Burlingame High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Burlingame, CA)

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Je Bil Bil CURTAIN CALLS Ellen can look forward wilh confidence io a slar-sludded fulure. anne Douglass: An erernal wise-cracker and yarn- spinner, Jeanne is anolher of our Burlingame dynamos. l-ler merry laughler and cheerful l-li! can mosf ofren be heard issuing from a seal nexl lo Muriel Frey. We wouldn r know, buf Jeanne boasls an aversion lo human cars and nosey neighbors. Could 'rhal be we? l Dower: Look closely info +he cryslal! There you will see a chemis+ working in an immense laboralory, labor- ing far inro The nighl-revolulionizing lhe enrire field of chemical science. The vision fades: buf remember al- ways +ha+ handsome Bill, wifh his lwinkling eyes, holds lhe fufure of chemislry in his hands. Greer fhings in fhis chap! l Downey: An aclive member of +he T-square club, sec- ond rrombone in +he school band, a hard-working mem- ber of 'rhe foolball squad--'rhese are a few of 'rhe acfivifies lhal' Bill has raken par! in during his high school career. By far fhe mosr remarkable lhings aboul him, lhough, are his enlhusiaslic ourlook on life and fhe assurance 'rhaf he offers anyone who is foriunale enough lo bask in 'rhe warmlh of his ever-ready smile. Elizabelh Duval: Slraighf lo Burlingame from benealh a iropical moon, Elizabeih brings lo us lales of glamour and a pasr filled wirh pleasanl memories. Her slay wifh us has been a shorr one, bul' nor loo shorl lo show lo us her alerl ihinking, abiliry 'ro speak. fascinaling manner, and excellenl' lilerary abilily. Dick Dwan: So i'r's Hi fer +h' hifher an' +h' bonny Irish Coas+ when we look info 'rhe smiling eyes of lreland's Richard Michael Dwan. The blilhe, gay spiril of +ha'r merry land hangs on his brow 'midsi a lock of rousled hair. I+ walls lhrough our hearls on his golden lenor 'song, and il' rings in our ears in his poelry and speech. Comrade! Carry all rhal' our wilh you info 'rhe world. and no+hing can bar rhe way! Mariorie Eldred: Here is a quiel girl, sure enough, bul so very nice +o know! l-ler pleasanl smile shows a sense of fun benealh a shy exlerior. Sraid and capable Marge Eldred appears, bul lwinkling blue eyes belie her digni- fied mien. We know she's capable-and lols of fun. Too-a girl everyone immedialely wanls lo know. Rulheda Elliorr: Tall, willowy, very allracrive, Myrl, as she is known lo her friends, is well known abour school for her vivacious personalily and conslanr giggling. An ac- rive member of rhe glee club and hospilalily commirlee, Rulheda aspires lo become an inferior decoralorg and iudging from her arl record, her aspiralion will become a realily.

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kicks fhe furf wifh a defermined foofball, rounds fhe CURTAIN CALLS frack wifh pracficed ease, and is an aquafic ace. Dahlia and radish flourish wifh equal enfhusiasm beneafh his clever gardener's fouch. Peggy Deane: Enigma: fhe obscure or ambiguous: any- fhing fhaf puzzles or baffles. Thaf's Webs+er's definifion of an enigma, and fhaf's Peg. l-ler safurnine counfen- ance gives no hinf of fhe fremendous, rollicking sense of humor fhaf lies righf beneafh fhe surface: similarly, her gruff manner gives no inkling of a soff hearf and greaf sense of iusfice fhaf she unsuccessfully affempfs fo conceal. Lorraine DeMarfini: l-lusfling, busfling, pefife Lorraine has high ambifions along fhe line of privafe secrefaryship. Righ+ now, however, Lorraine spends her spare minufes on a pair of roller-skafes, and her exfra acfivifies include glee and homemaking. Rainie has a friendly nod of her dark curly head and a flashing smile for all. Charloffe Diberf: A wise-crack, a boisferous chuckle, a playful poke, and a mop of blond hair clash by. An inno- cenf bysfander scrafches an amazed head, gazes affer a wisp of fog, and decides, CharloH'e musf be around! Generally conceded fo be fhe besf-nafured and friend- liesf senior, Charloffe fops fhem all as a giggle- and gag- provider. Roberf Dierker: When a fall, blond, gum-chewing indi vidual swirls pasf us, surrounded by a smile and a brown Ford roadsfer, we immediafely recognize Bob Dierker. A double for Gary Cooper any fime. his highesf ambi- fion is fo have a Buick fo replace fhe presenf V-8. Quief and well-liked, Bobqs chief inferesfs are glee and me- chanical drawing. Cyril Dieu: Few of us have ever seen Cyril wifhouf his French horn barring a silver way before him. A serious- minded recluse, wifh eyes fhaf fwinkle ouf warnings of a mischievous nafure under if all, Cyril passes among us, dreaming of his gun and fishing-rod, peering over his French horn. The enfire class is beffer for his presence. Charles Dole: Formally Charles Dole. informally iusf plain Charley, he wields a deff firsf-chair violin-bow and a sure-fire dramafic abilify wifh fhe same casual enfhu- siasm. A punsfer of fhe firsf rank, Charley's delighfful sense of humor and quief poise make him equally af ease in class or on fhe dance-floor. Ellen Douglas: Fair of skin, fair of hair, and fair of nafure, fall, graceful Ellen and her lovely friendliness have a special place in fhe hearfs of all her acquainfances. An afhlefe of merif, one of Mr. Young's bass-viol pluckers, and a silver-fongued speaker, we know fhaf Our Friend

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CURTAIN CALLS Ralph EllioH: Ralph's lhoughls are winged ones, surely: for he lives in a world of mechanical birds, and his life is a pol'en'rial force in 'lhe field of avialion. We all know fhe li'r+le dark man To be a sfore-house of novel ideas. slimulaling proiecls of every descriplion, and lus+y ideals for living. Tom Elmendorf: Tall, handsome, modesf, he guards lhe co-op wi+h an eagle eye, a sfrong arm, and a friendly And whal can I do for you, Son? Fond of foolball, science, and a cer1'ain young lady whom he can fre- quenlly be seen squiring aboul school. l-le's bound for Slanford and an lvl. D.: and wirh all our hearrs we say. Good luck, Tom! Carol Eschen: Our alrraclive, popular, compelenl Service Poinl' Commissioner, Esh, as she is known lo her friends, is well known and liked as a sporlswoman, an induslrious worker, and a gay and amusing companion. Esh is al- ready an unusually clever wrifer, which hinls a+ 'rhe early affainmenf of her life-long ambi'rion-aulhorship. Jean Eschelman: Jeannie is lhe li'r'rle lass who quielly pur- sues her own sweel way and leads our handsome laddies a merry chase. Dainly she is, and graceful on lhe dance- floor. A charming lillle girl, always well dressed and forever exercising fhe powers of her lovely eyes and bewilching sol:+ voice. Oh, no, you can'+ miss Jeannie. Belaly Ewen: Ewen-pronounced you win. And +ha+'s iusl whal everyone says abouf Belly. She's a four-s+ar winner in band, and +ha+ isn r all, for nimble-fingered Be++y has high hopes of some day becoming a surgical nurse. Those who have walrched her work in 'rhe lab would bel lheir shir+s on sure success for Bef! Doro+h.y Fancher: Typically 'rhe American ouldoor girl, auburn-haired Dol plays everylhing from badminfon +0 soccer wi'rh ease and skill. The 'For+una+e possessor of a greal deal of wim, wigor, and wi+ali+y, Do'r's swell- developed sense of humor adds zesl 'ro even a ge++ing- deader hen-par+y. We'd pu'r our money on Dol s am- bi+ion and efficiency +0 win every Time. Dorolhy Farquer: She's +all and slim, a girl you've oflen seen in 'rhe library. She's ra+her shy and quiet buf her whimsical sense of humor and earnesf conscienfiousness have won our whole-hearled respect A musical lrend, for she's an ac+ive member of 'rhe Band and G-lee Club, and we've walched her gel several silver B's, loo. Muriel Frey: l-lere's a newcomer, bu+ one you all know. For she's blond and mighly aflraclive, and she has a snapping good line. Full of life, 1'oo: and we usually find her driving a lan sedan around 'rhe campus. Easy 'ro know and even easier To like is lhis olher half of fhe Douglass-Frey machine.