Ethel Hinds Burch

Ethel Hinds Burch

Here what we know about Ethel at KU
Ann and I both searched through every yearbook from 1923 through 1929 for evidence of the felt jayhawk in photos or in blurbs about the Jay Janes or sporting events.

While we did not find any mention of the jayhawk in the yearbooks, we do have photos of Ethel during her time here.

Ethel appears as a junior and senior in the 1925-26 and the 1926-27 yearbooks.

In her junior year, Ethel is listed as a member of the History Club and the Dramatic Club. However, she is not listed as a member nor is she pictured with the Jay Janes.

Ethel Hinds, Lower Right Corner
Jayhawker Yearbook
LD2697 . J3 1926, 100.

Ethel in the Dramatic Club
Jayhawker Yearbook
LD2697 . J3 1926, 250.

Jayhawker Yearbook
LD2697 . J3 1926, 358.

In her senior year, 1926-1927, Ethel is listed as a member of the Dramatic Club, YWCA, and History Club. Again, she is not pictured with nor is she listed as a member of the Jay Janes.

Ethel's Senior Class Photo
Jayhawker Yearbook
LD2697 . J3 1927, 77.

Ethel Hinds in the Dramatic Club.
Jayhawker Yearbook
LD2697 . J3 1927, 154.

Ethel Hinds as Secretary and Treasurer of the History Club
Jayhawker Yearbook
LD2697 . J3 1927, 359.

 Ethel is not pictured in the 1924 or 1925 yearbooks, so though she may have been at KU or a member of the Jay Janes her sophomore year, we don't have the pictures to prove it.

However, she was at KU during the time of the "Duck" Jayhawk created by James O'Bryon and George Hollingbery in 1922 and in use from 1923-1929 when the "Angry" Jayhawk took over. (See Link)


Life after KU: Ethel and Vance