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

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TH E NATURALIST THE TNATURALIST Edited and Printed Semi-Monthly by Students of John Muir Junior High School at Los Angeles, California. NATURALIST STAFF AND PRINTERS NATURALIST STAFF Editor-in-Chief .................................................... Norman Eppstein Associate Editor ..... Feature Editor ........ . ....... ........................ B arbara Capps . ..................................... Nace Benun Make-up Editors ........ ...... J oyce Benveniste, Virginia Buck Boys' Sports Editor ....... ................................ D on Hanning Assistant ..................... ...... ...... H e rbie Nesmith Girls' Sports Editor ....... .......... G ay Davidson Assistant .................. ...... B arbara McGuire Exchange Editor ...... .......................... B ob Emerzian Specialties .......... .............................. . ...Don Devor .......Margaret Longo, Janice Latey .....Verna Boehm, Shirley McClain Presswork ................. ................ T ed Neel, Jerry Soest Copy Readers ....... Typists .................... Journalism Advisor ...................................... Mrs. Beatrice F. Gilbert Printing Instructor ............................................ Mr. Edgar Zimmer CUB REPORTERS Deloris Barr, Ralph Cook, Annette Emerzian, Emma Garcia, Bob Krause, Marian McLean, Jewel Mayesh, Jimmie O'Leary, Donna Rankin, Nancy Rix, Carol Sherburne, Sam Taylor. FAREWELL A9'S Dear A9's: You have been at this school for three years-three long, happy years which. we know you'll never forget. When you first came here as B7's you probably wondered how you could make friends in such a large place. Now you know. It wasn't hard at all. You are going to a much bigger school now, and you may feel the same there as you did when you were B7's here. But those days will soon pass and you will again become a graduating class. We give you our best wishes and glad memories for you to cherish the rest of your lives. -Jewel Mayesh REACHING THE HEIGHTS The time has come for us to say goodbye. Although our loyalty will eventually change to another school, we will always remember John Muir as the school in which we started on the long road through high school. When we came here three years ago we started as scrubs Now we have reached the top and are ready to go on to high school and start at the bottom again. Although we are sorry to leave we are glad that John Muir has such a good B9 class to take our place. Because we will always remember John Muir we are saying, So Long not Goodbye. -Don Devor A9 Class Prophecy . By Joyce Benveniste What time is it? Oh, that's right, I don't have to worry about Mr. Haberman's scolding me again 'cause I finally got my walking papers. What year is this? l959 already? Speaking of class mem- bers, I wonder what became of those Dear Friends of Old? I read in THE NATURALIST that to- night they are having a social ban- quet and reunion. Tonight I think that I shall paint the town red and show Barbara McGuire that I still have some of the old spirit in me yet. She has settled down with Chuck Stange and they're happy on their farm. Well, here I am at the party. I see that the entertainment is fur- nished by Clarence Goldberg and Gerald Rattlesnake Wunsch, the two cowboy heroes. What are those funny noises? OI It's clumsy Her- bie Nesmith still stepping on Gay Davidson's feet. My, but there are a lot of celebrities here! I see Norman Ep- pstein, the famous scientist, who has just come back from Africa after capturing a rare Lapland Lounge Lizard. Don Devor, the famous reporter, is getting the story. There's my old pal Marelyn Jenkins, the famous violinist. Allan Warsce and Anthony Dapello have been doing well on the L. A. Bruins. Diana Vardas is here with some of her famous models, among them, Norma Philips, Jeanne Jet- ton, Dora Dee McReady, and Daisy Wilson. There's Virginia Buck and her Carmen Miranda Review. In- cluded in her show are Arlene Judd, Romona Steeter, Barbara Moore, and Gloria Pulone. No one knows if any of these will come true, but we will all know one thing for sure. We will all be successful, even millionaires. How can we miss when we're mem- bers of the summer class of 'forty- nine? A9 Alphabet , By Janice Latey Adorable .. Bashful .... Cute ...... Dainty ........ ..............EiIeen Shepard .........Tom Dragna .. ........ Shirleen Huck ....Boletta Colburn Exotic ,,,,,,,,,,,, ..,,,,.,A.,... B ill Smith Fashionable .............. Diane Vardas Generous .,,.... ....... S hirley I'IaSSOt'1 Handsome ................ Don Henning lrresistable .......... Johnny DiPonzio Journalistic Kissable ..... Lovable ...... Manly ..... Nutty ............... Ooo-La-La Personality Quiet .......... Roguish ...... . Talented .. Useful ..... ...Robert Ernerzian ....,......BilI Macias ..Charles Atkinson ....Gordon Fosberg .........Nace Benun Valerie Waterman ..........Shirley Ferguson ......Jack Murphy ............Gary Allen .....lrene Alahuzos Sweet ......... .... .. ....... Mary Ala Clark ............EarI Dupre Versatile ............. Roy Quinsey Witty ...... .Charles Schneider Xellent ,.......... Rocco Aviani Yahoo! .,.. ....... J immie O'Leary Zany .... ......... M ardel King n' 5-3 1 j MT ' qi .ES at K wg J, .,,,..,QQ,7 l'IELLl E PIATURALIST Attention faithful C?i readers! tDon't all speak at once.l I have some bad news for you. I really hate to put you through this tor- turel?J but I guess I'cl better tell you-Wait a minute-don't tear up this column!! This is the last of the series of the prized and great Q7 manuscripts you have been col- lecting l?l Yes, yours truly has been asked to leave after a brief l?J story here if and when I make up seven years of work. Don't laugh so hard you make me cry. But getting on the serious i?l side, may I say that in portraying the lovable l?l character of Nellie Naturalist, I was not only express- ing the feelings of one person, but every one in John Muir. tl forgot my ideas from all the kids in Jour- nalism. That class includes every type of kid imaginable-they range from crazy to crazier. Oh! I'd better not waste pre- cious space telling about how much you're going to miss me, what you want to know is who is my dream boy. Since I began writing this column l have another one, but l'II tell you the one I originally had in mind. He is none other than iI'll give you his full name-it's so short. You'Il probably know him. He attended Muir and Manual. lrah! rahli I2-5-I5-I4-l.l8.!-? Mickey l3-3-3-I-IBI4-I2-5. Jun- nor. It's time to go makeup myself for Mike. There were so many question marks in this column be- cause l still haven't figured out the answer to this question, To be or Not to Be-That is the question. -Nellie CiNature's enemy? Nat- uralist, Alias I0-l5-25-3-5 2-5-l4- 22-5 I4-9-I9-20-4 P. S.-Don't give up! If I made it through Muir you ought to be able to! Perfect A-Nine By Norman Eppstein BOY Hair ............................ Dan Beatty Smile ........ ............. J ames Frye Posture .,...... ................ D on Dias Personality .......... Johnny DiPonzio Brains ,.,-....,,,........... Bob Emerzian Sense of Humor ........ Chuck Stange Build .................... Cordell Swanson Sportsmanship ................ Ben I'IOke Athlete ........................ Dan Finch Bashful .............. Norman Eppstein GIRL Hair ..... ...........,...... J oyce Kates Eyes .... .,,.......Barbara Howell .....Shirley Hasson Smile ........... Posture ......,,... ...... J oyce Micheli Personality Brains ....... ..............Gay Davidson ...... Carolyn Kaneko ll

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Q' ....,. aa Ag? ir I -ff 'lf 54, j Y T ' - Ziifif li 'iii l',. ., . ii-ki it 'if ii i r 0 ill oo S Volume XXXII Los Angeles, California, June l6, l949 Number 5 A9 Teachers Praise Graduating Class By Don Devor When asked what they thought of the A9's the A9 homeroom teachers made the following state- ments: Mrs. Harrison: The A9 class is made up of a fine group of young people. They have great possibili- ties. Mrs. Pollock: The A9 class is a fine bunch of students. They may prove valuable additions to their high schools if they use their heads. Mrs. Toomey: The A9 class seemingly includes students of varied interests and abilities. We may expect to hear many fine things about them