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Loma Linda Academy Newszine | www.llamirror.org | Established 1940s | Volume 80 Issue 7 | June 2013

Farewell Franz Hall by

Danelle Taylor Johnston, with reporting from Mirror staff Historic Franz Hall, originally

The building was rebuilt

had World History from Howard

built in 1922 and rebuilt in 1949,

two years later. Lining the

Franz after lunch, and was often late.

will be torn down in the summer

hallway of Franz Hall are class

“One afternoon, Scott Wareham [her

of 2013 due to the poor condition

composites. Looking at the

classmate], put mustard all over the

of the building. Most of Franz

class of 1933’s composite, one

outside door knob.” McCulloch knew

Hall has been closed since October

will see the edges are burnt—

the culprit by the look on his face

31, 2011, after the opening of the

remaining evidence of the fire.

when she entered the class. “I could

new Student Services Building

Franz Hall again suffered severe

tell by Scotty’s reaction he was the

that replaced all but the library

damage in February 1969, this

guilty one and proceeded to chase

and old chapel in Franz Hall.

time from a flood. The basement

him around the room. Mr. Franz was

of Franz Hall flooded and suffered

sitting on his desk enjoying the whole

Academy (LLA) headmaster, said the

damage estimated at $100,000,

scene,” McCulloch remembered.

decision to tear down Franz Hall has

according to a March 31, 1969

taken a while to make because the

letter from the Southeastern

how to roast corn at beach vespers.

building is an iconic part of the LLA

California Conference office.

He would say it was best to dip the

Doug Herrmann, Loma Linda

campus. He announced in an email

The Building was dedicated to

“It was Mr. Franz who taught me

whole crate in the ocean to presalt

to the faculty on April 19 that the

Howard Franz on April 2, 1988.

the corn and slow the cooking,” Andy

building would be torn down due

Franz was a beloved government

Sandiford, English teacher, said.

to the “condition of the foundation

teacher at LLA from 1972 until just

and the whole structure,” as well

before his death in 1986. Bonnie

held many classes: from religion,

as following the building codes to

Schoberth, administrative secretary,

languages, health, government,

rebuild and renovate, “would cost

remembered “standing in front of

testing and resource, to drama

more than to build a new building.”

Franz Hall the day it was dedicated to

productions, as well as administrative

Howard Franz. How sad and happy

and business offices. “Franz Hall will

in the past. The building suffered

it was at the same time to honor such

always be more to me than just a

a fire around midnight March 17,

a special teacher, person and friend.”

building, it will be the place where

Part of the dedication plaque

great memories were made for me,”

Franz Hall has faced disaster

1947. “The whole front wing of

Over the years the building has

Lori Walls Langford (1993) said.

the Loma Linda Academy building

on the front of Franz Hall reads,

was left in charred ruins, and the

“Howard Franz loved his students,

connection section to the new part of

and they were devoted to him.

in Franz Hall was Harley Boehm,

the building, although left standing,

Despite pain, he stayed determinedly

who worked at LLA for 42 years

was severely damaged. The loss was

in his classroom until three days

from, 1963 to 2005. His kindness

estimated to be between $90,000

before his death. His prayers in

is etched in the memories of the

and $100,000,” according to the

class are remembered by many.”

alumni, faculty and staff who worked

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Karen Savage McCulloch (1977)

One special person who worked

beside him. Lynne Hattendorf,

school counselor, remembered,

years, Dietrich became librarian

Sergio Uribe, Spanish teacher; Elba

“Mr. Boehm would bring [her

in 2002. She added artwork

Vega, Spanish teacher; Brandon

daughter Lauren] a postcard with a

on the walls, a display case for

Herrmann, world history teacher;

classic painting on it every day” to

student projects, and took away

and Bettesue Constanzo, economics

faculty worship, which was located

a lot of the furniture to open up

teacher. Phase one will be moving

in the basement of Franz Hall.

the library. “I wanted to have less

everything from the library over

furniture and for it to be more

to West Hall this summer and

Harley Boehm’s office was located near the library. Pam Dietrich, former

creating a functioning library ready

English teacher and then librarian,

for the 2013-2014 school year.

