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

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SENIOR ISSFE 1937 Katherine Bies If there is a captain of a team t.o be elected, it is almost sure to be Bies. Rain or shine, she may be seen Hitting around in a gym suit, her golden tresses adorned with innumerable clips, combs, and ribbons. Good natured Kay is a human- itarian of renown, and no Martha Carr Column could vie with the tales of Woe which reach her understanding ears. Her scholastic ability pops up at odd mo- ments and she was one of the few to receive a cherished A on her Mid-year English exam. Holding open house from A. M. to A. M. fin her mansion equipped with Spanish gates, and balconies-over which guests have been known to cascadej is just one example of Bies' warm hospitality. There's never a dull moment with the Blonde Venus around. Charles Baker Charlie has a remarkable record at Burroughs. He was the only student ever to obtain an A for a final grade in French from Miss Mettenet since the founding of the school, or at least for the last three or four years. This feat may have been partly due to a trip he made to France one summer, one of the other consequences of which was a case of sore feet, developed from walking around Paris in tennis shoes, which served to keep him out of school for several months. Charlie was a faithful member of the Review Board for several years, finally working himself into the job of co-editor of the Year Book this year. He was also elected to the Student Court last Spring, receiving the job of keeping that body's records. Marian Blanlce Familiarly known as Buttons, Marian, with her fiuttering hands, seems to us our chief exponent of the school of charm and feminine helplessness. Though the possessor of two of the most sprainable ankles in captivity, she manages to make the Varsity hockey team between sprains. Marian's endeavors into the realm of the Romance languages have not been so successful Cwe recall her quiverings and blushes which accompanied sessions with Caesar and carried over into the ad- vanced French classj. but no doubt this has been altered to a great extent by the cruising about the globe that she has done in the last few years. Formerly an avid member of the Glee Club, Marian deserted this activity this year and decided to give her all to the drama. Marvin Edward Boisseau, Jr. The class minority leader, Marvin was the Roosevelt campaign manager last fall, and the maids are still scratching F. D. lt. posters off the school windows. He has been active in school politics as well, and his liking for the New Deal spending has had some of us worried, for he is the treasurer of the Student Council. The many fiery letters he wrote to the World were real propaganda. Marv has been knocking over tables in Dramatics for three years, having had important roles in Romeo a111lJu1ie1', Journegfs End, Dulcy, and As You Like It. VVe all remember him as the priest in our ninth grade version of The Land of Hearfs Desire. In the past year he has attended Review meetings, and has done some work on the Year Book, but the thing that made the deepest impression on us was the printed cards, Boisseau for Council which he passed around during last year's election. l13l

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THE JOHN BURROUGHS REVIEW Claire Agatstein Claire is a distinguished disciple of the Gne arts. She sings a resounding bass in the Glee Club. Her frequent literary endeavors to the land of make-believe on such subjects as little pink hens and other similar phenomena have entertained us allg and last, but not least, she has spent the best years of her life as an aspiring pupil of the school of the modern interpretative dance, under the careful guidance of Miss Lisbeth Hoops fWhoops, my dearlj. Naturally athletic, Claire has nobly held down the thankless job of goal-guard on the varsity hockeyg she heaves the baseball with skill, and, although, falas!j the facilities of the school afford no opportunity for demonstration, she has a reputation for being a swimmer and diver of excellence. Stephen S. Adams IV Elected Speaker of the Assembly last year, Steve is one of the most outstanding and versatile members of the class, having dabbled in many school activities. He was president of the Dramatics Club at one time, and had a prominent role in the Club's production of Berkeley Square this year. The Glee Club was greatly enhanced by Steve's booming voice, and listed among his other accomplishments in the field of music is the ability to play an off-key clarinet only slightly off-key, and to play the first page of the score of Rhapsody In Blue on the piano. Steve runs the Assembly by Roberts' Rules Of 0rderg himself by a capricious dis- regard for the rules laid down by Emily Post. His favorite recreation is to wander into the Art Room and to out-surrealist Salvator Dali in both painting and sculpture. Earlma Andrews Earlma is another of the many musical prodigies our class boasts. Besides being a veteran of the Glee Club, she excels at the piano. In fact, she has been taking lessons since she was a mere infant, and is one of the few people we know with enough perseverance to keep up practicing-daily. We expect to see her bringing down the house throughout the continent any one of these days. CVVe're sure she'd be an instantaneous success with Major Bowes.j Earlma's friendly but quiet manner must conceal quite a bit of gray matter, for she was among those endowed with mathematical intellects who ventured into the realm of trigonom- etry. Earlma joined us in the tenth grade and is one of the survivors of that hilarious and notorious trip to Chicago and the Fair. John Armisteacl John, the class' No. 1 Romeo, is also the class' No. 1 roamer in and out of school. Ever since the automobile accident this year in which he was seriously injured, John has lived an idyllic life. Arising at ten ok-lock in the morning, he leisurely strolls into school about eleven. John is one of our leading humorists, his most recent and most notorious feat being his butler act at one of the class parties. Taking an important role in the Dramatic Club, he was the boy who got the girl in the Club's production of Dulcy last year. John has also taken part in the Glee Club's vocalizing, and was once seen running around the track. He was recently accorded the distinction of being chosen best-dressed boy in the class. llQl

