Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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Political Influences If you wish the sympathy of the broad masses, you must tell them the crudest and most stupid things.” (Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf) Is this the way politicians appear to us? It’s frightening to think of people in a civilized society” being influenced by their emotional responses in matters of government. One would think that modern man would react best to someone who stimulates his intellect; however, this is often not the case. Politics involves those institutions which govern us. Within these institutions, (the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Student Council) who make decisions which should reflect the feeling of the public. But aren’t we often swayed to our representatives’ way of thinking, with vague promises? No matter how many times we are disappointed, we seem to want to believe their empty words, as long as they sound good. We really cannot blame our leaders for this behavior — they tell us what we obviously want to hear. Everyone wants to be a winner, so a candidate for political office, whether he or she is the president of a Student Council or the president of a world power, strives to please the public. Hitler told the Germans that they were the greatest race on earth and must rule the world. Flattered by this view of themselves, the Germans supported him without giving much thought to the methods he used to achieve his goals. It didn’t matter how many Jews were killed in the concentration camps; the Germans were too excited about ruling the world to consider the morality of the methods used to achieve their ends. Although it may be hard to believe, there are some honest people in public office. It is up to the public to choose to vote; we should exercise that right with some intelligence, by being well-informed on the candidate’s issues. It is foolish to b e so willing to accept every statement made by public figures. We’ve been too gullible for too long. j I Judith Proulx

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Yearbook Format Thank You Procedure v Linger At the edge of the sea, life came to the land and comes still; comes to the man who rests there unhur¬ ried, who pauses to learn what be¬ longs there, to enjoy it for what it is. Island in Time” But where can the man rest now on this island? For now it is crowded and filled with worried and busy people who are constantly finding important things everyday and not Seniors — That’s us, kids! and as you leaf through the book you’ll notice se¬ nior pictures scattered here and there with no specific senior section to make you fall asleep. Only pretty faces smiling up at you as you enjoy reading our book. So enjoy! School iS ... Lite ierrn papers Format is really screwy. I mean, a yearbook is a yearbook, right? So, why try to mess them up with copy (stories, etc.) and creative photography, and people’s ideas? A yearbook is just a scrapbook of the I senior year, and nothing more. Well, people’s ideas and creative photography and copy all make a yearbook something more than just a scrapbook.” A yearbook isn’t just our senior key”, (Oskey). Our yearbook is a book encompassing 1972 and 1973 — the events and the people who affected our lives in this time span. We used a more casual format, breaking the book down into chapters which center around the various influences on our lives. Everything usually found in a yearbook is still here — the football, the cheerleaders, the seniors, but we added in the Olympics, the national elections, and any other special events which have affected us all. remembering about the matters which were once important. I’d like to say I’m not leaving as a principal because of you. I think you’re a great bunch of people. I honestly am leaving because I can’t accept certain decisions that are made by my supervisors. I cannot accept the fact that education is not the top priority in our town.” Man has his standards by which to live. I wanted to make Franklin what I always dreamed of; a friendly hap¬ py, efficient school. I have a very simple philosophy: It’s love and respect.” — But it’s not always possible and he finds himself subjected to pressures. I’m a controversial person I hate to be in the public eye. I guess I’m tired of being a big deal. I just want to be Al.” P Mr. Businessman Advertising is an important way of making money to finance the yearbook. We didn’t ask for charity when we sold the ads, so why treat the businesses just as sponsors? We feel merchants who take an ad out should get the coverage for which they’re paying. When you see an ad next to your picture; be glad it’s there. It’s people like them who are keeping the price of the book down. Credits: And our thanks and love to Ms. M Numero Uno” Mills Tracey Mills the wonderful Pat Carney Guy Garon of American Yearbook Co. Purdy Studios Mr. Al D’Aniello Mr. Kenneth Rose the secretaries — Mrs. Richard Law Mrs. Edmund Cataldo Mrs. William Pletch the custodians — Mr. Allevato Mr. Mucciarone Mike Gilmore and all the other people who took their lives in their hands and helped us. Censorship: Concerning censorship of quotes in our book: the statements people makMr clearly their own, and we canrrai eJk d responsible for any¬ thing tne w baven’t censorec anything excroCA ajiew vulgar words; so, if you dCTffijftfr some¬ thing, don’t bitch. (oops!j%f thank¬ ful we live in a democratic society and have freedom of speech.

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Cheryl Gosselin National National Vote for President Percent = 62.0% 37.0% 25.0% Nixon (R) McGovern (D) Nixon margin 25,024,670 14,734,164 10,290,500 Vote in 1968 Nixon (R) Humphrey (D) Wallace (Al) Nixon margin 31,785,480 31,275,166 9,906,473 510,314 43.4% 42.7% 13.5% 0.7% Electoral Votes States for McGovern District of Columbia Massachusetts 14 States Undecided Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho — 4 Michigan — 21 Minnesota — 10 — 40 School. 16 • • • lasing yourchafft notes