Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1947 volume:

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JANE GATES 1. ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER JOKE EDITORS - - SPORTS EDITORS - - - GUY TOWLE ■ - - ROBERT CYR BEVERLY MACLEOD OLIN S.-1--.0ON ALTON LOTHIAN MARY COLUMB NEWS REPORTERS - EXCHANGE EDITOR- ALUMNI EDITOR MOLECULE ARTIST - IliOGENE COLES BR.-iDL Y KAGNANT MADELINE MESSIER - - DAISY PLOOF - - SALLY GATES - J--‘f-V ' • - - ’ ■ •- } •- •- «. ' ■ • TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIALS Our Nr,: School Schedule ----- -Stanley McD.rraott Why Go to School --------- Hortenso Roberts Our Movie Medline -------- Alton Lothian The We � on for Peace ------- imo?cnc Columb POEMS A. Poem for Today - -- -- -- -- -Carroll Tite loro Wishes - -- -- -- Gordon LaFlarao •Murder - -- -- -- -- -- -- - Joyce Johnson Comparison ------------ Jan. Gates Friendship's Hand --------- Kathleen Thibault He’s Late ------------ Madeline Benjamin Silent Night ----------- Jane Gates School Minded - -- -- -Madeline Messier STORIES Rules and Regulations ------ -Madeline Jette Th Little Man ---------- Jan: Gates An Unexpected Bath in January - - Ros emary Jet We A Bad Ni?ht for Mr. Mullins .1 - - Guy Tov lc One We oh To Early - -- -- -- - Ortha Solumb Surprise ------------ Sybil Gone It Must Hav Been Somethin?; I Ate-Joyce Ellsworth Essay The Art of u ettinfT into Trouble - Alton Lothian Page 3 3 5 5 £ 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 Tabic of Contents , Continued. 2. BOOK REVIEW The Soul of .inne Rutlcd o - - - -Inoacnc Colunb PET' PEEVES , -arranged and illustrated by Hortense Roberts JUNIOR NE.7S - -- -- -- -- -- -- - Madeline Jette Bradley Ma nant NE.VS OF THE YEAR - -- -- -- -- -- Ino cnc Colunb HONCJt ROLL ------------------- ----- CLASS OFFICERS --- - - - ALUMNI NE. S ----------- Daisy Ploof HUMOR .collected and arranccd by - - Beverly MacLeod f ' 01In Sanson GIRLSr BASKETBALL--------- - -Mary Colunb BOYS' BASKETBALL----------------- - Alt on Lothian EXCHANGE --------------- -Madeline Messier COVER ---------------- Sally Gates J Paco 19 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 - C$'UR NEW SCHOOL SCHEDULE Before this year school had always started at nine o'clock and was dismissed at three-forty. It had been that way ever since I can remember, and had been that way for centuries, I guess. But this year when Mr. Powers became principal of the schoo], he had a new system which he called solid session . In this system school started at eight forty-five and was dismissed at two-thirty with twenty- five minutes at noon , a oen minute recess, and forty minute classes. This program didn’t work out too well because the peoole who lived in the village and went home to lunch didn’t have time to eat and get back to school on time The school busses also complained because school started too early for them to bring the chlisten here on tine. In the past few weeks Mr. Powers and the rest of the faculty have devised a new plan,-whereby school starts at nine o'clock and is dis- missed attthree o' clock .with a forty minute nooning, a ten minute re- cess, and forty minute clauses. This system seems to have worked out very well so far. It gives the students who go home to lunch plenty of time , and the busses don't have to get around as early as they did, Ucr Although there v;as much fault found ablut solid session, the major- ity of the school supported it, and v;e may go back to it in the soring. Stanley McDermott ’ 49 WHY GO TO SCHOOL? It pays, in doilars and cents, to go as far as possible, in the righ sort of school, or in almost any school,, in fact. Mr. Edison and «r. Ford v.ot along without much formal training; so also dia Mr. Lincoln and Walt Whitman. Very superior persons like these , and all fools, are outside the law of averages. Perhaps their superiority may lie in a specially active will and ambition, spurring an otherwise ordin- ary person to train himself. Somewhere, somehow, everybody in this world must set ready; and schools are the best answer we have learned to make, so'far, to the problem of getting ready. One who leaves school early is shut out from all the professions to begin with. He cannot be a lawyer, a doctor, a dentist, a teacher, a surveyer, a oreacher, an electrician, an engineer, ar a modern arch- itect without training or preparation in school. Of course, almost anybody can work with his hands, and we think that everybody ought to, to some extents but the bov who quits school early is very surelv condemning himSelf to manttal labor for the rest of his life. A 6irl may get a job in a five and ten cent store as soon as the law allows her to leave school, and a boy who finishes the el hth grade may strike the level of mixing drinks at a soda fountain - both perfectly respect; ble jobs for a summer vacation, but both likely to have tragic conse- 4. urnc'-’b if continued after the school «bell rin ;s in the fall. Few imoor-i -..'.iit. business positions go nov -a-days to young people with less than a Liyh school training; and the overcrowding of every .American university shows very clearly that even college education pay’s. • The lealned professions have no monopiy of the new demand for train- _ny. cr example, the day of the small fanner is passing, Workers have drifted to town, and the farmer has been compelled to use labor-saving machinery or give up his occupation. A good machine does the work of° three to ten men, so that a progressive farmer may find the losses in mar. cov er more than made up by the gain in machine work. Yet, only a born ; cnius can operaoe and repair all sorts of machines without training in mechanics, and the best place to get that training is in the ri ht kind of school. ' Mechanical requirements form only a part of the change in farm conditt' 7e have passed the years of heavy cropping at the expense of native rich- ness. A return must be made to the land. Different soils and varied crops require different treatment. Crops that so well in one soil are net adapted tc another. The raising of stock under modern conditions reauire expert knowledge of a good many sorts. In short, while there is still a meager