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

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JUNE. 1916 9 OUR AUDITORIUM Hall of Fame Girl Dolly Bethel Mary Lyman Valborg Larson Dorothy Michaclson Mary Gallagher Evelyn Ring Mary Alice McCall Artemis Emanuelson Mary Spooner Maxine Morken Mary Woodring Marybcllc Christenson Louise Schocttlc Marian Cindair Lenora Swan Katherine Johnson Hazel Klarquist — Florence Rush Helen Schwab . Rosalba Hayhome Lorraine Crouch Mary Zohn Betty Bitterman Ruth Andrien Most Popular Boy Bill Culbertson Most Courteous Herbert Rinehart Jack O’Connor Lloyd Hanson John Raymond Wittiest Elder Kline .Busiest Look Charles Hilbert Cutest — ... . ... Geo. Thompson . Vo'-t f ikely to Succeed Philip Hitman B.st Dancer Davie McMillian . B -st Singer Oliver Faaborg Bert Known . Edward LaVacant .... Pest Candy Advertiser John Rich Class Beanpole Malcolm Lang ... . Most Clever Charles Kcljcck ... .Most Studious Most Helpful Eldred Walling Heartiest Laughter ... Most Dignified Arne Thorson Class Jester Best Athlete .Quietest ....Class Question Box .....Class Midget Cyrus Fagerstrom

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8 JUNIOR LIFE G. A. A. The Girls’ Athletic Association is as its name implies, an association made up of the girls who wish to participate in various sports. The officers of the association are: President. Marybelle Christensen Vice President, Jean Parker Secretary, Helen Nelson Treasurer. Lyla Hallgrain The events of the year are divided into seasons, soccer and hiking occupying the nice days of fall; the winter finds the attention to indoor sports consisting of volley ball and life saving; the first warm days of spring again call attention to the outdoors when hiking, tennis, indoor ball, track and swimming offer a sport to suit every girl. Every game listed is played off as an interclass tournament. In the track meet, points given were as follows: 1st place, 15 points: 2nd place, 10 points: 3rd place, 5 points. No more than one hundred points were given to any girl. The events in the tournament were as follows: 1. Dashes— 5. Hop. Skip and Jump 25-yard dash—7th grade. 6. Playground Ball Throw 50-yard dash—8th grade. 7. Basket Ball Throw 75-yard dash—9th grade. 8. Optional 2. Running High Jump Shot 3. Running Broad Jump Hurdle 4. Standing Broad Jump The school champion volley-ball team is pictured below. GIRL RESERVES. FAREWELL The 9A Girl Reserves who are graduating wish to bid a regretful fare- well to their remaining Girl Reserve sis We hope and trust that they will carry of service, knowledge, health and spirit. The girls graduating are: Mary Spooner Virginia Nevius Wilma Wallin Ruth Olsen Margaret Nichols Marian Harris Helen Johnson Dorothy Rankiellour Harriet Lawson Margaret Jones Jeanette McCormick 5 in the 7th. 8th and 9B triangles, the work and uphold our standards Genevieve Fairbanks Alberta Urban Edith Wallace Helen Norby Alice Holm berg Katherne Friberg Ruth Anderson Marian Cinclair Doris Berg Catherine Johnson A 9A was walking down the railroad track. The train was coming fast; The train got off the railroad track And let the 9A pass.

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10 JUNIOR LIFE Class Officers William Culbertson. President Mary Spooner, Secretary LUCIAN VoRPAHL, Vice President MARYBELLF CHRISTIANSON. Treasurer DID YOU KNOW THAT It has been proposed that a memorial bridge be built across the Delaware River, north of Trenton where Washington and his troops crossed. The bridge will have when completed thirteen sections, representing the thirteen Colonies. There are over 12 thousand buffaloes in North America. There is one automobile to every nine persons in the United States. Chickens have a sense of smell but it is poorly developed. It is estimated that over a ton of gold is needed in the world every year for the filling of teeth. Telephone messages may be taken on a wax roll, by means of a recent invention, reproduced when desired, or held as records. There is one street through which traffic can pass noislessly. Holborn St. in London, England. It has been paved with rubber bricks. G. A. A. The G. A. A. sponsored a mothers and daughters’ Get-together. Thursdav evening. May 6th. at seven o'clock. Their interests first were directed to the pool where the swimming classes, both beginning and advanced, showed different strokes, fancy diving, and life saving. Everyone then adjourned to the auditorium where a nice program was furnished which consisted of a Welcome by Marybelle Christensen, the president of the G A. A., and an interesting Color Pageant was given by the art classes which had a pleasing effect on all. Songs were sung by the audience, and a greeting by Mrs. Thorp which concluded the program. The lunch room, where delightful refreshment were served, was prettily decorated in red and white. Red and white sweet peas were given to each mother as a remembrance of Mother’s Day the following Sunday. Wilma Wallin and Virginia Nevius had been frantically trying to learn to play tennis. Virginia had finally discovered the art of scoring and was heard to yell. Five-thirty.” Wilma then exclaimed. “Oh. you're crazy. 'Gin’, it’s only quarter after four.