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The Franklinite 1937
1937 Class of Franklin High School
Franklin, Venango County, PA

Dedication: Mr. Wolfe

To Mr. Wolfe, our adviser, the class of 1937 wishes to dedicate this book
as a token of high regard and a gesture of sincere appreciation for his unremitting efforts in our behalf.

Faculty:
Administration Department
Karl M. Russell
Marie O’Connor
Helen M Black
Doris R Hathaway
Dorothy Elliott
Gerald Decker

Commercial Department
Mabel Mellott
William C White
Margaret McNeil
Kenneth E Wolfe
Mary I Hutchinson

English Department
Elizabeth Mark
Mary Wilson
Elizabeth Fleming
Elfreda Graham
Eleanor Bunnell
Evelyn Moyar

Science and Mathematics
Theron H Davis
Clinton M. Perrine
Hazel J Rankin
Evelyn Moyar
E W Treadwell
Adda McBride

Social Science & Foreign Languages
Grace McClimans
Harry N Sigel
George H McCune
Evelyn Moyar
James A Morgan
Eleanor Bunnell
Geraldine C Heffern
Wynona Swift

Special Subjects
Madeline Dale
Fred W Deane
James G Morgan
Richard Stocker
Esther Brunner
Katherine Steffee
Mary Wilson

In Memoriam
In tribute to Morrell Ritts, genial and amiable classmate, whose memory
is cherished among us, the class of 1937 dedicates this page.

Members of the Class of 1937:

Park Jackson Reed
James Frederick Sibble
Hazel Ardell Mays
June Louise Titus
Wendell Adams
Millard Arthur Alex
Carl Heinreich Alsberg
Earl Alt
Roland Paul Anderson
Gilbert Collins Andrews
Rolf Fredrick Arentzen
Roland Aldus Armour
John Frederick Autner
Anthony Francis Balchunas
William Edward Balchunas
Clair Ballard
Louise Irene Beatty
Louise B Beers
Robert W Bell
Elizabeth Mary Bennett
Louella Rebecca Bensinger
Dorothy Lilias Berlin
Elizabeth Ann Berry
Norris Blair,Jr.
Charles Carlyle Boals
Betty Marie Boner
Katherine Winifred Branagan
Dorothy Mae Brink
Marietta Hazel Brooks
Charles Henry Brown
Frank Wayne Brown
Raymond Guy Brown
Anita Mae Browne
Martha Ellen Buckley
Bernice Jane Bumpus
Robert Burgert
Betty Jane Clark
Carl Austin Clinefelter
Glenn F Clulow
Mary Catherine Connell
Sarah Lillian Connolly
Gertrude Beatrice Cook
Warren George Corbett
Harry Cotterman
Margaret Jane Cramer
Josephine Louise Cummings
Lafayette Robert Dahlman
Louis Dalmaso
Clarissa Rebecca Davis
Irwin Hudson Davis
Helen Louise Daye
Paul Woodrow Deeter
Clarke Edward Doutt
Verde Downey
Wanda Marie Dugan
Joseph Evans
Forrest Irwin Ferry
Joe John Fonzo
Jean Evelyn Foster
Lee Arnold Francisco
Clarence David Fratcher
Donald Francis Freeman
Virgil M Freeman
Thaddeus S Gabrys
Guiles O Gadsby
Dorothy Virginia Giering
Braden Clair Griffen
Kenneth Bunnell Grove
Richard Edward Gurnee
Rosemary Gyder
Charles Thomas Haney
Inez Irene Hardenburg
Mary Virginia Harper
Ruth Margaret Hartle
Anita Louise Hasson
Louella Anne Hawke
Florence Hawkins
James Henderson
Josephine Margaret Henson
James Edwin Higgins
Ruth Lucille Highfield
Charles Clair Hoover
Robert Lynn Hoovler
Dorothy Evelyn Hovis
Lawrence Wilbur Jolley
Richard Laird Kendrick
Fred Kleckley
Dorothy Barbara Kline
Evelyn Knoizen
Fred Karl Koppel
Sophie Kriek
Chalres LaMere
Jean Marguerite Lavery
Robert Edwin Lesco
Antionette Marie Leta
Mildred Irene Lewis
Fred Bernard Linn
Kathleen Rose Logue
DeWayne Denzil Long
Charles Lowry
Anna Marie Lundager
Jean Marie Lytle
Doris Joan Mapes
Evelyn Irene Marsh
Mary Elnora Marshall
Katherine Mary Marsteller
William Edwin Mattern
Mabel Marie McCarthy
Charles Rollin McCoy
Rose L McSparren
John James Meyers
Joseph Donald Miller
Goldie Agnes Monarch
Wilber Eben Mong
Helena Mae Moore
Ronald James Moorhead
Paul Morris
Harry Mack Morrison
Harold Raymond Morrison
Hazel Morrison
Dorothy Eleanor Mosher
Lois Adaline Moyer
Alfred McKinley Murdock
Harry L. Murray
Carl C Neely
John C Neely
John Neidich
Margaret Mary O’Leary
Mary Ethel O’Neal
Paul Joe O’Polka
Donald Osborne
George Britton Page
Josephine Margaret Pangallo
Mary Jane Peck
Ruth Louise Perry
Tonya June Phillips
Walter Phillips
Ralph Frampton Plumer
George Washington Rice
Robert Russell Rice
Evelyn Margaret Robinson
Paul William Romanchak
Margaret Ann Sanford
George Raymond Scanlon
Donna Isabella Sechler
Marguerite Shaffer
Helen Louise Shettler
Everett Commodore Skinner
Paul Gates Singleton
Sophie Marie Sitkoski
Mary Annetta Smith
John Ralph Snow
Ruth Margarette Snyder
William O Snyder
Marion Sousae
Inez Lorene Spackman
Cretora Elizabeth St Clair
Eugene L Steele
Fred Stone
Leon Eugene Stover
Edward Ward Sucher
James Edward Sullivan
Sophie Marie Sustak
Donald Thorngate
De Salles Cleona Titsler
June Lorraine Turner
Anna Laura Walker
Betty Jean Wareham
Carl Clarence Weber
Jack Clair Wenzel
Carl Floyd Whitesell
Katherine Millmay Whitcomb
William Widel
Lona Mae Williams
Robert Wolfe
Martin Luther Wolford
Georgiana Agnes Wood
John Bernard Wood
Jean Gertrude Woods
Raymond Edgar Young
Helen Elizabeth Zalinski

Offices of the Class of 1938
President--------------James Dolson
Vice President-------Betty Anderson
Treasurer------------William Breene
Secretary----------------Mary Kunkle
Faculty Adviser-----Mr. White

Offices of the Class of 1939
President-----Billie Marie Watkins
Vice President------------Max Bark
Secretary------------------Betty Edy
Treasurer------------Donald Brown
Faculty Adviser---Miss Mark

Officers of the Class of 1940
President-------Richard Hancox
Vice President-----Frank Walker
Secretary------------Betty Rowan
Treasurer-----------Jane Watkins
Faculty Advisers-----Miss Rankin and Mr. Treadwell

Franklinite Staff
Virginia Harper-------------------------------------Editor
Eugene Steele----------------------------Associate editor
Rose McSparren---------------------------Literary editor
Evelyn Knoizen----------------------------Quotation staff
Louella Bensinger------------------------Quotation staff
Charles Haney----------------------------Quotation staff
Kenneth Grove-----------------------------------Art editor
Joan Mapes---------------------------Associate art editor
Rolf Arentzen---------------------------Business manager
Charles Brown---------------------------Circulation staff
Frampton Plumer----------------------Circulation staff
Paul Singleton----------------------------Circulation staff
George Scanlon--------------------Advertising manager
Richard Morgan--------Assistant advertising manager
Inez Spackman--------------------------------------Typists
Antoinette Leta--------------------------------------Typists
Miss Katherine Steffee----------------------------Adviser
Miss Elfreda C Graham---------------------------Adviser
Miss Hazel J Rankin-------------------------------Adviser

Tri - Hi - Y
President------------------June Titus
Vice President------Betty Anderson
Secretary---------Bernice Anderson
Treasurer---------------Jean Lavery
Faculty Adviser----Miss Mark

Hi - Y Club
President---------Frampton Plumer
Vice President-----Joe Harrington
Secretary-------------Harry Murray
Treasurer-------------Rolf Arentzen
Faculty Adviser---Mr. Perrine

Band
President--------Bernice Anderson
Vice President-----------Basil Blair
Librarian-----------Luther Wolford
Student conductor------Robert Rice
Drum major--------Francis Blandin

Orchestra
President----------------Louis Beers
Vice President------Betty Anderson
Librarian-------------Carl Whitesell
Student conductor--------Max Bark

A Capella Choir
President----------Harold Morrison
Vice President---------Mary Kunkel
Librarian---------------Robert Fritts
Student director----Richard Gurnee

Popularity Contest Winners
Park Reed-----------------------Most typical--------------------Jean Lavery
Harold Morrison---------------Best looking---------------------Hazel Mays
Robert Rice---------------------Best dressed------------------Helen Shettler
Harry Murray------------------Most studious--------------Rose McSparren
James Sibble--------------------Most popular------------------Toni Phillips
Harold Morrison---------------Wittiest----------------------Rosemary Gyder
Clair Ballard-------------------Best couple-------------------Gertrude Cook

Debating Club
President----------------------------Charles Brown
Vice President-----------------------Harry Murray
Secretary/Treasurer--------------Betty Woodburn
Captain of the affirmative team---Harry Murray
Captain of the negative team-----Charles Brown
Other members included:
Betty Jane Clark, James Dolson, Paul Morris, Jane Musser, and John Neely,
Faculty Adviser---Mr. McCune

Dramatic Club
President---------------------Max Bark
Vice President--------Aaron Bernstein
Secretary/Treasurer------Betty Eckels
Faculty Adviser---Miss Swift

Junior Play
“OBJECTIONS OVERRULED”
Man------------------------------Warren Corbett
Girl-----------------------------------Bettie Boner
Jane, a friend of the girl--------Marion Sousae
Director--------------------------------Miss Swift

Senior Play
THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING
Mr. Simmons--------------------------------------Charles Brown
Mrs. Simmons-------------------------------------Inez Spackman
Ethel Simmons----------------------------------------Jean Lavery
Chester Binney---------------------------------Frampton Plumer
Letty Lythe-----------------------------------------Gertrude Cook
Donald Swift-----------------------------------------Clair Ballard
Roger Shields-------------------------------------Gilbert Andrews
Sadie Bloom--------------------------------------Rosemary Gyder
Taxidriver--------------------------------------------Rolf Arentzen
Mrs. Jackson-----------------------------------Louella Bensinger
Lila Wilson------------------------------------------Marion Sousac
Sally Otis----------------------------------------------Evelyn Marsh
Annie the maid-----------------------------------------Joan Mapes
Girls:------------------------Mary Ethel O’Neil, Evelyn Knoizen,
Betty Berry, June Titus, Betty Jane Clark, Mary Annetta Smith
Prompter------------------------------------------------June Phillips
Director-------------------------------------------Clinton M Perrine

Le Cercle Francais
Le president du cercle-------------Nita Murrin
Le vice president-------------------Bessie Blair
Le secretaire/tresoriere----Nadine Armstrong
Faculty Adviser---Mademoisulle Bunnell

Societas Latina
Senior consul--------------------Clarissa Davis
Junior consul--------------------Joe Harrington
Poenus/Holder of the coffer------Mary Kunkle
Scribe/Bearer of the stylus--------Bob Grannis
Faculty Adviser---Miss Moyar

Posted in loving memory of
Chalmer George Wayland 1921 - 1988 by Pamela Wayland Weaver, 2005

Contributed by:Pamela Wayland Weaver
pweaver48@charter.net
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Disclaimer:there may be errors due to transcription of information
from both early and late (current contributors) work.