Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1940 volume:

� ),Pc S 3-a ‘.Pt y Wr dre rut, %f 9 inn r-'w • j - r.- • ±33 . Jl©dr+ SJ� dl te Pet' J ii - UJdv-riHofroejtyle (veFi htf J SCHOOL SOC % IDIT0RIAL3 Studont Clounoil Eofore mid-y ars, the juniora arti sanior� took part In a dabat on «tudant emmcll Tha affirmativa sida won the debate and th stu- dent� wotad that our school should have student eounoil, Now, by oting for this plan of student government,, the students pleged their loyalty and responsibility to make it a groat auooesa In o'ir school� . Previous to the dayj of student counoil the faculty made the rules and regulations oonoemlng our conduct These ruloe were aede for our own benefit.,, but as some of us aoul ftiot see things this vsy0 wo spoke to ouz principal about having a student council and he agreed that It would be a splendid idea ow„ having drawn up our own by-law and constitution,, we ha vs organised a student council, Saoh class is repre- sented In th 3 council j, and the constitution may bs amended whenever tha . But what benefita are wa receiving from this student o toiollT To be eura0 we her � few sore privilege� ,, hi oh arc used by some but abused by others of eourae, there arc always a few who know how to use end appreciate privileges These nr the few who oone to high school to study and to accomplish their goals in life The speolal privileges which we enjoy as a result of the student council„ are - (1) The seventh and eighth grades haws speaking privileges (2; When any class desires a party„ the president of the olasa must secure permission from the student oounoil. (3) We have assembly program� ,, lasting from twenty to thirty minutes, every Tuesday and Thursday morning Of course,, the high school students have enjoyed speaking privi- leges for several years0 but we have always been afraid that the members of the seventh and eighth gradeearould fool away their time if .'OLlowed the same advantages But now wo know differently The seventh and eighth grade pupils do study, and use the speaking privilege to better advantage thin the majority of high school students Ws fsol that eln some cases e ill used speaking permissions are doing more harm than good� while time is being wasted and lessons remain unlearned The assembly programs were a great sueoess at firsts but now they seen to be an old story0 Borne students when eallod upon, will not even participate in them What are we going to dot Shouldn't wo all bo good sports and take our «hare of responsibility in school activities? � e 0aa students pledged pur loyalty and responsibility,, Now„ are we going to live up to our pledgee? We cannot have a successful student council until -«e� the students„ are willing to cooperate and show our interest in this school Phyllis Kimg ° 0 Genevieve ' easier '40 Assembly Program� Starting with th� aeoond «emeater, th« four high sohool t� adh� r� took tum� presenting a� senii? programs , whloh were given on Tuesday and Thursday mornings„ Among the various features of Interest presented, with the cooperation of the students, were: songs, readings, humorous sketches, skits, demonstrations on first aid, and characterisations When the Student Council became effective, the management of these programs was left to a committee ohosen by the vloe president of the oounello This committee , «ailed the Zlg, Zag, Zippers Is composed of Phyllle King, Roswell Ploof and Marjorie Gates, reapeetlvely The follow® lng are a few of their presentations! a question bee, a spelling contest, singing, scientific experimentations a quia hour, a presentation of Four H Club work, the singing of festival songs by the grade pupils, and the reading of humorous sketches and poema by lor, Sturtevant,, To summarise the results of the assembly programs, I might say that they are interesting, instructive , andfceneflelal to alio. Certainly all the students look fowsrd to assembly mornings,, Wanda Wwst °+0 Reading Many people have too much leisure time) at least, they think so. But a lot of leisure time oould be used to good advantage. If people would put their bralne to work as well as their hands, Reading ean give people great ideas) at least, it has in the past� Did not many of our great poeta and writers get the inspiration for writing, from their reading? Of eourse, we ean°t all be poets and writers, but w oaa get thoughts that may develop and provide work for both hands and braln« Pope said, A little learning is a dangerouw thing 0 and some of us learn just enough In sohool to be almost dangerous to us- If we read more widely, we would Increase our knov edge on various subject� .. Then we would be able to go ahead and do more things So, even though we are graduating this year� we haven (t learned all there la to know,, Let ue , there fore, not forget to read - John Whiting 'AO Unspoiled Vermont Many Vermonters like to use the words unspoiled Vermont , when boasting of their native home, But wfry is it that the word unspoiled la so often associated with Vermont? The reason is,as you all know, Ver- mont ie still Just Vermont o Vermont is noted for its mountains and soenery It has many natural resources, and an abundanee of water power., Xtl highways traverse the entire state, and it has aeoess to Montreal and Albany by means of waker 3 hs r .any snail lEkcs where people are able to oaap in the summer; - :4 in the winter there are many «ports,such as nJclinc, skating, flnow- Ahcelng, and bob- ilediing ! • ■boating is also becoming a popular winter i .w7‘i n-,., Vermont's grs t at heritage Is its people - eons and daughtersp � ■' ill fllnple and sincere at heart- true Vermonters. ?- e e 1 . and has beer, for some time, en attempt to o ataerolal- lae Vermont; to defaee its mountain summits with a sky line parkways te £i -.-Jess with highly advertiu-ati . «norta; to - . its water and eiu Vi-'ioui to luip.e vjite X - tea ecrp.-. lee; to hid lie soenery with bltbtooarde and a vertlasm ants; and worst of all, to ooamerelalise its people. In books, magaalnes, and other artinlea, Vermonters have oharaoteri sed so many times as rustics or hi oka who never saw an automobile, who are ae eocantrio and stubborn as a mule, and who never � f y anything but by hsok - lRoeh dam''; ''by gum or darn fool Damo- orata S’ , until people from ether states really believe th ihinga, end ia to see i .naah ah � -.,uh fret a, my deeh ” -iiw.it df 't need this, . au� -.i i wa:� t it Tharefere, as Mature . _ oirmonte it 1 oir t 1 oou- . iali- _a-i t... keep our state - 11 unspoiled V K«.rjorie Gates 40 ♦tf - ;� � it .