Marshall High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CARDINAL OF 1929 K . THE OLD GOVERNMENT MILLS AT THE FALLS or ST. ANTHONY The United States government built n sawmill in 1821 und a flour mill in 1823 at the falls of St. Anthony on the Mississippi river. The lumber for the barracks at Fort Snelling was sawed in this sawmill, and the flour was ground for the soldiers' bread at these mills in the earliest days of St. Anthony and Minneapolis. Besides these mills, all that there' was of the little village of St. Anthony was the eight or ten. houses in which the men who had charge ol things lived. MARSHALL I-HGH SCHOOL HEN John Marshall High School opened in September, 19241, it was to be the only school in the city which would continue as a junior-senior high school. There was an enrollment of 1,2041 studentsg 654- of these were in the junior high, and 478 were in the senior high. At that time there were 4-6 teachers. At the present time Marshall has an enrollment of 1,409 students, 780 junior high students and 629 senior high. There are now 54- teachers, 3 clerks and 1 nurse. There is also a social worker who comes two days a week. The organizations of Marshall have increased about fifty per cent since it opened. Some of the newer groups are '6Die Lorelien the German Club, LeCercle de Jeanne d'Arc,' the French club, the Hooters' club, the Inner Circle, and the Tech club. The school's laboratory facilities are excellent. The domestic science rooms and the chemical laboratory are very well equipped, while the physics laboratory is the best in Minneapolis. The school has also one of the best libraries in the city, and a. course in library methods is offered as a regular subject. Marshall is fortunate in having very good athletic equipment. Marshall field, which received many improvements through a fund donated by F. E. Johnson, is located a few blocks from the school. A field house has accommodations for both girls and boys, and the fencing is of the best used around athletic fields. A great deal of attention has been paid to the appearance of the school. The shrubs and Howers which have lately been planted about the lawn greatly beautify the outside. Pictures and tapestries hanging on the walls brighten the interior. Pic- tures offered as prizes to the advisory room in various competitions help the appear- ance of the rooms. Eighteen

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l l BOCK OF SCHOOL put upon the board and explained by the member of the class themselves. 4'The teacher was probably taken ill this morning. These Honor Society students often help out until a substitute can arrive, whispered John. Now we entered the chorus room, and seated ourselves in the rear. The instant the bell rang the students began singing their memory lesson. No teacher was in the room, but the order was perfect. I thought that if all classes were as prompt in their beginnings, a great deal of time would be saved. The period closed a little early, and We went down stairs again to an advisory period. As we entered, a student was before the class giving an oral report from the book, Every Man a King. At the table sat another student who was quietly and systematically taking care of the banking needs of the group. As the reader took his seat, theadvisor assigned the book to another for the next week's talk. The students study this book by Marden and receive and read their school paper The ,ludgew on alternate Thursdays. A fContinued on page 133D Seventeen

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DMINISTRATION Front of Marshall High Scllnol. The Architect Built his great heart into these sculptured stones And with him toiled his children, and their lives Were huilalecl, with his own, into the walls As offerings unto God. -CHARLES KINGSLEY ADMINISTRATION Nineteen