Jefferson Junior High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Page 8 The Jeffersonian Monday, June 7, 1926 The Championship Basket Ball Team for 1926. They represent room 304 and are, from left to rifcht: Top row—Carl Sodren, Cecil Saunders, George Shama. Bottom row—Edward Hoye, Leonard Nelson, and Kenneth McLaren. Rah!! JEFFERSON R. H. B. Jefferson Junior High School has its own song and own yell. We are indebted to Mr. C. L. Allen for the song which is one of his own compositions. Our yell, for which we give thanks to Miss Carey, makes anyone feel peppy and we hope, when singing the song or saying the yell the true Jefferson spirit will be there. Here’s your chance to learn them: Ricker-racker, fire-cracker, Jefferson is a cracker-jacker. Cracker-jacker, ricker-racker, Jefferson is a fire-cracker. Bang! We’re for you Jefferson; You are the best of them all, In defeat or victory; We will be true to thee 'Til the battle is done. So here’s to Jefferson; We’re here to answer thy call. Strong is our love for thee; True may we ever be; Fairly we’ll fight For in right there is might. For our own dear Jefferson. LIBRARY FACTS “Books are keys to wisdom’s treasure; Books are gates to lands of pleasure ; Books are paths that upward lead; Books are friends, come, let us read.” The architect who planned and gave the library its place in our school should be banqueted some day for his good foresight and for his generosity of sunlight. The location of the library is the prize spot of the building because of its good light, roominess. and general accessibility. The library was first opened on t e sixteenth of March, 1925. During its little over twelve movths of helpful and delightful existence, 19,377 books have been circulated. The library has thirty magazines for current topics, eight different volumes of encyclopedias for reference, a growing clipping collection, and about twelve hundred books for study and pleasure reading. It is a branch of the splendid Minneapolis Public Library system, and is interested not only in supplying helps for school studies, but in forming reading habits that will last a lifetime. The students come to find out everything from the attitude of the Greeks toward beggars to a couple of good stories to read after dinner in case they are so fortunate as not to have to wipe dishes or sprinkle the lawn or shovel snow as the case may be. During a canvass for cards it was found that members of the school are about one hundred per cent library borrowers. It is the aim of the librarians to keep up with the events of the day, both in school and out. on the bulletin boards. With the a d of the drawing classes, Miss Lyman’s artistic work, and plen- ty of good ideas from Miss Wightman, the library bulletin boards have been a constant source of interest to the users of the library. Special days or anniversary weeks are emphasized. When there is none of these to illustrate, the librarians fall back on their own ideas, and an instructive and interesting display is sure to be the result. Records show that on the average 464 passes are issued per week for students to go to the library for study. This shows that t‘ e work of the librarians has a large, appreciative audience. By previous arrangements with teachers, the library gathers together all available m Aerial on the subject under consideration, and the c’ass comes to the library to use it. In one month thirty such classes were served. This is especially good as an introduction of the library’s resources to strange pupils. Many special collection's are made when material from the main library supp’ements that of the school's. T'lere is a building loan arrangement whereby collections of books may be sent to the various rooms for one period use. There is still room for some improvement in library attitude, but the fine Jefferson spirit in triumphing and each student will eventually realize his own best benefit is in a quiet room. The library slogan of Minneapolis is “Consideration for others demands silence.” “I always think the cover of A book is like a door W’hich opens into some one’s house Where I’ve not been before. pirate or a fairy queen May lift the latch for me I always wonder when I knock What welcome there will be.”