Anjejo is sad to move from the

said, “Harley Boehm was there before I got to school and after I left at

center of campus. “The library is

night. He remembered every student

the heart of any institution and it

he ever had contact with and would

should be in the center. Now it will

remember their names years later.

be on the edge of campus,” Anjejo

It was a unique gift of his. People

said. “The heart will be outside of

loved coming back and talking to

the body, which is not good. How

him. He was the school’s memory.

will we breath,” Anjejo said.

He was the most marvelous person.”

Andrew Sihotang (2013)

“Uncle HowieWants YOU!” a caption said of Howard Franz in the 1975 Lomasphere.

said, “I’ll miss the calm

open through to this school year.

open and feel less constrictive and

atmosphere that the building

It is a unique and picturesque

more useful,” Dietrich said.

and Ms. Anjejo provided.”

Franz Hall Library, has remained

library with two-story-tall windows

Dietrich added the library’s

Lional Ballou’s first experience

wrapped around two walls, a

first reading area for students to

with Franz Hall was 40 years ago

second floor balcony, and vaulted

enjoy, with upholstered chairs

when he arrived at LLA to teach. “I

ceilings. Miranda Roberts (2014)

and book-shaped side tables.

see it as a wonderful old building. It’s

said she “will miss the comfortable

Rose Anjejo worked with

almost like an old pair of gloves, [...]

couches and the light streaming

Dietrich for eight years before

that feel so good. I am so familiar

through [the library] windows.”

becoming the sole librarian in

with every part of it, it’s like an old

2010. “Pam [Dietrich] did a lot

friend. I am so sad to see it go.”

Along the library walls, paintings

Tara Hattendorf (2012) said

and artwork decorate the tall

here,” Anjejo said. Dietrich is

walls between the windows. “[I’ll

the one that started the reading

she “pretty much grew up in

miss] one of the paintings in the

room upstairs, so that students

Franz Hall,” because her mother,

library, it’s random but I like it,”

could have a place to discuss and

Lynne Hattendorf, worked

Corey Bom (9) said, referring to a

work on projects. “That has been

there. T. Hattendorf said, “The

huge landscape painting depicting

really helpful for their projects.”

new Student Services Building

a snow capped mountain and a lake. The painting was donated

by Joe Willey, whose children and step-children attended LLA. After teaching English for 26

Anjejo said she will miss “the library—the design. [...] I love it.”

According to D. Herrmann, the

is amazing, but Franz Hall was the face of LLA. I can’t imagine LLA without the familiar image

library will be moved to West Hall,

of Franz Hall, and I know many

taking space currently occupied by

other alumni feel the same way.”

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By: Danelle Taylor Johnston

Franz Hall memories Share more memories at llamirror.org

“I remember taking US Government

“Experiencing powerful

from Howard Franz in what became

Bible studies in the CMC.”

the Head Principal’s office. I

-Junior Dien (2013)

was signing up to run for an office position! And

remember that my class was right

looking at the results.”

after lunch and that Mr. Franz

-Leisa Ong (2013)

would let us bring our drinks from lunch into his room.”

-Teresa Phillips (1985) “Walking in the first time during Academy Day.” -Yvonne Bui (2013)

“That used to be the hall where the P.R. Secretaries would put up the pictures

“Franz Hall was my lunch spot

of their [classes]. It was always fun

freshmen year. We had more

just to walk through and take a glance

friends back then. A lot of people

at the experiences of each class in

have left since then. My fondest

addition to the pictures of the previous

memories in that building is just

graduating classes from the 1900s.”

having lunch with [that group of

-John Sumilat (2013)

friends] and the laughs we had.”

-Sidney Sheer (2013)

“Eating lunch with all my friends on the benches. And the mazes during the fair.”

I remember on 3/3/03 putting the shops Triumph up on jacks on the

“I spent most afternoons in the library

front stairs blocking access to the

working either at the circulation

building. And who could forget

desk or in the upstairs Mirror office

“I remember taking Government

Algebra in the dungeon...having it

on the student newspaper. I also

from Howard Franz. He

in there just made it so much worse.

spent plenty of time in the Student

always taught sitting on the

There were definitely many memories

Association basement office and

front of his desk, unless he was

and good times in that building.”

running lights in the chapel for Ms.

writing on the blackboard. He

-J.R. Rogers (2003)

Dietrich’s drama productions. Franz

-Katie Kaatz (2013)

really loved his students.