living, derived from old-fashioned farming, the men who make the bi money on the farm are students; and the short cuts to the things they need to knew are the agricultural schools and colleges. If a boy likes farming, but doesn t like the kind of school in his neighborhood, be- cause he doesn t see any use Of taking Latin, ancient history, and such; if he is in a hurry to get the best training for the big-scale farming-' the farming that pays - there are school in his state where he can find the very courses he needs, and often he can work to pay part of his expen- ses. Beyond any question this is the way to a big success outside the towns. Whatever the practical future we dream about beyond the wheel-barrow and the retailing counter, schools can shorten our road of life. Rerhor - the working wage of a life-time, it can be shown that every day in the four years of a completed high school course has been worth , to an av- erage student, about ten dollars. It is work with the head that pays. But the best reward of going to school is not counted in dollars and cen s. There is a stagnating littleness in the common routine of mechani cal tasks unless the mind has caught the secret of escape into broader f Whether gossip is malignant or harmless its interests in the crude facts - little lumps of information, rather more welcome If false - •about folks and things near by. Hundreds of men and women we know are dying mentally cf this kind of stricture. Training of the right sort gives a world wide range td our interest in facts, makes us reluctant tc accept mere hear-say and shows us how to test information and appearance . Yet, this is only the ground-work of an always fascinating mental ex- perience, Our training, whether received in school or out, should teach U3 to interpret facts. The reasoning student, unlike the newsgathering, gos-ip, values facts as part of a network of cause and effect, which it : his duty and pleasure to understand for the comnom good. f HI.ctrxOil of £ j v j j , s tion that attempts to do so-e definiti™ a],S!'eafu wideninS applica- pare for thoughtful citizenship. fi ite ork in the world, or to pre- ta8tefosr?hSsrL rtT « i8sriisfisfthe, ai?1 °f • — be, and to act with considSaHon f°f the+rlch thin6 that it may 8nly the rankest kind”? aKmStiSS Iff interests of our fellows, an art object in dollars ande t 1 attempts to express the value of the best oart of life is as th � m st live , to be sure, but Culture ' like other New d book says' r ot bread alone but must be lived through The bl 'J!!SeS’ ?a!’mot be bought and sold, . the danger of personal littleness gnf aqt?r °+ leayinS school too early L even more than the actua] loco inViii agnation in a mental treadmill, don’t leave a ehon? 033 in dollars and cents. So, whoever you ire Hortense Roberts '48 C-UR MOVIE MACHINE chlne S ecoPS ?layer ir?ht3Bpr?n2eof0?S46natlf'’m01,ln8rtPl0tUre ma- for the first fe-v n,ontL for movie s f as u6ei ITXl the machine is used for is°the8aSpllfyl Jf the reJord lSyer? 5 yoKeay we have used the machine for pictures.” Yes � e have used th« machine. , e’ve had one ediwe+i nn-i • . ea we nave used the h rd he ei LsSr t s ot bec-Ss 6 8 wLrnoeblSckoS?nsehldesein Jhe ai Somf' ss?s p y.,ns� ; e bougnt the moving picture machine, but not for an or- nament, He want to 3ee some pictures. Alton Lothian '48 THE '.7Ea?0I’ FOR PZaCE tv, ° nce tb® days of the Revolution, Vermonters have never experienced hSS-S;VK WaL0n heir own soii- Few Vermonters have eveJwS rugged soil C°Uld n0t b® appeased by the bountiful fruits of that „ be was ron by Suns and the life of manu a promising Vermont youth, xhe peace now hangs in the balance, hunger among the vi-tims ay wel1 accomplish what their arms failed to do. TotalltariLism • - ■ new marche? n u 5:: Cierent oattie front, XL:- onij weapon0 ..hi on vili. halt that march e.r? the weapons of food.- ”r Ca.il lo J.c fal] the Van nont boys who gave their lives foi’ the cause. - j new Ve ncnoei f, help to forge those weapons against starvation and. dictato i.bio by sharing o,nd contributing as much as possible Iraogene Columb '48 POET A POEM FOR TODAY I don't knew what I can find to say, But I gotta write a ooera today. I guess it's meant for the Molecule' Which is the little paper of our school. I try to think of words that rhyme, But some of them I just can't find. I gotta think of something pretty fast, For the time is quickly slipping past. This has to be done at two twenty sharp, Or it's after school I stay 'til dark. I guess I'll close with this last line, For it's all the words that I can find. Carroll Titemore � 49 Y WISHES I wish I were across the sea, For this is torture, tis plain to see. This may be a democratic land. But teachers,I think, are out of hand. In this land is pros{ erity- V ithout the teacher's, there would be. Now, if there were no schools at all Boy's wouldn't worry in the fall) Our hair wouldn't turn to grey If there were no work,only play. But if oerchance there were no schools, Would we all grow up as fools? Gordon LaFlame '4 (with revision) MURDER '. . The skirts are longer, The stockings 'most black. There're ribbons in front, And bustles in back. The hips are padded; The waist-lines pinched. Whoever did it Ought to be lynched. Joyce Johnson '48 7. COMPARISON It was Christmas in the U. S. A. The snow was soft and white, And laughter rang from the firesides '.There Yuletide cheer was bright. The housewives hummed a merry tune As they fixed the Christmas meal; And hymns were sung from churches. The Christmas spirit was real. It was Christmas in Europe, too; The snow was wet and gray. And children huddled in shadows to wish the winter away. No Christmas meal had they, Not even a slice of bread, And they cried beneath the icy wind. The Christmas spirit was dead. Jane Gates ’48 FRIENDSHIP'S HAND President Truman made some plans To help feed war-torn Europe a lands. He said, This is the only way. Save a slice of bread each day. Go every Tuesday without meat; On Thursday, not an egg we'll eat. To save a starving child each day;( It is the Christian good will way. So get behind our President s plan To orove the good in American man. So hLove thy brother as thyself. And feed some country's hungry mouth. Kathleen Thibault '49 © HE'S LATE Tick tock, tick tock, Already it's quarter of eight; Maybe he isn't coning at all. Or maybe he's just late. Tick tock, tick tock, _ The time creeps slowly by. f All right I So he did stand me up. I never did like that guy, Madeline Benjamin '49 SILENT NIGHT The world is almost purple As the trees reflect tne white, Nov? slowly the shadows deepen Till the dusk becomes the night. It is a silent night With the sky an icy blue; And window panes are frosted With shapes of every hue. Jane Gates '48 30 r ____ SCHOOL MINDED Ding-a-ling goes the bell; Uo start Johnny, Sue, and Nell. They sit in the classroom, dumb ana deal, rney an. n ,------ ,n L--------1( ..Thinking, Who the dickens was Lady Macbeth? o. . Teacher calls out in a very sharp tone Telling Due she'd best make known Who Shakespeare was and where he lived.