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THE JOHN BURROIYGHS REVIEW Theoline Boslwiclc A member of the intelligentsia, flaming-haired Theo nevertheless has her eccentric side. Proof of her brillance may be found in the fact that she receives phenomenal grades in Chemistry and edits the Review, in which many of her brain-children- usually taking the form of sonnets-fshe won first honorable mention in the Wednesday Club poetry contest this yearj are published: but her absent-minded- ness has made her the chief support of the lost-and-found. and her destructiveness in the way of spilling cokes in one's lap, and igniting whole boxes of matches, is noted. Two of Theo's most prized possessions are her pen which leaks quantities of vivid-colored ink, and her vicious pekingese of a lurid shade of orange, who bites all and sundry who venture within its range. George H. Bramhall George's reputation at Burroughs rests upon his uncanny ability to spell words. Chemistry without him would have been a practical impossibility, for otherwise Mr. Obourn would not have been able to find an excuse for writing words on the board for Georges benefit. George is the only senior who has stood by the band through our long and dreary years. Even if there has been no im- provement in the band since it was originally organized, the blame cannot be laid at the feet of George or his clarinet. Not confining himself musically to the band, he was a member of the Glee Club for several years. George won his letter in football this year, was a member of the World and Review Boards, and was an angel in the Christmas Pageant. Sally Anne Currie Hockey is my new interestli' Who can tl1e speaker be but our shining little athlete, Sally, who manages to preserve a remarkable attitude of indifference toward all gymnastic activities. However, her enthusiasm is turned towards other channels. According to Sally, the play's the thing and Slabsides is her second home. She played the feminine lead in Berkeley Square with finesse and fervor. A member of the illustrious literary board of the Review, she produces poetry and prose par excellence. Sallyis intellect has long been taken for granted, and, though she abandoned Math several years ago, she nevertheless is able to count up bridge tricks with facility. She possesses a remarkable capacity for laughing, and, once started, becomes so hilarious that tears run down her face. Joseph B. Doughty, Jr. Joe is perhaps the only senior Chemistry student who can give an adequate definition of a catalyst. Included among his more noted feats in the class room are a Core Course paper assigned on Conservation, which Joe wrote on Con- versation , and a multiplication problem in which he multiplied seven times one and arrived at one as an answer. Joe is another of the rising Enrico Carusos of the class, having given the Glee Club the benefit of his tenor voice for three years. He was also a member of the Burroughs rifle team. However, it was in athletics that Joe really outdid himself. He's been a. four-letter man for as long as we can remember, and has often been the boy's representative on the Athletic Council. Joe's most famous feat on the athletic field is the no-hit game he pitched 011 one great occasion against the Western baseball team. i141