in the future. Mrs. Mueller: The A9's make a great class. The school is going to miss them greatly because there are so many leaders in the group. Mrs. Parker: Some of the things I like about the A9 class are their loyalty to their school and their enthusiasm in drives. They have some of the best leaders l have seen in any junior high school. - Miss Miller: The A9 class con- tains many fine boys and girls who should make splendid citizens in the future. My best wishes go with all of the A9's. Miss Thies: My girls have al- ways shown an intense loyalty to their school. They have partici- pated in all organizational activity such as G.A.C., noon league games, etc. l hope they will always retain the fine spirit they showed here. Miss Reynolds: They are a fine bunch of students. l have enjoyed working with them. Miss Newton: l have not been too closely acquainted with them. They are a fine looking bunch of students. Typing Students Win Certificates By Jeanne Boehm Clickety-Click, Boy! look at those kids type. Why are they typ- ing like mad men? Why, because of the certificates that are awarded. So far six people have been award- ed 3O words certificates. They are: Jeanne Boehm, A95 Patricia Bearden, B95 Yvonne Ba- ker, A95 Charlene Harrison, A95 Barbara Kilpatrick, B95 Maurine Steiner, B95 and Barbara Pencille. Those who won 40-word certifi- cates are: Joanne Barton, A95 Shirley Hasson, A95 Frances Kean, B95 Bette Blevins, A95 Grace Mun- sey, B95 Marian Plankenhorn, B95 Gloria Wiedman, B9. CLASS OF SUMMER '49 HONORS JOHN MUIR AT GRADUATION EXERCISES GRADUATES TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS FROM MR. OLIN DARBY, HONORED GUEST BY NORMAN EPPSTEIN Climaxing the summer semester of l949, the gradu- ating class of John Muir Junior High School will present John Muir, A Great American, as the theme of their gradu- ation exercises Four speeches will be given on his accomp- lishments. Our principal, Dr. Gerald M. Weller, will introduce Mr. Olin Darby, president of the Los Angeles Board of Educa- tion. Mr. Darby will present the diplomas to the graduating A-Nines, with the help of Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Herriott, our vice-principals. To introduce the speeches, Irene Alahuzos will give a talk on Muir's Boyhood and Youth, This will be followed by Muir, Scientist, Jack Murphy speaking5 The Writing of Muir, by Robert Emerziang and then, Muir's Contributions to America, by Barbara McGuire. Musical numbers will be: In the Heart of the Redwoods, by Baron- Grey5 On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe5 and Waltz of the Flowers from Tschai- kowsky's Nutcracker Suite. Next comes Trees and last, the Choir joins the orchestra to sing I Heard a Forest Praying and Mountains. The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Don Hanning, student -body president, and the A-Nine gradu- ates will march to the Grand March from the opera, Aida. Speeches were written by Gay Davidson, Don Devor, Jack Mur- phy, Norman Eppstein, Dorene Johnson, Eileen Shepard, Virginia Buck, Julia Gulasci, Shirley Fergu- son, Carol Johnson, James Frye, LaVerne Burk, Pat Burke, Mildred Cranston, Sharon Durr, Arlene Her- man, Norman Hueston, Wayne Waldschmitt, Billy Farmer, Edith Kalloway, Barbara Palesano, and Dolland Parsons. Krause to Head Naturalist Staff Bob Krause, cub reporter this term, is making a big jump up to the Editor's desk next term. The retiring editor, Norman Eppstein, is showing him the different responsi- bilities of an Editor. THE NAT- URALIST staff next term is: Associate Editor ............ Ralph Cook Feature Editor ................ Nancy Rix Make-up Editor .......... Emma Garcia Boys' Sports Editor ........ Sam Taylor Girls' Sports Editor..Carol Sherburne Exchange Editor..Annette Ernerzian Specialties .................. Deloris Barr Copy Reader ........ Marian MacLean Les Wolf New Student Body President At the conclusion of much counting of votes, and stiff compe- tition, Les Wolfe, a B-Nine of homeroom lO5 was the proud vic- tor who will serve as student body president for the next semester. A revote had to be held for girls' and boys' vice president as the competition was so furious that the candidates were practically tied. When the results finally came out Don Lowe, from homeroom 706, was the vice president. Grace Munsey, a B-Nine from homeroom 2l8 now has the honor of serving as the next girls' vice president. Our next student body secretary is none other than Richard Hill, also a B-Nine, from homeroom 506. A9's Enjoy Games, Dance at Class Party By Virginia Buck There was fun and gaiety galore, as the A9 Class enjoyed their party on June the lOth. lt proved to be a huge success as games were played and good entertainment was enjoyed by all. The party was held in the gym where decorations were draped in every part of the room, which gave it that festive effect. For a little variety a grand march was held5 there was ballroom dancng also. All the A9 Homeroom teachers were invited. They were in charge of the party along with Miss Sch- waderer and Mr. Kristenson. Deli- cious cake and ice cream were served to all those present. The time of the party was from 1:30 to 3:30, and during these two hours the A9's had a wonder- ful time. John Muir Honored At Helms' Meeting On Saturday, May l4, Mr. Falvo and Mr. Nobbe accompanied by Dick Hill, John Neil, Don Lowe, and Charles Lugo, attended the first annual Helms' foundation meeting of Junior High School teachers and students, connected with athletic clubs. The program consisted of a talk by Mr. Helms and Mr. Howard Bell, the supervisor of youth serv- ice activities, and an exchange of ideas bf the teachers from various junior highs which were repre- sented. Great plans are being made for further meetings of this type on a semi-annual basis. The highlight of the meeting was the reference made to John Muir Jr. High as the father of all junior high athletic clubs. Prac- tically every program mentioned was based on the John Muir plan. On display were all the John Muir athletic trophies. After the meeting was over, a delightful lunch was served to all through the courtesy of Helms' bakery. From Our Principals . . . DIair': Principals hafvc the fol- lofwing parting message' for the fl9's.' In your graduation program you hafve cho.v1'n to commemorate the life and zzchinfvrmenir of tha! great flmarimn 'Lahore name our .rchool .ro proudly heart-John llfluir. No holler trail rxislx for you lo follow than the ont' fwhifh he markad out for us. flx he hlazed this trail lo-ward the hoighls, he took fwiih him a hody mado .rtrong through clean and temperate living, an alert mind, an' ohnzrfuing eye, a fwillingnzxrt lo mov! hardship.r, a de- lerminalion lo hold alfwayx lo the goal sat, and a rnfverent spirit. fllong iwilh thou' qualifier fwoni a lofve for all lifving things, an appra- rialion of Ihr' hrauly of the outdoor fworld and a determination to pre- .rfrwo our mountains and forertx so lhal all man might than' them. .45 fwe hid you faretwrll, auf hold the high hope that eafh one of you may follorw thi: trail to tho upland: of lifving fwhcra thc highenrt fvaluci' uri' to he found. Oar hex! fwirhex go 'with you at you lea-vc ur. Sincerely yours, Celia P. Horriolf, Girls' Vice-Prin. Rzzssell S. Johnson, Boys' Vice-Prin. Gerald JU. lVfller, Principal

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THE NATLJRALIST 5 'use XXXN WNW T S C ,Q E'i3emx ru.rl'i' Joe Joker Well, peasants, have you de- duced who the mystery face in my Colossal Contest is? NO! Bah! That I, el supreme bandito in Mexico, California should write my magnificent column for a bunch ot illiterate squareheads who don't appreciate the finer arts, what a catastrophe! Well, l'll give you low-down, side-windin', bush-whacking, dry- gulchin' cattle-rustlin' varmits an- :ather chance. Hyar's the final clue. He's Irish. Now who is it? You still don't know? Bah! Loco hom- bres, anyhow. Very well, just ONE more clue. It youse still do not know, ask Eileen Shepard. Now, if it's not taxing your itty-bitty brains f?l too much, guess who I am! Who? No, not Craig Dixon. Try again. No, not Ron Frazier ldon't say Pasquali, Barnes, or Bathlessg you'll be close, but wrongl. Try once more. No, I'm not Bill Tell lfat chancell Well, l'm sorry, so I guess l'll have to tell you myself. I center field for the Lions