-� - Dear teacher, if you'll please forgive, Last night I sat with myubest beau, n Listening to the Charlie ' McCarthy show. Ife. deline Mes' ier '49 v - jy ; Vs '' STORIES RULES AMD REGULATIONS x L - SS 5S?4T?a ni ht. hell°' r°m’ Joe wh0°Ped- 1,1 didn’t expect to see you to- «‘Ws. 2 7oS d°Stra thou£ht!ePHe1reStirLq te-differ8r't from ’',hen 1 there. I™ sanior at Carlton High chool Ho°Sid l”f,yrear? I� 0 ’ ”hen he was a and very much a trouble Ser w Pete Lawfo«f a big, husky boy, of high school. rjlJie mauer had been competing since the first days Club . It was the first and Pete and Tom were both lookingefor6the j box° ngf matches 'Vhy, IAtci°hbeat yo ith o Ued ndh£'b3f.V“ 101 TO«ld._ Slnce 'hsn? Iom •« « . I'd like to see the day when you were sa ■ wuc u.ay wnen yoi ’Itelndeiaintrhih?°nethlnS and 3°� = pretty rash things though?1 zsvt-'j everyone SSTsWS.40 the ■t- .ore ea tteedtfSniSv° CSoitlntEL eorSrSSS.hUm”inE “d « «• Tden the day of the tournament cane. The air buzzed with excite , nenb and none of the boys could keep their minds on school- ork “£i t-- y thought about was the fight. ll whole thin ithoLb tSen' he •vas very excited about the °‘ e tnin8 aitiiough he was rather scared about Tom. 9. Tr.at nig.it the boys gst ready early and Joe walked over to the fija with ?oa. Everyone was looking foreward to the contest between Fete and Com. The referee made both boys understand that it ..as to be a fair f iglit. •Then om and Pete got in the ring, the olace rang with cheers end then quieted suddenly as the whistle ble',7. In the first round the fight v?as very close. 3ut in the second round Pete, determined to win, tripped Pom and the strict referee called the bout. Pete was in a rage and Pern did 't like it either because it did- n't settle the thing that had to be settled. '•Then they had gone to the locker room, Joe, having a hunch th t something -vac going on, ’.vent into the looker room and sure enough,Pete and Tom were finishing it up. 1 Stand back, kid, Tom muttered when he saw Joe's lc k. keep out of this. 3o Joe did oven if it was hard. But someone else had conceived the same idea that Joe did- hr. Harder, the boy's club leader. There was supposed to bo no fighting in the gym outside of the ring. That was a strictly kept rule and when hr. 3ardcr saw the fight,he asked, '.That's going on here? The boys shot a glance at hr. Harder but went back to their fight quickly, Haven't you boys read the rule book that's been around hcret hr. Harder asked. You shall both bo suspended from the club for two months. Yes,sir, said Tom, for the fight was over now. But ' etc didn't know a thing that -as happening. He was out cold. lladeline Jette '5C THE LITTLE SCAN It wae one of tlvase lazy days in late July. The sun was warm a- gair.st my back, and somewhere near me a fly buzzed persistently. I reached out with ay foot and kicked a rock over, tingling with excite- ment as it unbled over the ledge, hen I examined the place where the r dc V’C. lain ao long, I noticed it w,.c tiny insect village. Little jcija'i -vers interwoven over its surface and every so of’c-cr. a holo i.- jj oux rov ed into the earth and formed a little tunnel. Jnconsciousl rj X ‘be'T.n smoothing the little oaths and filling in the holes with rr forefinrer. This gave me a feeling of satisfaction in v hicn I indul ocl for a while. But suddenly I felt a share main and pulled oac.: rr.y hand in treat surprise. I discovered a tiny stream of blooa floeing _-to the little cafcaus of my fingerprint, and a bumo Y as already begm- nilg to rise . This promised to be very sore. Ouch, I deefsod aloud, I have been bitten, and I shall seek my revenge. I laughed a minute at the melodrama in my statement, and I niched uo a share stone and quickly crushed the little ant. Suddenly I turned for no apparent reason, and saw a little man beside me. He criea out inouisivoly at me, Oh, but you shouldn’t have. I looked down in amazement ne. 'Ho was no larger than your uniform of exquisite tailoring, the sun. He looked at me again n’t have. at the statc-ly little fellow watching lit Me finacr, and he wore a trim green with buttons that shone like the rays o and repeated softly, Oh, but you shoul '•Thy not? I demanded angrily. He bit me! Phat is it to you? 7ho are you anyway? ky name is Security, said the little man. It is for me that men desire hemes. It Is for me that men fight for their hones,and � added, it is for ne that they die for their homes. he looked o.,rnD3t- 1-r at the insect and turned challongingly back to me, He was but -an insect, I erica, a tiny insect, an ant, and this is my land. Ind his ho 10, reminded the little man. He had made his home her and his community. He built his roads and raised his family, md you, said the little man, erased it all. Do you blame him for biting you. For fighting for his home and security? Wouldn’t you. have done the same The- sun was warm against my back, but I shivered, Wouldn’t I hav done the same? I out the finger in my mouth and licked my wound. I «. tho :ght for a long tine. If 1 could but bring the poor tiling back to life - - But I couldn’t. The ant was dead, and I had killed it. I could only pick it up, poke a little hole in the sand ana cover it ten- derly. This I did and I turned eagerly toward the little man. But the little man was gone. Jane Gates ’48 All UNBX UCTED BATH IN JANUARY It was a nice winter day planned to go ukating on the in January. The boys of Jeffersonville river that night, if the moon v;a3 nice Ii. :nd toightv The boys asked Joe, ■Thy don’t you set v0Ur dad's truck and take us boys skating on the river tonight? v .Toll, Joe said, Dad may not like the idea. to aayfyesy0 . 