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

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12 THE JUNIOR LIFE 1928 1929 l93° 93 932 933 A talent club now originated And the students came in Hocks; Also everyone rejoiced because Of the new combination locks; Our honor-point system now began, And those awarded a “B,” In athletics, scholarship, and citizenship Were models of Efficiency. We held our first Whoopee Night this year And gathered in nickels and dimes; A big twelve page paper was published, The very best work of the Times. The next great event of the year was The tiling of Bryant’s own pool, So '29 left as its memorial A lasting tribute to our school. Now Bryant’s enrollment was climbing— One thousand six hundred and more; Of clubs there were many and better Than any we’d started before. A room was set aside in the basement Where bicycles ridden could stay; The boys went for them at dismissal Knowing they'd been safe all the day. Now “Ventures,” a volume of poems By members of Bryant, came out; And copies were sold to the pupils Who liked it beyond any doubt; New muragraphs also were purchased To add a gay touch to the hall; Then—oh—the detention room started; Be careful, we’re warning you all. The word of this year is a sad one; “Depression!” When will it be gone? But if cut you must, then cut that word And you'll find a phrase noble—“press on.” Some sad things have happened of course, But the smiles far surpass all the tears; And now we have reached our decennial And passed a most happy ten years. Virginia Beckstrom Betty Lu Schoening

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THE JUNIOR LIFE 11 Marching On With Bryant The high-lights of Bryant’s history Are pleasant to recall; Come, then, let’s review them For with pride we point to all. 1923 With nine hundred ninety-nine pupils Young Bryant began its career; The first Bryant paper was published And claimed as successful that year. The Hi-Y was organized also, And boys wished to join, one and all, While murals of beauty, still famous, Were hung in the lower front hall. 1924 This year saw the Bryant lawn seeded To help beautify our new school; Student officers also were chosen To help enforce Bryant’s rules. A Color Day, then celebrated, Was famed for its banners so bright, For then’s when our colors were chosen And still we salute red and white. 1925 The first Junior Life then was published; We heard the first strains of the band; And both are as popular now as They were on the day they began. 1926 We issued the first Bryant handbooks; We purchased a large playground, too; The courts, landscaped, surely looked well-kept. And health gained a new meaning, too, For this year the queen and the monarch Of health held their first royal sway, And still every spring time we choose them To lead our whole school for a day. 1927 Our orchestra now received laurels, 'I’he city-wide contest they won; Our boys’ glee-club also was honored And both got first place in the sun; A picture of Justice was given; The greenhouse was filled with bright bloom; And chandeliers hung from the ceiling, A gift from the finishing room.

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THE JUNIOR LIFE To Bryant 13 Hail Bryant! May the red and white of your colors bright, Flaunt proudly in the air. May your halls resound with laughter and song, On your Anniversary rare. If your walls could speak, Oh, the secrets they’d tell Of pupils loyal and true, Of the patience of teachers every ready and wise In their guidance of me and you. Oh wonderful spirit of promise and hope, Like the vision of youth so clear, Hold sway and keep time to our marching song, For your Tenth Anniversary is here! Gladys Ingalls Pan Pan’s in the woodlot playing a tune, Piping a welcome to sweet Mistress June, Leaping and playing; hear him today; Answer, ye mortals, hark to his lay. Drop all your troubles, listen to Pan; Never such piping since earth began. Dance to his music, be merry today; Pan’s in the woodlot, hark to his lay. Pan’s in the forest under a tree; All the birds answer his piping with glee; Over the hill top to watch summer stray; While Pan is piping, hark to his lay. Eloise Newcomb