Braham High School - Echo Yearbook (Braham, MN)

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311- ini- if 1 111- 311 rini-ii:-1 1011131 2123111 2 viuiuioic inioif The Bird Calendar which was kept during the spring months aroused much enthusiasm among the children in the study of birds. Each new bird was recorded with the date of its arrival as seen by the pupil. The following pupils were on the A Honor roll during this year: Third grade-Stanley Ledin Jane Swanson, Vivian Jackson, Jeanette Johnson, Elsie Monsong Second grade-Tyra Ostrand and Martha John- son. FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES Product maps of the United States to show what products are obtain- ed from the natural and mineral resources of that country, were complet- ed by the pupils in the fcurth grade in April. The fifth grade children made product maps of South America. A number of programs and parties were given during this school year, some of which were held jointly with other grades. Lucile Nebel, Florence Findley and Vincent Ostrom entertained the children at a Hallo- we'en costume partyg Lucile Nebel also entertained the fifth grade dur- ing the Christmas holidays. Vincent Ostrom and Emmet Lance played the role of Siamese Twins and furnished some musical entertainment at the Carnival given by the American Legion and Auxiliary of Braham, last November. A Little Citizen's League was organized in the fourth and fifth grades, in December, for the purpose of teaching the children the duties of a good citizen and to promote interest in good citizenship. The follow- ing ofiicers were elected: Vincent Ostrom, President, Stuart LaGris, Vice Presidentg Lucile Nebel, Secretaryg Herbert Thornberg, Treasurer. The first social entertainment given by the League was a Christmas party. SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHT GRADES A debate on the question, Resolved: That Japanese and Chinese immigration should be restricted in the United States for all purposes other than education, was held in the eighth grade history class in Jan- uary. The decision was rendered in favcr of the affirmative side. Alphil- da Anderson, Donald Andersen and Jack Franden upheld the affirmative while Dagney Axell, Vance Calander and Kathrine Findley debated on the negative side. Superintendent Udden, Clarence Skjod and Leonard Stroud acted as judges. Basketball teams were organized for the girls and boys in the sixth. seventh and eighth grades this year. From the great enthusiasm and skill shown, there will be much good material for high school teams within the next few years. The sixth, seventh and eighth grades, chaperoned by Miss Anderberg and Miss Wille, enjoyed a picnic supper at Rush Lake in May. Miss Wille and Miss Anderberg entertained the eighth grade grad- uates at a reception. during the latter part of May, in honor of their graduation. 3111111143-xiii 1 1111 1-1101010101 rick-Li-Li If 251- 1011 14 11111111301

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aa-feznzoi 101 1 ioiauis-ioivgugnin-1 ri 11411513 -2101: 1,1 1 iv: in 3 zuioiu ici is in 1- in in 311101-xi- ini 301 is iniuia-1 1 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A SCHOOL ANNUAL? Memory is that which binds us to the past. When we as high school students have completed our course, we will look back upon the days when we tried as Freshmen, Sophomores, Jun- iors and Seniors to gain our credits, that we might the more satis- factorily approach the goal which lay before us in life. The majority of us will undoubtedly remember these days with mingled joy and regret. 'That which is dear to us will cling to our hearts throughout life, but as we grow older our minds will become too crowded with the every- day cares of our work, to entertain sweet memories of the days which are gone forever. Perhaps only at unfrequent moments will we search in the depths of our mind for remiscences of the best days of our life, school days. This is the first year our school has published an annual, but we hope it will not be the last. The purpose of any school annual is two-fold. First we wish to portray school-life to our community, and to picture all the different phases and activities of the students as one body. Perhaps others do not see school-life as we see it ourselvesg therefore we wish to convince them that school work is not an uninteresting routine of studies, but instead it serves as a miniature melting pot, where scores of ambitious. hope- ful young persons come together to increase their knowledge under in- fluential pedagogy, to partake in athletic contest, and so to develop themselves both physically and intellectually. Oh no! we students in Braham high school are not always sober nor do we go about with long faces. Oftentimes comical, striking incidents occur, which give us all a good hearty laugh and which leave in our faces deep laughter-wrinkles fwhich we do not wish to have removed by beauty specialistsj. Several years hence we may say as Holms that those were the lusty days of long ago, when you were Bill and I was Joe. Secondly, we wish to have this High School Annual serve as a memo- randum. for we consider the day when the present is past, when our brows will show the marks of age, when our eyes will be dimmed by the mist of cares and sorrows, when we will have almost completed our task on earth, to pass a weary moment we take out this High School Annual and once more turn the yellow pages, study the pictures of those dear old school-mates, and recall experiences both pleasant and painful, we shall treasure it as it were a golden heirloom. -Ethel Thornberg A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION A definition of the subject in question is mainly essential in be- ginning the discussion of so popular and important a topic as high 1 iviui--1 101