, Ben Hoke. W 'ir 'Ii 'k Glendale, California is where she was born, on the day of June 25, I934 . . . She has brown hair and green eyes, and weighs-oh well! . . . Her height is 5 feet, lV2 inches, and her hobby is knitting little socks for cars . . . Choir and P. E. are her favorite subjects and her favorite teachers are Miss Schwaderer, Miss Sheffield, and Mrs. Mueller . . . She is going to Manual Arts High School totake an academic course and major in Latin . . . Fried chicken and french fries are her favorite food, and her pet peeve is, Kids who wear shoulder pads. Ha! Hal When asked, Do you like boys? she said, Surreel . . . Her school activities are, G.A.C. and Student Congress Representative for her homeroom, 406 . . . To teach Eng- lish is her ambition . . . She likes the song, l Got a Way With Women, sung by the King Cole Trio, and she likes any of Frankie Laine's records . . . That's right, she's our A9 girls' vice-president, Shirley Hasson. il' 'k it i' 'k He is planning to take an aca- demic course at Manual Arts High School, and major in Mathematics . . . He was born in Los Angeles on February lO, I93-4 . . . He has dark brown hair and hazel eyes . . . His height is 5 feet, 9 inches and his weight is l4O pounds . . . Woodshop is his favorite subject and Mr. Bruce is his favorite teach- er . . . Football is his main interest and he's in the Boys' Athletic Club . . . When asked what he thinks of girls, he said, So, so. . . . Social Studies in the A9 is his pet peeve and fried shrimp is his favorite food !Mmm, godoli I. . . Making model airplanes is his hobby and he hopes to some day become an engineer . . . Ghost Riders, is his favorite record . . . He is our Boys' Vice-President from home- room Zle Howarkd NLcCa,llum. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is where she was born, on April 28, i934 . . . Her hair is brown, her eyes are blue, and her weight is l26 pounds . . . She has grown to be 5 feet, 5 inches tall . . . Wash- ington is her future high school where she will take a commercial course, and stenography will be her major . . . Her favorite subject is Physical Education and the teacher she likes best is Miss Schwaderer . . . A certain A9 boy is her main interest, and when she was asked, Do you like boys? she said, You know it! . . . Her favorite food is none other than hamburgers and french fries . . . Her pet peeves are some A9 boys . . . As far as school activities go, she is in the Girls' Athletic Club and she is Student Congress Representative for that wonderful homeroom 204 . . . Her ambition is to be a housewife and naturally her hobby is collecting records . . . Her favorite singer is Perry Como, singing, A You're Adorable . . . Shirley Ferguson, it is-our A9 class secretary. Meet the Teachers By Jeanne Boehm Meet the Teachers, this time, is a review of all the A9 Home- room teachers. The average height and weight of the female A9 Homeroom teacher is 5 feet, 5 inches and l25 pounds. Since Mr. Toomey is the only male A9 home- room teacher we'll have to take his height and weight, 6 feet, l75 pounds. When asked her age, Miss Rey- nolds of A9 girls' homeroom 2Ol replied, l'm over 21 il hope so.i Her favorite color is blue istands for boy-or mani. Avocados get her number one vote for the best food. lt seems most of the teachers like music. Miss Reynolds likes Symphony music best. Her hobbies are playing the piano, traveling il guess so, she went to Europe last fall.i and ice skating. She was born and her Alma Mater is in lowa, Univ. of Kansas and U.S.C. Miss Reynolds really likes to travel. She has been to Alaska, Canada, Eur- ope, and all over the U.S.A. the hall is Miss Thies, Across homeroom teacher of that famous A9 girls homeroom, lthe girls with all the penantsl. Miss Thies's age is sixteen summers and?? fyou guessl winters. Her favorite food is-all kinds. fNever heard of it, personally.l Green is her choice of colors. Her favorite class is the J4 typing class, and popular music is her favorite type. She was born in Wisconsin and attended U.S.C., also University of California. She has been all over the world as far as traveling is concerned, Mexico, South Seas, and even the Orient. Next we come to Mr. Toomey's happy homeroom. Mr. Toomey is 35 years of age and was born in Providence, Rhode lsland. His favo- rite color is sky blue, and his favo- rite music consists of Strauss Waltzes and Music by Jerome Kem. He attended U.S.C. inot an- other cnell and his secret ambition is to be a lawyer. His hobby is gar- dening. His favorite food is of all thinks, New York steaks. fare they good?? huh?l His travels have ta- ken him across the U. S. once, and he has traveled around the Pacific states three times. Well, l must be getting on to the next A9 Home- room teacher. Guess who-it's Mrs. Harrison! She is the proud homeroom teacher of those sad-but-true A9 boys. When asked her age, she said, A lady doesn't like to talk about her age. Fruit is her favorite food. Since music is her hobby and she goes to concerts for entertainment, and her secret ambition is to be a musician, I guess she likes music. iWhat do you think?l Whiz, on to Mrs. Pollock's we go. Mrs. Pollock was born in Keene, New Hampshire. When I asked her her age she replied, 47. She graduated from U.C,L.A. Cyahl. Her travels have taken her around the U. S. And her secret ambition is to-write a book ion a Per. I, A9 Social Studies class?D Mrs. Pollock's favorite color is blue, and her favorite class is the A9's!! The food she likes best is T-bone steaks ithese extravagant teachers! The music she likes best is Light Operas. Her hobby is read- ing and sports. And last, but not least, she likes swimming and shows for entertainment. ' Boys, Boys, Boys, here we are at Mrs. Parker's homeroom. Guess what!! Mrs. Parker is over 2l!'