Bryant Junior High School - Junior Life Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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JUNE. 1925 13 This reminds us of the daring old Vikings, whose adventurous spirit led them even into the New World. T he second painting is one by Henry Oliver Walker, the title of which is, “Arrival of the Mayflower. It vividly portrays the landing of the Pilgrims. Across the picture, near the top. is inscribed. “For the Lord is our defense and the Holy One of Israel is our King. The original of this hangs in the State House at Boston. Massachusetts. The third is one by Edwin Howland Blashficld. The name of it is “Source of the Mississippi” and shows the Indians and white men together on the banks of the river. At the base of the picture is written, I love Thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills. The next in line is another by this same artist. It is “Minnesota, the Granary of the World.” The originals of these last two are from our own State Capitol. The fourth and last is by Henry Oliver Walker and is entitled. “Endicott Preaching to the Indians. Passing from the foyer into the entry, we find very suitable screens covering the radiators and their niches. On either side of the entry there is a reproduction of the beautiful Centurion frieze from the Parthenon. The color scheme carried out in the entire decoration of the entry is harmonious and attractive. The whole decoration is truly remarkable. We arc told there is nothing finer in this line in any of the junior high schools of our country. We trust that the expenditure of time and money for this work on the part of our school may be an inspiration to all who visit or work here. The 9A graduating class is leaving the decorations of the foyer as their memorial. All these pictures show the industry, perseverance, and spirit of our forefathers, those pioneers who really have made the educational advantages of the Bryant Junior High possible for us. We hope that all who sec them will remember their fine ideals and profit by their example. Myrle Mealy. A MEDIEVAL BALL GAME A Fantasy. With Apologies to Mark Twain Ore of my experiences will?the English people when I was in their country in the year 550 A. D. concerned baseball. A certain page in the castle named Malumcn De La Logan whom I had taught the game, challenged me to get up a ball game that would beat his. I took him up and organized a team. They were ignorant as all people are when they first learn the game. Add 20 per cent slowness to this and you will know what I had to put up with. They were so green that when I had told them, and then showed them how to ste I a base, they would walk over, pick it up and calmly walk off with it under their ?rm. Another thing was that they would not take off their armor. I found the same trouble in Logan's camp, so to tell the teams apart my team wore iron armor, and were called “Iron Clads.” while Logan s team wore chain armor, and were called “Ulsters.” The pitcher for the “Iron Clads” w s Sir Launcelot: the pitcher for the “Ulsters” was Sir Pellinor. Umpire was Smith. The “Ulsters” went to bat with about 25.000 witnessing the game. First Nning Sir A ravaine struck out on three patched balls. Sir Launcelot was going good. Sir Tor got a walk. When Logan told him to steal second, he got there

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12 JUNIOR LIFE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL I've been asked to tell my history from the beginning to the present time, so I shall begin: It was a glorious spring day. March twenty-third, nineteen hundred 2nd twenty-three, when I opened my doors for the first time to the thousand or more children I was to house. Some of the boys and girls showed reluctancy to leave their former schools, but this unwillingness soon wore off. I am glad to say. I saw children gaze in sheer wonder at the size of my rooms: I heard the girls shout for joy at the sight of my auditorium: I heard John whisper to Bill that my swimming pool was a wonder, and of course Jack was telling his sister. Jane, that they wouldn't have to bother mother at noon now that the wonderful cafeteria was in their new school, where all the foods that boys and girls like are made for their benefit. Pearl was in tears for she couldn't find he:- room, when who should appear on the scene but the ever-ready Mr. Hardaker. who helped her find her destination. The first 9A class to leave me was the group of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-four. They seemed happy, yet sad to go. for I think they loved me. I am indebted to them for the large picture of Lincoln which hangs in my front corridor. I can be justly proud of my green leaves and shrubbery which the June class of nineteen hundred and twenty-four gave me. and the curtains that the third class left for me greatly improve the appearance of my stage. I am glad I house such boys and girls who are constantly beautifying and improving me. On May first, nineteen huryired and twenty-four. I had a color div and my dress was chosen as red and white. To make me more popular with the boys and girls I was given a bi-monthly paper, and oh! what joy to read the editorials, jokes, and work the famous brain teasers and cross-word puzzles. I am now two years of age and why shouldn't I be proud, for my name is Biyant Junior High School. Mildred Schwartz. Dorothea Nylin. SCHOOL PICTURES AND MEMORIAL As one enters the foyer of the Bryant Junior High School, he is immediately impressed with the beauty of the decorations on the walls. These art decorations were started in the fall of nineteen twenty-three and will be completed during the present month. This work has been done for our school at a considerable cost, the total amount having been raised by the pupils of Bryant Junior. It is the work of the Beard Art Gallery. The theme carried out in the decorations is the “Quest of Men and Women of America.” The particular pieces in the study consist of five large paintings in oil. The first is “The Landing of Lief Erickson in the New World” by Edward Moran.

