Florala High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Florala, AL)

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aw MW id mww Ma ink: wear EWQM MR: WWW am 401. ?DEDICATION U quW VII. Franklin meant many things to us as students. We were impressed by the many qualities which made him warmly human. His was an individuality rarely found in people today: a character of true devotion and purpose mingled with a nature of kind-hearted, carefree, stern, but joking independence. His ability as a teacher was great. Always mindful that some students had the need for college pre- paration, Mr. Franklin demanded that they draw their knowledge from countless sources, much of which came from that immense store of facts held in our devoted teacher's mind. It was no uncommon thing for FHS graduates to come back giving sincere thanks to Mr. Franklin for helping them prepare for college. Mr. Franklin was one of those individuals who are never dull and who consider excitement a vital part of life. If, during class tusually during testsl he ever suspected boredom, he would add a little emphasis by beating on his desk with a ruler or any handy object. Once the object happened to be a wooden spoon, which unfortunately broke and cleared a path through a boy's hair. Mr. Franklin was surprised but undaunted. From then on he simply used a yardstick. Anyone who ever had a class under Mr. Franklin can vividly picture him leaning back in his rolling chair, wearing a colorful shirt and tie, with his feet propped up on the desk revealing the holes in his shoes twhich he had had for 20 years and absolutely refused to replace because they were so comfortablel, wearing that comical, good-natured smirk beneath his proud brow and gray-white hair, and telling of his surfing experiences in Hawaii. Our barracks were on the top of a volcano, he said, and we used to ride down inside it on bicycles. No, with Mr. Franklin never a dull moment slipped by. With his inveterate inability to remember names, he formed the perfect image of the absent-minded professor. One name that particularly gave him trouble was Vernon. Try as he might, it always came out Herman. and Mr. Colvin became Mr. Colevin. Avagadro and Archimedes were generally referred to as this old bird and that old bird, and the students talking in the back of the room were silenced with the words, You cabbage heads, be quiet back there, or I'll pinch your heads off! He had his daily coffee brought to him by some delegated student and never failed to buy two candy bars at recess, especially when he was on a diet. Almost incessantly he was chewing gum to keep from smoking, but his attempts at quitting were brief, and he would be back in the teachers' lounge within a week smoking away. The county science fair in 1964 was an endless source of excitement for Mr. Franklin. The feeling of superiority in supervising really took hold of him and he walked around with his head in the clouds for days. Several projects particularly intrigued him. You could tell he loved his work and that he was proud of his students. Mr. Franklin did not keep to himself as many teachers do. He entered into activities and liked things the students liked. When invited to a library staff beach party. he had the time of his life lying in the sun talking with students, and, under pressure, demonstrating how to dance the dog. ' Our Mr. Franklin was an exceptional person, whose bright character was an essential element in the life of Florala High School. He will always be remembered as a person as well as a teacher. All who knew him during his nine teaching years at Florala are proud to say, THANKS TO MR. FRANKLIN FOR BEING MR. FRANKLIN! M Jinan M,wm.imAMMr-r growmrmmmw 15m in 33:.MQL JUN k A WMW MJAWM YXQWQAWM QLQJZ Ruth .rYYlOvA WW LAF,WMQJLQ MQMWW..' WM QPK RM. MW W 99. QOAQQIAQ M QML Hg I Ieg' I31 CW

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xxw ' ; ,. MAUDE McCLE LLAN English Glee Club Director 12th Grade Homeroom ROBERT M 08 E LEY Commercial 12th Grade Homeroom ALICE POWELL English Librarian Beta Club Sponsor 1 0th Grade Homeroom CHARLES STEVENSON Head Football Coach F-Club Sponsor History, Civics Baseball, Track P. E. BILLY ADKINS Science Department Science Club Sponsor 9th Grade Homeroom GERA LD GIBS ON Math 11th Grade Homeroom