Francesville High School - Francillian Yearbook (Francesville, IN)

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COACH BROWN Mr. Benton Port is a localresi- dent of long standing. He has a full time job teaching the seventh and eighth grades but often does wood-working as a hobby. Mr. Port's chief extra- curricular acrivity is the annual eighth grade trip to southern Indiana. MR. PORT One of the new teachers this year is an eligible young bachelor Mr Newton Brown He is a local lad having lived at Pulaski and attended school there. He received his B. S. degree from Pur- due University and is, at present. coach and mathematics teacher here. Bess Myers, our youthful-looking 3rd grade teacher is among the few teachers honored this year by teaching their 3rd generation. Mrs. Myers, a 1912 gradu- ate of Francesville, has spent 35 years in our school. She received her training at Terre Haute, Valporaiso. and Man- chester. MRS. BESS MYERS Mr. Don Ehrlich is chiefly known as our band instructor. l-le holds a B.S. degree from Oakland City College and has taught music and art in Hosmer and Francesville for the past 15 years. Don and his wife, Marion have a fine family ofsix child- ren. MR. EHRLIC H MRS. HEDGES Our new first grade teacher is Mrs. Ira Hedges. a very capable and efficient person. Born in Monon, Indiana, she at- tended Monon High School and Ball State Teachers College at Muncie. Mrs. Hedges and her husband. Ira, reside at Monon.

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MRS. CRISE Norma Ruth Miller, one of our new teachers, has provena very popular and efficient Home Economics teacher and Junior Sponsor. She came to us from San Pierre, Indiana. Miss Mil- ler is a graduate ofPurdue Uni- versity. Other activities in- clude 4-H Club and the school lunch program. MISS MILLER Mrs. Don Crise of Winamac is a gradu- ate of Muncie State Teachers College. Her work consists of two full-time jobs ------one. that of school treasurer. the other teaching commerce. Activities include the school paper. Sunshine So- ciety, and the Seventh grade. Mrs. Fred Miller. University of Illinois, 1940. Indiana State Teachers College, ManchesterCo11ege. Purdue University. She teaches History, P. E. and serves as librarian. Activities: Junior play. Sen- ior sponsor, and the Francillian . MR. LAWRENCE Mac is from Teft and has been with us severalyears. Purdue University gradu- ate, he teaches Agriculture, Science. and Shop. Activities: Freshmen spon- sor, 4-l-I Club. and F.F.A. MRS. MILLER Mrs. Ralph Humphrey, our Eng- lish, Latin, and Speech teacher for a number of years, was born in Oregon but has lived most of her life in Indiana. She has been a class sponsor of the Sophomore Class. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey have a daughter, Sharon who is in the second grade. MRS. HUMPHREY

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MR. HUMPHREY Helen Riggs, a favorite teach- er of many years in Frances- ville, has taught grades four and five. She was born in this town and attended Indiana, Wisconsin, and Butler Univer- sities. Miss Riggs resides near Francesville with her parents. MISS RIGGS Mr. Ralph Humphrey who hails from Paris Crossing. Indiana, is the husband ofour high school English teacher, Ber- nice Humphrey. He attended Hanover College, Central Normal, and Indiana State TeachersCollege. Mr. Humphrey teaches the fifth grade. Rudy Cords is another Francesville graduate and a favorite with many of our students. He teaches the 6th grade, in addition to coaching the Junior High baseball and basketball teams. Rudy attended Manchester college and has taken extension from Butler and Indiana University. MISS KOSTER Miss Gladys Koster our second grade MR. CORDS Mr. Hamblin, a man appreci- ated by both students and the faculty, was born in Frances- ville, Indiana. He attended Manchester College, Ball State, and the University of Southern California. Besides being a wonderful principal, he teaches Science, Math, and Social Studies. He married Opal Hooker and now has two sons, David L. Hamblin Jr. and Jef- frey Lee. MR. HA MBLIN HQ' teacher was born near Francesville and is a 1917 Francesville Graduate. She attended Valporaiso University and North Manchester college. Her teaching experience has been in the elementary schools of Jefferson and Salem township schools. --tg