Benjamin Franklin High School - Key Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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The KEY . . PUBLISHED BY THE Class of June 1935 Benjamin Franklin High School ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

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American High-School Anniversary i 1HE year 1933 ushers in an important anniversary in the X life of the American people. Three hundred years ago the first American high school—the Boston Latin School—was founded. It tvas established in 1633 only fifteen short years after the landing of the Pilgrims. From a small beginning with one instructor and a handful of students has grown the splendid service now provided for more than 6,000,000 young Americans by 26,000 public and private high schools. These schools are developing the most precious resource of our Nation, the latent intelligence of our young people. It is worth noting that social progress in the United States is following swiftly on the heels of the remarkable expansion of educational opportunity at the high school level. 1 hope that the young people of every high school in the United States will celebrate this three hundredth anniversary. 1 hope they will celebrate it in a manner which will bring vividly before parents and- fellow townsmen the significance, the con- tribution, and the goals of their schools. Courtesy of School Life