Franklin High School - Almanac Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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W as XX E ,, All fa' l tl I if . ,W if f S lr! , f 442, EXW w 161 .X Benicimin Fronklin's Birthday January 17, l956, was celebrated around the world as the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Ben- jamin Franklin whose Poor RfL'lI6II'lI'.S' Almanac gives this publication its name. Ben Franklin, as he is affectionately called. is known for his kite and key and his dangerous tampering with electricity as well as for the literary help he gave to Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. lt has even been said that if Ben had not figuratively rubbed oil on the heads of the early American fathers during the writing ofthe American Constitution and The eye of the nzaster will do more work than Imflz l1islzumls. ea , t pq at A, , X if Q f sac! X M 2 alska BOYS' VICE-PRINCIPAL, Mr. Leroy Dooly, who is in charge of boys' activities, has two children, Kay and Dick, who attend school in South Pasadena. kept them to it, that document might never have been finished. The staff of this year's book would have welcomed his presence and not a little of his oil, forthe job which they set themselves, that of answering, What is an American high school? turned out to be a big one. But being the first to recognize their inadequacy, they most humbly offer this small volume of a year's history in the lives of over one thousand Bens as a pictorial description of classes, sports, and social activities, which stirred together make an Ameri- can high school. GIRLS' VICE-PRINCIPAL, Mrs. Elsa Mae Smith, whose daughter, Martha Ann, is at the University of Southern California, makes girls her business. Business Department Lefl to riglil, mp to lmltoni, Row I-Mr. Ken lmamura. Miss Doreen Minsberg, Mr. Edward Robings. Row 2-Miss Vera Wittman. Mrs. Mary Aultman. Miss Lucy Morris.

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PRINCIPAI.. Mr. lfarl Barnett is new to Frank- lin this year. coming from Narhonnc High School. His son. Billy. goes to school at Meylor Mhool in Rivera. l 'ff its l . ,, Social Studies Department Twp In lwllfmi. lvfl In right, Ron' I-Mr. Frank Hess. Mr. Wil- liam Warden. Mr. Ftlwartl Moroncy. tlrlchind the Wheel Driver 'lrainingl Mr. Clarence Fhers. Mr, Robert Malcolm. Run' 2fMiss Fayt LCC. Mr. George Ingles. Mrs. Margaret King. Mrs. Lucille Fitts. Mr. Ralph Pettit. Mr. Harry Hol- tlretlge. Administration HEAD COUNSFLOR. Mr. John Hoist has an eighteen month old grandchild. whose father works at Lockheed. RlEGlS'l'RAR. Mr. Rex Miller has two grand- children. one girl four and another two years oltl. l wg X ff' VJ' 5