Franklin Junior High School - Falcons Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1954 volume:

This, my first year at Franklin, has been a very pleasant one. It has been a real pleasure to get to know you and serve you. Franklin Junior High is a school old in memories, with many able graduates who have passed through its doors. Students and alutnni can. indeed point with pride to their school. We, the faculty, are proud to be a part of this school. and look fqrward to continued years of teaching the students at Franklin. .53 Sincerely. MELVIN A. OLSEN. Principal Left to right: Joyce Seaberg. Burl Grigsby, Betty Rumble. Henry Mallon. Dorothy Matiski; Dennis Martin, Barbara Loken. Ninth Grade Cabinet ' We. the representatives of the seven ninth grade home rooms, appreciate the honor bestowed upon us by our classmates. As members of the Cabinet. we have tried to serve the Class of 1954 to the best of our ability. Glowing memories of Franklin will be ours for many a year. Highlights of our stay at Franklin were the P.T.A. Carnival. Music Festival. Talent Shows, Field Days, and Outing to Excelsior. As really good scouts and entertainers we shall remember our faculty dancers, especially Mr. Muede- king, genuine Scotch Highlander. To Mr. Olsen. our teachers, librarian. the clerical and janitorial staff we express our appreciation for such pleasant and profitable three years in Franklin School. Anderson, Edward Banick, Lawrence Barstow. J ames Begin. Joseph Bennett, Gloria Bentley, Patriciax Beyer. Darlene Beyer, Marlene Blaine, Gary '- Bogar, Elijah 2X Bohlin, Karl , Bonnell, Barbara . Bouchard. Ardelle Brynteson, Ruth X Burdick. Yvonne Carlson, Deanna Chambrone. Jeanett Clark. Laura Conlow. Gary Crotty, Mary Lou Dixon, Patricia Dubas, Shirley IA A r asw- z 5? 1!? Sason, Cynthia L Edwards. Ronald 1 Eggebrecht. Thomas Eidem. Merle , Erickson, Patricia ' J . Ertl. Milton Everhart, Ruth Ann Fish. Myron V Fitzsimmons. Jean 5 Folk, Rose Marie Pong, Raymond T Foss, Edward V Frakie. Evelyn Gary. Daniel Giesea. Judy Glanz, Edward Gleason. Richard Glover, Para Lee Grigsby, Burl w Hadler. Sharon Haglin. Eleanor Halstead. Barbara Hannum. Cheryl I X ll Holman. Boyd Holmberg, Kare NI ' 'sgi gm! Hansen. Janice Hanson. Russell Harris, Patricia H art. Katherine Hilary, Kathleen n V Holmes, Carol Hosather. John Hopkins. Clara Howard. Sharon Hudok. George Hunt. Marilyn Hurley, DeAnne Isaacs, Earl Iverslie, Joyce J acobson. Alfred Jacobson. Ervin J oe, Roger E Johnson, Dawn Johnson. Gary Johnson, Larry Johnson, William Johnston, John Kendrick. PattyV Kenerson. Gladys Kirkevold, Thomas Klempke. Douglas Knox. James W Kuester, Charles Kwiatkowski. Nellie Lacher. Janice LaGrew. John Langston, Kathleen Larson, Darlene Lee. Edward Leighton, Barbara 'Leon. Johnaf V Lindber Lindell. Lindner Lobejk' Lodahl. Loken. h Losie, J Love, J Lubrec . Ludgat : 'McGilL , McGuir Mallon. Manzke Martial- 9H FINISHING mass OF JUNE, 1954 1. Harlan Martin. Dennis Stanley Matiski. Dorothy . Betty Meath. Mary Dolores Miller, Harold Karolyn Miller. Lyle . tarbara Manson. Karen :mes'f Moos. Richard anitaV Morales. Larry V t. Clara Morrisgey, John ? Gertrude . yos. ames Donald ?Miimimw' Mytty. Marilyn , Melvin Nelson. Marion T-Ienry Neumann. Kenneth Robert Neumann. LaVonne A Eugene North, Vern Olin, Priscilla Olson. Karen Olson, Raymond V Olson. Wayne Overcott. Arthur Paraschuk, Patricia Parent. Georgia Parsons. William V Patrick, Margaret Peterson, Carolv