� « ;� ■ «;■� « FCEI'S CORKER � � -;� •� ♦! i, n■� 0 u Hi..li Soheol Song , : jta -' ,T.i.er reX Polka) . . re are idgh soi.cola, ; lit of high schools. ntvnr «($1 - n Uk| our , •e aav« J11 be sunflower � tri ,- iae tnis nohool of cur . � cheer you; n w..' .n aise you; And � «• always will be for you. da ng ww 11 sing you, TbM) £.•i in the luni, Every tine you hear this grand eld song Xe 4 will think ef good old V.H.a., Hen you'll want to sing with us «e you'll make an awful fuse.. C-.tOt old Franklin High School u love you best of the� all; think of good times tw ave hsii In your halls. kw’Ll ne’er forget the good tine we had in the fell . K iV the ti%e to cheer for Franklin, ©3� i-.'jhati tf them alii. Baseball Now, it1a tl.-re for ball and bat, urah your mitt, put on your hat To th disnond we will go; for Aiild baiv; Cyne , a ball we°ll threw. Svary player alart- and k«?±;. Renting viot(ry for his tee. Firet. a fan, - then a hit, The eatehor’s fist goes in -J n mL'ii , Orer the tre s and out of � t The ball went on its worry fll Hurrah Tho opening game w ee ; and ,,ohJ It was a lot ef fun Wanda Vast ’to . ?.«rtltt Benjamin ’41 Phylli i Xin '40 9 • School A Poem Mr subjects all boob hard for lam as dumb as dumb c - I study and study tha wholo day through} 1 know my timers wasted, but what oan I Sngllsh boors especially hard; X°ll newer bo a post or bard. Fro early mom till late at night, X wort but ean°t got graamar right, Geometry eomea next In lino. Areas and perimeter a all ooabined - a b o xd Just equals A dlszy mess to ■«. Marguerite Benjamin Hi I hawe thought and raoked my brain To try «nd write a rhyme do? Xet, what good la all the atrata X haven't got the timeo I haws worked and alawed all night A poem to compose-., Still I'm in an awful plight) I'm just out out for prose, Ouy Lothian °A1 My Teacher Seniors and Spring My teacher’s name Is Dewing) At me she'a always stewing. Xf X don't get my leesons done. She says Ttwill bring my ruin. low that aprlng is here again,, It la the teacher's hunch That we seniors seem to be a A pretty lasj bunoh lent eee X an a senior„ But that don°t out no lee. Seme days she's Just as hard aa eoal. And other daye so nlse. Howard Olmstead 5AO There was a time When we would work. And everyone would pass) But now we have begun to shirty And go to sleep In elass0 Now that graduation's near. And sehool Is almost out, «e oeniore hawe begun to fear That we may not go out Wayne Mullen 'A0 Phyllis Xing 'hO The Trio Johnkie le so sweet end shy Hs newer winks when he goee by� The glrle do look at him and sigh. And 0 Oh Johnny is their ory. Another le our handaeme swainy A out little tyke by name of «syne. For all he neede le apate and oanep To make the girlies Juet insane Laet8 but net least Howard,, my boy, Always peppy and full of Joy. Priwate property he does destroy. And ho's newer happy without a toy. Anonymous 3 The Masquerade Cast of Characters John and Dick � «rothere Jerry - A ehu , disguised as Peggy Setting Beene One - At the Masquerade Ball Scene Two In the automobile on the way home� Scene One ( Inter John and Disk together. ) John� What a big crowd� Everybody seems to he haring a good time, Dick., Yew Indeed, And look at the different eostuaes, I bet I could hardly tell ay own sister� if she were herd John., They do look different� hut ay guesses wouldn't be far fret right ( A girl� dressed in a bright ooatuae passes then� She wares lights ly� and flashes the boys a bright salito) Who is that girl? Dick, I don't know� that is� Z don’t recognise her n John Well she's dam Interesting� I wouldn't mind dancing with her� myself, Dick But you promised we'd stick together John, Oh- Dick ° you wouldn't hold ae to that promise would you? ( Before his brother has time to reply� he Is pushing his way through the crowd odC dancers toward the girl� on the other side of the ball� room,) Dick (To hlaself) aell this ie sort of sudden� 1 must say° John (Sowing to the girl0) Beg pardon� UJ.se� but aay I hors the next dance? Peggy Ith pleasure � Sir� I am delighted, (They danoe� ) John,, What a beautiful danoer', Why haven't I net you before? Where hare you been all of your life? Peggy, why� � why� you're pretty swell yourself., I “a flattered to know you John, May I hare the next dance? And the next,too? Peggy, If you are really sure that you want thea Are 70UT John, Please tell ne your name� beautiful lady 6 P 667« Juftt Mil me o Peggy° What shall I call jou 0 ay charming prinae? John� You way call me0 John, Peggy, aren°t you tired? Pcrhaps0 you had better sit down� Peggy. To tell the truth, Z an tired, but Z do enjoy dancing with you, John. We’ll dance again after we rest a few minutrs. I3li get you aowe refreshments now, ( He quickly gets the refreshments„ and the two are seate e «hatting gaily as they eat ) John. Look! Zt is almost Ili300 and we aust unmask soon Then Z oan see your face Peggy. But Z oant wait that long. Z really aust be going home, as soon as we finish eating, John. Oh, Z9a sorry. Please allow ae the pleasure of taking you hoae. John ( As they are seated in the automobile.) Where do you lire. PtseyT Z don°t think Z know. Peggy. The fifth house on Main Street . We Just mowed in „ last week John, Lueky for wqdI came to the masquerade,, Zt wasn°t so dull after all Peggy. Are you really glad you came? John. Of course, Z an. May Z see ou soon? Please giwe a poor fellow a break. Peggy Wello Z°ll let you know later3 for sure. John. Very well. Here we are at your house.( He puts his era around her.) May Z have the pleasaae of kissing you good-night? Peggy, ( She removes her mask,, revealing the fsalllar face of Jerry,) Z Should say not. That do you think Z am? A sissy? John. Well — er — Z say— Jerry White3 What do you mean by dis- guising In such a a saner? Aren t you ashamed of yourself? Jerry, for what? Z haven’t tried to kiss you have Z? Very well. If you come Immediately.