Prattsburgh Central High School - Franklinite Yearbook (Prattsburgh, NY)

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6 FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL structure which burned, it was that very influence and atmosphere we thought so much of. lt may take time for New Franklin to acquire the staid and sombre tone of older daysg nothing can be dignihed without the proper surround- ings. But may we go on in the futuiieias ive have in the past, holding to the ideals and aspirations of our Alma Mater and making them as much the aims of new Franklin as they were of old. There has been no break in our school life, we merely continue it in different surroundings, ,-iiii...-i-1- The students and faculty wish to express their sincere thanks to Mr Comstock, for the ideal way in which he has stood by the school for the last two years. lt has been that long since he has had an organ- ized school with which to workg but he has kept the school going, despite the fact that classes have had to be held in any available place. Now we are finally settled in our new building, we wish to extend our thanks to all those people who have made that building possible, and also to the man under whose direction we first entered it. f E H lin t A up ' -ll 'ff' 7- X5 s :V 'ii' 3 '!- 52 A : ':2 E f !.?.1fY,' il 6 .g A i - X-4g.'.'l'Qg,tf bmo hx -P'-lvl jr K 'VM

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FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL 5 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Edited and Published by the Pupils of Franklin Academy, Praftsburgh, New York This issue of the Post is unique in that it is the first to be publish- ed from our new home. We are especially anxious that it measure up to the standard of its former fellow- posts, in order that it may well be worthy of its honor. VVe hope that this issue will be received as heartily as have all the other numbers of our annual. The preparation of the Post was not begun until later than usual this year. thus giving the staff less time in which to prepare it. Neverthe- less we are satisfied that we have done our best and we realize that it is not altogether the Staff that is responsible for our success. VVe sincerely wish to thank the teachers for their hearty coopera- tion and also the pupils who have aided us in any way. We also wish to thank the merchants who have responded so generously to our call for advertisers. The editor wishes to express her thanks to the members of the Staff for their splendid exhibition of school spirit during the preparation of the Post and to the faculty who have given so unsparingly of their time and advice. Not since 1824 has there been a new school building erected in Prattsburgh. If the disastrous fire of 1923 had not occurred, no one can ever tell when one would have been built. Far be it from us to say that the fire was not a great calamity, but just as far be it from us to mourn the fact that we have had to erect a building such as that now the home of F. A. No more complete contrast could be found than that existing be- tween the two buildings, for the one was old fashioned, roomy, pleasant, with the comfortable appearance of a home and yet with all the peculiar- ities of one also. The new building would never remind one of a home, unless the viewer be a native of Auburn, for it is made of stiff red brick, has steel trim, and makes compact and efhcient use of every atom of space, even to the lockers set in the wall. All these things are modern and businesslike to the Nth degree. VVe loved the atmosphere and influence of old Franklin, which were- acquired by time and work. We loved the inspiration and the feeling it excited in all its pupils. And because we loved these things we loved old Franklin itself. For our school was not a building, it was not the

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0 ' l Franklin Post Staff 1 Left to right. shlmlilu:--l'0NP'l'ANFIG IIAIIDICICN, Alumni Iflllllorz IIELHN 1'0DI!'l'CN'K n Joki-nz UAWI.-Kl.Il'1l. FONINIC. lhlllnvsn !lIlllIllEl'I': RICHARD RINHROSE, AKYICUIIUTIII3 HALF!! HOR'I'0X, Llh-rnry: AIl'I'Ill'll RINGRUSIC, 'I'r01nulrerg I-EDITH HIANDD, l.m-rm-yg FIKAXVESH .ll,I.I4IS. Ailvertlslug' ,lHllllH'l'l'Q VYENlllfZl.l. HALL, Agn lh-pt. sl'1lfQ'l'T'l XRJURIIC Yi Y GI'll,IlICR, .K rl: lS.ll!l'Il.l.l'2 IIURIHCN, Phohmg MARION FORD, Jllkru: DIEIIYA WY ii IKRIIN, Ellllor-Ill-t'hl0l'g DIAIGIUN URBAN, :xllYl'l'tlNIllg'2 Illtlll- LAII .'lNSI.l-IW. I'Il0t0s: XIX!!! DIC.-X RIADYIG. I'h0t1ls: JAN! l'IiI l'l.,iIlli, Ari. THE SOPHOMORE NOTES By EDITH BLOOD, '27 When our Freshmen Class entered High School in the fall of 1925, we, like all other Freshies, thought we were quite important. Most Freshmen are shy and inexperienced, hut there were two or three ex- ceptions in our class. liven from the very lirst there was little which these few did not dare to do. Neither their nzunes or wild t ?l occupa- tions will he mentioned here because if some things were known, trouble might immediately ensue. ln February, 1925, our Sophomore Class was organized. 'llhc Oi- iicers elected were as follows: lidith Blood, reelected president: Germznne Yan Aiiilmiirg, sceretary and treasurer. Cold and white were chosen the class colors, with the white rose as our Hower. XYe truly hope that at the end of our four years we shall he found true to our motto, Ad astra I-er asperaf' FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL T