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

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ADELE GEORGE Small, cuTe Adele wiTh her preTTy black hair and freckles could always be seen walking down The Blingum hall wiTh a ready smile for everyone. ln her four years aT Burlingame, she was well known for her lonq skirTs, which showed her individualism. Adele, known as Lou by her friends, par- TicipaTed in The ArT Commis- sion, Choral, and The firsT aid squad. Plans for Adele afTer ghraduaTing are indefinife buf s e hopes To work a year be- fore she goes To college. 'S ELEANO GIESI R Ellie was ofT n nTeresTe in I ying The c- called, is v dancin a cor i , wh ake up . ch of e Time. hile a n ing Burl ame, he w The a al an was iT for e Fresh lame. i plans e T rk or a Brig- Yo Unive afTer gradua . BARBARA GILLETT Sparkling Barbara wiTh her dark eyes and lovely complex- ion was always a favoriTe around Blingum. She was ac- Tive in The Rally Commission, Homemaking Club, senior sec- Tion of The yearbook, affer- school sporfs, on The Junior Prom commiTTee, in The soph- omore and iunior assemblies, on The A.G.S. Big 'n LiTTle SisTer CommiTTee, and worked on The carnival. She also be- longs To Job's DaughTers and Tri-Y. Of her many acTiviTies, Barbara finds ThaT she likes besf Those of dancing, skiing, and kniTTing. Barbara and her charming personalify will be found nexf fall aT San Jose STaTe maioring in business adminisTraTion. DONNA GIVENS Peppy, friendly Donna was a very acTive parTicipanT in class acTiviTies. She served as vice presidenf of her freshman class and was an acTive mem- ber of The Big 'n LiTTle SisTer CommiTTee, Homemaking Club and Rally Commission. Donna was also a member of The orchesTra and choral groups. One of The mosT imporfanf of her acTiviTies was acTing as cheer leader, boTh frosh-soph and varsify. She was acTive in Tri-Y in which she held an of- fice, and also in church or- ganizafions. Her personalify and good looks will Take Don- na a long way on her iourney Toward success. Affer gradu- aTion she plans To affend col- lege. ED GLASGOW Friendly, easy- oing Ed was well liked by aiil. He is shy buf friendly. He seT for him- self quiTe a name in The field of sporfs. His all-round abil- iTy made him an asseT on The lI0's and varsify baskefball squad, frosh-soph and varsiTy foofball squad, and especially on The varsify baseball Team where he sparked many games To Blingum vicTories. Ted, as he is called by his pals, plans To aTTend college. So, come nexT fall, This popular senior will probably be aT The Uni- versiTy of California or SanTa Clara. MARILYN GOETZE Mousie , The pefife liTTle gal who makes up for her five fooT and one inch wiTh her friendly smile and personalify made The mosT of her .four years wiTh loTs of acTiviTies. She was an acTive parfici- panf on The Commission of School Affairs, Rally Com- mission, of which she was Commissioner, Carnival and Dance Comrniffee, yearbook sTaff, band, Mechanical Draw- inq Club, Frosh-Fu'n NiTe Corn- miTTee, and The Good Rela- Tions CommiTTee. Nexf year Mousie will be found furfhering her educa- BILL GODBE Tall, blond, and good-look- ing Bill was acTive in baskef- ball and played on The 20's squad. He was a member of The Block B Sociefy and par- Ticipafed in The choral group. Music, especially iazz, and cars lisf his main inTeresTs. ATTending college is in his plans afTer graduafion, buf he is undecided as To whaT campus To make his fuTure home. Tion on The Cal campus. ROY GORDON Roy is known around Bur- lingame for his wiT and hu- mor. He wenf ouT for fooT- ball for Two years, parfici- pafed in choral, and belonged To a Hi-Y group. His main in- Teresfs oufside of school are sporfs, cars, dancing, and girls. He is well kndwn for his gray Chevy. Affer gradu- aTion, Roy infends To go To Arizona Universify. LOIS GOTELLI ShorTy, or Pee Wee as she was somefimes called, was ThaT darling liTTle girl wiTh The flashing smile for everyone. Lois was very. acTive in school affairs, serving on The A.G.S. Social Service Com'- miTTee, and a member of The French Club. ShorTy also parTicipaTed in The Term play, Our Town. Oufside of school, Lois' hobbies were dancing, swimming and horse- back riding, and she is The secrelary of her Tri-Y. AfTer graduafion Lois plans To enTer college and sfudy nursing. SH EILA GRAY PeTiTe and saucy Shiela wiTh her beaufiful big brown eyes added To Blingum's acTiviTy program by serving as chair- man of The freshman fun nighf, working on a commiffee of one of The boofhs aT The carnival, and she also parfici- pafed in The i952 fashion show. NexT fall Sheila's Tiny frame will adorn The San Mafeo Junior College campus where her peppiness will be very welcome. The following year, Sheila, being very fond of arT, will Transfer To an arf school.