and drop every other ball that comes to me, I work at the Outer-Mongolian Em- bassy. That's it! You're right! l'm me! For that you win i'p50,000, the Brooklyn and Golden Gate Bridges, an orange, and Clark Gable! And now, for your pleasure, a clever anecdote. Tourist: What happened when you fell overboard? Sailor: Oh, I just grabbed a cake of soap and washed myself ashore! I leave you now with my last words that will become famous: Joe Joker P.S. For scrubs and ignoramuses, the mystery face is Jimmie O'Leary and I'm Hanning's assistant. Most' Likely To: By Barbara Capps . Here are the students we think are the most likely to: Succeed ............ Norman Eppstein Become a crooner ...... Don Hanning Take Dr. Kildare's place ............ ........................Jimmie O'Leary Take Harpo Marx's place .......... Benun Replace Tyrone Power .... Jim Tripp lUse Your Own Imaginationl ...... Emerzian Guess Who? By Barbara McGuire See how good you are at recog- nizing your pals by their nick- l'1Bl'Tl9S. . Andy .,.... . Deena ..,., . Kiko ,...... . Ozzie ....., . Sonny ..... . Curly ...... . Junior ..... .Pecos .... . . Buddy ...., . Stinky ..... . Butch ..... I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO ll I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8. I9 20 2l 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . Rosetta ....... . . Fossy ,........,... . Waldo ........ .... . Delbie ............ . Sinabar .....,,... ' Baldy ' ueiiue A - Q . bl Oil . Little Bill ..,.,........... 519508 mg ' Harveys '- e gaualeft lagueg ' Buffy 'A'- u eujow viue1:l uuosiapuy udleg SSUJIOH EUIJPH 'Bunoj. asog ' Dmkens '----- .iebioj vpiq 6Jaqsod uopxog ' Bud s U www ISSSW 'oi9ug4V viueJj PiEMSo lned 'SJdf'l JE Cll El pl'!S AJEQ 'nauoiew AalsaM -- 's'- puncuiauiog peg 'xpsunM pieJa9 Speedy s ' Bl IJIMS aguuog .lSlMO:l isauleg ' ggsfid-8 ------ e----!----- M wa UO.. ' erry ' ' .unq uoleug Jail-2MPiO9 Suapv ' Do DO - uosuuof asuoq 'eMe6eN eAeueS ' ' SSJOVV UOJELJS BIE1lA EUUV ' A-AZrftl V '- .ia5ugHgW auapy ' De DL ' 6 um lapJeW ' B --- uecuugaj euoig ' Unsey ' suosmd puellog Ten Best Bands By Joyce Benveniste Attention, all you A9 students! Does this sound familiar? Hey, who are you putting down for the best band? Oh, don't put down Les Browng put down Artie Shaw. His Summit Ridge Drive is simply swoony. On the other hand, Glen Miller's Little Brown Jug is super!! Oh, you chicken, why put down Harry James for, etc., etc. Yes, the A9 Questionnaires were finally tallied up by the struggling f?l Journalists. The following is the outcome of the Ten Best Bands question asked on the Questionnaire, chosen by you sensible i?l A9 students. Start- ing at the bottom of the column we find Spade Cooley in IOth place . . . going up the list we see that Tex Beneke took the 9th spot . . . Gene Krupa, 8th place with Francis Craig in 7th . . . continuing up the list we find Harry James in 6th place and Spike Jones 5th . . . tak- ing 4th and 3rd honors were the honorable bands of Tommy Dorsey and Les Brown . , . Artie Shaw and his great band came in second and we all felt that the class made a wise choice in none other than the immortal Glen Miller and his band as tops! This proves that although most of the A9's were very young in the days when he was very popular they still remember the great recordings made by Glen Miller and his band. His memory will not only live in the hearts of our parents and grandparents, but also in our own. For now, the A9's will take the Chatanooga Choo-Choo and say Adios. Movie Log By Robert Emerzian One Sunday Afternoon the Three Musketeers and the Three God- fathers were approaching Fort Apache leading the Little Women. Overhead the Fighter Squadron was to Cover Up the Command Decision while Whispering Smith was sing- ing So Dear to My Heart and Words 'and Music. Not far away Rogue's Regiment was bringing in the Red Pony from Tulsa just South of St. Louis. Now on the other side of Red River was the Boy with the Green Hair bringing a Letter to Three Wives. The Impact was so great, that he had to go to EI Paso with Joan of Arc and Knock on Any Door. Then When the Sun Comes Up he can see the Hills of Home and the Unknown