4 ,,U “ hlB' ThSn h8'U br � « W� Ur Okey, Joe answered. That night when Joe had rounded up all of the older boys • ®LarteS lor bh® rivcr� which was one and one-half miles west of ' the town. Bob and Tom were riding in front with Joe. Cone on.Joe. speed it up. Bob urged, ' ° , ,.tou tbia isn’t my truck. If I smashed this truck, mother an . cu.d would never let me use it again. If it were mine I 'wouldn’t care, Joe replied, nor Snood01}?- ,To+ 3aVH T nt 6ot- there tonight- not tomor- Junk ii ?0 r t isn’t very fast for Ws junk. j, s r1' C Thj,t s a11 t ie more reson 'hy c shouldn't o Too fast. This truck is going to fall aart some day, the driver said. . . 'nc 11 thc back of the truck were hollft’in- and shouting to hurry so Joe kept going fastor, til they sailed. ‘1-rG ,G °ing fast enough now,boys? ' Joe hollg cd above the ongine• Can you go. any faster? No, guess not. Jell, maybe we'll ct there tonight, anyway, The boys in the bsk wore daredevils and thov sat on the ed c of the truck ready to ium? off when the truck stopped. The road followed thc river and Joe wanted to take the old road tat w nt off thc main road so they could stop at the old barn and ohu boys 'oul.i have a 'ood olace to put on their skates. Bob opened thc cab door ready to jum out. Joe slowed down a little but just as he swung off to the slderoad tooths old. barn, Bob •’io had thc door open, foil out, rolled in the snow to thc edge of too river, and fell in. Joe stooped thc truck and thc bovs heloed rull Bob out of the ri.ver. ( The river was about three feet from the edge of the road and was so thin in this soot that? Bob had broken •thfo' o .’hcn he landed on it.) The boys hurried Bob into the truck. :o left thc boys at thc river to skate while he took Bob home before he caught pneumonia. Well, Bob said as they neared home, that's the first time I ever took a bath in the river in January. Rosemary Jotte '51 A BAD NIGHT FOR ?IRk MULLINS The Mullins had ’ust mo ed inti the factory town of Bruns- f rd. They were a middled a o Irish couple who wc-re friendly and minded their own business. Mrs. ullin '03 about forty-five years of age, a quiet little woman who was an active member of the church and belonged to a num- ber of women's clubs. Hr. Mullins was a good-natured Irishman that could see a humorous side to almost any incident. He v;as a lover of poker and occasionally took a wee drink. Nov; the town of Bruns ford is a w ar town. It was built in a hurry and as cheaoly possible. The houses v;ere Jfcostly owned by the company and were rented to the employees. On every street, the houses were the same. This is a fact that confused Mr. Mullins very much. One warm night in June, about three months after the Mullins had moved to Brunsford, i'.r, Mullins went down to Clancey's for a game of cards with a few of his associates. Now, as he told it, the cards weren't running very well nG the boys were unusually free v;lth their drinks. Sometime between midnight and dawn, the boys decided they'd better start the journey home. Now,Mr. Mullins wasn’t really drunk. That is, not the way he looked at it. He co'Id still move under his own power; that is, to some extent; and his vision was fairly good,if ho were close enough and loo?.tcG long enough at the object he wanted to investigate. But all the same, he was slightly unst£dy. The boys got him through the door and and headed in the gen- eral direction of home which was five long blocks away. He started cut ov pickin'- one foot up and outtin it a little ah ?£L of his other one. This worked all right and he repeated this process for about four blocks which brought him to the head of his ovm strecty.vhere he reached for his handkerchief to wipe the mist from his eyes, As he nulled it out of his pocket, something metallic fell from his nocket and clattered to the sidewalk. This was all unobserved oy Mr. Mullins. Nov; to find his own home. He couldn't remember whether it was the fifth or sixth dov,n. He navigated the length of the street and os all was dark and all looked tho same, he was no better off tnan before. Then he had an idea. He would take his key ano. try it in all thc doors until ho found one that would fit. That aouse woula be h - This seemed like an excellent idea until he had searened his pocket and had failed to find a key. Ho lowered himself to the curb and began to do some hard thinking. 0 me dear ole wife'll scalp me shure if I donna corao in til daylight, he mourned to himself. a. Then he had arvath;r olan. o d iust o his, era- 1 in through -.window, 'look’it over furrtiture it v:as sure to V hiq. to a housett h esemblcd , and if it contained his ho cnose a nouse near the middle of the block, raised a side win- dov, .r.nd staroed to slide in head first,, He was nearly in when ho olippoc, %a snoved his face into a bowl of goldfish.on a table about a foot from the floor. Ho stifled a cry of surprise and rolled away from the flopping fish. He got to his feet, took two dtoos trioood ov.r a low coffee table cad rammed his head into a radio. He got dazedly to his feet, startled by a scream from the second floor. H-A-R- 0-L-L-D-DI I Thcrefs someone downatai-raJ Oh-oh. Wrong house] groaned Mr. Mullins. He started for what hojsupposod wa3 the window and came to a door Instead , He opened it anyways and started through . Suddenly the bottom fell out of the floor and ho cartwheeled down a flight of stairs. His head camo In contact with something very solid at the bottom and he sank intor, blessed darkness. •. •• •- :• «• Mr. Mullins struggled to oocn his eyes. The light hurt so at first that ho decided to keep thorn closed a while longer. His eyes flew open immeadiatoly though, for he remembered that it had been dark when he fell down those stairs. His vision cleared somewhat and he was able to make out the horrifying truth. He was in .jail. Suddenly,he hoard footsteps and