Franklin High School - Log Yearbook (Franklin, VA)

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Zhe faculty Mary Owen Cobb Mrs. V. D. Thorpe They have worked with us, played with us, fussed with us, and laughed with us, this faculty of ours. We will never know just exactly what they have meant to us in our school life until we have fin- ished school and have to face our problems ourselves. When we think of our teachers, naturally we think of the classes they taught and of the work in those classes. One of the hard working, patient teachers of our school is Miss Cobb, our Home Economics teacher, who overlooked the clumsy efforts of her girls in making coconut cake and potato soup and tried to help them correct their errors. It is the aim of our Home Economics Department to prepare girls for their future lives by giving them practical experience in cooking and sewing. And speaking of patience, there is Mr. Figg. We sometimes wonder how his patience lasts with the aggravating helpless boys of his shop and agriculture classes. Here again we find ourselves with the aim of preparing students for their future lives by giving them practical experience. The shop boys are always needing Mr. Figg’s machine demonstrations, but also they are listening for his, All right, boys, put your tools away”; then there is a scramble for the door. With English, we associate Mrs. Thorpe, the sponsor of our annual and Senior English teacher whose pet saying was, Now we’ll go back to diagramming”; however, there were others who thought it was, It is time for another theme.” But a smile from her was reward enough for our hard work and efforts. She has done a splendid job and to her goes our thanks.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRANKLIN SCHOOLS F. H. Christopher Principal B. 1. Watkins, W. C. Coker, John C. Parker, Jr., J. Letcher Eley, F. F. Jenkins

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Robbie Claud Bessie Dillon History always plays an important part in our school curricula. Here attention is given to the fact that we not only fight global wars, but that we live in a global world. Emphasis is always placed on the understanding of the obligations that go with the privileges of democracy . . . Do I hear a suggestion that we have a committee to study the problem?” Those were the frequent words of our librarian and senior history teacher. Trying to produce a well-behaved class out of the seniors was quite an under- taking, but her, Don’t everybody answer at once,” quieted a few of them. She has also made a much more attractive library this year. Our hats are off to you, Miss Claud. As you all know, tomorrow is Friday, and you’ll have a short written lesson”; this is imme- diately followed by grumbles and excuses from Mr. Purnell’s math students. How we all wish that his saying, Frankly, I don’t believe in exams,” were true. Mr. Purnell is also our athletic coach. All of us realize the importance of athletics because of the value of learning fair play and sportsmanship as well as the value of helping to keep physically fit and coordinating the body and the mind. Basic courses in mathematics help students to prepare to meet the demands of real life. Courses in Fatin help students to under- stand their own language better and help to create more interest and friendly feelings toward other peoples of the world. Miss Dillon and her familiar phrase, Fet’s be quiet,” will never die in our minds. We can hear her now trying to pound decimals and fractions into the poor freshmen and cramming amo, amas, amat” into their brains. Miss Stables has labored with the freshmen on grammar rules and has threatened to give some of them their walking papers.” None of us can question the value of English; we make use of the grammar every day and through the study of literature, we find enjoyment that leads to a richer life. Fillian Stables