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The Jeffersonian Page 7 Monday, June 7, 1926 ORCHESTRA PROGRAM Can you imagine a program without the orchestra ? Do you realize how much the music from our orchestras has done to make auditoriums and other programs peppy and inspiring? They respond whenever called upon and perform for us cheerfully. Well, now you have a chance to show your appreciation by i large attendance at the bene' • program given on June 10th. The purpose of this program if to raise money to purchase instruments, that are needed t make the music more balanced. There are children who will gladly learn to play oboes, bassoons and a French horn, instruments that cannot be used for solo work and therefore not suitable for individual purchase. These shou'd therefore be owned by the schco’. If you feel that the orchestra s’ ould be supported, buy your own t cket, urge your friends to buy, and go home and interest your parents and their friends to come. Boost your orchestra! 301 SELLS FOOSTFR BUTTONS The OAo’s of room 304 inst;-tuted r novel method of raising a Memoral fund. Large red buttons wit ' a black “J” centered on them were sold for a sm dl s-m. ECHOES FROM THE MacPHAlL RECITAL A large and intensely appreciative audience greeted Mr. William MacPhail and the instructors from the MacPhail School of Music in the recital sponsored I by the 9A girls and Miss Cort of Room 309 on Friday, May 7. Those taking part were Mr. MacPhail, violinist, Mrs. MacPhail, pianist, Helen Grotte, pianist, Virginia Hicks, flutist, and Beulah Lockwood Durfee, soprano. Florence MacPhalen introduced the entertainers. Mr. MacPhail rendered the first number on the program. As urual, he made the program interesting with h;s explanatory remarks pa he announced the numbers. Mrs. MacPhail proved an artist as an accompanist on the piano. Helen Grotte captivated her audience with her wonderfully executed piano solos. We were charmed with the exquisite work done on the flute by Virginia Hicks. Miss Hicks has signed a contract for a year for a world tour including the Hawaiian Islands, as flutist with the well-known experts in Indian music, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence. In response to an encore, she played one of her own compositions. Beulah Lockwood Durfee sang only as one gifted with a rare talent. She displayed a wonderful range of quality of tone. Special appreciation is due to Mr. Thomas who voluntarily offered his services to Miss Cort to make the beautifully attractive stage setting. Mr. and Mrs. MacPhail commented, especially, on the excellent behavior of the Jeffersonians and the pleasure of giving a program amid such pleasant surroundings. In conclusion, repeating the expression of one of our teachers in showing her appreciation, the whole program of sweet, delicate, dreamy and, again, often spasmodic music suggested “Spring” with all that goes with it,—soft winds, clouds, trickling raindrops, warm sunshine, cherry, plum, and apple blossoms. Miss McNeil’s boys of Room 117 gave an interesting program observing “Mothers’ Day,” which was appropriate and enjoyed by all. JEFFERSON JUNIOR HICI! ORCHESTRA Back Row, left to right: Charles Cloud, Bill Murphy, Cecil Biekhart, Raymond Wilcox, Raymond Gammell, John Harty. Second Row: Bill Schwartz, Byron Casperson, Alvyn Pope, Herbert Richardson. Paul Hoffer, Lauris Parker. Howa d Chesham, John Calhoun, Leo Gross, Esther Erickson, Irene Gulbro, Robert Heller, Doris Millman, Leonard Shafer, Charles Green, Albert Lundberg, Earl Parker, Tarry Bertelsen, Gordon McBeath. Front Row: Tom Hopkins, B'll Benjamin. lames Rains, Robert Holmes, Lyle Comman, Ernest McMillan, Florence Lang. Fay Hurtcau. Harry Cool, Shirlev Zimmerman, Bernice Ackerland, Elliott Hoffman, Raymond Strlndmo, Emil Man?, Carroll Johnston, Albert Madsen.

