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

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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.

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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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JUNE. 1926 11 9 A ALPHABET A—is for Anderson, with light brown hair. Wherever he is. joy will be there. B—is for Benny, an eagle scout. He’s a good baseball player, he never fans out. C—is for Cole, big and tall. He talks to all girls he meets in the hall. D—is for Dale, our cheer-leading sheik, You can see him play catch any day of the week. E—is for Eldred. the iceman so-called. He eats all the ice that he ever has hauled. F—is for Furman, the C. L. P. shark. He’s so smart that he always gets a good mark. G—is for George, a left-handed pal. He’s lately been writing to an unseen gal. H—is for Harris, our trombone player. When he grows up he'll run for mayor. I—is for Interest we get when we bank. You are always wise when you join this rank. J—is for Junior, the rank of our school. You cannot pass out if you’re much of a fool. K—is for Kaech. who is always late. She has an alarm clock for her mate. L—is for Lang, the bugler scout. He has to play twice to get Simpsons out. M—is for McGregor, who sits in the hall. When there’s a lecture he sleeps through it all. N—is for Noran with his big jolly face. • When he enters his dog he wins the race. O —is for Olson of the 9A Grade. Many are the fails in math he has made. P—is for Palmer, the math magician from 130. He’s as’white as snow and never gets dirty. Q—is for Questions we all love to ask. When we try to answer we sure have a task. R—is for Reinhard, his ma and his pa. If you make a wise crack, you hear him Ha Ha. S—is for Simpson, the two husky twins, They swim in the water as if they had fins. T—is for Thompson, another little sheik. Girls are around him every day of the week. U—is for LTs to the 9A Grade. Many good times for us you have made. V—is for the Very best girl in the class. • And soon to another school she must pass. W—is for Wilson, our typing female. The paper she wastes would win a paper sale. X—is for Examples Culbertson can’t get. He gets them all from Donald we bet. Y—is for Youth we still possess. What we’ll do when we lose it we never can guess Z—is for Zero we all hate to get. We’ll see them soon again I bet.