George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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February, 1932, marked a great month in the lives of many, for it was then that we bade a fond farewell to Franklin and entered George Rogers Clark. Those pupils that came from Franklin will never forget the awe and delight that overcame them upon first entering the new building. Halls and rooms seemed so spacious that getting lost was an everyday occurrence for some pupils. We have been at George Rogers Clark for several years now, and the admiration we had for it at first has only been greatly in- creased during these years. The school is still new and young, but we feel certain that it will soon make as big a name for itself as any school in the district. Nine

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In the history of the two schools, Franklin and George Rogers Clark, that old saying, History repeats itself,” is again portrayed. In the latter part of the eighteenth cen- tury, Benjamin Franklin was among the great leaders. He helped to establish the organized government in the East. Then it was George Rogers Clark who took up Franklin’s work and carried it on farther into the West. So it is with the two schools. Franklin School set down the foundation for the education of many students and now George Rogers Clark has taken those students for the purpose of furthering their education. Even though we left Franklin School in favor of George Rogers Clark, we will never forget it, because there some of the happiest moments of our school career were spent. Eight

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ADMINISTRATION In carrying out almost any project, leaders are necessary for its success. George Rogers Clark, a leader among the early pioneers of this region, was a man well-trained and capable of holding such a position. George Rogers Clark High School is in its pion- eer days, but because of its able administration, it has possibilities of making its name as a school as renowned as the man for whom its was named. Ten