John Burroughs School - Governor Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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1950 in 1944 1950 in 1945 1950 in 1946 Page Twelve Warned tThe Rirne and Meter may be off. Read with delight, do not scoff.J 'Twas six years ago today that we Seniors came to stay, And the school will not forget us 'til its dyin' day. We welcomed the new year With noise and cheer, Little did we know what the future held here. And now our term is over and we're due for our release, Heaven help the world that was living in such peace. Tomorrow will be better. The whole world will agree, After we have all been dumped into the China Sea. Miss Damon and Coach Staten didn't realize their fate: They understood us in a while, but then it was too late. For we'd be-gun To have our fun, Nor would we stop for anyone. To pay for Constitutions: is this really on the level? We put it up before the Court: in our power we did revel. We didn't win, But it proved we were in Student government, thick or thin. There were members of our class noted for sophistication, While romances seemed to flourish: such was our situation. Sister started a new trendy Took that leg a while to mend. lt brought poor lohnny's party to a sad and sudden end. We entered on the eighth grade with a lot of pep and zoom, Miss Meerdink and Coach Bennett were driven from the room. lf you don't have poise, You Won't get boys. 'Twas a subject for debate and an awful lot of noise. We elected our class officers who were Wag- ner, Bauer, Pruetty Millstone and Burke to Council: only they could do it. Boys were on the C teams, Unusual as it seems. Mary l. and Country Day began to fill our dreams. There were two class parties in this eventful year, A Halloween party in the fall filled us with great fear. Party number two, A country party, too, Was held at Burroughs on account of heavy dew.

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Ekwaea Classes in Iohn Burroughs School are conducted in an atmosphere of good will between students and teachers. Although an air of informality char- acterizes the general spirit ot teaching and learning, a seriousness of purpose on the part of teacher and student is the decisive factor in helping our school to maintain its high quality of scholarship. We students in Iohn Burroughs School have to study hard in order to obtain the best possible results. Homework is time-consumingg it is also rewarding. We like the naturalness of co-educational classes. We like to present our views fearlessly. We like the sympathetic hearings we get. We do not resent being disciplined when we are wrong. We do not claim perfection. We do like to go to school and we do like to admit it. Page Eleven

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lzam 7950 Our gal Vida Goldman broke her leg again, She just could not stand Field Day, this time it wasn't men. The girls all took First Aid, And acted like first grade: An English teacher needed it when a blunder had been made! The ninth grade was a riot, with Monty and Miss Beaman. We had a lot of fun you bet, a ravin' and a screamin'. To the Council we sent two, For us they weren't too few, Rodney and Barbara knew exactly what to do. The Athletic Council benefited from two mem- bers blond hairs, Herman and Herrrioine did nothing, but sit on their chairs! Officers three Elected we Dean, Hughes, and Rodgers, respectively. Three boys made B football, while those on the C Had an undefeated record, due to us, as you see. The B soccer team, With our guys on the beam, Had an excellent season with us on the scene. The basketball teams were helped by our men With several on B and on C once again. With track and baseball, Tennis and all, We rounded out sports 'til the following fall. Bill lames gave our class a boost, When he proved that he ruled the roost. ln riding skill He filled the bill. With Marriiane Snow, too, giving us a thrill. Three Class parties were very amusin', The first one square dancing was really confusin'g Arthur Murray Left in a hurry. When the second was every he was in a flurry. Schleicher talked Iapanese into the micro- phone, Our bewildered advisers grabbed it with a groan. While movies were taken, The floor was quakin' As we danced for the camera, history was in the makin'l A hayride was the climax of our parties for the year, Dazey didn't find her shoe, thought it really was quite near. The drivers were confused When we abused The straw in fights they weren't much amused. fCoritinued on Page 977 Page Thirteen i950 in 1947 1950 in 1948 l95O in l949