a bluecoatcd officer stood look- ing through the bars. So you're awake,huh? The iudgo'll see ya now. he said curtly. Mr. Mullins get dazedly to his feet and followed the officer. If I Ivor git oot o' this woeth no skeen. I'll shurc an' be loolcy. he Groaned ailonty to himself. And if1 n I Ivor take anoothcr bloomin' drink ageen, I hope I choke, I do. Guy Towle '4f JUNIOR HIGH PRODUCTIONS . . • ONE WEEK TOO EARLY One bright morning, very early, Bob wig looking at the calendar to see when deer s;nson started. Then he called, lion, may I call up Pete, and ask him to go hunting with me? Yes, answered his mother. So Bob went to the telephone. Ring-a-ling, went the telephone. Number, please, said central. Two ring six, said Bob, Hello, onoviorod Pete, 14. Hello, this is Bob','explained Bob. Then he naked, Yould you liko to so deer hunting with nc?Tf Sure, I’ll go with you, answered Pete. .Then are you going? Tonorrov , cold Bob. Do you v ant to go v lth no , thlo after- noon, to buy a deer rifle? Yes, I'll go v lth you, aaid Pete. I'n going to use ny shotgun.w Okay, I'll moot you at 1:00 o'clock thlo afternoon. kye, onid Bob. ' 5yc, said P -ic. At dinner tine Bob announced, I'm -oing to take fifty dollars v ith me to buy a gun. Arc ,rou g ing to .out all that money into a Yes, I an, hdenid. '.Yell-11, you make sure that you buy a good knock, Bob, you go to the do r. -It's orobably gun, hie mother asked. gun. J,.st then cane a Pete. ' . Como in, invited Bob. Then, Sucss I’m all ready. Let’s go. Bye, Hon. ’Bye, and remember what I told you, cautioned his mother. Bob and Pete walked. along oh strret, looking in the windov s for a gun. All at once ob called. Look, there's a thirty-tv o special, and it costs fifty dollars. I’n going to buy it. So they v ent into the store. Bob announced, excitedly, I vant to buy that thirty-tv o soccial in the v indow. I'n sorry, but it's already sold, ’.7a-; the reply. The boys v ent out end continued their v indo : gazing. Pete, at length, called, Do you soe the gun in that v indov ? Is that the kind tha you V ant? 3oy, I guess it is I I'n going in to see how much it costs, said Bob, with his h art beating fast again. He hurried into the store and asked, Is that thirty-tv o special in the v indovjfor sale? Yes, of course, anov crcd this storekeeper. Hov much does it coat? aGkcd Bob quickly. Forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents, he answered. Wouldn't you like to buy it? And here 1 s the noncy. He dcpoc- rSarSc zt$ Yc-o-ycc, I suooc so.'� ..’hen, as he took the package, 'Thank you. tho If £ %?“ ■ r-y- «P „0!t j., he ansTj.orcd aD ho cano boundln3 d.v.r, the stairs. Hollo, , Kollo, you lazy tun,'-.rested Poto. Cone on. Let's ot or. our- r bed a ?aSe?Td ca.o! Sie5 g PeY ’7 ay 'To be careful,M earned his mother as th cy started out. asked, feat is hat 'noise? a° 3°b t0ld ?ctc to bo ulot Aeon Pete Can you see itVY's oir excitedly, ''it’s a buck, and fired. The deer Start’d runSr- but t1 4ftcd thc nc■•' Su limping. Then Pete shot. rhe. de r fcl TW°{7+JaBt bccautJC ishod him. Bob called to tell hie f th r t 300n fln‘ thc accr- K'° -« «• cane and W « 3ct Then one !£ ,$ buolt- « Pinter, a whole ’.to-k too early? a ou b ';r° - no. that you went hontin Yes f ’Yfdld.- °“tht calendar, .and said in a very Ion voice, D-v bis fmn- h3S Squ,Cp1 on thcn and Bob had to sell hie un to sixty °but pete had°to S� v H? 1%.°� }l Uarl. Mne as 'Never 30 huntin� toe cariv hirtv. Then Pete nd Bob agreed. Ortha. Columb '52 A SURPRISE (IMS story eras oololetcd fron a bc-;inninS in the textboofe.) fl.-arlt Tv:ain � n. day iJM (Ton) aha declared he -.-as penniless I 77iah y-,u 77'uid buy ne a ticket back to thw city, he beg'ed. ell, iark replied, I’a nc.arly broke nyeolf,but I’ll tell you v h.at I'll do. You con cv70.77I und-r ny s-at, end I'll hid- you -oith ay legs. (ion) agr-- to this pl?.n. Th- Hark T7-nt to th- ticket of.ic , ana bought tvro tickets. 7h-n thw train pulled out (Ton) v as und-r th- s-at. Th- conductor cone throught £or th- tickets, and iA .rk hin tv o. The conductor said, ! 'Thy tv:o tickets? Hark said, Oh, I thought I would buy tvro , and have an extra one do h- hand d th conductor both of then, 3ut the conductor said, I thou ht you were .going to save one. You nay have th-n, I don’t ooant then, said Hark. That did you buy then for; th conductor asked. By this tine Ton v as getting nervous, so he canc out and thv con- ductor asked, That ar- you doing? Oh, said Ton, I 7:as tired , so I thought I r ould lie dovm und-r the s-at. Mark began to laugh, a nd so did the conductor. So you tri-d to play a trick on no. . ell I guess You Th - conducton took th t770 tickets one v alk-d off. 'iVhcr , said Ton, that V7as a clev.r trick Sybil G-eno 1 53 IT ITJST K iV2 3ZE1-: 30HET I.:G I «TE Last- ni'-ht I awoke about tr elve o'clock, and ai' in the ybar of 1975. On my night stand I found a A flUBn out cons all narked with Wines. The first one said Trod , so I pushed it , as -’■pod thin 3 to eat ?.ro very tenpting to no. A voice coning. fron the calling asked, '.That ’.vill your or r be? Then I , in a frighten-d little voice, answered, piece of oolcc and iglaos ff nilk. Like m ic, the side of th- 77all opened up, and th rw sat ny ceu and ny nilk. . In ny alipp-rs I '.Talked to th- tablo and founa , to ny surprise , that it v as r-al. I?. After cat in the deli si: us lunch I decided, to try out the other buttons, I found on narked, You Favorite 'ovic, so I pressed it, A monent later a ocreae sh t up fron th floor and a voice from the ceiling said, This is a Twentieth Century Fox oroduction of '. eckcr.d in the Country'. The picture v; ?wonderful. Then, I had to try all the other buttons, so I next picked one marked , Your Horning ‘'haper'.' A slot in the 'jail opened and a sheet cf paper cane rolling out. It contained th v-ry lat.st n.us and ny favor- ite comics. After looking at the pap r I decided I would like a nice warn bath, so I found the button’with the right narking and crossed it, jly b d folded up into the will and out cane th. bathtub. The soap and towels were there, too. After ny nice wan bath I look-d over the buttons again, I found one that so.id, Your 'York All Done for You. Oh Boyi' I