McBurney School - Lamp and Laurel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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FRESHM N III 1952 He-re's more Frosh of '52, alias Seniors of 55. Those boyish faces now look rnorelike rnen. Can't recall who that is sitting in the left corner, but we know thats lohri Sloss up in front. lohrfs sittmg here giving the camera a big smne. The fellow with the fancy vest is Fred Pivko, now the last of the fazfnous Ben-Yettes . Charley Thiel is still wearing that same tie that he has on in this picture. Looking like the be fore of a Toni Perrnanetnt ad, we find the future president of Student Council, Bill Rose. The boy on the left is Herb Zapf. Herb's gotten a lot thinner frorn all the swirnrning he does, and I predict he'll be the next Charles Atlas. Right in he middle, always srnilirig, is Dave Mills. Dave looks good enough to make the All-City Soccer Team right there. The fellow llfim at the end of the row with the drearny look is Rod Nash., Wonder if the dream is about a girl? Carl Reinhardt starts the top row. He's really got a sharp tie there. Thats Gordie Young next to Carl. Where's the DA. haircut? Mickey Shapiro has worked so hard in four years that he has gotten a lot thinner. That guy behind Mickey just likes to have his picture taken. He doesn't look like a frosh to rne. Wally Steven- son is watching something out of the comer of his eye. That couldrft be a girl, could it, Wally? Roberto Rosenberg, the Liberace of our class, is in Venzuela training for a career as a con- cert piainist. This completes the Class of '56. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. K Page 43

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FRESHM II 1952 This is another Senior Class four years be- fore. Herbe Kempe is sitting right up front. Herb went to M.l.T. three years later, but he looks like a typical freshman here. Next to Herb is Leon Lantzounis, who's still smiling, although no one has been able to figure out Leon's sense of humor. We've forgotten that fellow next to Leon, but who could forget the fellow in the center? That's Doug McCartney, our All-American swimmer. Next to Doug is Pete Greenwald. Pete looks as if he was just caught with his hand in the cookie jar. The middle row holds a lot of faces that are gone now. However, that's George Littman with a smile straight from the rogue's gallery. Bob Harriman is in the center of the middle row. I think Bob must have stopped eating. Leonard lompulski is next to Bob. That big smile could only mean that Leonard has finally outwitted Mr. Bowman. Bob Greco is at the rear with Bobert Ross McBurney glaring over his should- er. Mr. Deme's right-hand man, Ho Hum Lee, comes next. Many of the boys in this picture are no longer at McBurney, but someone al- ways seems to fill the empty places, cmd the class is still at sixty boys. Page 42

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SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER Summer ends three days early . . . we re- turn to McBurney on September 18. The mem- bers of the faculty smile upon us, assuring us that we are the best senior class ever. The smell of liniment permeates the halls as the athletes return from conditioning camp. Mike Abrahams looks over the new seniors to see if there is anyone among them who might chal- lenge his academic rating . . . there is no threat. Field Day is rained out, cheating the boys of their chance to beat the faculty at base- ball . . . Ties and jackets are compulsory again . . . what weird color combinations! Rumor has it that Panorama, defunct for two years, may be published again. The soccer team starts the season with a series of wins . . . the foot- ball players do not fare so well. NOVEMBER Senior privileges are granted for the first time in many years. Steve Heyman begins to take orders for McBurney jackets . . . it is reported that they will be worn by the glee club at the Christmas concert. Reports reach home . . . don't you remember your own youth, Dad? The first dance is a success. A yearbook staff is collected . . . Andy Ullman becomes business manager on condition that his horse be made his assistant. Mr. Yeh, dis- covering that his advanced algebra class can't think in English, writes Think in Chinese on the front wall of 304 . . . marks immediately im- prove. The little men in green crepe defeat the sophs in the annual Freshman Day games. SE IOR DECEMBER The dramatic club performs Dickens' Christ- mas Carol with Messrs. Scudder, Hardenbergh, and Weeks in the caste . . . plus numerous young ladies . . . as a result Dr. Ouinn has many applications for parts in the senior play. Mr. Deme collects McCartney, Bill Rose, Cater- son and company and starts them splashing in the pool every afternoon from three till four. Some seniors want to apply to Big Ten Uni- versity . . . why not? isn't Big Ten football the best in the country? Christmas vacation starts early for many students . . . after all they couldn't permit their parents to go to Florida without proper protection. IANUARY The swimming team, as everyone expected, runs away with the dual meets, even winning from City College freshmen . The basketball players are not quite as successful. The Third Father and Son Banquet is eaten . . . Rod Nash is the only senior present, the others are sleep- ing up for the College Boards the next day . . . Rod's father is the speaker of the evening. Mills, Parr, Brown, and Arneth travel to col- leges for interviews. Slifka wins the Hobby Talks with a homemade burglar alarm. The swimming team spends a weekend at Brown, coming in third in the first invitation tourney of the year. Page 44