John Burroughs Middle School - Burr Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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itori I To hear us humming in our feeble old voices No More Money In the Bank, and Sweet- hearts Foreverf' will probably be very amus- ing to our grandchildren years from now, but to us these tunes will ever ever be reminiscent of our Junior High School days. , VVe have taken as the theme for our Burr this term - .7llzzs1'r. XV e have done this as an expression of our appreciation of what Music has meant to us during our stay at John Bur- roughs. Vtlas there ever a pep meeting or patriotic assembly at which the band was not called upon to furnish zest and spirit? At regular assemblies or special programs what pride we have taken in the excellent quality of the numbers given by the orchestra or one of the Glee Clubs. lVhat prosaic affairs school parties would have been without snappy dance music. for popular music does undeniably play an im- portant part in our social life. No matter what the future may hold in store for us we will always remember with a glow of pride those days of work and play lightened by music and song spent at the liairest and Dearest ,lohn Burroughs junior High. iXlARY Louise DRYER. i A GLJMPSIZ AT MUSIC 'lil-IOUCQHQ THE AGES :X fairy story has claimed the beginning of music. It is said that Pau, the God of Nature, heard the wind blowing the reeds which caused musical sounds to come from them. This gave Pan the idea to cut the reeds into different lengths and put them together. He then blew on them, thus the lirst instrument was made. The Chinese had music very early, as they had records of music several centuries before Marco Polo visited the land. 'l'he llebrews also had music very early, as the Bible tells us of priests who played their harps in King Solomon's court. In our country the negroes with their spirituals came into existence soon after they were brought to the United States. Classical music is not played and sung by as large a munber of people in our country as in other countries. '.l'he greatest opera stars and companies do not come to this country, as the crowds do not turn out. Mucl1 of our history has come down through, the ages by songs, chants, and ballads, as music was one of man's first hobbies. XVAicRr:N T1IoRNnURo.

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JOHN BURROUGHS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY LIST Mr. James Glover Bailie Miss Theresa Elvira Baller Mrs. Margaret S. Baumgaertner Mrs. Elizabeth Mae P. Brown Mr. Nicholas J. Brubaker Miss Clara L. Bruckman Mr. Jesse Maxwell Butler Mr. Clement Gregory Caffrey Miss Una B. Cameron Mr. Robert Charles Catren Miss Jessie Leona Cunning Miss Augustine Dalland Mrs. June L. G. Daniel Miss Elizabeth Donnelly Mr. Clinton H. Douglas Miss Ada Elizabeth Egbert Miss Marie M. Erhart Mrs. Kathryn L. L. Francis Miss Anna Belle Gibson Mrs. Winifred Neptune Haitbrinl: Miss Etiie Amanda Halverson Mrs. Grace H. Higbee Miss Daisy M. Hughes Mrs. Edna Daniel Hummel Miss Emily Rice Huntsman Miss Florence Louise Hurst Mr. Arthur Alyn Jones Miss Katherine Bernice Kennedy Mrs. Adda Norton Kern Miss Esther Frances King Mr. Clitford Hale Knowlton Mr. VValter Wood Lewis Miss Anna L. Lucy Mrs. Muriel G. MeCrory Mr. Chester R. Milham Mrs. Eileen C. Miller Miss Evelyn L. Miller Miss Leone Mills Miss Edna Mott Mrs. Katherine Adams Munseher Miss Florence M. Palmstrom Mrs. Rosa Biehl Perry Miss Bessie M. Pope Miss Vera M. Reppy Mrs. Mary G. Rhineheart Mrs. Eileen Young Robertson Miss Mabel Erdine Robinson Miss Eleanor J. Rogers Mrs. Esther Wilma B. Ross Miss Catherine A. Sargent Mrs. Gertrude N. Schweiekert Miss Mary Delphena Scott Miss Nelle D. Scott Miss Alice Winifrcd Shaffner Mr. Keith F. Smith Mr. William A. Sorsby Mrs. Fern E. C. Spivey Mr. George H. Swarthout Mr. Floyd H. Taylor Mrs. Helen VV. H. Turner Mrs. Dorothy L. L. Ulrey Mrs. Mary Alice Uphoff Mr. John Douglas Vance Mrs. Helen M. L. XVall-:er Miss Evelyn Naomi Warder Miss Marylois Warner Miss Vera Gwendolyn Warren Mr. Hugh P. Webb Miss M. Beatrice XVebster Miss Abbie R. VVcndling Miss Mary B. Young Mr. Robert A. Thompson, Principal Mrs. Carrie M. Broaded, Girl's Vice Pun Mr. Vlfalter L. Nourse, Boys' Vice Principal OFFICE STAFF Mrs. Freda Gillette, Secretary Mrs. Lucille Bauermeister, Text Book Clerk Mrs. Lillie Bernsten Miss Iva Johnson Miss Hildegarde Traub, Attendance Mrs. Rose Marie Fredricks, Candy, Burr, Far and Near

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l B ERR A RT CLASZS , 3: X A -. xx TX 1-I Q 1- -, 1, 'J ,1 ,I Q 2 V C l C7 Q , Q ,O i 1 t 1. I 'lil-IE :'XR'l',lS'l'5' ll:'Xl.l. 0.17 FAKIL On our tour through the Burr Art Class, let us stop hrst at the tl-.sk of Harold Cowan, where you see him putting the linal touches on his pislure of an accordion player. Harold was very proud of the compiinenls Mrs. Stone, the Art super- visor, gave his picture, but his joy burst forth too soon, as the picture has been reduced and will be used as a taiipiece. ln the seat just behind l-laroid we lincl .lean Smith struggling over a design for the dress of her viol.n 13.Zly,1'. The next point of interest is where Sylvan Kaufman beams wiih prirle on his izi erpreation of a broadcasting station. Sylvan is only an :XS and deserves OU1' highest' esteem for his ability to keep up with the pace set by the NJ artis.s. Behind him is a H9 boy, Bud Towmey, who has competed the printing to be used on the cover of the Burr. Heading the next aisle is Bill Howe, our most reuownerl artist: be has com- pleted a striking picture of an organ grinder with his monkey, and is now working on the title page for the Univ. That busy group in the corner is composed of lillen Doody, working out the background for her picture of three small girls singing: Lillian Price, whose drawing shows music in connection with dancing: .loyce Rocleelc, putting martial music on paper, and llliriam XVentz, who is making the Ex Libris. In the seats by the windows are Georgia linettle. Louise Stewart. Leverett Cunningham, and Eugene Allen, working on printing, and George VVebb, Olga La Marr, Bertha cle Half, linid Golclson. Ruth Mills, and llarbara liroaclbent making tailpieces.