( Johrihelps Peggy wftth John and Peggy. Good-night;J everybody and best wishes to all curtain Scene Two Wanda Rest c40 7 0 Spring Ftrtr Oh rtiottri Cariotta - A sohool teacher Haabone - A high school student Karl - Hembonea girl friend Sotting Tht oohool house stops0 Marlot Haabone, «an you holp ao with ny geoaetyy? I Juot «an’t - Hambone' Aren't you liotoning to mot Haabonot Huh? Oh! Yes, of course, What to it? and Marioilt'a this geometry, Zf ©no aid© of a triangle Is 16 inches - Hambone; There you go again� Haabonot What? Ok,yea. Z was too. Marisi lo, you weren't. What's the natter with you, anyway? feu ner©r par any attention to ao at all anymore, slno© wise Oarlotta, our now substitute teachor oeae. Xeu'r© been nooning ©round like a sick oalf0 but if it was at, you - Carlotta(Hurriodly) i Too - hoo- Ranbone. Could you holp no with ay books? HaaObons( Jumping up quiakly.)t Sure, Miss Carlotta doe, you do hare a lot of then to tarry, don’t you? Oarlottai Its. and Z thought a big,strong boy like you would bo able to holp no a lot0 with thsa. Haabont(Bashfully)t Oh, now, you stop that. Z'a not good-locking, and you know it. But - say, toaeherg thoro's soaothlng Z'wo boon want- ing to ask you - Oarlottai Xos, Raabono? What is itf Zf Z could holp you - Hanhonoi Well,it'• not quit© that. Hiss Cariotta, You see, Z - 1 -, well, or. oh goo whig,- will you? X aeon Z think a lot of you, and Z thought that aaybo - well, you sight go down to tho aerie© with ao, to- nlgHlo Z could - Mario (Very angry) I Hsabons!J Sou ooao hero this instant. Haabonot 0hp gosh dam! Don't pay any attention to her. Miss Oarletta. Well, how about that - about going to tho norioa? Oarlottai That'a so sweat of you, Raabono, and X'd just lore to - Haabone (Sxcitely): You mean you'd go? Oh, goe whis! Carlottat But, Haabone, Z oan'V Tou see, ay husband is coming from Mew York, this afternoon. He will probably want ae to go somewhere with him tonight. 8 . 0 Hambonat Your - your husband? Oh! I eaa0 Wall, g-good-by, Oar - Z ■•an t«aoh«r - Marla: Hambona? You - fsiibcna (Turning slowly)i Yase, Iam coming, Marla� Hold y r tongue iowarC 01batoad 40 arjorle Cataa '40 s« � h� r� ' -� � � � • rrrrsrsrrrrrr � � Hows Trow Long Ago Ona rainy day, Jim and Jo war playing In tha attic, thay had bean rummaging In an old trunk, whan thay finally oama upon a dlfcoardad foot� ball� Tha boya0 than., bag an practicing M football pass, paying no at- tention to an old mirror, loaning agalnat tha wall. Thay aant tha foot- ball flying toward tha mirror Tha naxt thing thay knaw,thara was a crash and a splintering of glass., Tha mirror was broken, Tha boys stood for a momont as If rooted to tha spot, than thay want ower to examina tha mirror In tha baek of tha mirror thay discowarad an old lottor , whloh had boon hidden there,, Why£ lhat la thla? asked Jin. It looks Ilka an old latter, said Joa. Lat'a taka it downstair , and hare Mother road it0 Thay found Mother sawing in tha living room. Sha immediately opened tha letter, and draw out two sheets of paper, yellowed with time The ink was faded , and tha handwriting was poor.Tha latter was signed, Jamas Braden « ’Mhyc said Mother, This is a latter written by Jin0 Great- graat- unela Jamea, who was a pony express driver Tha latter heading, whloh bora an old data, was addressed to Undo Janas s wife. It told of soma experlanoas ha had had, hare and thara and of different people he hod met. Tha boys listened until Mother stopped reading Than Joe Ixolairaad “GoshS He must h� va had an axeltlng Ufa. Yas , said Mother, Ha 4ld0 But hia Ufa didn't last long, Only a faw years aftsr ha had married, ha was killed by an Indian arrow Thla latter must have baan alslald in tha mirror, and has newer turned tip until now0 Tha boys , than, want back upstairs to tha attlc„ This tlma thay •tartad playing pony soepraas Marjorie «aid 9 44 9 A Summary of- Tha Orapas of Wrath”, by John stainbstt— . Thla itory. Tha Orapoa of Wrath”, takaa plaoa in Oklahoma and othor waatorn «tatas whioh ara aubjaot to tarribla duat storms,, Thaaa duat atonaa, aoaatUaa.iaat for aavaral daya at a timo0 Aftor tha atom, fina partioiaa of duat will hang intha still, hot air for a day and a halfo Aftor tha duat haa aattlod, tha paopla look out of thair win- dowa on rulnod crops and burlad farm tools - a drlad up dlamal aoa of waata. Aa timo wears on, parhapa tha aropa ara atartad again, or tha paopla may raly on work and wagaa alona for a living until aaothar aaa- Hhq V. , .InTth? dual stricken araa, tha small fan ownart - aa rapraaantad by tha Joad family in Tha Oropos Of wrath5- borrowad manay from larga loaning oorporationa , to buy now aaoda and supply tha naaoasltlaa of lifo until harraat tiaOo Tha atom aantinuad, and tha borrowimt infarsas- ad, Finally, tha aorporatiom daaidad tf ttta evar tha poor paoplaa' land and make it into groat oottod fiolda «In awaslant ida«; thaj thought, Dut tha paopla? wall, thay joltfti b«rt had athar idaaa, Guti t i� Si wara thay? Thjy. alona, aould not fight tha oorparatlona, Thar Saa only ona thing laft to do - mart out.But. whara? whara alaa aould thaaa paopla go ijndMki a living? This woo tha vltol quaation which tha man folks pondorod oraro Aftar a whila, thair onawar aou. It aama in tha fora af an oranga handbiii. Tha ona «Kama in tha world to work and oak a Uwing had ooma0 fas, pitting fruit in Oalifomlo woo tha anawar. Raxt, how war thay to got to Oallfomla? Moat af th« want to ot «- ond hmnd oar daalora to purohaaa adsa old.brokan down , anolont «rook - ■©««thing juat as unoartain aa thair living had boon an tha farna thay wara baing driran off from0 But thay didn't think of thati all thay could rhink of, waa gat ting to thair daatination, and atarting work, with tha aars or trucks thoy purchased, thay wara outragaously robbad, but what aould thay do? If a oar happened to hara a dry transmission or orankaaao, tha daalara would fill It with aawduat, inataad of waating oil on ito Tha aawduat served aa a silanoar to tha dry, attmeohing , protaating gears, but soma of tho farmors didn't know enough about oars to dstaot thiaj so , perhaps, thair neighbors eama upon stranded somawhara in tha daaart. But noona oould atop to halp, for all tha oars and trusks wars alraady graatly overloaded Thus, truckse oars, and graves wara found by tha hundrad, along tha roadside,, It naadad no deteetlve to fig- ura out tho aauaso .u £2 « toward tha land of promisa, thay would band togo- •r Mg llul! «olonlw to halp ona anothsr0 But paopla in ihesta through they passad would awoar terribly at than, sail thsm”Oakiaa , anu drlTa than off0 lot, thay didn't cars- raueh0 It would ba dlffarant in California, thay thought0 Would it? Tha farther thoy want, tha poorar thoy grow, until on tho last lap of tho journey, tha bast food thay oould gat was friad dough, or parhaps a faw potatoao If thay wara wall off. 10. 