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

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THE JUNIOR LIE E 17 Marylin Steen’s grandfather was a famous landscape gardener in Norway. She also has an uncle who is a famous ski maker. John Santrizos’ father was born forty miles from Sparta, Greece. Once when John was quite small he was nearly drowned by a girl who was struggling in the water. Fortunately John was saved by his sister. Katherine Kuehn calls herself a “product of the melting pot.” Her great grandparents were religious refugees from Bohemia, her father is of German descent, and her mother of Welsh and Irish descent. Mark Twain once clerked in her great grandfather’s store in Illinois. In the construction days of Bryant Junior High School Dean Irons fell into one of the freshly made molds for a wall, and the mold had to be torn down to get him out. Raymond Adams’ grandfather crossed the ocean in a sailboat taking about six weeks. Evelyn Grant’s uncle painted the Indian maiden on the label of the Chippewa Springs Corporation. Carol Dudley’s great, great grandfather was an officer in the Civil War and also a sea captain at one time. He sailed around the world four times. Orrin Pearson, when he entered kindergarten, remarked to his parents, “I don’t want to be with that bunch of babies. I could just as well go to North High.” Lynn Pelton’s great grandfather was born cn route from Ireland. He became a dispatch carrier in the Civil War. Muriel Ingrebretsen went to Norway when three years old. Truman Tyler is a direct descendant of Captain John Smith. Robert Bratt could speak only Swedish until he was three years old. Shirley Steward learned to sing “Keep the Home Fires Burning” before she could talk. Hubert Scott plans to be an undertaker. Robert Nord as a child liked baked apples, prunes, (even to the pits), angleworms, and grasshoppers. At the age of four Donald Lee was sneaking some sugar and got a mouthful of salt instead. Peter Stamas’ father fought in the Grecian army during the Greek and Turkish War in 1912. Edgar Starkey’s great grandfather owned a drug store which George Washington often visited. Allen Farmer is a member of the eleventh generation descending from William and Resolved White who came to America on the Mayflower.

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16 THE JUNIOR LIFE Gossip Exchange Did You Know That— (It wasn't told to me. I only heard) Jean Calhoun lived in India for her first nine years and had many interesting experiences. ('lark Hummel, when small, was lost in a cornfield and when found was playing with a rag doll. Robert Roster's mother used to say that he could never pass through an August without doing something to create a doctor bill. Edith Nyvold has five aunts, five uncles, and twelve cousins whom she has never seen. Audre Leinen cherishes a card from Thomas Edison thanking her for a letter written to him. Dorothy Fritz’s grandfather went to the Klondike during the gold rush. Darrel Watschke's great uncle is the late Michael Dowling. Herbert De Roma’s great, great, great grandfather was Secretary of State under President Taylor. Bob Becker can trace his ancestry back to an advisor of King George III. Eleanor Nickles lived in South Carolina and picked cotton on her grandfather’s plantation. Charles Brearlcy’s mother's uncle was Twiford Hughes, assistant postmaster in this city for forty-five years, and also instrumental in founding the Union City Mission. Robert Bouchier once tried to ride a wild mountain goat while living in Denver, Colorado. Jack Allcndorf has met the late Knutc Rockne. George Masologites won a medal in a football contest sponsored by the Minneapolis Tribune. Rose Flohil has been to Holland and Belgium. Betty Ferris' grandfather fought under Gen. Custer in the Indian War. Jane Boener's great grandparents fought each other in the Revolutionary War. Ivanettc Niescn started taking dancing lessons when only five years old. Ted Syverson has sat on the lap of former President Taft who was a great friend of Ted's father. Arnold Jensen’s family dates back to 1535. John Aldcn and Priscilla were James Coy’s fourth grandparents. Eleanor Hick's sole passion is collecting salt and pepper shakers from all countries.

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18 T HE JUNIOR LIFE Autumn Leaves One day in early autumn As I walked among the trees, The air was bright and balmy, And a gentle little breeze Caused the leaves from off the maple To flutter gently down And lie in folds of beauty ‘That could compete with any gown. For their colors were so cheerful In their shades of red and brown. And they formed a perfect carpet That covered all the ground; And my thoughts were of the violets And of how cozy they would be Underneath the heaps of color Beside the maple tree. —Katherine Collins. Envy Oh, how I envy the poets; What mighty persons they must be; Oh, how I wish I were a poet. What fun that would be for me. Oh, how I envy the musicians With all the horns they play; If I could be a musician, Everything would be ol{ay. Oh, how I envy the soldier; With his comrades he stands in line; Gosh, if I could be a soldier, Then I would feel just fine. Oh, how I envy anyone With some pleasant, interesting worl If I had something interesting, I don’t thinly I would shirty. Oh, how I envy the poet, And the soldier, the musician too; Oh, I envy anyone With pleasant things to do. Dean iron,.