Franklin Junior High School - Kite N Key Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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All Franklin students take physical education, unless physically unable. The teachers are Mrs. Schone and Mrs. Kammeyer for girls and Mr. Riley and Mr. Ault for boys. In the girls ' classes, skills in playing basketball, volleyball, and soccer are taught. In addition, they tumble, work with balls, hoops, wands, and dance. The boys ' classes play basketball, wrestle, tumble, and learn track basics. The purposes of Franklin ' s physical education classes are to help keep the students physically fit and build a sense of sportsmanship. Seven and eighth grade girls are required to take home economics. Ninth grade girls are not re- quired to take it, and they may choose home eco- nomics as an elective in their freshman year. This year the home economics teachers are Mrs. Bau- man, Miss Chausse, and Miss Meleniak. The stu- dents are taught basics in sewing and cooking in addition to grooming, manners, child care, and hu- man relationships. All ninth grade girls are required to present a group routine using balls. The above picture shows several girls presenting their routine to the class. Franklin Students Attend Classes Franklin girls taking home economics spend part of their year in sewing. The picture above shows in a home economics class sewing while their teacher, Mrs. Nancy Bauman assists.

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All seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students are required to take English. Seventh graders also par- ticipate in Language Arts classes to improve their speed and skills in reading. Every Friday, the classes study S.R.A. — a new form of help in read- ing and comprehending. They study the newspa- per and are required to read and report on books. In the English classes for the seventh, eighth, and ninth graders, grammar, spelling, and litera- ture are studied separately. They learn sentence patterns and their construction. Also, they spell several times a week. At least six library books are required to be read each year. Ninth graders can choose a language as an elec- tive. The Latin class meets to study basic words of the language which can also help with English. The French class learns conversational French and stu- dies verbs. Spanish classes learn the language and the customs of Mexico. Freshmen Go Foreign; Others Study English In one of Mrs. Hess ' Spanish Classes, students observe one of the displays of Mexico. They also learn of the language and customs of that country. Some of the French class students look at the display on the bulletin board in order to learn new words and phrases. 11

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The general shop teacher, Mrs. Melvin Krueckeberg, looks on as one of his ninth grade general shop classes work with metals and woods. In addition to the metal and woodworking, the stu- dents take one semester of drafting. And Learn Skills in Many Fields Industrial arts is required for all seventh and eighth grade boys. Those ninth grade boys wishing to take industrial arts — which includes one semester of drafting — may choose it as an elec- tive. General shop and drafting teachers are Mr. Melvin Krueckeberg, Mr. Erv Denig, and Mr. James Lambert. The students learn the fundamentals of wood and metalworking, and drafting. They are also taught the art of building and how to use the tools and machinery correctly. Seventh and eighth grade students are required to take art. Ninth graders may choose to take an additional year of art as an elective. The art in- structor is Mr. Donald Converse. He helps the stu- dents in working with clay, making pottery, painting, working in perspective, and block print- ing in addition to working with paper. The art classes help decorate the bulletin boards and work on various other projects for the school. Several of Mr. Converse ' s art students discuss plans before beginning to work while others view paintings from other classes.