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

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And That ' s The Way It Was!!!!! A backward glance at education was a special feature of Back-to-School night. 1. A classroom of 1860 was revisited in R-153. Mr. Bisliop and several students dressed in the fashions of the day and the room was redecorated to look like a typical classroom of that period in History. 2. Notice the spats and pinst- ripped suit worn by Mr. Reibs. He and his students demonstrated what teaching and learning was like in a 1920 classroom. 1 3. Yes, they really did wear dunce caps and students wrote on slates. A corner of R-107 was transformed to the way it was in 1775. Notice the stern ex- pressions on the faces of the teacher and students. Education was a somber experience in those days. Mr, Phillips and students showed visitors the way people dressed and how learning was accomplished during the year before our nation ' s birth. One wonders if these students heard or under- stood what political leaders of that day meant? The ground of liberty must be gained by inches. Thomas Jefferson

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Happy Birthday America!!! Celebrating the birthdays of our city and our nation was a memorable event of the year. Students and faculty dressed in costume depicting vari- ous periods of American history. 1. Is that one of those mean McCoy ' s from the mountains: No, it ' s our own Mr. Bakle. 2. Elaine Murdock and Benita Moore look as if they just stepped out of the 1940 ' s. 3. Doug Geoffray is the miniature Uncle Sam. 4. Mrs. Daley is the colonial lady, and Ms. Truesdale reminded us that the farmer has been the backbone of our progress. 5. The Williamsburg couple are Mr. Clair and Mrs. Wilkerson.

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We ' ve Got That Winning Spirit of Many Homeroom activities keep school spirit running high all year long. 1. Debbie Kacsor works hard on door decoration for Spirit Week. 2. Spirit Week door decorations get the year started off in high gear. 3. 1-2-3 PULL!! Home- rooms compete in exciting Tug-of-War contests. Ev- eryone gets into the act. 4. Flag football is another Fall favorite. 5. Indoor Hockey gives the girls a chance to shine. 6. Room 265 capture the 8th grade Flag Football championship for the second year in a row. 7. The 9th grade Flag Football Champs get to keep the big one for the year. Franklin Students and School Spirit are like Benjamin Franklin and his kite and key.