Island. Chicken Every Sunday was a Set Up and Slightly French was too much for the Paleface and Ma and Pa Kettle so away they went to the Snake Pit and the Pitfall. The Walking Hills were an Act of Violence to Don Juan when he said So This ls New York? Why I even Remember Mama and Life with Father. The Red Shoes were doing a Criss Cross and the Lucky Stiff was having an Adventure in B'altimore with the Fighting 0'Flynn, when he decided to drop the whole thing. Inquiring Reporter By Virginia Buck Numerous A9's throughout the school were asked, What is your favorite column in THE NATU- RALIST and why? Here are some of the brilliant answers. Ben Hoke, our A9 Class Presi- dent, says Silhouettes is his favorite because he likes to guess who they are. Nellie is Sharon Durr's favo- rite. She likes her funnyl?l iokes. Harold Johnson likes to read Sport Sense, simply because he likes sports. Mildred Cranston thinks Silhouettes is tops. She likes it because you can get better ac- quainted with the kids. When Donald Dias get his issue of THE NATURALIST he turns to the Sports Page first, because he likes to read about the exciting sports games and tournaments. Bill Macias likes Nellie Naturalist, be- cause she's always slamming Joe Joker. But Nace Benun likes Joe Joker, because he is always slam- ming Nellie Naturalist. Oh well! My vote goes to Silhouettes, says Barbara Moore. She also likes to guess who the silhouetted person is. Learning how to be a top-flight athlete is a good pastime. For this reason, Bill Roberts likes, Sport Sense. Joe Joker is Mary Frazier's and Johnny DiPonzio's favorite column. Earl Rothermund likes Smiles and Smirks because he likes to know the opinions of the differ- ent students. Both Sharon Morse and Shirley Clark say Platter Chat- ter is the column they like to read, because they like keeping up-to- date on the latest records. Last Will and Testament By Barbara McGuire We, the finally lparoledl gradu- ating class of John Muir, Summer I949, being of supposedly sound mindC?l and body, hereby will the following items to the remaining students lcell-matesl of our dear Junior High School. You lucky people! lHa! Hall Bob Emerzian leaves his brain to Annette, his sister. Uust one?l David Salsbury leaves his love and kisses to Ruth Mauerman. ' Nace Benun leaves nothing to nobody. Uokel. Shirley Hasson leaves her shoul- der pads to Doris Kohler. Dolores Bombace leaves her smile to a cute A8 boy. fT.l'l.l Joan Herbelin leaves her swing to Patsy Martin. Duane Goodwin leaves all the girls heartbroken. tHe d0es?l Joan Acker wills her cool tha, hal, temper to the boys. Barbara Riley wills her voice to any future hog caller. Eugene Fiero leaves his muscles to Terry Kelly. Helen Horton doesn't leave Rich- ard Hill to Beverly Firestine or any other A8. Bob Pollock wills his height to Johnny Neil. Yvonne Baker leaves her talent to Dolores Dick. tShe needs it???l Dan Beattie leaves his pitching arl3n to Gene Anderson. ll-le needs it! Gloria Cardwell leaves her voice to Wanda Atkinson. Frank Montiio wills his record breaking speed to Don Lowe. Shirley Rose leaves her sense of humor to Dorothy Hiskey. Ben Hoke leaves his women trouble to Ray Cude. Gerry Schwartz leaves his toni to Sam Taylor. Doris Snedden wills her tech- nique to Paul Wheeler. Margaret Longo wills her writing ability to a JI Journalist. Leland Turnwall leaves his phy- sique to anyone who wants it. Shirley Ferguson wills her one dimple to Beverly Noack who has one too. My Class and Yours By Norman Eppstein Well, I see that the A9 Pano- rama is now in the hall. The pano- ranfla is one of the most treasured articles that the graduating classes have. On it there is the picture of the graduating class, and on the back are autographs of friends. Now it is in the showcase and everyone is critically admiring it. You'll hear the usual run of re- marks such as, Gee, Joe looks al- most educated and Gosh, I look like a mess there and other Ah's and Oh's , but on the whole, you're rather pleased with it, and you should be, for it will help to retain your fond memories of junior high school for many years to come. Yes, being an A9 can be simply wonderful. 1 d,,..'