0 At lut , they arrived at ths border of California,, tho land of thoir dr iami 'How , they thought, wo oan got plenty of work, and buy food for our faat starring children� Their hopee were slightly dampen- ed when they met other “Oakies returning from California. But still thwy pushed onward down into the green walls?s where trees, laden with ripe fruit, were growing. But as far as work was concerned, it was rarely found; and as for wages, these people almost had to pay the Californians to be allowed to work for them Conditions , finally,became so hard that these poverty stricken people-� � - grew desperate, snd killed and robbed for a small amount of food. f t, in some places, large amounts of land lay fal- low; and some of these p ople, purchasing a few seeds, would go out, at night.to plant a bit of this land. A few of these secret gardens would grow to almost full slse before some rotten hearted official would dis- cover and stamp out the plants, and put the person who planted them in A very few of the people, however, were lueky enough to get into a nice government oamp where everything was clean and aanitary. Here, there were no police to bum their scanty bufjj p houses, to kick them off some rich person a land, or to put them in jail. Here, they were governed by committees ehSsen from th men and women in the eamp itself. Sanitary living quarters ware provided in return for work done about the camp, snd food oould be obtained for a short time while the people were look- ing for work. Outside the government oaapa, conditions were terrible. Men were foroed by starvation to pick fruit for flvs cants ( or oven for two and one half} oents a date. In this pitiful way some familias were able to make a meager living. These low wages caused strikes, famines, and un- holy disaster to these people who had corns from the East. With the cot- ton picking earn th usual flood . Th heavy rains lasted for many days, and the water ran in great streams on the surface of th earth. Theae torrents swept away the flimsy camps of thousands of p oplo, and loft them without a single solitary thing. During this tfeAe, there was no work to be found; and as a result many died of starvation or disease. Sc this is California , thought the men from the East, well, we can take it. Some survived, but many didn't. In ay opinefen„ these were the moot courageous, determined people I ever heard of Howard 0Instead '40 � � � � � !■ -1, � � � � � «« � � f «• (► Green Mountain Boys' stats lhtoh to my surprise, soon after school wlosed last year, I reoelv- ed a letter from Leslie E„ Wilson, Secretary of Boys' State, notifying me that I had been chosen by the school faculty and the Federated Men's Club of ranklln to attend the Green Mountain Boys State to be held at Horwleh University, Horthfleld, Vermont. I had heard quite a bit about the Green fountain Boys' State that had started recently, but I had no Idea that Z should ever have a chance to attend. I wvi glad of the op- portunity and as soon as I found out that I was going, I started getting rsT-dy. Aa soon as I heard that two boys from Enosburg wore going too I got acquainted with them., and we made plans to go together. We were told 11 to bring our on bedding to ooiae prepared to play baseball, basket ball. And tennis; to bring some kind of musioal Instrument if we had one, ao that we night play in the band On Sunday„ June 18, we started, reaohlng Norwich about three in the afternoon., m aoon as we arrlred we registered in the iiorwloh Armory and were aa signed to our rooau. After undergAinj a medical cxtraUUtion we were given green oapa,aoaething like those the Aaerioan Legion asa- bers wear, with Orean Mountain Boys' State printed on them in gold lettersoAbout an hour later, when wo finished at the Armory, w« found our rooms we weren't fortunate enough to get three rooms together. The two boys fro nosburg were in the cane building, but my room was in an- other building across the oaapua from them. I thought that wasn’t going to be auoh fun. but I found ay roan to be largo and equipped with furni- ture for two, A follow from Burlington was already there. Supper was served at mix in the Harwich Mese flail,whieh was a large plaoe seating a hundred and fifty people, 1e couldn’t all eat at onoe, however, because there were over four hundred of us; so we were divided into groups which were named by counties and towns, and a few oounties would oat at a time. After supper, we went back to tho Armory where we ware introduced tr the QMp directore and off leers of the Qreen Mountain boys' State, Thor were all friendly and told us they were going to try to give us one ef the fioet exalting weeks of our lives, and in my mind there is no ques- tion hut what they did. ttovenor Aiken gave a interesting speech,that night,telling what he thought of Boys9 State and what a good time he thought we could have If we took part in it. After the governor spoke the camp directors and officers explained the aim of 3oys Stats, and told uo what wo wore going to do while we were there. that we did was to earry on a form of government, with each town sleeting lfrs own town offioere, and with a govanor Oosttat «� o «govern� � would see eons boj lng so aeon e s bee. boy disobeying ed with eoraflj ; the rulea or playing a prank - like fill- nkee or tearing a re to pleoes- and would arreet hia. Then , when the court was In secslon he would bo tried., A man froa Montpelier oxplalnod sobs of the foots wo wsntod to know and acted. as judge for us A jury was appointed� and oaoh follow that was brought to tho stand had plenty of witnesses to book hla� If he were found guilty aomm punlshaent was provided „ One fellow had to run around the campus in his nightshirta When Owsley County Court ( that was ths one I was in) «et� three fellows were brought In for doing soae thing wrong� On of then was found guilty� and we had a lot of fun asking hln alean our rooraa At ten o clock every night the lights went out h and an inspector cane through � checking to see if everyone were In� We were all supposed to be in bed but soae versa0t� Uj