De La Salle High School - Delta Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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We Live on an Island The soft melodious stroins of guitar music over the moonlit sands of Waikiki beach, the gentle rustle of a majestic palm in the early morning breezes—these scenes of insular grandeur hove little or no effect on the average DE man, for our entire high school career is spent on an island. To be exact, it's Nicollet Island, which perches on the brink of the famous St. Anthony Falls. The island itself is about three blocks long and one block wide. With the recent addition of our football field, the campus cuts across the center of the island from shore to shore. The historical background of our beloved Rock is very rich and very interesting. Its excellent location once served as a natural means of protection lor the campsites of the early French Top-A view of the Science Building and shore line as seen from the far end of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge. Loft-An ongle shot of the steps leading to the main entrance of tho Science Building which also affords a good view of West Island Avonue on which the Scionce Building faces. Pago six

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LAKE NOKOMIS FRANKLIN AVENUE BRIDGE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TENTH AVENUE BRIDGE FLOUR MILLS HILL'S STONE BRIDGE MILWAUKEE DEPOT NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. ST. ANTHONY FALLS THIRD AVENUE BRIDGE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH HENNEPIN AVENUE BRIDGE GREAT NORTHERN STATION DE LA SALLE STEEL DE SOTO GREAT NORTHERN BRIDGE

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 Voyageurs. Later It was the proposed site of the state capitol. Now it lies hidden in the heart of Metropolitan Minneapolis, though few people realize that there is actually an island in the center of the city. The school proper consists of two buildings. The smaller one, built in 1900, houses what is known technically as the Commercial Department. It also encloses the band quarters and the library. The larger building, finished in 1922, goes under the title of the Science Building. March of this year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Above-A front view of the Science Building. Right—The rear of the Science Building os it appears from the ball field. Below—A viow of the Commercial Building. the first class in the Science Building, which also contains the business and administrative offices of the school. The gym and auditorium take up the center portion of the Science Building. The west end of the campus is marked off by a low hedge; to the east the tall poplars form a sheltering wall of green. Velvety stretches of green grass flourish around the buildings, set off in the spring and summer by flowers in beds along the walls. The western end of the campus is dotted with a variety of trees, which serve to shade the front. We are justly proud of the home of the Islanders. Page seven