Franklin Central High School - Flashback Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Running a library smoothly is an important as well as a time- consuming job. The efficiency and success of our library can be attributed to Mrs. Thelma Shutt. Her efforts to improve and update our present library facilities are positive proof of her objective interest in the educational advancement of our com- munity. In the above picture, Mrs. Shutt examines some of the many new books received this year in preparation for their entries in the card catalog. Library Facilities Are Improved This Year Many new books, visual aids, and more research materials have been added to the library at Frank- lin Central this year. Our head librarian, Mrs. Thelma Shutt, was able to accomplish this improve- ment with the help of the federal government. Mrs. Shutt should be commended for her efforts and for her interest in the student body. This year a new assistant has been added to the library staff, Mrs. Elsie Freese. An F.C.H.S. student librarian, Marsha Miller, performs her daily task of replacing library books which have been returned by student borrowers. Many student librarians spend their mornings working in the library. Teacher ' s aid, Mrs. Elsie Freese, works industriously on the card catalog of our library, inserting entries for new materials that have supplemented the improvement of our facilities. Mrs. Freese is also supervisor of the study hall.

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Language Classes Say Bonjour, Hola, Vale! Bonjour, Hola, Vale . . . hellos from three different foreign languages, French, Spanish, and Latin. The study of foreign language is an im- portant part of the school ' s curriculum because it widens the student ' s knowledge and environ- ment and familiarizes him with the country ' s native way of life. Three years of foreign language are now offered, and many students benefit from this program. Mrs. Lucy Miner, Mrs. Eileen Thomas, and Miss Mary Kay Stephenson contribute daily to the enrichment of our student ' s understanding of foreign lands. Sum, es, est, summus, estis . . . the Latin verb sum as it is conjugated by freshman Mark Baird. Here Latin instructor, Mrs. Thomas, eagerly assists. Mrs. Thomas is also a member of the guidance department at Franklin Central. Beep, beep . . . here comes another member of Franklin ' s English and foreign language staff. Mrs. Miner teaches French 1,11, and Fnglish Ml, VIII. As shown above Mrs. Miner is chasing the Road Runner through a crowded hall. por eso . . . the Spanish expression meaning therefore or that ' s why is frequently used by Miss Stephenson and her students. Besides being a Spanish I and II instructor. Miss Stephenson also teaches English I and II.

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Home Economic and Jeanette Hurst, a beginning home economics student, learns the basics of cooking as she removes her product of individual pizzas from the oven. Miss Ruth Greenham, who instructs home eco- nomic students, places tremendous emphasis on the importance of a basic knowledge in home- making for every young woman. As a part of their required projects, the girls complete meals, dresses, coats, and suits. To make a more realistic environment, ovens and sewing machines are used. Learning to measure, beat, pour, and sift, is part of Home Eco- nomics 1. Here Patty Newman and Jeanette Hurst practice their newly acquired cooking skills. In the future these girls will use this training to become better homemakers. Miss Ruth Greenham instructs home economic students at Franklin Central. She contends that the purpose of home eco- nomics is to prepare the students to become better home- makers in the future. Miss Greenham sponsors the Future Homemakers Club and their activities such as selling Christmas cards, preparing dinners for their mothers, and viewing educa- tional films. Here Miss Greenham displays a miniature home constructed as a project by one of her students.