Brady High School - Bulldog / Spotlight Yearbook (Brady, MT)

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HIS rOR Y OF MADT SCHOOIdS In 1908 homesteaders began to file upon land in the vicinity of Brady. This continued thru the years of 1909-1910. Since many of the homesteaders brought with them their families, the question of educating the children became paramount. Thus it was that School District No. 19, Teton County, was organized with Messrs. E. L. Marriott, A. J. McNeely and Everett Ballard as the first Board of Trustees. Mr. George Benson was appointed clerk. In the spring of 1910 a session of school lasting some six weeks was held in a small frame building just east of the present Farmers’ State Bank structure. The building has since been moved and converted into a residence. It is now occupied by Mrs. S. R. Libby. Seats and desks of the double type were built by Mr. Frank Weeks, a carpenter who had recently come in as a homesteader. The blackboards were surfaced lumber appropriately painted. A table served as a teacher's desk. Pupils attending were Mrs. Christmas Marriott Stenhjem, Mrs. Bernice Marriott Carver, Mrs. Blanche Marriott Hill, Mrs. Lucy McNeely Kincaid, Mrs. Mary McNeely Kruger, Mrs. Genevieve Ballard Sharp, Gale Ballard, Judson London, Mrs. Emma London Joseph, and Charlotte Benson. Miss Jean Fluto taught this school. The first school house to be built by the trustees of District No. 19 was a one room structure located on the block of land occupied by the present building. Miss Mabel Hovey taught this school. Some twenty pupils were enrolled. Increases in the enrollment due to more settlers compelled the immediate construction of a larger school building so that late in the year of 1911 a contract was given to Mr. Valentine Pyat of Great Falls to erect a two room building. The dimensions were approximately 30 by 50 feet. It was constructed of wood. Mr. T. O. Larson of Choteau who owned the townsite of Brady gave the block of ground upon which the building was erected. In 1916 Mr. Edwin Melvin was employed as the school's first Principal. That year J. B. Humphrey also of Great Falls was given the contract to erect the brick building at present occupied by the grade school. In the basement were two hot air furnaces, a coal bin and two class rooms. On the first and second floors were two class rooms each with halls. What is now a cloak room on the upper floor was used as a library and office. To this building was attached the original wooden building. It was used as a gymnasium. Successive principals were Edwin Melvin 1916-17, Robert McCrum 1917-20, D. A. Elings 1920-23, N. S. Hollis 1923-24, H. P. Budewitz 1924-27, F. L. Peterson 1927-32, H. C. Olson 1932-37, and E. L. Anglemyer 1937-. In 1915 Brady High School was organized offering one year of study. Students attending were Mrs. Mary McNeely Kruger, Mrs. Blanche Marriott Hill, Iva Stuart, Ethel Stuart Gemar, and George Gleason. The next year the Sophomore course of study was added and in 1929 Brady graduated her first class including Paul Armstrong, Clifford Curtis, Mrs. [in

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WHEN OUR SCHOOL DAYS ARE THROUGH Tun©: When My Dream Boat Comes Horn©. When our school days are through We will always think of them We will praise them and say that We wish we were back again. When school bells will ring, Their old memories will bring We'll be loyal forever Though our school days are through. We will always be true To our old Brady Hi, We will greet it and remember When memories flash by. All the Seniors will sing Of the tender thoughts you bring. We will trust you forever And we'll always be true. When we were Freshmen we thought Of the days that were to come When we would be Seniors And from High School we'd run Now we're Seniors, all through We wish we were back with you We will think of you forever Now our school days are through. rioi

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HISTORY OF I T AR Y SOHOORS Hazel Berland Castle, Myrtle Bowman, Lyle Peniz, Bernal Leary, Angus Rose, Mrs. Mary Rose Steele and Mrs. Kathryn Ward Oien. Mr. John Vyse was the school's first janitor. P. A. Mowbray substituted for Mr. Vyse during his illness and then succeeded him serving one year. Hugh Rose was janitor the next school year serving seven months when he was succeeded by Lauren Brines who completed that year and three months of the next. Mr. Charles Gamer began work in December 1927 and has been with us since performing his duties faithfully and conscientiously. In 1928, the taxpayers voted a bond issue of $40,000 to erect an addition to house the high school and a gymnasium. The Board of Trustees at that time were Chairman C. O. Burdick, E. Oliver Ellingson and Chris Oien. Fred E. Dudley of Great Fails was given the contract. Bird and Van Teylingen were the architects. With the erection of the addition, the two hot air furnaces in the basement of the grade school were removed to the gymnasium and a steam heating plant installed in the basement of the new structure, heating the entire building. The addition provided four classrooms on the first floor with a large study hall and office-library on the second floor. The room vacated when the furnaces were moved became the science laboratory. The gym has a 34 by 69 foot playing floor with bleachers on either side. A stage and kitchen complete the first floor. Dressing rooms for athletic teams are in the basement. When building operations started, the wooden structure at the north end of the building which has served as a gymnasium was tom down. In 1935 the Seventh and Eighth Grades were departmentalized with Vernon Sletten and Ray Nims as teachers. The next year the Seventh and Eighth grades now known as the Junior High was incorporated with the High School in what was known as the 6-6 plan. During the summer of 1935, Woodworking, Mechanical Training and Home Economics were planned for—tables, cupboards, and cabinets built and equipment including an electric saw, lathe and electric stove were purchased. The High School staff included Superintendent H. C. Olson, C. T. Royels. T. A. Seibert and the Misses Lucile Nelson and Ella Stockton. In July 1937, E. L. Anglemyer succeeded Mr. Olson as Superintendent. Other changes in teaching personnel included the Misses Mamie Darlinton and Carol Olson. Chemistry, Algebra II and Trigonometry, replacing Biology and Plane Geometry, were taught for the first time in the school's history. Board members at the opening of the school year included Chairman E. L. Marriott, Lee Kauk, and Charles Armstrong. At the April election J. R. Hill was the successful candidate. Mr. Marriott then resigned and Mr. E. J. Otness was appointed. P. A. Mowbray was clerk of the Board. 1121