Franklin Pierce High School - Micopacen Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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I!! We began our school yea of 52 53 double shrftlng at Parkland Grade School We d1d thxs temporarnly for about three months untll the new hlgh school wa flnlshed Though we started school early 48 oclockj we were forward wnth eager antlclpaelon to the day IU vs hxch we would move to the newly built Franklln Pxerce Hlgh School Flnally durxng Thanksglvmv vacatlon we accompllshed the bxg move By December l 1952 we were all settled The students and teachers adjusted themselves wrth no major m shaps occurr1ng Four of the newly flnxshed bunld mgs were ready awaltxng our arrlval Wxth teachers md students co operatmg to the fullest extent we may well expect the rest of our hlgh school duys at Frankhn Plerce to be recreattonal as well as educatxonal ,fy e 3' e , r , 1 . . - through by noon, which left us the rest of the day for study CH. We looked I . I . 3 Y A V I 1 x I I - . I I I k 1 . . D I. X . , . 5 . y , -. . . - ' D 1 I ' I I l 7 , Y r

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Defllcatwn lht Franklin Pitta High School Qtudtnte of 1053 dtdlmtt this first MIC OPALI N to Mr lord It 1 fitting thit vit do so httiust his Llllflflllg tffort and ltidtrihip ham mtant muth to tht iulintion of our prtstnt Qthool Mr Ford hu httn Suptrlnttndtnt ol tht Franklin Pitrtt DlSlflLl simt Dtttmbtr 1948 1 progressive and forviard looking prognm frim tht timt ht first camt to our community in 1936 as principal of tht Parkland School lattr ht btcamt uptrinttndtnt of that school and whtn the four districts Midland Collins Parkland and Qtntral Axcnut consolidattd in 1948 hc btcamc the first suptrintend nt of Franklin Pitrct School Distritt numbtr 402 Working, with tht school board ht has bttn most Sttadfast in laying tht groundwork for tht forma tion of 1 high sthool ind in carrying it out to fruition 6 o o . - ' x , ' Q A . K . ' L . 'K ' 5- Q ' 3 - x s 'fl I l 't ' .4 - but his dream for thc establishment of a high school datcs far carlicr than that. H+: has had H' I Y I f X 1 i i I x 1 V I . I 5 1 3 X 5 C D I l ! ' 1 I 4 I 1 im Y 1 I 3 I 5 I 7 I Q 1 V3 1 k I 1' V . A 1 V. I V 1 1X A T I I 1 Y 1 .