thought, I will cress that one. I did. But out cane all the modern things to do it with, . hat a disappointment that wasI .ts I renonbered I had a stry t' write f or M'as in the aft erne on I decided to or sc the button narked, School -Vork Done for You . The voice fron the ceilin'-' asked, .' hat do you want, Joyce? This is your teacher, ’iss Go-tes, nd I, in a frightened voice replied, -s. short story for class tomorrow. Thy Jovee, returned th. voice fron the ceiling, You must write y-ur own story. I gave it to y-u t-_ write and Icon't write it for you. You rust hay.e the buttons nixed up. I I looked carefully and pressed it gain. Then I heard a voice that said, You get up this minute, Joyce Elsworth, or you'll be late for school and you haven't got your homowork done ywt. ' It was ny mother, was safe in ny own bed. It was ]ust a dream after all, J-'yee Elsworth '53 THE .JIT OF GETTING INTO TROUBLE Getting into trouble cones $� turai to ne and is, therefore, an ar in which I excel.. One exap.riencw which is brought to ny mindful shouldn’t say brought. It has n v r left and I don’t believe it over will.) took Place while the family and I were on a camping trip. Now I call ray self an honest fellow and will tell you ri ht now that I'm the kind of uy who’s always doing somethin; the opposite '.ray •U-cm, other peoole would do them.’ ( A second Thomas Edison, if y u know ! h I nean. 18. Our catn was located on the shore of a boautiful lake hi-.h in the mountains of Vernont. Ut least, I think it’s in Vermont. By the time - done driving I didn’t know hut what we were in Connecti- cut ) vf finSlv arrived with just two flat tires on the way which is «cut-i rin 'il- considered orotty good luck for the shape of the roads. After yetting unpackc$aaae sett_ed aown, I bocOTiee restless and ay ingenious mind immeadi- ' atoly oegan to function. To nysclf I said, The j, T old cor' skipped pretty badly coming uo. Guess - 11 , zt look her over add sec what I can do. X started my interprisc with proctoly the e V J'-'iLa.: snallest assortment of tools ever used to tear down a notor. ( I started :ut to cl an the spark plays, but one thing led to another.) The to ls c nsistcd of a Jack, tire levers, lug wren- ches, an adjustable wrench, and a pair of pliers. .� s anyone knows., a person doesn't need a Jack, tirv, levers, or a lu wrench for motor work, but ,nevertheless, I kept then handy just in case. ( You never know what has to cone off next.) I started like a mechanie. with fifty years’ experience. Oh sure, I knew what I was do in:;. T thought. Just one air� nut and I’ll have the top off this Jig-cr. bonder what’s in- side! Huh! Hothing but a bunch of wires. Maybe if I change ’em arour a little the old girl will run better. I did a lot of tinkering before I noticed the shadows w re begin- ning to lengthen, and then I be an putting things back together (start I looked down at the parts lying around and was doumbfounded, Whcnc in the world had I -athorod all those nuts, screws, bolts, and Junt 1 I was flabbergasted, but they can’t say I didn’t try. No sip! That That motor went back together in a hurry. ( The next day a mechanic carte uo and out it together a little ffiffcnantly than I did. My stre! of genius cost me five weeks' allowance and a ruined refutation as a mechanic.) Later in the week I was tryinr; out a new brand of cigarettes one night in bed, and having out in a strenrus day ( d ing oractically nr ino;) I 'was very sleepy, and fell asleep with a Chesterfield dro oin from my mouth. It was a short sleep, very short. Then I awoke I re- alized what a smoking ham must feel'like. Luckily, my room was facin the lake, for out went -no of my mother’s best blankets into th wat„ It was recovered the next morning, and since I was, or my folks thou; I was,too young to smkc I took my meals standing up for the next fee days. Another little incident was the falling out of the boat in ny Sunday best after unccssfuliy trying to start the confounded motor. But -why should I kick? I didn’t accidentally kill anyone, and that’e, something. Alton Lothian '48 BOOK REVIEW •if- •• r '7 Ve THE SOUL OF AN 'E RUTLEDGE by Bcrnic Babcock This story takes mlacc- at the Rutlcdy.c Inn in New Salem, xl inois, in 1831, when Anne Rutlcdyc and Abraham Lincoln first saw each other. At this tine Anne was cnyaaed to John McNeil, alias Janes McNanra. But as tine ’.vent on Anne bc an to see more of Abe, until John TVV P-ieo. his tru- identity, and depart'd to his poor relatio, ng.ver to oe o«oa or he,wrd of a� air . As tin w nt on, Abraham and .Inn b can nr, ” d, but th.ir w ddin day v;as n v r to occur, for .nn d v loo d a couyh ’which, aft r a lony illn ss caus d h r d ath. So end°cl a ve.ry de p happiness and love., and in its place was left a very yravt sorrow. Th climax of th story was I 'the unfinished sony which Ann , was sinyiny to Ab' wh n ah di d.' The charact rs If this story und ryo v ry little if any chanyc. All of th m, hov ev r, ar' very real. Th ir opinions, b li fc, and charact ristics add humor, .as w .11) as k biny’th read:r inter sted, ‘bin’ Rutl ds , on: pf th' l.adin charact rs, adds a yr .at d.al to th st ry. Her serious and symonth tic natur , and h r iov. for na- tural and simpl things, such as plum blossoms, made her r-_ry popular. Her word was as.food as a written statrmnt , and it could b: broken only wh n sh was to- weak to resist. Because of thisy' all of h .r lif was happy. 1 . Abraham Lincoln was oft n b lioved to be crazy be cause of his be- ll - fa and opinions. He couldn't b Influenced easily,and h_ often dc- f nded th croosit. sid’, such as was th case with th. slavery questi He was at as: and very witty, but awkward wh n feme akin� . He stated his omini -ns wh .n v r oossibl:. He believed only in thinr.s which he ' thou-ht made: sense. Pcowl sl oftines said that h.. would pet nowhere in life because of his honesty and his aynpathetic nature. If cv r h see oerson in need of son.thin; which he had h: would part with It ylasly. Tellin stories in his droll way was one of his chi.f pastimes. Proba- ble be cays., of thes ‘characteristics he accomplished so much duriny his life. The plot of the st ry.was th struy.lc of Abraham to win Anne. K won out for a short tint, but in th. end Anne was taken from him.for v I would r .con - nd this book becausJ of its yr’.at amount of humor, and .the int rest that it creates. It oictur.s the life ahd ways of li in� at that time. It's an csocctally ybod charact .r (Storv. v' - Inoycnc Columb 1 48 s ° Pet }%• La' a V M A ' v tr y - v •r cr O % -5- A 5 V .J . .. '. _.