Franklin High School - Tolo Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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IN SEPTEMBER 1906, Franklin High School was opened in what is now Washington School at Eighteenth and Washington. This has since been known as'Old Franklin. When the new building was constructed at the present location there was considerable controversy as to whether or not the name Franklin should be maintained. A committee of students went before the School Board to request that no change be made in the name. The present building was opened in the fall of 1912 and Franklin joined the ranks of four-year high schools. The first Junior Prom was held in the lunchroom on the evening of December 13, 1912. The first graduating class, of which Mr. Staeger was adviser, consisted of sixteen girls and fifteen boys. The first Commencement was held june 19, 1913. Since that time thirty-two classes have been graduated and a total of 9290 students have joined the ranks of alumni. The largest class was in 1938 when 472 were graduated. The first senior play was presented by the class of 1914. It was George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man and was coached by Miss Rose Glass. Other early dramatic productions included Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, Shakespeare's As You Like It, and Taming of the Shrew, and Sir james Barrie's Quality Street. The Alumni Association was organized in June 1914. In October 1919, Miss Chambers was elected permanent Faculty Adviser. The Class of 1917 presented the first piece of statuary to the school-the bust of Franklin. In the fall of 1920 the Girls' Club moved into their present quarters, the suite of rooms known as 202E. In 1921 the Honor Society was organized here as in other Seattle high schools. In the fall of 1921 and again in the fall of 1922 the football teams won the city championship. The captain of the latter team was Brice Taylor, famous negro player later All-American at Southern California, and up until last summer football coach in Xavier College in Louisiana. The first matinee dances were introduced by the class of 1923. In 1923-1924 the debate team won the State Debate Championship. The building had long been overcrowded and several portables, located out where the tennis courts now are, were in use. In the fall of 1925 the east wing including rooms 11, 12, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 309, 311, 312, and 314 Was opened. Comparison of the early pictures shows that the appearance of the building has changed somewhat as trees and shrubbery have grown, but Franklinites still take pride in the fact that we have one of the most beautiful school buildings in the country.

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Published by The Students of Franklin High School Seattle, Washington

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TO OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN and A11 Other FRANKLIN ALUMNI NOTE: This picture was taken at the dedication ot the Service Flag in the spring of 1944. The numbers are now much larger. Our 1917-1918 service Hag had 395 stars, with seven gold stars: Allen H. Clements, Grant Coltenbaugh, jesse Dodge, Robert Gruger, Roger W. Hillis, Colin Hyde, and Herl Lincoln.