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

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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.

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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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12 JUNIOR LIFE PERSONALS Sheldon Gray plays the cello in the Simpson M. E. Church orchestra. George Bouwens of 1 30. has moved to Michigan. Sorry to have George leave our school. Robert Acheson has recently returned to Bryant and is a member of the 9A class. He took 9B at the Washburn. Bill Culbertson is planning to spend the vacation at Grand Portage. Minn. Eugene Klass is a member of the MacPhail School Orchestra. Eugene will travel in the West during the summer with his parents. Marjorie Shimel is a member of the Park Ave. M. E. Church choir. Vincent Harris of 1 30 and Robert Brewer of 209 plan to spend the vacation in the timber—building a cabin and investigating the resources of the timber for the owner. Room 101 is glad to announce that many members are going to have the opportunity of enjoying camps and trips. Edmund Ferris is going to Collins' camp: Morris Knight to Camp Ajawah: Norman Harris to Camp Ichagowan: Lawrence Barette to Camp To- kawa; Helen Hubbard to Girl Scout Camp: Edith Wallace. Marion Harris. Virginia Ncvitfs, Wilma Wallin and Alberta Urban to Lyman Lodge, and Junior Hallo-well to Chicago and Des Moines. We are sure that they will enjoy their vacations at these places. v Mrs Mossman hopes to spend the vacation at the lake. Mrs. Warner will take an auto trip up through western Canada and back by way of the Black Hills. Miss Small is driving east by way of Old National Frail visiting interesting points in the east and returning by way of Canadian and Michigan Peninsula Trail. Miss Hill and Miss Johnsrud will stay at Estes Park in Colorado. Miss Snyder will attend the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Angell will visit her sister’s summer home at Long Lake. Park Rapids. Minn. Miss Bergeland will visit her sister in California. Miss Regan will motor east to visit her old home, and in New York. Mrs. Jennings will drive to Canada. Miss Goudie will visit in Chicago. Miss Smith will go east by auto to visit in and around New York for a few weeks. Miss Dredge will visit in northern Minnesota. Miss Rennie will spend a short time at Lake Pokegama. Miss Henegren will take an auto trip through Minnesota. Miss Knowles will visit the Philadelphia Centennial. Miss Wills will be at her home in Crystal Falls. Mich. Miss Molstad will sail from New York on June 12. on the North Cape Cruise, visiting Denmark. Holland. Belgium. France and England. Mr. and Mrs. Hardaker will visit in Wisconsin. Mr. LaBerge will assist Mr. J. A. Johnson of the Park Board. Miss Dunbar will spend August in Boston. Miss Folsom will be at West Point. Lake Minnetonka. Miss Gurtzweiler will cither ta’ e an auto trip through the east or attend a class at the Chicago Art Institute for eight weeks. Mr. Paulson will travel by auto through northern Minnesota and into Canada, then west and down through Yellowstone Park and back by the way of the Black Hills. Miss McNally will travel through the east by auto.