Franklin High School - Key Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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. I ' ' f IJSJJL 1.14. . -H vs-tx l yy fl S,yl l ' A 1' -A To me, Benny, the merging of two rival' high X schools suggests the union of the thirteen colonies of my day. Each desired to retain its own indi- viduality, clinging to old traditions and rights. Gradually, however, as tl1e new Americans lived and worked together, the benehts of uniiication became increasingly evident. A strong, compact union which proved its ability to meet and over- X come all obstacles, was moulded. So, Benny, will l it be with that Hne school of yours that bears my name. Differences y ill be forgotten and new heights attained, far surpassigkjhose remyhediby either school in the past. l X, ' xxx 'S ll. N 'N X f f A wx l gf F! r , f ' ll ' of , xg e y K , I xx X J fix X 1 X j X Well,X-sir,',wehthink ourse ves that this com- bination is lE'SilIWElSlllllTL0l1 brought to Frank- l 5- rv lin its famous spirit of Do in Co-operation. Franklin already had its practical democracy, something you won't iind in so many schools. Why, after we got together we even made the pages of a nationally known picture magazine. What's more, we copped the soccer and basket- ball cham mionshi is. With our reat ideals be- l l Y fore us, Mr. Franklin, you can bet we'll keep on building a greater and better school.

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WASHI GTO vs FRANKLIS A Greater School The most dramatic single event in Rochester school history was the discontinuance of Washington High School, to make room for the transfer of Edison Technical High School into the Washington building. Edison had for several years been situated in the Bausch and Lomb factory on St. Paul and Lowell Streets. Word came last year, however, that this building had to he vacated, because of the proposed expansion of the company. The question immediately arose as to where the Edison pupils should be housed, and the Board of Education decided that the Washington High building was the most suitable. lt was decided that the pupils of Washington should be distributed between East High and Frank- lin. Approximately fourteen hundred pupils were placed in this school, and the remaining, with a few exceptions, were placed at East High. Forty-eight members of the faculty of Washington also came to Franklin, along with Mr. George Eddy, former principal of Washington, who is now as- sociate principal of Franklin. Miss Mary Sheehan, who was formerly vice-principal of Washington, is now head of the department of social studies, and also second vice-principal of Monroe High School. Mrs. Meta Steinhausen is now girls' adviser for the junior classes at Frankling Mr. Royal Sweet, former boys' adviser at Washington, now holds the same position at Edison Technical High School: and Miss Nellie Bitz is director of extra-curricular activities at Franklin. The pupils and the faculty of Washington had to accustom themselves to the new conditions of a strange school. The members of the school community of Franklin faced many difficulties in making a place in the routine for this large new group. All are to be commended for the splendid work they have done. They entered into the situation with hearty good will, with the result that both these great schools have become one still greater school, with both faculties and both student bodies unitedly striving toward common ends.

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