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C.B. Schools--Franklin Elementary School
3130 Avenue C

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photo of a diagram of the site for the new Franklin School, showing the existing school, Avenue C, 32nd Street, and the site for the new school.