Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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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

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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