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

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ndustrial Art Students Gain Vocational Skills The Industrial Arts Department offers experience and opportunity for interested students at F.C.H.S. This department is headed by Mr. Wilbur Meyer, who is assisted by Mr. Bill Reed and Mr. Norm Starkey. The new wing will provide this department with modern facilities to expand its programs for students that they serve. Mr. Starkey is a prominent member of the industrial arts staff. As well as instructing electrics, drafts, and woods, he also teaches physical education. Mr. Bill Reed is a versatile and smiling member of Franklin Central ' s faculty. As an industrial arts instructor, Mr. Reed is seen above in his role as a drafting teacher, while sophomore Don Rode appears to be engrossed in his work. Advanced metal ' s student, senior Jim Gray is skillfully assisted by Mr. Meyer in learning the tedious but basic techniques ap- plied in the molding of metal into shapes that are productive and useful, as well as artistic. Intent, upon doing his project well, senior Bob Penny carefully shapes a metal bar on an anvil. Mr. Meyer watches on and occasionally suggests some of his won trade secrets that will undoubtedly benefit Bob in his future.

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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.

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P.E. Contributes to Fitness of F.C. Students In one phase of the physical education semester, the freshmen and sophomore girls participate in gymnastics. As shown above, physical education teacher Mrs. Crise demonstrates to her attentive students her skill on the trampoline. After watching. each student is able to try her luck on the trampoline, the parallel bars, the balance beams, the side horse, or the ropes. To supplement her classes, Mrs. Crise supervises extra-curricular C.A.A. activities. Student teaching physical education and health is Mr. Bob Smock from Indiana Central College. In the above picture Mr. Smock is supervising students Richard Sircy at the parallel bars while Mike Hopkins and Dennis Everts assist. Physical education at F.C.H.S. covers a wide range of activities. Volleyball, gymnastics, and tumbling are general favorites. Under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Crise, Mr. Larry Hanni, Mr. Jim Hoskins, and Mr. Norm Starkey, the involved freshmen and sophomores learn rules and format of the program that is, in many cases, the highlight of their school year. In the health orientation classes, students learn about the body and its functions as well as being better, healthier citizens. An avid advocate of the Flashes and eleven year veteran of Franklin Central is Mr. Larry Hanni, who not only fulfills the duties of athletic director but is also a health, physical education, and biology instructor as well.