rooaaate and I used to open the win- dow wide and :Jt in It after the lights went out,, Sometimes we could hear the boys having pillow fights In the building across froa us There was a eounseler te look after each group of boys. These oounselora were buoy aoat of the tlae� especially after the lights went out� At the end of the week,- prize was� given to the groupethavbehaved the best and obeyed orders� Oweely County� the group which I was in� won aeoond prize0 Every afternoon � for about two hours� we net for aperta - general� ly baseball or basketball. About twenty-eight of us played in the bead, After we had practiced only two or throe times � we played at ths evening aeetlngufc the Armory and broadcasted over WDEY 0 waterbury, The oounties took turns providing entertainment for a while in the evening� and then we always had an interesting speaker on government affairs,, The most in- teresting speech of all was given on Saturday night by v0 w., Peterson� apeoial Agent in charge of the Boston office� Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation� He told of «any oases where boys or sen started with small crises which led to bigger ones � and finally to thslr arrest .He also told how many of the w e caught,, (criminals) On Sunday we went to Shurohj' this was the first time we had been down town After Ghurqh the prises were awarded and eaeh member of the band received a certificate with the gold seal of the Aaeriean Legion� on It n After dlnnertsimday ay folks cane for as,. To me this was one of the happiest and best spent weeks of ay life� Wayne Mullen ’AO •Love Thy neighbor as Thyself One Sunday afternoon� Lee Stewart curled hereelf up a little more and snuggled down In her deep chair with a grand book. She was all alone in her big beautiful room with its luxurious chairs and studio eouch� with its ehlntt curtains across ths bay window, with Its beautiful rug that one9s feet sank in almost to the ankle, and Its great big bookcase fill- ed with the best books. Here she stayed end read or did whatever she lik- Lee was an orphan� Her mother and father had both died in the flu epidemic when she was only three years old� They hem left her plenty of • 13, ® money, and ah had always lived wfcth har grandmother who had provided a good home for har. But this homa of Lee’� laekad ona thing - love. Har grandmother was a widow who aaployad many servants, but aha never aaamad to want oorapanship of frianda, 3he waa antiraly alona and aaanad to like it. Although Lae waa vary comfortable, aha kapt thinking about a poor littla girl whom aha had aeen in ohurohD She'd think about har, and than tall haraalf it waa nona of har buainaaa. But nevertheless, no mattar how muoh aha triad, aha oould not forgat that voloa , saying so weakly yet politely, I have no homo or maaa0 I'm Just alona0 I oan't go any- where, but before my mama I want away, aha said that dod waa good and would take care of me if I wan good.” Lae remembered how she had answered not too kindly, do to the minister. Ha'll take oara of you.” She oouldn't gat this off her mind. 3he wan supposed to be a Christian; she went to ahuroh. Sometimes she would tell herself,”1 am a Christian. I don't smoko, drink, or swear. But eran though I don’t , I haven't any friendf,®yhare I? What would Jesus do? Would he Just leave the ohild? No, ha would have taken her homa , and fad and olothad her' She had plenty of moneys and besides, someday all this property would be hers. She kapt thinking about the oread whloh aha had Just reoltad that morning,, She had said - ”1 believe in dod, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, His only Bon our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy dhoat.bom of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was oruaifled, dead, and buried; the third day Ha rose from the dead) He ascended into heaven, and sittath at the right hand of dod the Father Almighty; from thence Ha shall oome to Judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy dhost; the holy Satholie Churoh, the oommunlon of saints; the forgive- ness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen, What was the use of that creed if she never used it? What was the use of God's word, especially when He said, Love thy neighbors as thy- self”? Yes, she had decided to go back. 3he'd find that ohild. when she reaohed the church, she heard someone sobbing upiby the altar. There at the altar knelt a littla girl with her hands folded, praying, Please, dod, taka care of my mother. Har littlr faa bant with grief. Lae felt as if she ware intruding upon something saorad and holy. Bhe knelt beside the ohild. After she had prayed and asked dod to for- give her, she asked the ohild to go home with har and stay as long as she wished. The ohild answered.”IT11 be glad to. I won't be any trouble and 1 can take oars of myself. Go Lee took her by the hand and together they said The Lord's Prayer . Then they left the church. On the way home Lee kept thinking, I'm doing the right thing, and I'm happier than ever before,. I have found dod , and am closer to Him than ever be- fore. Ha loves me and I hope that some day this ohild will. I know she will. I can feel it Just as if d d had promised it.” As Lee was thinking those things, the ohild looked up and said, You look like ay mother, and you're good like har too. You’ll be my mother , won't you? Lae answered, ” Yea. Whan she said, Yes”, she meant that what- ever aha did or wherever she went she'd be thie ohild'a mother. Marguerite Benjamin '41 1 a The lulling of ?ate 9 Dr, Timothy Thompson had Just been plains tennis for an hour and a Half. Now he was sitting on a benoh watohlng a s«t0 It was two o'elook, which meant that he would have to return to the hospital In another hour. As he sat on the benoh , with hie head on his hands, he thought how luoky he was0 Hadn't he been luckier than aost men? He had finished med- ical college at the age of twenty-six, and was now an Intern in the best hospital In the state, He Rad been here six months, but had performed nft operations by ftferattent by himself, although he had assisted in several. He wonder- ed howjlt would feel to be on your own in an operation� Kow nervous one aust feel; Just one little slip of the hand might mean death. He pushed aside these thoughts, and started off toward the hospital. As he walked along he