Brookline High School
Robert Maxwell Burley “Bob, Sawed-off”
Robert Maxwell Burley (“Bob, Sawed-off”) is one of 179 graduates in the class of 1925 at Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts. The 1925 yearbook entry gives: headed for Harvard; activities listed: French Club and Astronomical Club; lived at 586 Newton Street.
Class of 1925
179 in the class of 1925 · 2 more named Burley
- Full name
- Robert Maxwell Burley
- Known as
- Bob, Sawed-off
- Lived at
- 586 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1925
- Headed for
- Harvard
- Ambition
- “To jump over the moon”
- Pastime
- “Collecting pictures of movie actresses”
Also searched as: Bob Burley; Robert Burley; Robert M. Burley; Bobby Burley.
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In context
This site lists 179 people from the Brookline High School class of 1925; sorted by surname, Robert comes 19th. Robert is printed on page 32 of the scan, in the first third of the 26-to-84 run of portrait pages. In the Brookline High School class of 1925, 55 entries mention “French Club”; Robert's is one of them. College or university was the plan of 37 of the 73 classmates who printed one (51%), and Robert is listed with “Harvard”. The class of 1925 has 179 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 118 for 1924 and 171 for 1926.
| On the same scan page | Anne Carson, Clarence Casler |
|---|---|
| Same club | French Club: 54 other classmates |
| Same club | Track Team: 9 other classmates |
| Same kind of plan | college or university: 37 of 73 classmates with a plan (51%) |
At home, 586 Newton Street
The 1925 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Burley at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Harry B Burley (wife Louise), wire B householderpage
The Burley household is listed here in 1920, 1928 and 1931 too.
What Robert did at school
- French Club 460
- Astronomical Club
- Track Squad 53
- Track Team 130
- Senior Social 176
Fellow members from Robert's own class:
What the yearbook said
Slatcly and tall he moved in the hall
Also grew up on Newton Street
The class of 1925
Thomas J. BurkeBrookline 1925
Anne CarsonBrookline 1925
Zelda BronsteinBrookline 1925
Clarence CaslerBrookline 1925
Willis Tucker BradleyBrookline 1925
Earl A. ChamberlainBrookline 1925
Others named Burley
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Also headed for Harvard
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1925, page 32.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1925broo).
Published 1925, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.
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