Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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5. A County Fair Surely, it was a countv fair, With people darting here and there To get a glimpse of rubber men, Who get knocked down and rise again. They saw with Joy the riding girl Stand on her horse and whirl and whirl; Then, quickly Jumping to the ground She left the horse still running round. When, seeing nearly all the shows, Down to the race tracks they did go To watch the horses run the race , At a successful speedy pace. Then noisily they left the stand With music of the rag-time band; •ndn drifting slowly from the fun Went home again with setting sun. Ruth Harrison '39 He roamed through the woods alone. With a sad and lonely heart. For soon he would be left alone - From his loved one he must part. Not long had they played together. Having such heaps of fun. Never minding the rainy weather. And now, all this - undone. Wanda West '40 A Modern Nursery Rhyme Sing a song of sick sense. Body full of rye. Roaring down the highway; Then he wondered why - He had the car wide open. And couldn't see a thing . Isn't that a dainty dish That booze and gas can bring? Kathaleen Ploof '40 Spring The veil of winter lifts, and lo! Out from the folds, austere and white. There steps a creature of delight. With youth and radiant hope aglow. She bears a promise in her hand; And life, the quickened blood of a»th. Soon chants the miracle of birth. As spring breathes softly o'er the land. Donald Ashton '39 ■if- •»• ' '» •» ttHHfrtfttttttiH ' - « « '!Ht tt tt‘tHfr •«• • Over Night Cabins When traveling, one of my first thoughts is, Where shall I spend the night? In a hotel, tourist home, or an overnight cabin Usually I decide on the overnight cabin. And what are my reasons? If I should go to the hotel, I would be followed all the time by bell boys, clerks, or maids trying to make sa e me more comfortableK with, Is there anything I can do for you? and a look of I wonder how large a tip I'll get for doing it for you I dislike this intensely. But if you like to be waited on and are able to Ignore the how - much - will - you - pay - me look for every little service. I'll grant you full speed ahead to the hotel.

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6 Secondly, I mentioned tourist homes. Most tourist homes are run by one woman, or by an old couple who have too much room for themselves and might make a little money by taking in tourists. A tourist home, therefore,is a private home. I would be given a room which might properly be labeled The Perfect Room for a Week-end Guest with EverythingNeces- sary Furnished, although We’d Rather You Didn't Use Anything , After I had been given the What-are-your-credentlals glance and been found up to par with their standards. But I would be expected tofinish my prep- arations for bed and to turn out the light as quickly as possible; and ttould I please not drop my shoes on the floor, mar the furniture, or make any noise to difeturb others in the house. Then I would awake in the morning to the rattle of dishes and the aroma of eggs and bacon, while there wasn’t a restaurant within miles and my stomach was in agony for the lack of food. Not this for me! Oh, no. But if you are in supreme bliss in this please- don't-disturb-us-but-we-may-disturb-you atmosphere, just watch for the common lighted signs of Ye Olde Touriste Inne . But you may ask why I chcfse the cabins. It is true that the steam heat may not heat, that the hot showers take fifteen or twenty minutes to get hot, or the roof might even leak in a rain storm. As for lumpy mattress- es or straw ticks (as I found in one cabin) you can discover these by looking at them first. Now I have given the faults of an overnight cabin. Here are the reasons why I choose one. After paying my rent, a nominal fee which is usually less than at any other place, I am taken to my cabin and given extra bed clothing if I desire it, instructions about the lighting and heating system, and direc- tions to the nearest or best restaurant. After this,I am left entirely an lone unless I desire some other service which I can secure by ringing a bell for them. If I wish I can read in bed all night, bang my shoes on the floor, or even tap dance, as I would be alone and disturbing no one but myself. I can go and come as I please or even keep house and get meals, as I am allowed the freedom of home, ind that is why I call overnight cabins My Traveling Homes , for every one of them is a home for a night. Marjorie Gates '40 Poison in Grasses Today, agriculture owes much to science with some of its ridiculous theories. Now, don't get me wrong. A theory is a pretty useful thing, and if it weren't for theories science would be a long way back on its present road. But also, let me say that today in the re lm of agriculture , we find theories that have been blasted for years. One of the farmers’ endeavors is to ge£ a clover or other pasture plant that is a perennial - that is, lives year after year - and is a hardy plant. Most clovers live for two years but one type is being developed now that really is a perennial. The way science tested the plants to see how long they were to live was to teat them for HCN or for the prussic aelfd content. Now, we know that prussi6 acid is a deadly poison that is