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

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411, 1 1 9 Some POEMS are short, ,qiiiiw 1 1 if fi 'Ili' 55:'f i?if fgjfffze. .Q .51 ' .QQ .,g:,2 :.. tw.: .1 9'YE.,' is we x ,, ou -4.13, lIl.p -V 2 .Hvlt , .fb ' ' 5 WHL' .f lt-if . mf' ' IJ - 1' wr 'QF .if. :v - 1-sie: -:fs .511 -H,-1 Nz , f f' mid - 5 .tftif I' I i- v ' I I in .:' 1.9 'fif 0 Q X He 1 'Q And some poems are longer, Some are good, some bad. They all show their author's hearts, Poems are dead give-awaysl -Sally Bochlin, AQ. GIRLS ARE A PUZZLE To most all the boys, I think, Because of their ways First they say, Yes and then they Contradict by, saying, No. -Bill Iennings, AQ. THE SEA Sea, sea, what are you trying to say? I hear you speak, But I have not learned your language. I see you rise, Reflecting starlight on feather-crested waves. Your arms reach for the moon While you roar and sigh, Wanting to tell me something. Sea, sea, what are you trying to say? -Gordon Smith AQ H OX U A N D TA N KA Hokku and Tanka are forms of non-rhyming Qriental verse. The Hokku has three lines of five, seven and five syllables. The Tanka adds two additional lines of seven syllables each. WHAT YOU THINK, you arel Your thoughts are an open book: ' Be proud of your pages. -Ian Hobensack, AQ. BIRDS are like helpless strangers Seeking a place in which to stop But still plunging ahead.-Ierry Beichman, AQ. LIFE IS LIKE A TRAIN Every stop gets closer to The end of the line. -Betty Viereck, AQ. SKY is a blue sea With angels' hair floating thru Forming lace patterns. -Bette Smith. THE LITTLE FAWN'S HOOVES As dainty as four tea cups, Pranced on the high ledge. -Gay Boss-Clunis, AQ. HER HANDS were vessels Filled to the brim with goodness Love, understanding. -Richard Baum, AQ. THE LAST HOLE on the green! With one shot he could win the cup. He raised his club slowly, All his dreams might be answered. Click-the ball slipped in!-Ian I-Iobensack, AQ. CONFIDENCE in a Friend is a soft blanket of Warm understanding, Protecting one from the rough I-Iarshness of our modern world. -Richard Baum, AQ. AS THE SEA comes again and again To pound upon the sanded shores, Your memory remains with us Year in, year out, on February twelfth The bugle sounds, the flag flies high We bow our heads in reverence. -Marshall Lewis, AQ. OVER THE GRASSY MEADOWS I will roam To the quiet brook, I will sit by the edge And watch the tadpoles swim by, I will dart in and out among tall scented pines Like a playful fawn. From the forest, I will gather little bunches of daffodils, Violets and wild roses, For these are the things That I love. -Bill Tobias, AQ.

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FAMOUS SPORT STARS OF I.B. Many great sports stars have attended john Burroughs. Among the best known were lim and Don Hardy, Don Paul, and Al Hoisch. IIM HARDY is tabbed by many as U.S.C.'s greatest forward passer. In l944 he had a pass completion average of 522. jim went to j.B. and then on to Fairfax where he starred in foot- ball and baseball. From Fairfax, he entered U.S.C. ln his freshman year, he lettered in three sports, football, basketball, and baseball. The following three years jim was quarterback on the Trojan Eleven. On the baseball team, he was the first string third-baseman and hit well over three hundred. ln the 1944 season, he was elected captain and led his team to victory over Washington and Tennessee in the l944-'45 Rose Bowl games. After graduation, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams, where he is number 2 quarterback under Bob Waterfield. Last yeor, jim had the second best passing record in the National League. DON HARDY went to LB. along with his brother jim. After graduating from Fairfax, Don entered U.S.C. where he was a fine end on the freshman squad. The following three years, he lettered on the Trojan varsity. He made all-coast one year and was drafted by many a pro team. Don declined to play pro and now has his own busi- ness. DON PAUL is one of the best of these athletes, Don went to I.B. and then on to L.A. High where he was a star center under Bert La Brucharie, who was later to coach Don at college. Don then enrolled at U.C.L.A. and gained all coast honors for the Bruins for three years. After his gradua- tion, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams whose coach predicts Don will be one of the best centers in the National League. Bill Renwick, A9 BOYS' GYM CLUB THE GYM CLUB is one of the most modest, best organized athletic groups at j.B. It is composed of o. group of boys who have survived the tests that they have to take to be members. Some of these boys become so adept in forward and backward rolls and other gymnastic creations that they become the most accomplished senior high gymnasts, submitting only to the few All- Star and H.A.S. games held in the gym at noon, the gym club meets every week-day. Last year the first annual gym meet was held. It was so successful that Mr. jackson, the sponsor, decided to have one every year, The meet, of course, will be a big boon and boost to the already successful club. Marvin Taff - Bill jennings, A9 CANNED INFORMATION That movie was swell! This is a common exclamation uttered by many Burroughsonians each day. Behind each motion picture that you see are the patience, skill, and hard work of Mrs. Freeman and the twenty odd boys under her on the projectionists' crew. To become a projectionist, you must be able to master the five portable projectors and the projector located in the auditorium. You must also be able to get yourself out of any kind of fix that you might get into. Under the capableyguidance of Mrs. Free- man and Marshall Lewis, president of the club, the crew has done a marvelous job of taking us to many interesting places on this earth by the means of a thin ribbon of film. -Myron Weiner, A8. l .77 ,YW 1 + '