thought of his mother back home,It haul meant many sac- rifices for her to help him through oollege, but some day he meant to make them all up to her. After he graduated fro� the hospital he planned to start his praotio® in his home town. He heard his name , and turning around saw Nurse Edwards coming toward him� He decided that she was Just about the prettiest girl he had ever seen, but as she approached he saw a worried look on her face. Nurse Edwards gall, Qftlck? Dr� Thompson, Thqy have Just brought into the hospital, a middle aged woman with a bad oase of ruptured ap- pends „ And vou will have to operate� M Sut where is Dr. Hill, or some of the others? Dr, Thompson asked Why I have never performed a whole operation alone In my life Dr, Bill and the others have gone to a doctors' meeting , she answer- ed, And this has to be attended to right away. Oh, you can do it „ and you must do It , They are getting her ready for the operating room now, She will be ready as soon as you ara„ As Timothy hurried along the lawn,he kept thinking of the possibil- ity of making some mistake or doing something wrong� If he only had some superior to help him! He hurried up to his room and changed Into his un- iform� As he sterilised his hands In the operating room he looked at the figure on the table, He couldn’t see her faoe, but he couldn't help thinking of how her life wan In him hands� He wondered about her family, if she had one,The nurses told him that some man had brought her but hadn't been able to stay. He started the operation, working as lfjLn a daae0 It seemed to him that his hands were mechSnloal , Yet the woman seemed to be endur.'ng the operation well. Her pulse and breathing were as even as eould be ex- pected under the conditions0 Re finally finished the operation, Although he didn't know how., What If he had done something wrong? What would It mean to him? And what a disappointment It would be to his mother' 2ven as he sat there won- dering „ Nurse Edwards came along and tried to oonvinod hlia that his fears were groundless,She had seen similar operations performed by specialists, but none of the patients had ooae through the operation any better than this woman.. 15 E® went, to hie room, and it seemed MM a® though he were bo all alone that he decided to write a letter to hi� mother, telling her about the whole thing, Still he didn't know what to writ - whether to say he was a euace� � or a failure„ While he was writing someone tapped on hie door� The nureea had Bent for hlra„ His patient was eoming out from under the ether, and Dro Hill had returned A� Thiaotfcy made hie way down the long, white corridor he thought, What if she dies? He seemed to freese in hie tracks as he entered the room, for there on the bed lay his own mother? Agony was written on his faoe, Oh. my God? he exclaimed an the situation dawned upon him,. Why did I do it? Something seemed to tell me not to do it . And now see what I hare done to my own mother. I hare maybe killed her with ray own hands? Then he became conscious of others in the rooa0 and of Dr0 Hill, coming toward him. Dr, Hill took Timothy's hand and said tfy boy, you did a fine Job? Ahy, I couldn't hare done better myself. Timothy stammered, But - but.Doctor, you don't understand This is my own mothsr. I didn't know who It was. Do you suppose I could bars dons it if I had known? Dr. Hill replied, Ho, Thompson, I don't supposs you would hars been able to do It , had you know But you did do a swell Job? tfhen Mrs0 Thompson rtgainsd consciousness and learned � 11 the ds- tails, all shs said was, Yes, Ood answered my prayers. As soon as I began to be sick I knew that I would hare to hare an operation? I have been under a doctors care for nearly a year. Oh, don't look like that, Timmy If you had know it you would hare insisted .on coming home Well, any� way, Ood answered my prayers. I praysd that'anyone did hare to operate on me it would be my Timmy„ -n Years later, as lmothy was telling this story,he said that that moment was the happiest on� In his life. Phyllis Xing ’40 � ■•♦ •� � ♦ • 'H � wild Fire For days, the forest had been so dry that a spark from a horae's shoe, or a carelessly snuffed cigarette butt, would hare produced a roaring inferno in a short time. Jack aarfow, the young fire ranger who was lacking a year of age be- fore he oould beoorae a oitisen of his country, was reitlese There were many reasons for his restlessness, for this was a time of trial Reason number one wasi he needed this job to sarn a living for himself and his sister.who„ a year ago, had been crippled in the airplane eraeh that had taken the lire of hlo parents Reason number two was the report that a fire maniac, who had escaped from prison a few days ago, had been seen heading toward the acres of virgin forest which was in ths oare of two other rangers and himself The other reaaonawere minor., but they all meant trouble. 16 9 The sun was setting now and aoon all would ba dark-, As Jaok was pre- parin hie suoper a glow of light came from the west, but it went un- no t load. for Jack waa thinking aloud, Sana will be a cripple� and won't be able to support herself unless something la dona within a few months� I wish I had Dad to advise me,. I won’t have enough money to pay for the operation in time, but the operation auat be had or Jane will be a orlp- ple for life Suddenly an eerie light flashed serose Jack's sight,bringing hla to hia sensato He Jumped up end started on the run for the telephone In the ohaek0 In a moment hie orlop, sharp, orders rang in the ears of the Superintendent of Forestry, Fire on Cadar Baek Huep - due west of my ranger etatlon, All equipment must be there in an hour or whole forest ie lest, Then running out,he SMftMMML saddled the beet of his two hor- ses 0 and tied to tho saddle a hastily snatched day's ration of food and watero At lastp making aura of his gum, ho Jumped on hie horse and gal- loped away to the west. As he neared the sesne of the fire he thought he saw an objeet in the past of hla horae� � He wee so near tha fire that even the soml- darknese had vanished. The objeet in his path, he found by reaching out to get It, was the shoe of a horse} and by Its marking It belonged to Bill, hie fellow ranger. Thinking that he might help more working with Bill than alone,Jaok shouted, but he might as well have saved hie breath0 