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

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hh ' % f - :- S rrw E f n rrtT ? THE GENERAL (Fidele Faure) By GEORGE HOFFMAN Unlike the bear, that hibernates in the winter, the General sleeps in the summer. After school is out and all his invaluable assistants have re- ceived a D on their report cards, the General quietly slips off to him- self, where, nobody known, and noth- ing more is heard from him until the clattering feet of the uncouth fresh- men awaken him in September. Through the long, dry autumn days when the sun is turning everything from green to brown and all the agri- cultural class is thinking more of football than begonias, the General is irritable. He feels that nature is conspiring with the students to make his work hard for him and causing the principal to discover garden tools lost in odd corners, rather than to admire the snapdragons and the roses. In the winter the General is glum like the weather. The darker the day the deeper his frown. The harder the wind blows the harder he scolds his class and the less is accomplished. No sooner are the walks swept clean than the wind blows leaves and rub- bish all over them and before the class can do anything about it, the visiting officials arrive and whisper among themselves about the condi- tion of the grounds. But in the spring things are differ- ent. No sooner are the tulips in bloom than a great change comes over the General. His Christmas necktie puts in its appearance, and the skips from blossom to blossom, petting the busy little bees on the head, calling the birdies endearing names and even changing an occasional D to an A for any member of his class fortunate enough to get his atten- tion at the right moment. BACK TO MOTHER EARTH The agriculture class, shown in the side picture, is gaining valuable information. These boys are learning to plant and care for small gardens of their own. In war time and in peace time, this is a very useful and important task. PAGE TWENTY

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A9 OFFICERS President — Bob Hauerwaas Secretary — Peggy Prince Vice President— Helen Hirschield Treasurer — Barbara Grimsley Historian — Diane Chase GOOD LUCK. ALL I believe I can speak for the whole class when I say that we realize we are leaving one of the finest junior high schools in the city when we leave John Burroughs. As our class graduates we will separate, and go to many different high schools, but the friendships and memories of many good times here shall never be forgotten. I would like to thank all the teachers for the splendid cooperation I have re- ceived while working with them on the A9 affairs. I would like to wish all the future A9 classes the best of luck in everything their class attempts. I would rather not say good-bye, so I ' ll just say, Good luck! Bob Hauerwas President of Class S ' 42 PAGE TWENTY-TWO