! CShe told me so.l Her favorite color is yellow, imine tooi. l guess' she doesn't like school very much, be- cause her favorite subject is lunch. Her hobby is gardening tugh, dirty workli Mrs. Parker'hails from Ger- many. Last of all, her ambition is to travel across the U. S, Miss Miller comes next on our list. She was born in Albany, New York on-Oh gosh, she says she forgot!! Oh no!! Another person likes blue. For music she likes Classical. Her hobby is traveling and photography. And her Alma Mater is U.C. and U.SC. Her travels have taken her to the Eastern Coast 8 times and she has visited just about all the National Parks, Canada and Mexico. Now we come ro the last of the A9 Homeroom teachers, Mrs. Mueller. When l asked Mrs. Muel- ler her age she said she is over 21. Yep, still another teacher likes blue. For good food Mrs. Mueller picks Roast Chicken iYummyi. Her favorite music is Semi-Classic. Her hobby is writing plays and sail- ing. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and she graduated from the Univ. of California at Berkeley. Mrs. Mueller's travels have taken her on boat trips to the Canal Zone, Alaska and many other places. Her secret ambition is the Theater, ishe wants to direct.J And last of all, for entertainment she likes stage plays and musical comedies. Comic Strip Characters By Donald Hanning Gordo ........................ Nace Benun Tiny Tim ............ Leland Turnwall Wonder Woman .... Barbara McGuire Joe Palooka .................. Larry Jones Dick Tracy .............. Frank Montijo Li'l Abner ..... ......... J immie O'Leary Daisy Mae .............. Eileen Shepard The Flash ............ Herbie Nesmith Sad Sack ...... ...... J ohnny DiPonzio Ette Kett ...... ......... D iana Vardas

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TH E NATU RALIST i3 G.A.C. Members Enjoy Farewell Party As always, the annual Girls' At- letic Club party was a wonderful success. The decorations were really cute. The refreshments were awfully good and everybody had an extremely good time. If you are not in G.A.C. you don't know what you're missing! Something which is looked for- ward to each year is the presenta- tion of the emblems and the award-- ing of the trophies to the winning teams. This year was no exception! Some of the A9 girls received their second star, thus completing their fourth semester. This is a fine rec- ord and something you B8 mem- bers can strive for. One of the most enjoyable fea- tures of the party was, of course, the A9 Prophecy and the Will and Testament. Alice Bernardo and Judy Wesser wrote the Prophecy and had some interesting predic- tions for the A9 girls. The ever- generous A9's in return left their finer Qualities to the most worthy receivers. The Will and Testament was written by Barbara McGuire and Joyce Benveniste. Mrs. Ewing gave a fine farewell message to the graduates. We graduating members of the Girls' Athletic Club would just like to keep on being able to attend all future parties but there will be other parties and other clubs to belong to in the future. Still, we won't soon forget the fun we've had here at John Muir as members of this wonderful organization. The unspoken rules of good sportsman- ship we've learned and the honor we've come to know and respect is something we will carry with us always whatever our destination in life may be. Thanks to you, Miss Schwaderer. You've really been swell! A9 Movie Doubles By Janice Latey Eddie Allen ............ Woody Herman Janet Watt ............,..... Jane Russell Norma Hueston .......... Claire Trevor Charlene Harrison..Dorothy Malone Armida Graieda ...... Dolores Del Rio Martha German ........ Shirley Temple Barbara Masserini ...... Linda Darnell Sydney Mumby ............ June Haver Marquis Norwalk ,....... Guy Madison Bill Newquist ................ Bill Holden Georgia Raitt .................. Doris Day Eileen Shepard ........ Wanda Hendrix Tony Zarrahy ............ Tarzan Uokel - -.