Pikala. Robert Plocker. Charles Pope. Margaret V Ramierez. Joe Randolph. Reneev Relopez, Edna V Remly. Jeri 9.. Richter, Ronald V Rincon, Tony xx Rocha, Ramon V Hoff, Ronald V Ross. Donald Rossell. Jerome Rotondo. Rosina Rumble, Bettyr Bundles. Lee V Sandvik. Donald Schleisman, Gretchen Schneider. Lucille Seaberg, Joyce V Secrest. Carol V Shelton, Wilbur V Shore. Warren Simms. David Skomra, Diane Smieia. Barbara Smith. Adean V Spah. Ronald Spinle. Marie Spinle. Shirley , Stachowski. Genev leve Stadden, Carol , Stewart. Edward a Stoeckman. Richar Stone. Janet L, Sullivan. Verna Swanson, Gary Swanson. Sandra Tanchin, J ames Tenhoff, Charlotte Thompson. Richard Tohey, Frank Tollifson. Virginia Toughill. Richard V Towrnsend, Hobart Trafton. Ruth Tucker. Julie Vosberg. J anice Waddel, Doris Warhol. Richard White, Carol V Wilkinson, Charles Williams. Charles 4V Worsech, Elaine A Wright. Patricia V Zelenak. George Ziegler. Jean Left to right: James Tanchin. treasurer; Dennis Martin, representative-at- large: Cynthia Eason, president: Raymond Olson. secretary: Raymond Fong. vice-president; Betty Rumble, assistant secretary. The Ninth Grade Executives Serving as officers for the ninth grade class has been an enjoyable experience for us. We wish to thank our campaign managers and classmates for giving us this privilege. On behalf of the ninth grade class we wish to express our appreciation to Mr. Olsen and the rest of the Franklin staff for their patience and the help given us during the past three years. We shall strive to be a credit to Franklin and shall uphold the standards and principles embodied in our school and its teaching staff. .' Who's Who at F ranklin. BOYS Edward Glanz Ray Olson Raymond Fong Milton Ertl James Tanchin Eurl Grigsby Richard Thompson Raymond Rocha Myron Fish Donald Ross John Leon Eddie Anderson Tony Rincon 1 Dennis Martin Lyle Miller Wilbur Shelton Kenneth Neumann Stanley Lindell Karl Bohlin BEST PERSONALITY MOST POPULAR BEST CITIZEN MOST COURTEOUS BEST ATHLETE BEST FIGLFRE MOST TALENTED BEST DRESSED CLASS J OKER BIGGEST FLIRT BEST CLOCK WATCHER FRIENDLIEST SMILE PRETTIEST HAIR SHYEST PEPPIEST NEATEST MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED PRETTIEST EYES BEST LOOKING GIRLS Patricia Paraschuk Cynthia Eason Mary Meath Betty Rumble Juanita Love Carol White Joyce Seaberg Eleanor Haglin Rosina Rotondo Karen Holmberg Carol Peterson Verna Sullivan Marilyn Mytty Ruth Trafton Kathleen Hilary Patricia Harris Dorothy Matiski Barbara Smieja Dawn Johnson ASSISTANT EDITORS: Kenneth Neumann, Betty Rumble AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS at AOOSUm mUHm MOHZDH. ZHAMZJNML .ovanmbm Emson Aw dz mo Gonumhu 2: nova: mm muwnEmE ram? mo hono nnxnmuh waHImHOZU President, Milton Ertl: Vice-President. Barbara Smieja; Secretary-Treasurer. Marilyn Mytty: Sergeant-at-Arms, Mary Lou Crotty. FRANKLIN CHAPTER OF The National Junior Honor Society In 1946 a Franklin Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society was organized under the tutelage of Miss McCarthy. Honor students from the eighth and ninth grades are initiated annually on the basis of scholarship. citizenship, service, leadership, and character. Franklin Chapter at present has torty-two members, twenty-eight of whom are new initiates. The mem- bers pictured above have won the society's gold torch award. Faculty sponsors of Franklin Chapter are Miss Agather. Miss Masuch. and Mr. Strandemo. AUTOGRAPHS