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14 JUNIOR LIFE all right, picked up the base and tore back to first with it. The game was delayed five minutes. Sir Gauter hit a ball into left field which struck Sir Gareth and bounded off his armor. He got to second, and Sir Tor reached third. Sir Reynold got a walk. Sir Gillimer struck out. Sir Damus got a walk and Sir Priamus struck out. 1 run. 1 hit. 1 error. Now my team came to bat. Sir Galahad struck at two. and when Umpire Smith called the third on him. he calmly broke him in two with the bat! The umpire’s friends took him home on a shutter! I then got a peasant named Jones to umpire. Nothing more of importance happened. 1 run. 2 hits. 0 errors. The game went along nicely until the ninth inning. At the end of the eighth the score was: Ulsters. 61 runs. 99 errors. 5 hits: Iron Clads. 60 runs. 98 x i errors. 6 hits. The Terrible Ninth Sir Agravaine got a single. Sir Tor was struck and took first. Sir Gauter slammed one at Sir Kay. who caught it with his teeth. (He afterwards told me he could catch better that way.) Sir Agravaine slid to third in a cloud of dust, making as much noise as a boiler factory in full blast. Just then the noon whistle blew and both teams cried. ‘‘Food!” and scattered for home. The final score could not be determined: however. I might add that nine umpires were carried home the “bat and shutter” route. Never again will I have as much pleasure in six hours, as I had at that game. Burton Thom. BOY SCOUTS The Boy Scouts is an organization for boys twelve years and over, the aim being to make boys better citizens mentally, physically, and morally. Scouts who keep the oath and laws cannot go wrong. The record in a well known Juvenile Court shows that out of several hundred boys tried, only a very few were ever scouts. In the city of Minneapolis there are 2.025 boy scouts in 92 troops. Of this number. 250 boys representing 35 troops attend Bryant Junior High School. We also have three Eagle Scouts, the highest mark in scouting. T hey are Frederick Hansen, room 101 : Robert Logan, room 124. and John Wilson, room 209. Mr. George Wycoff. known to all Minneapolis scouts as ‘‘Chief.” is Chief Executive in this city. He. with his assistants, plan all of the scout activities. Two of the most interesting events are the Wali-Ga-Zip. which takes place out of doors, and Wali-Ga-Zhu. a Winter attraction. The preliminaries for the Wali-Ga-Zhu were held in the gymnasium of Bryant Junior High. February 27. 1925. These are tests of skill and speed in scout work. The winning troop in Minneapolis contests with the winning troop of St. Paul for the “Shark’s Backbone.” It has just been returned to Minneapolis by Westminster Troop 33 after two years in St. Paul. The Scoutmasters take the boys on hikes at least once a month, when they have fire building, cooking, and other outdoor tests. At the meetings, one topic for consideration is taken up and usually an expert discusses it. James E. West. Chief Scout Executive of the United States, is giving the organization a year to make the membership one million. If the boys but knew the good work of the Boy Scouts, it would not be long until that goal would be reached. Neil McDonald.