wind, for the roar of tha fire drowned the sound. Was this shout in vain? Hot quite, for from the bushes earns first a no lee ,and then Bill’s norse and a strange nan whose picture Jack had seen but could not place Suddenly hi a mind cleared, for ha recognised this stranger as the men with the mania for fires. As he pulled his gun from its holster, he said in a stern voles, Did you start this fire ? The other man, P g ft d realising his plight, for he was the eauae of the mischief. Jumped onto Bill’s horse end dashed away amid showers of elndera from the near-by fire. As Jaek looked after the fleeing horse- man, he noticed blood on the rump of Bill’s horse. Had Bill been killed? Waa the horse or the maniae bleeding? Bill didn't know. But there was a ohanee that Bill was back there near the name that was eating every- thing in its path, eo Jaek leaped to the saddle and started toward the fire. In a very few minutes Jaek found Bill unconscious, with blood on his head where the gnarled olub of the maniac had hit him. Sweeping Bill to the saddle behind him, Jaok started after the mani- as, unknown to Jaok, Bill’s horse had stepped into the fork of a fallen tree and broken its leg. This gave Jaek a ohanee to o toh the fire bug, in a mueh shorter time than he Had awpeoted. The manias, now forced to walk, broke lnho a frightened sweat end started to naroh the circle of fear, Aa ha was making the fifth eyele of this circle. Jack’s horse with its double load sane crashing through tha underbrush. Seeing his quarry as eloae at hand, Jaek Jumped from the saddle, threw his horse reins •war a bush, and started in pursuits It was a rase between two well matohWd runners, for Jaok oould not eatoh the maniac nor eould the manias get away from Jaok, Suddenly the manias stopped, pi eked up a olub, turned, and prepared to hit hi pursuer. Jaok had Just time to duck as the heavy olub went over hie head; then •traightenlnc upB he sent a few quick punches under the Jaw of the a aril' . ao„ These proved too muoh for the weakened strength of the manp and he Bank to the ground, unconscious. Picking up the limp for� B Jack started for his horse, he then took Doth of the bodies to a near-by spring where he revived first Bill and then the miniae Uid I nay maniac? Hot nowp for this man had come to his senses as a result of the blows on his head.. As the nan slowly revived� he opened his eyes and froa his mouth eaae these words� ” Where are else and ny wife? Have they gone down in the flood? 'He don’t know . Jack replied,, Who are you? inhere do you come from? Blishtp a one time great bone specialist,, I lived in Cincinnati until the great flood camep taking ay wife and daughter down in its firet nighty rush., ky wife’s naae was Anna and ay daughter’s name was Jean 3he- . Here his voice broke and he sobbed like a child n MW Jao flawed familiar with this nans., Jean Blight , he thought„ Where have I known her? Nowp I know,. She was the hostess of the air- plane crasho Then aloud to the doctorp he sald0 I know your daughter,, sir y She was in the airplane crash in which ay sister was injured,, never to walk again unless she has a leg operation XJ11 teul you what I’ll do„ ay boy,, I shall be forever indebted to you for what you have done today, I am 0 as I have eaid, a bone spe- eialist I will come to see your sister tomorrow„ and if there la any- thing I can do 0 I will do it„ After seeing the fire pnfter control, Jaok took the dootor and Bill to the ranger station for a good sleep,. The next two aonthe followed happily;for Bill had recovered� Jane was on orutehes - soon to be walking0and the doctor wsb reunited with his wifs and daughter who hadn’t gone down In the flood, David Bates ’A3 ' � «• � «• « � „.„ � HUMOR � ■� ♦ � � ..a 'r l?n' a3®(l � eyenteenp rerj much disliked soap and water� One day 5iy, Wt you ° rea °n wMh hJjB MSur ly want to be a clean 'Yesp tearfully agreed John„ but can’t you Just dust me? 13 Father � Gwendolyn, what is this 60 on your report oard? Gwendolyn: 1 think it s the temperature of fche school rooaa Yi«s Dewing(in Enghish flass, during the discussion on “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ): Prattp what le a coquette? PrattC evidently tatter acquainted with food than with the ladies) Oh that la gay? It is a fried cake like those I ate for breakfast this morning� , -las Hi 1 eo ( in home economics class): Rowfi students, describe a gumdropo Helen Towle( a movie fan)� A raarshraellow in technicolor. Hiss Sates( in history olaes)t VarJoris0 what was going on in Asp York about this time? Marjorie (absentjmindedly )t ’.'as that the Boston Tea Party? Salesman: 1 have a book for you - How to Sing In fen Easy Lessons 0 Pfcyllie: But, I didn’t order it Salesman: HoB but your classmates did, Sookstore Clerk: This book will do half of your work for you� Kathaleemi FineJ I°ll take two of thorn� Keith: hat would I have to give you for a kies? Doris: Chloroform. Mr� 3turtevarrt(ln physics olass) i Will you tell the elasa In sim- plest terns what steam is? Marjorie: I'd aay steam is wa$er in a high state of perspiration� Dad: Well, Lyle? how did you get along in your exams? Lyle: Just fine, Dad, except In history� Every question on the exam happened before I was born� Lies Dewingdn science olass): Can anyone tell us the name of a great ecientlst living today? David(dreami ng): -thy, of course� Benjamin Franklin� Did you hear Confuelov: say: That Kathaleen Ploof is passing her book reports In on time? That headaches originating in English or history class often dis- appear by the fourth period in the afternoon? That it takes David Gates to pop kin« egg out of the bottle for the science olass, regardless of Wither he catches it in hie aouth or on his face? That a rush of permanent waves carries many girls away from school in the spring? Vf- � • t � � •• 4 � « . � � -:}� � � s � � :� � ■� 19. Alurmi Nsws 1. early all the member� of the class of 1939 either hare employ- ment or are in college,, loyd Oyr la engaged In hard study at the University of Vermont. Burlington. Winston Pierce is also attending the University of Vermont� Mews has been resolved from the University News Office that Pieroe has been initiated as a greenhand in the collegiate chapter of the future Farmers of Aasrlsa, He is also a member of the R.O.T ,c0 band which plays at vari- ous athletic and military functions,, Robert Irish is employed at the First National Store in Enosburg Falls, Vermont� Donald Ashton is now near Honolulu, where the O.S.Navy maneuvers have bsen taking plaoe. Ruth Harrison has employment with a family in Brighton, Massachusetts,, Almon Rlohsrd is working on his father’s fan. Bernice Fields '3B is playing with th Northsm Ridge Runners at Swanton, Vermont� Altha Towle '38 is graduating ,in June, from Johnson Normal Oohool� She 1b employed to teach a school In Montgomery next year� Winslow TowlsJr. 