-Brad Rafuse (1974) “I remember having all of my religion classes in that building with some of my best friends. Even though I don’t see those people much anymore, if ever, it’s great to think back to those classes and all the fun times we had together.”

-Heather Krause (1999)

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“The crowd when everyone

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Hall will hold a special place in my “My memory of Franz Hall is making the senior bulletin board every month with friends and showing off all our awesome senior memories for the class of 1999!”

-Kate Lewis (1999)

memory because of the life-long friendships that developed there.”

-Brian Weed (2000) “Being able to make friends with the upperclassmen and having a place to do homework and sleep.”

-Reuben Cortina (2013)

“The hole behind the carpeted wall I accidentally punched.”

-Ryan Weber (2013) “When ‘09 put Ms. Dietrich”s throne and lion on the roof above the cages as part of their prank.”

Hillary Sujo (2011)

“Racing in

“When we walked in and there

“Serving detention

wheelchairs during

was a car in the middle of it!

with Mr. Ballou.”

freshman English class.”

thanks to Brandon Herrmann

-Kylo Cautivar (2013)

-Erin Tierney (2013)

and the boys of ‘01.”

“Mr. Uribe’s bunny randomly hopping down the hall.”

-Katie Heinrich, (2013)

“My best memories at

willing to help,

Franz Hall are throwing

talk or anything

shoes at the ceiling,

you might need.

sneaking into the attic,

-Beverly Rafuse-

and almost pushing

Thurston (1974)

over a bookshelf.”

-Beau Young (2014)

“I’ll miss the memories I had walking through it when I was a kid with my older sister.”

-Mallory Bedney (2015)

“My favorite memory would be walking down that extra creaky central hallway every

the coolness of the library I will miss.”

“When ‘09 put Ms. Dietrich’s

-Jefferd Daniel (2015)

throne and lion on the roof above the cages as part of their class prank.”

“Mr. Franz always

“The couches and

-Katelyn Henn (2001)

I remember when Jon Hwang took the once-in-a-lifetime

-Hillary Sujo (2011)

shot of Pastor Skoretz doing a run and jump-kick.

“I remember the

-Nick Lampasi (2012)

window AC unit in our Advancement office had a comforting drone”

“I’m going to miss Franz Hall because Senor Uribe’s

-Scott Guptill, staff

class there was super fun.”

“[I remembers making a] video which involved the complete demolition of the whole CMC room. The best part was when Pastor Mark walked by the CMC just as two of my friends violently flipped a plastic foldup table, scattering the hundreds of pieces of candy that were lying on top of it just moments before. The look on Pastor Mark’s face was utterly priceless.”

-Jon Hwang (2012)

-Vanessa Desai (2015) “The smell. That’s what I remember. And Harley Boehm. He owned that building.”

-Timothy Gillespie former campus pastor

morning. It’s screamed

“I remember when the band went in there to surprise Mr.

danger but it also screamed

Santos for his baby shower. That was pretty awesome.”

“Being dropped off

vintage. That, and hanging

-Christine Dang (2011)

soooo super early. [I’d]

out in the former CMC after school when it was dubbed ‘the senior lounge.”

-Taylor Kelln (2012)

sit in the hall doing “I was resting one afternoon after lunch on the couch

homework before first

in the faculty lounge and opened my eyes just in time

period [would start].”

to see a large furry friend running past the window

-Denise Borillo (2013)

ledge just above the couch.” -Hannah Young, staff

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Franz Hall fire of 1947

LLA was struck by floodwaters that heavily damaged the basement, destroyed the athletic field, and caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage. -Lomasphere 1969

The face of LLA. -Lomasphere 1954

Mirror Staff Editor in Chief: Alexis Marca Photo Editor: Michele Rafuse Video Editor: Armand Domingo Web Editor: Brian Fernandez Reporters: Jessica Bayer Brian Moreno Shannon Rhee Sponsor: Danelle Taylor Johnston Publisher: Robert Skoretz Cover photo by: Michele Rafuse Loma Linda Academy 10656 Anderson St. Franz Hall Chapel -Lomasphere 1956

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