-.ax-X Physical Fitness Tests There are five physical fitness tests which each girl must pass before she graduates. There is a possible score of 500, and you must have an average of at least 80. The five tests are: l. Base- runningg 2. Throw for distance, 3. Serve for accuracyp 4. Volley- ingg 5. Potato race. The potato race is strictly an A9 activity. lt's a test for speed and coordination. Each girl is timed and tries to make the lowest possi- ble score. This is a real test of your ability and really leaves you tired and out of breath. Most of the girls have made pretty good scores, however. All the physical fitness tests are a good means of finding out just exactly what you can do. Good luck with your tests and when you are an A9 you will have the Potato Race to look forward to. Radio Log By Barbara Capps One day when Mr. and Mrs. North were on their way to the Supper Club, the Fat Man walked up and said, l'd like some Infor- mation Please. Why, of course, said Jerry, ask Twenty Questions if you like. lt turned out that the Fat Man, who was one of the Gangbusters, was looking for Nick Carter, who was a Counterspy. They got a clue that Nick might be in a warehouse, owned by Henry Aldrich, sometimes known as the Thin Man. On the way down to the warehouse, they picked up Casey, Crime Photogra- pher who was waiting in front of the Kraft Music Hall. Inside the warehouse they found a Straight Arrow, a Phonograph which was playing, and a piece of paper with the letters p, e, n, and t on it. Stop the Music, yelled Casey. What's the Name of that Song? Jerry asked. lt's 'Pent- house Serenadef is'nt it? Pam answered. Then Quick as a Flash, it came to them. They would find Nick Carter at the on-ly penthouse in Big Town. The penthouse be- longed to Richard Diamond, but he had sublet it to someone who said they were friends of Rocky Jordan. Well, said Sam Spade, to the Criminals, 'Into Your Cellsl' Then Sam, who was chief of police, and the rest of the gang took in the Grand Old Opry and wound up at Club 15. Noon Officials Receive Emblems The girls who had charge of the noon tournament games this year certainly did a good job. The games couldn't have gone on without them. They received either an em- blem or a star for their efforts, however. The girls were required to pass a rule test with a fairly high score before they could even qualify for the job. Following are the girls who served on the Official Club this year. Upper Division: Delores Barr, Bette Blevins, Claribel Brodine, Shirley Chew, Shirley Clark, Gay Davidson, Yeiko Nakakihara, Bev- erly Noack, Geraldine O'Driscoll, Donna Redman, Edith Robles, Daisy Wilson, Shirley Won. Lower Division: Ruth Delgado, Paula DeHart, Theresa French, Esther Mayesh, Myrna Pitzen, Mariorie Fieldson, Helen Hamada, Joanne Goldner. -Gay Davidson, Girls' Sports Editor Perfect A9 Team By Jeanne Boehm We want a Pitcher! This would be an unknown cry if you were watching this team play soft- ball. lt would be one of the hottest teams on the campus. What is it? you ask. Why, it's our Perfect A9 Tearnll Catcher .................. Barbara Jordan Pitcher .... ...... M arlin Jenkins ist Base ..... ...... B arbara McGuire 2nd Base .... .......... J oanne Barton 3rd Base ............ Shirley Ferguson Left Field .................. Gay Davidson Center Field ........ Joyce Benveniste Right Field ................ Janice Latey Short Stop .................. Mardel King Platter Chatter By Virginia Buck The ten top tunes have been chosen by the A9's again this se- mester. They picked some of the best recent tunes that have be- come popular. Riders in the Sky was rated far above the others. l. Ghost Riders ln The Sky 2. Again 3. So ln Love 4. Cruising Down The River 5. So Tired 6. Forever And Ever 7. LLove You So Much lt Hurts e 8. Careless Hands 9. Stardust l0. Tennessee Saturday Night : MU-1 Girls' Farewell Well A9's, l guess this will be the last issue of the paper for you. Through the years you have been here l hope you all enjoyed the sports page of THE NATURALIST, for there recorded for you to keep through the years to come, are events which have lasting interest for each of you. Your annual holds many memo- ries which l hope are pleasant ones and you will look back on as some of the happiest of your life. l would like to express my very sincere appreciation to the Physical Education Department and Barbara McGuire, Assistant Girls' Sports Editor, for their cooperation in making this annual and all the past issues of the paper so nice. Carol Sherburn and Donna Ran- kin, your editors for next year, l am sure will do a fine job and have as much fun writing for the paper as l have. Good luck to them and good-bye to you. -Gay Davidson, Girls' Sports Editor What lf? By Nace Benun WHAT IF . . . Barbara were Bullets instead of Capps? Janis were Cook instead of Baker? Melvin were Balfive instead of Balfour? ' Bobby were Silversmith instead of Blacksmith? Beverly were Mixer instead of Brewer? Marilyn were Whit-stein instead of Brownstein? Clarence were Silverberg instead of Goldberg? Adelle were Goldbust instead of Goldwater? Ronald were Badheart instead of Goodheart? Janice were Earley instead of Latey? Lorraine were Lamp instead of Post? Gary were Plant instead of Seed? Mike were Movingman instead of Stillman? Cordell were Duckson instead of Swanson? James were Stumble instead of Tripp? Dan were Wrong instead of Wright? Rose were Old instead of Young?