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Monday. June 7, 1926 The Jeffersonian Page 9 The coming summer will be a very interesting one for many of the students of 9A-8. Some will travel, some study, and some will work. Wallace Webster will take Chemistry and Physics at West or Central this summer, to help him toward his goal in his chosen life work. Howard Wilcox, who intends to follow in the footsteps of his father and be an optician, will work for the Twin City Optical Co., until two weeks before the Fall term opens, when he will go on a trip for pleasure, alone. Carroll Far-ber leaves for Montana to work on a ranch. We know the wheat will be of finer qua’ity because Car-oil helps to stack it. Evelyn Go’dstein, after a visit at White Bear Lake and a short stay at the Girl Reserves Camp, will keep house so her mother may have n vacation as well. Evelyn Prie’eman will go to a summer camp at “Lake Minnewaskta,” while Katharine Hall will go to l ake Charlotte with the Girl Scouts for a recreation period. Toris Freemantel leaves the 'ast r f May to visit her aunt in Philadelphia and from there will take j trips to many points of interest in the East. Jerome Salinges will visit in De3 Moines a s'.ort time and Robert Carey expects to visit in both Milwaukee and New York the last oart of the summer, but f.rst he will have a “job,” in order to pay for the good time. Leslie Sylvester will work too, except for two weeks’ touring. Francis Gregory travels to Dakota but to the south one rather than to the north. The 9A-6 girls have pi nne romc delightful vacations. Mar-c'a Rice will span 1 her vaca io in ort i ranees, Canada, with her mother. Later she intends to go to California to make .icr new home. Gwendolyn Redd w.h tour the east with her parents TRAVELOGUE and will spend some time in the Adirondacks. Evelyn Louis will also spend her summer touring some of the large cities in the east, while Vesta Davidson will visit her aunt in Los Angeles, California, and later some friends at Granite Falls, Minnesota. Florence MacPherson will spend the summer at Duluth, Minnesota, and at the Dalles of St. Croix, Wisconsin. Doesn’t that sound interesting? Jane Schwantes will spend part of her vacation at Camp Tanadoona, and also at Lake Sylvia. She will motor through the north w'oods in late August. In the meantime Susan Mary Shuman will be enjoying herself at her summer home at St. Albans Bay, Lake Minnetonka, where she has spent many previous summers. Fay Hurteau will spend her summer with her grandmother in Rock Island, Illinois, while Jean Gifford will find pleasure on her grandmother’s farm in Corning, Iowa. Vivian Helland is going north and Marie Fritzell will spend the summer at Lake Elizabeth, Fergus Fa’ls Other girls who are going to Northern Minnesota are Carroll Freeman, De Vona Sleeper and Marion Opfer. Novel vacations have been planned by the 9A-3’s of Room 320. Regina Pothkopf will visit an aunt in Eveleth and see the “Range Country.” Jean Steele will accompany her folks on a tour of Northern Minnesota and Wisconrin. Algot Lindstrom i planning a trip to the state of Washington. Keith Jones anticipates renewing acquaintancej in Cresco, Iowa, w’here he attended school six years, before motor-ng to M nnesota. Bill Mathison will have a “sweet” vacation running a candy manufacturing machine at Pendergast Candy Co. Jess Waughtel’s vacation is de- pendent on his report card. Charles Graham and a chum are going to catch all the fish in Long Lake, Barrett, Minnesota. If you get sun-burned this summer, buy your lotion from David Ellis, who will be with the Public Drug Co. Madge Jones and seven other girls have been engaged by the M. R. Railroad to work in Yellowstone National Park this summer. Arna Rip-stein is visiting Duluth, and Winona. Jack Barnum of Room 209 will go to the South Carolina “Y” boys’ camp in the Blue Ridge mountains. He will climb to the highest peak east of the Rockies on one of their hikes. Robert Beecher will go to Burlington and West Pawlet, Vermont. Warren Bugbee will spend his vacation at Chautauqua Lake, New York, where they have a summer home. This lake is interesting as it is tw’enty-two miles long and no wider than three-fourths of a mile at any place. Janet Ferguson, of Room 305, will spend the summer touring New' York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Muriel Branham will be at Camp Tanadoona of the Camp Fire Girls. Robert Hoover of Room 304 is going to Escanaba, Michigan, and Gladys Peterson will spend her vacation on the farm in South Dakota. Helen Hostetter of Room 310, is going to Montana on her grandfather’s Big Star Ranch on w'hich are raised a thousand or more head of cattle. She will have the experience of being a cow girl for two months. Dorothy Holzbach is planning to • ake a camping trip to Ohio. As soon as school closes, Emily-belle Craige, with her parents, will drive to Devils Lake, North Dakota, and then she will go through Yellowstone National Park with some of her friends. Opal Bagne will spend a week at Lake Sarah.