538 and Eldon Laplant'38 are completing their course at Randolph Agricultural School this June� They both have employ ment for next year� Robert Uagnant ’36 , a sophomore at the University of Vermont, baa been appointed Corporal in the University R� OoT� C„ Infantry Battalion. TVlima Weetoot ’37 hss employment in Boston� Elizabeth Horekin 38 has been studying in Boston. Merriaan Hull c36 is graduating from the University of Vermont in June, Douglas Lapiant ex '39 was married , on Jan� 18, to Edllene Tracy� at Methodist Church, West Berkshire , Vermont, }� « « � -� •� Baseball Motes Franklin High School has played four baseball games this season, winning two of the four. The line up for the season has been as follows: • aoo • Floof L� Lothian IB Richard 2B Messier LF Olastsad P Dunham as Whiting RF Heflon c J. Hagnant substitute EnosLurg defeated Franklin 21-6 at Franklin, Hay 6, Franklin defeated Bakersfield 10 - 6 at Franklin, Hay 10. Enosburg defeated Franklin 11 - 3 at Bnosburg, Hay 13. ’•'ranklin defeated Bakersfield 12 - 3 at Bakersfield, Hay 24. The highest hitter for Franklin «as Dunham, who made aeven hits in sixteen tines at the bat. Hafflon made four hits in sixteen tines at the hat, and Uessier made three. HIM or THE XEAR ept„ 5. Sohool opened •'•ept. 22. The Freshman Reception was given at the town hall. The fresh- men wore introduced ao a band of entertainers with Osoar -lef fi as director, to amuse the President's family - the Silly Sonh- omores - at Kyde Park. r ept. 29. Sehooi oiosed for County Teaohors' Convention at 3t. Albans. Oot, 12 - 13. School was elosed for the State Teaohers Convention at Burlington. Oot, 19. Hr. Ralph Noble, State Supervisor of Secondary Sohoola, vlsitod our school. Oot. 19. The freuhaen held a party at the home of Clayton Pratt. Five hundred was played. siov. 19 - 24. A health olinio was eonduoted in the grades, by Dr. L. :. Samson and the dlstrlot nurse, Hre.Robson. N'ov. 23. Ths frsshaen held a party at the home of Pansy Shite. David Cates and Helen Towle wan the prises at Chinese checkers0 -M ; f . nv, 25. 'r, Sturterant, accompanied by Phyliie ing, Hmrjorie Cates, Parguerlte Benjamin, and sxbarn agnant, and by the Kesers. toward Olnstead, Roswell Floof, end layne Mullen,attended the Forum Discussion at Montpelier. Rov, 30 - Deol3. School was closed for the Thanksgiving recess. Oeo. 12. On the morning of Dec. 13, the following debate was presented by the members of the Junior end Senior English Classi Rssolved - that Franklin High school should nave a student oounoll. The speakers on the affirmative side were Marjorie Oates, toward Olmstead, and Phyllis King. The speakers on the negative side were Marguerite Benjamin, Roswell Ploof, and Genevieve Messier. The chairman was Barbara Magnant. Both sides did extremely well in 21, upholding their argumenta., The afflramative aid won , both ac- cording to the decleionc of the judge� (Mr, Bturtevant, •Jturtevant, and HIbb Wilcox) and of the student body, DeOr, 20 The Central Grammar Sohool gave an operetta,entitled A Mid- summer Day „ The costumes were pretty and the operetta very well done, Special credit la due Idolyn Messier who had the leading part-. Deo. 210 The freshmen held a ChristmaB party at the home of Helen Towle, Gifts were exchanged and games were played, Deo, 220 A big Christmas party was given at the school house for the whole school,, The new sohcol orchestra,organised by i'rs. Sates, played at the party, Deo, 22 - Jan, 8, School was oloeed for the Christmas vacation. During vacation , the agriculture class went to Boston with Mr, Sturts- vanto On Sunday, Deo, 25, the sohool choir sang oarols at the East Franklin Churoh, Jan 23� Wr the first assembly program of the year, Mr, Sturtevant re ad some very Interesting sketches, Jan, 240 School was closed for repair on the furnace, Jan0 30o The freshmen held a party at the home of James Rlehard, Five hundred and other games were played, Feb,6, The seventh graders, under the direction of Moss dates, gave some Interesting skits for morning exercises, Feb0 19« The members of the Senior Class and the play oast were enter talned by Mrs, Paul dates. In honor of her daughter's birthday, Feb, 20, The constitution of the F, H. S, Student Counoll was presented by the ohairmar of the Student Connell Committee, Mias Phyllla King, The constitution was adopted and the following officers were sleeted for the ysari president .Howard Olmstsadi rice pres- ident, Roswell Plooft secretary, Doris King;treasurer, David dates; elthth grade representative, Alan Westcot; seventh grade repre- sentative, Rene Durenlesu, Feb0 24 The Senior Class did an excslent pleas of aotlng on their play, Adam and Eve- 0Betwesn aots, Miss Xathaleen Ploof won many laughs over her monologue, Aunt Effie doss Horse Back Riding , The seniors mads approximately fourty-four dollars on tholr play, Feb, 29o The freshmen held a party at the home of David dates. Mar, 29o A costume dress party was given at the town hall by the student oounoll, Apili 15« The senior honors were given out as follows: the valeditjtorlans, Marjorie dates and Qenevieye Messier;salutatorlan, Kathaleen Ploof; third horor, Phyllis King, 2 May 2 - The Misses Marjorie Gates and Marguerite Benjam , and the Melsrs0 Roswell Ploof and David Gatee0 with their aueic teaoher- tfrs„ Mae dates, attended the Musio Festival in Burlington. May 1, The Juniore held party at the hone of Marguerite Benjamin, May lOThe freshmen held their final party at the town hall� Five hundred and other games were played,, May 18,. Many ouplls from the seventh and eighth grades and from the grammar room , with Mrs Mae Gates, attended the County Music Festival in St, Albans, May 29, The seventh grade sponeored a penny party at the town hall. Some of the attraotions were ping-pong, bowsing, and fortune telling. T