Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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3. Chewing Gum One of our biggest, and worst habits is chewing gum. That is not saying that chewing gum is one of the worst habits as far as being harmful to the body is concerned, for it doesn't harm the body any, but it is one of the worst appearing habits a person can have. Wherever you go,you see people chewing gum - in schools, theaters, and churches; at parties and social events of all kinds. Some of these people make me think of sheep chewing their cuds, for they s$op only once in a while to say a word or two and sometimes they don't even stop chewing to talk. In public places, sometimes you see signB marked No Smoking . There might also be signs marked No Gum Chewing . Some people can chew gum, and chew ii? all right without being noticed, but two-thirds of the people that chew, can't. Almon Richard '39 4H • »HHt ■» • Shall I Follow the Crowd or Be a Nonconformist? Shall I follow the crowd or be a nonconform!st That is the question asked by hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls of themselves today. To some, perhaps, it is a very difficult question to answer, and yet it is a very simple one. Assume that a young girl goes out with a new boy friend, who takes her to a very nice up-to-date beer parlor. She is asked if she will drink with him. It is then that the question arises, Should I?'.'Smart peo- ple know that the answer is No , but does she? She hems and haws and finally says to herself','Oh, I might as well.He will say that I think myself too good for him; and again, it is what every other person is doing nowadays. So why can t I? Shat very girl could have politely said, No, thank you, I don't care for it , Just as easily as she said? Yes , thus eliminating many a headache and many a heartache. I, for one, think that Should I is one of the greatest questions in the youths' world of today. Howard Olmstead '40 The Well Dressed High School girl The well dressed high school,wears very siihple tailored dresses, which are washable. One craze that high school girls have,is wearing skirts and sweaters or blouses. These sweaters and blouses add wariety to a wardrobe. Another thing which adds variation is a colored bolero with a skirt and blouse. The high school girl may also wear costume , jewelrv which adds that certain touch to her appearance. A adds that something to a dark green or a dark blue s.veater. Or those gold colored necklaces sold for twenty-five cents at the dime stores, may do much toward brightening a dark dress or sweater.