- T V % i? r o K S t K 'S iV. - i h'i i ,,A , y v V'- 5 1 � v_. X v ''3 V , v . V' „ .MvO •i 4y x V 3 r - 'y _ T ; • ■ f£ , f � SpQ t$ 4 iW r ✓ fyi Y ‘ 'r ■'x .if- 4cf $j i .rs±± fa 5’ Pe+ ?«« ! 7 -- xVV V,P 13 V0v v $ A-� ■ '■ v i es Wtjy •■■;■ Oe vA nJ♦ « I v;J« y. fV -A r • • ■ 1 P i «• «- h-i, 1 ' l C e '!«'•€ Pr I I L$ i y ? I m •''%l''$ p‘''eJ ’ P 1 ‘ ■ a « ...rM ' H' '■ sl • K 0 YUe V i (tU 1 T — n i -- . So,.v«'CU� ' 6 ®v U ov s ’ .. ' —__! i . V ’ i ! • -j. y get - Ga-f® V j ’� fWv t tro]'Jt ' • ! it9 ! S f et t t e$ l ; v I A L o uv j • — - - j __A s (Ty v - 4 'V' Y (Y Y o V ° 5 2- 1. z 7resh:iai receptio:: held ax frafxlin On October 16th th' freshman rcc-eoti-n was soonsor.r by the s fn . lores. boys 7cr; dressed as firls •7ith dresses and big hairribbons, 71 V:; r-lr 3 ;crc Messed as boys with knee pants, knee socks, and bi- •. bo1.: ties. They each had a name assigned to them by the sophomores. The' name of the little ml ay enacted ms, .Thy Teach rs'Go Nuts , and it eras all based around a school with very naughty children. A sophomore bov, acted the part of Kiss Zsmerelda Crabtre , the teacher. onn$ m _ stunts 7 re v.ry well done. Dancih Annie Hubbard and Flossie j.oodles folflmb had a pillow fi-ht on a lor. Flossie Poodles non because she didn t touch the flo r, although she lost her rib 5n. Dancing Annie eras fi hting v:ry hard. Rosabella Riley and -iui$ Kid Masnant rolled onions across the fl in a race, -.uiz Kid’s onion yet off the track,and Rosabella s kept right on rolling. Rosabella non, and was awarded a sucker. Dizzy Dick LaFlano and Double 3ouble Barnum had a lesson in av- iation. They both had a ride, and though Dizzy Dick received the faster ride 3ouble 3‘oublc screamed louder. Joe Palooka walked on cracker, wile she was blindfolded and thin she was walkin'- on eggs. Dopey Dunpey 3ouchard and Piceolo Pete Jettc 1 o. music lesson in which each tried te blow his horn three times first. The wlolc school said the A-3-C son- and also danced a square dance with Double Bubble at the piano and Dancing Annie calling, off. Then they lined up and walked down to the front of the hall where the receiving lino was. hr. and Mrs. Powers were also in the receiving line Everyone did his part wery well. Refreshn wots mores. After this , the music of ice crc?,n and cookies were served by the sopho- dancing was enjoyed, with '.'feed's Orchestra furnish: I lad clinc Jettc 50 fi ur fr shmen boys, Douglas Columb, Stuart Riley, John Hubbard, and Bradley Kagnant arc buildina bench saws undor the supervision of Mr. Powers, onr manual, training teacher. The civics class benac been- ivin five minute n ws reports of wor affairs, durinm the activities.- periods. The civics class has also rail' ed money tv Send to: CARE in Ney York to buy a box ofctotifrifor some need person in The Netherlands. Each pupil bringing seventeen cents. Branley Ila'-nanl ' 51' 23 NEJS OF THE YE-u September 8. School reopened with Myron E. Powers a3 our nev; principal. Fifty-ol ht pupilD were enrolled. S.ptcnbcnp. Franklin bepan usinp the solid session starting at 8:45 A. M. and being dismissed at system, with ochool 2:30 P.H. October 15. Franklin Hiph Scho'l and Junior High were transported to Burlington to see the Freedom Train. This train is one that is tr .veiling throughout the United States. It contains old and important documents such as the original Constituti'n , Lincoln’s Gettys burg .iddrcss , Washington’s Farewell address' , thd Bay Psalm Book , Francis Scott Key's copy of the Star Span-led Banner , Lafayette s 'Letter to Wo.ohin ton , and the Emancipation Proclamation , as well as the Japanese and German peace treaties the flap raised on Iwo Jina, the flap; flovm from the battlcshio Missouri at the time of the Japanese peace treaties, and General Elsenhower's personal flap. These documents and flaps were dis- played in shatterpro-f, bull .toro f, shock-proof, waterproof, and fireproof show eases. The floors were covered with thick carpets, and all the cars were air conditioned. Fire flphting apoaratus was at hand if needed. The train was guarded by twent marines. October 16. The freshman recepti n - See pape 22, October 25. The seniors held their class party. Instead of the cuoton - ary class party at the ochool house , there was a wienie roast at the hone of Bet'.y Benjamin. Refreshments were hot dope and roll marshmallows, apples, and soft drinks. The party was enjoyed immensely. Miss Dev;in- was th chap ron. October 31. Hallowe'en party was sponsored by the student council at the town hall. The admission was the size of the shoe, a penny for each size. The stage was decorated as a, restaurant with tables and a bar. The waitresses were black and orange crepe paper aprons and caps. Refreshments which wore served includ- ed eider, doughnuts, sundaes, banana splits, pop, ice cream cones, and apples. Other bo-ths which were gayly decorated were the Fish pond,and Sen ra Delores' fortune telling booth. Dart throwing, bowling, checkers, pitching pennies, and a Jar rubber baseball pane were th important panes. .Hthough our amplifier refused to produce any sound for our movies that niphti it did run the record played for dancing after the panes. Tie prize f- r th: best costume was awarded to David Sanson. November 11. School was closed-for . mioticc Day, November 21. The o-phcncrc class held their annual class party , with Miss Gates as chaperon, at the schocl house. The student: and their pucatc met at 8:30 P.21, in the main room r.f t.he V jh 24 ocho l building. The ones v t re wink’.'un ond gossip. Then the pupils danced until II': 30 P.K. Refreshments of sandwiches and pop were served. The party was well attended. November 14. The seni-r class sponsored a record player dance. It differed from others, however, because at this dance everyone was oupoooed to wear somethin 1- plaid; many wore black and red plaid shirts. There was also a new donee worked out, Mrs. 