A special place of learning began in Bradford; Massachusetts; on the banks of the Merrimack River in 1803. It was christened Bradford Academy and it grew and flourished for almost two hundred years. A new identity and a new name came in 1932 when the academy became Bradford Junior College. For almost forty years; BJC held a distinguished position as one of the best of the nations junior colleges. A second; almost revolutionary; transformation occurred in 1971. Bradford became coeducational and earned the right to grant the baccalaureate degree with a four-year course of study. Since 1971; the college has maintained a reputation for innovative teaching with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum within a small; caring community of scholars and learners. In the millennial year 2000; Bradford completed 197 years of service to academia. With change on the horizon; it is timely to view this special place; with its special people; called Bradford.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. there must be better resources out thereBy M. KarlIf youre interested in the history of Minneapolis parks. there must be better resources out there. This books consists of 200+ photos with captions. The writing is adequate. the historical photos are interesting. but the modern photos are mostly quite poor. The person who took the photos was careless. spending little or no time in composing the shots. Many photos are not level. are filled with foreground. or have too much contrast between sun and shade. Surprisingly poor photos abound. Each end of the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture is cut off by the photos frame. Only the top three stories of the Foshay Tower are visible above a nearby building. The photo of the wading pool in Minnehaha Parks Wabun Picnic Area is actually a closeup of a section of the pools guard rail. The photo of Longfellow House is blurry and off center; most of the frame is filled with grass and tree branches. One of the photos for the Midtown Greenway is of a railroad bridge that is not part of the Greenway and was taken at a distance from inside a car. (The rear-view mirror. windshield wiper. and glass tinting are clearly visible.) I could go on.If you want to see the historical photos and maybe learn a thing or two from the captions. then borrow this book from a library. Just avoid looking at the amateurish modern photos.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Inaccuracy on the first page I readBy john nI could hardly believe what this author wrote about Pershing field park in SW Minneapolis. He described the 1924 park building as nothing more than equal to a temporary edifice. An accurate photo of that building. a rare one. was shown looking west. It is clearly a large. two story permanent structure. Then he compares it with a more permanent "full-blown" community resource built fifty years later. Shown is a deceiving close-up photo to make that building look larger than it is. I know both buildings.In reality. the more modern building has no resources at all. except a few benches. a very small area to change from boots to skates during ice-skating season. This main park building does nothing but house the staff who work there part time. There is nothing there for the use of kids or adults of the community.The older structure. in which the baby-boom generation knew. housed a large crafts and woodworking areas. a skating-warming house area in the basement. It was also used for wrestling and other activities. Upstairs was a kitchen. more crafts area. Also a place for playing pool. movies. and the largest area was big enough for junior-high dances with more than one hundred fifty kids. and a live band. Amongst the kids who grew up at this park. it is unanimous that the city failed its citizens with the newer structure.The author certainly does not know what he is talking about. The gross errors make me wonder what else in the book is falsified.