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12 -er' BETH GANS rien Lee adde er EersonaliTy To The school wiTh er famous cowbell aT fooT- bali, games. This busy gal parficipafed in The Home- making Club, yearbook sTaff, A.G.S. Social Service Com- miffee, U.N.E.S.C.O. freshman dance commiffee, and The Jun- ior Sfafesmen, Being a mem- ber of Howdy Hi Tri-Y and Job's DaughTers were oufside inTeresTs of Lee's. An enfhusi- asf in hobbies, she spenf much of her Time in collecfing sil- ver, mafch books, and napkins from places she has been. Af- Ter graduafion she plans To affend S.M.J.C. ANNE FLICK Anne, known To her many friends as Annie, Transferred To Burlingame in her iunior year from Lincoln High School in San Francisco. This blonde- haired girl parficipafed in rallies, belonged To The Span- ish Club, and was a member of The yearbook sales com- miTTee. Oufside of school, horseback riding is Anne's main inTeresT. Affer gradu- aTion, she plans To aTTend San Mafeo J.C. and Then go on To San Jose Sfafe. BARBARA FORBES Nofed for her dramafic abilify, Barbara added her in- dividual spice To Burlingame's Term plays, Our Town and The lmporTance of Being EarnesT, and was also a mem- ber of The Peninsula LiTTle Theafre and Hillbarn Summer Theafre. However, Barbara did noT use all her energy on acl'- inq, buf was a member of The A.G.S. cabinef, Drama Corn- mission, Scholarship Sociefy, Spanish Club, and was vice- presidenf of The French Club. In The nexf four years, Barbara hopes To aTTend Sfanford where she will sfudy speech and drama. REESE FOSTER Reese was one of The mosT popular members of The class of '53 and will be remembered for his always friendly manner. Affer serving on The Sfudenf Council, he was elecfed To The high office of sfudenl' body presidenf. He wenl' ouT for ll0's baskefball, and parfici- pafed in The French Club, Ral- ly Commission, Drama Com- mission, and TalenT assem- blies. IT was many of Reese's fine performances Thaf made The Term plays successful. Reese was chaplain for his Hi-Y, Sigma Rho. Nexf fall This hard-working fellow will be BARBARA FRANCARD One of The peppiesl' gc school, Frankie helped parf some of her school info The sfudenf body by wonderful rallies she orga as Co-Rally Commissione real live wire, Frankie 4 be found aT meefings ol A.G.S. Assemblies and liciTy Commiffees, ArT 1 mission, Homemaking 1 -or The Commission of Si Affairs. She also serve: sales manager of The yearl was head of a carnival bi a member of The band, wc on The sophomore asser and wenf ouf for affer-sc found sfudyin speech and Q adverfising af Sfanford. I SALLY G-ARDN ER ln Sal y's Three years here af Blingim she became well known for her acfivifies in affer-school sporTs, especially hockey. Ofher acfivifies ThaT Topped her school inTeresTs were Spanish Club, French Club, LaTin Club, and The A.G.S. Afhlefics CommiTTee. Rainbow Girls and many hob- bies such as horses, sailing, swimming, and fishing Took up her oufside Time. NexT fall we will ind Sally aT The Uni- versify of Colorado. ANNE GARLAND The girl wiTh The long brown hair and friendly personalify is Anne. Acfivifies which Topped her Blingum years were The Spanish Club, Jr. STaTes- men, Commission of School Affairs, The carnival commif- Tee, and choral. The hobbies Thaf inTeresT her mosf' are reading and working wiTh children. Anne is Taking up a worfh-while vocafion a f T e r graduafing, occupaTional Ther- apy. This she will sfudy af Oregon Sfafe. ,,.,......1 x Gr-T. -sf sporfs. OuTside of school found Time To belong To aneki and Tri-Y. JOHN LUCEY GARDELLA Lucey, who Transferred To Blingum from Serra in his sophomore year, was well liked by everyone because of his friendly aTTiTude and fun lov- ing nafure. School acfivifies included parficipafion in The LaTin Club, Order Commis- sion, and presidenf of The M.D. Club. Wafching sporTs, playing The accordion, or buz- zing around in his blue-bomb Plymoufh, occupied his ouf- side Time. Clubs he belonged To: Semper Fi Hi-Y, ST. Cafh- erine's Newman Club, and Treasurer of O.L.A. Newman Club. Posl' graduafion plans are To sfudy engineering aT eiTher SanTa Clara or Cal. Tech. ez l GARY GARTEE Buck, as he is known To all, has been a welcome ad- difion To The school as well as a parficipanf in many school acfivifies. Gary showed an inTeresT in sporTs by going ouT for foofball and swim- ming. This good-looking guy was also an M.D. Club officer. OuTside of school, Gary is a member of The California Na- Tional Guard, and 49'ers Bas- kefball Team. Nexf year Buck will be seen aT Cal Poly, affer which he plans To make The service his profes- sion. BEVERLY GENSLER Cufe, pefife Bev was well known and well liked aT Blin- gum. Bev, being very skilled aT aThleTics, wenT ouT for affer- school sporfs during her fresh- man and sophomore years. She was an acfive member of The Rally Commission and Home- making Clubs, and during her Senior year was seen al' every foofball game keeping up The spirif as a song leader. Bev doesn'T have any definife plans for her fufure buf nexf fall we will probably find her aT San Mafeo Junior College. w 'F-. ' , H QW, .- we --I