'fcotes was the chaperon. November 27 -28. School was closed for Thankp iyinc recess. 26. Mr. Mcrrifield read the Governor 3 Th-rnm ri Thanksgiving Proclo.- 'w ' 9 WJ1 un.uuvx UJLUUUU • December 2. Mias Icarondo F. Sanborn, Associate Dean of Yfonen at Becker Junior College, .visited Franklin Hio;h. She � ovc an intcr- i, such as collojc. nation , and spoke on thankfulness. cstinv talk about olannino f r future educati'n. December 10. From this date we arc enjoyinp; fluorescent lights in the main roon. December 19. School closes for christnas vacation, Ino cnc Colunb ’48 HONOR ROLL FOR Hi h Hon ere Senior : Inorr.cnc Colunb Honors Seni-r : J ycc Johnson Juniors : Mary Colamb Robert Cyr Iio.dclinc Messier Kathleen Thibault FIRST NINE .7EEKS (.ill A1 D ) Freshnan : John Hubbard (A10 and - ' s) Soph'more : Madeline Jette Eighth Grader : Huah Gates CL-iSS 0FICER3 FOR 1947 SENIOR President V. President • Secretary - - Treasurer - - Student Council 3cphonere President - • V, President Secretary - • Treasurer - Student Council Lloyd Richard -MLton Lothian Betty Benjamin Jane Gates Member Gordon LaFianc Aline Rainvillc - Janet Moonant Bertha Bouchard Olin ans-'n Member Barbara Jhito JUS§!ldont - V. President Secretary - - Treasurer - - Student Council Freshnan President - - V. President- Secretary - - Treasurer - - Student Council -Mary Colamb' Stanley McDermott Madeline Messier • Madeline Benjanir Member Sally Gates Bradley Maynant Rosenary Jette Sln'-nc Bouchard Betty Barnun Member John Hubbard 25 Eighth Grade ' President - - Ro. cr Rainvillc V. President -Bruce BenJenin Secretary - - . lbort Dcscochcs Trce.syrcr - - Hu h Gates Student Council Menber Ho £cr Lothian Seventh Grodc President - - Sybil Gene V, President - Joyce Ellsworth Secretary - - Mary Towle Treasurer - - Janes Benjanin Student Council Menber Shirley Glidden • • - ■ • i • -iLUIiN I NE.7S Charlotte Geno '47 entered Johnson Teacher’s College in October. Theresa Proper '47 has enploynent in St. lbans, Vernont. Martha J nc Riley '47 is studying at Vernont Junior College. Cl aula -a nant, Muriel Sp0-,ncr -,n;i Martha Sanson, all of '47 haste entered the University - f Vern-nt in Burlln-t'n. Martha did so well in her English placcncnt test there that she was exenot fr n taking freshnan English. Arnand Gaborlault '47 is studying at Burlington Business College, Geoffrey Gates '47 has ent-red uhanolain College in Plattsbur , New York ’ Marion Dewing '46 is a sonhonorc at Muskinnun College in New Concord , Ohio, Morrinan Lothian '46 entered 3t. Johnsbury Trade School in Septenber. Idolyn Messier '45 was united in marriage to Wayne Robinson, on Sept, 10, Marian Richard '45 is teaching in lie ret own, Vernont, Harland Titen-rc '45 has graduated fr n the Bliss Electrical School in Washington, and now has enploynent in St. Jphnsbury, Clayton Pratt '43 entered Marlboro College last fall, 4 son, Dale Bruce was born,on October 13 , to Mr. and Mrs, Henry Greenwood. Mrs Greenwo d will be rcncnbcrcd as Kathleen Ploof '4 •SHt Daisy Ploof '49 26. HUMOR •iHHf Mias Dor; in , in English cl'’.as: Arc the sonnets in this noon English or Italian in form?’1 Carroll: Theyfre both Greek to no. Bruce B.: Y-'u kn w, .ilbcrt, I'n the vice president of our class. -albert D. : So what? Bruce B.: iclj. if Ro or Rainvillc dies I’ll be the next president cf thu cla: Mrs. Gates, in economics class: Gordon, y-u kgow x'o o;et you d vm. Joyce JohnGon : Sono kinds don't. Ailocn: Thy do y u always carry a blotter to your classes? Bertha: I want to absorb. ‘‘r« T’c'7'-'5'’ 3 ; Tell ’. hv-rc the 'Declarati n of Independence ' wo.s sianed Jane: At the botton of th pa c. Robertr7 Ddn-no”''EnrrllSh cl'’,SG: R bcrt «here was Longfellow born? Miss Dewina: Have you studied your lesson for t day? Robert: Nope. J ?.iss Dewina: You'll have to 3tay after sch l.thcn R-bert, the next period, ?n thtt nain rocn: I have a toothache. May I o hone now? . J Mr. Powers: It is only 2:30. Can't y u stand it until school is dismissed? Robert: N-no, not today. •: , Ca.n You Imagine : . , Sybil Geno not dancin with Dutchman? Mary Towle n t whisperin to Ro cr Lothian? i;ife.c ;r oina with one b y n rc than three months? The hir;h school without a Gates n the fa®ulty? Stanley Lothian not interested in the iris' conversations ( oss-' certain freshman not wanting to o to all the dances in Enos- bur •'n Saturday nights? • ° 2V 0 WAITED . A cuchi n for th . flo'r of Carr'II a cor, .More 3lone for Jane. A new Cadillac f ;r Gordon. A new hot for Stanley MeDernatt. A car for '..Ira. Gates. A private nirror for Kathleen Thibault. A one scat coupc . Will trade 1936 Buiak sedan, with slightly used hack Beat. £ 7T SONG Tranp, Tranp, Tranp ------ Poppa, Don't Preach to Us - - - Near You ------- - - - - - My Heart is a H-'bo - - - - - - .iftcr Graduati-n Bay - - - - Pc 0’ My Heart -------- I Want t Be Loved Only by You - Ain'tcha Ever Conin Back? - - I C?.n't Got up the Nerve to Kiss School Days 1---- - - - - If I Had My Life t Live Over - I Wish I Had a Girl - - - Feudinp and Fihtin ----- Snrkc, Srrkc, Srrlcc ------ How Lucky Y u Arc ------- 3n kc Drcans ---------- Sonc nc to Watch over Me - - - Sunrise Serenade -------- My Baby Didn't Even Say Goodbye Sooner or Later - - - - - I Want Your Bubble Gun- - HITS - — _ -National Guard 3-ye Student Body to Mr. Powers Betty to .iUton Madeline Benjanin The Senits Betty to Olin Madeline Jette to Stanley McDcrnott Olin You -Carroll Robert Durcnlcau G rdon J-hn Hubbard Gordon and Joyce Alton Sally Guy Towle Barbara Betty Benjanin Bobby C.yr Jockey Miss Dewin Miss Dewina: Give nc an exa -pie of centrifugal f rcc, Jane. Jane; Robert Durcnlcau Miss Dow in : ’What I Jane: Woll, he nalccs you fly off th: handle. -'«• n - !•: . • «• 'J- !••«• - '(• 0- ’ ■ 7 ”r -f SPORTS •■ ' • GIRLS' BASKET- all The Franklin Hi h School v irls started their basketball season with a victory over the alurmac of 32 - 23. The F.H.S. iris nadc the first basket and managed t ricnain ahead of the alunnac all throu the anc. Helen Hapnant wasHii n scorer,with 16 points; Madeline Benjanin was hi;;h sc rcr f 'r the sch l, with 10 points. