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Franklin Feels Age; Would Be Razed
Crumbling Brick...in a basement classroom at Franklin School is held by Principal David McConnell. Overcrowded conditions at the school force use of the basement both as a storage area and classroom.
Franklin Feels Age; Would Be Razed
Meeting With Students...at Franklin School in the basement classroom, McConnell notes that many of the major cracks and holes have been temporarily patched and painted.
Site Work Is Continuing
Site Work Is Continuing...at the location of the new Franklin Elementary School which will house 425 students. The structure, which is being built, at Thirty second Street and Avenue C, south of the present building, is expected to be ready for…
Brick Work
Brick Work...on the new Franklin School is complete as the building nears occupancy sometime this month. The old Franklin School, in the background, will be torn down once students have moved.
Basics Are Key At Franklin
Explaining How...the new Franklin Elementary School will look when completed is Principal Ramona Cramer. Gerald Madsen, instrumental music instructor, surveys the area to pick out where he will teach students.
Council Bluffs Schools--Franklin Elementary School
Crossing the street to their new school are Franklin Elementary School kindergarteners. The new facility, which was supposed to be ready for classes last August, was finally opened this Tuesday. It was ready for classes Monday but snow canceled…
Work continues on gym despite letter from fire marshal
Franklin Youngsters...still use the playground outside their old school built in 1892. The School Board has ordered the district to reopen the old gymnasium on the right, as the new Franklin School has no gym.
Council Bluffs Schools--Glendale Elementary
photo of first Glendale School building: white, wooden, with cupola and chimney. Siding is weathered, windows broken
New School
Nearing completion is the new Glendale School in Garner Township. Work was started by C.C. Larson on the $65,000 structure in November. Completion date is set for the Aug. 28 school opening.
New Flag Raised
A flag which has flown over the United States Capitol is hoisted at Glendale School Friday. Raising the colors which were presented by U.S. Rep. Ben F. Jensen, R-Exira, are Randy Spetman, Douglas Walton, John Daley, teacher Mrs. Ben Holden and Craig…
Sixth graders specialize in international problems; Tax problem solvers
Showing Off Their Trophy...are Glendale teacher Yvette McCulley and four of her students who won the elementary school division of the state Problem-Solving Bowl. They are Michelle Smith, Kelly Groce, Todd Pettepier and Linda Benton.
C.B. Native Starts N.Y. Children's Theater
Council Bluffs native Rhonda Lake says her experiences in theater as a child and an association with the Emmy Gifford Children's Theater has fanned an interest in teaching other children to act.
Huge Business Center Planned On North 16th - First Phase To Cost $2.2 Million
Multi-Million Dollar Complex . . . will go up on this 58-acre tract next year. First phase of construction will begin about March 1 and will include two service stations, apartment building, a motor hotel and restaurant outlined at the bottom of the…
Huge Business Center Planned On North 16th - First Phase To Cost $2.2 Million
Examining Architect's Drawing . . . of planned commercial development along North Sixteenth Street are Byron Hollis, Mayor Richard C. Oshlo, John Mainelli and Harold Shepherd.
Resources Center Moves To New Site At Red Oak
Building . . . housing the Southwest Iowa Learning Resources Center at Red Oak has 4,000 feet of floor space.
Bennett-Glendale School Major Part Of Bond Issue; $2,103,400 Building Almost Windowless
A Model...of the proposed Glendale-Bennett Avenue area school includes a skylight in the roof and tree-trimmed landscaping. The building will have a metal exterior. There will be no windows in the instructional area in order to conserve energy and…
Okays Addition At Gunn School; Old Pierce Building Will Be Torn Down
Proposed Gunn Addition...would occupy the space shown by the dotted line, to the east and north of the present building. The two-room construction is planned so more rooms could be added in the future.
Gunn School Addition
Miller (Bob) Greenwalt of 1609 S. 9th St. paints window casings on the new two-room Gunn School addition. The $40,000 addition, which will relieve overcrowding, is scheduled for completion in January. Eldon Butler Construction Co. of Council Bluffs…