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Ahgp. 'U LAURENCE HALL One of the Millbrae boys known by his friends for his keen sense of humor and ready laugh, Larry could usually be recognized by the red fire- ball he buzzed around in. Sportsminded, he' went out for varsity football and tennis and was also active in the M. D. Club, Spanish Club Assembly Commission, and was on the carnival committee. Outside of school Larry was vice-president of Semper Fi Hi-Y and belonged to De- Molay. Next year will find Larry down on the farm at BARBARA GREGG Greggie , that gal with the winsome smile and quiet manner, spent a busy four years actively participating in school functions. She held the important position of associate editor of High Seas , and worked on the senior section of the yearbook. She was a iudge on the Student Court, was on the Rally and Drama Commissions, the Commission of School Affairs, French Club, Carnival Committee, A.G.S. Assemblies Committee, and the Fresh Flame staff. As an active member of her Y group, Greggie was treas- urer of the YMCA Council. JERRY GRITSCH Jerry, one of the boys could be most often found buzzing around in his beau- tiful green Chevie. He was very active while at Burlin- game serving on the Rally Commission. He also found time to go out for water polo, swimming, and basketball. His outside activities were cen- tered around being president of his Hi-Y group, Sigma Rho. After graduation, good-look- ing Jerry plans to attend col- lege, but is still undecided where it will be. WILLIAM GRUBBS Bill, a nice addition to any class, was a member of the Block B Society, and par- ticipated in the sophomore assembly. His athletic ability was proven in the three years he played for Burlin ame. Cars were Bill's hobby, and he could often be seen around town in his own little coupe. Next year will find Bill studying at J.C. JANET HAGE During her tour years Blingum, Jan, with her qi ways, was a member of Scholarship Society, Span Club, on the carnival comr tee, and the War Orphi committee. She also belonr to the Methodist Youth l lowship and the Saint Ci erine's Youth High Sch club, and in her spare t Jan likes to knit, play uke, swim, and play ten After gqraduation Jan will c tinue er education at J and San Jose State wh she will study to become teacher. RON HALL Friendly, well-liked Shorts really was an active member in school activities through- out his four years at Blingum. He was a member of the M.D. Club, on the track team for four years, on the basketball team for 2 years, a member of the Block B Society, on the Order Commission and was president of the Junior Statesmen. Out of school you could always find Ron hunt- ing and fishing, which are his favorite hobbies. Next year will find Ron at San .lose State, where he is sure to be Stanford. SUSAN HAMAN Popular Sue, with her bright red hair, w-as very active in her four years at Blingum. She ably suppo'ted the Rally Com- mission, the Commission of School Affairs and helped gut the yearbook together. ue was known for her game of tennis and belonged to the tournament-minded t e n n is club. She also helped on the carnival ticket committee. Sue had one of the sweetest per- sonalities in the class and was elected secretary of her Tri-Y. Next fall she plans to contin- ue her studies on the Pomona campus. EVELYN HAMILTON Evie, as she was known to her friends, was the girl with the lovely long black hair. She helped the freshman get acquainted on the Big 'n Lit- tle Sister Committee and was very active in the Photo Com- mission as photography is one of her hobbies. Next to pho- tography, Evie likes music and is a very capable musician. She was an avid worker on the Fresh Flame Staff and con- tributed many selected stories for it. After graduation, Evie plans to go into the business field, of which she has not yet made a choice. MARGARET HAMMOND Margaret, who is known to her friends as Marge, was very interested in sports. She ranks bowling and horseback riding as her favorite. Also interested in school affairs she was an active member of the Homemaking Club. A lively girl, Marge was known for be- ing lots of fun. She plans to attend San Mateo Junior Col- lege next year and then go on to a career as an air-line stewardess. a great success. RUTH HANNA Peppy, busy Ruthie was known around Blingum by her friendliness. One of the most active graduates she was a member of the Spanish Club, the Big 'n Little Sister Com- mittee, the A.G.S. Hospitality Committee, senior section of the yearbook, the sales com- mittee of the yearbook, and the B Staff. She was the able head of the carnival concession, contributed her talents to the decorations for the Junior Prom and the Span- ish Club dance, and ushered at the term play.