Bryant High School - Hoosier Owl Yearbook (Bryant, IN)

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The new building was ready for the second year, and the same program was fodlowed except that now two years of High School work were given and the enrollment encreased to about 16, the Vtn and 8th still being under the same teacher.. Gne student came down from Portland and one strong student, who had taken extra work, were graduated, this year but an outbreak of the measles, almost closed the school and spoiled all plans for a commencement, the principal being among tne number who suffered an attack. ! The first game of Basket ball was played on Christmas Day on the school ground. Students and teacher had raised a fund and bought a ball. As no one knew now to play, although all had pored over the rule book for many anxious hours andlgdid learn enough to put up the baskets, the principal invitedJohn Milligan a Portland High School student to come down and bring a pick up the score team to show'our boys how to play the game, I think was about 50 or 40 to nothingfin Portland's favor of course. D Many extra corrioular activities were endulgedin from the beginning of the school, espedially of a literary nature. The naturer students did much debating, mock trials, recitations, and they put on a very good play, the second year. The second floor of the Williams wagon shop was fixed up the play wasca splendid sucess winding up colored lights being made by lighting special which almost strangled the spectators. for a hall, and with a tableau colored powders After this year the high school had a room of its own, room 7 of our present building and a fourth teacher was added to the staff. The scnbbl continued to grow schools were being abanded and in l9 when was trustee, the building was enlarged, the built and the teaching staff further enlarged changed-from a three to a four year course,al commissioned during Jones' term of office. commission was issued the school has never renewed, but as at present, only for one year as the country Freeman L. Jones east half being The school was o the school was Since the first failed to get it at a time. The next step will be to get a continuous commission. ' J. C. L. WHITEMAN

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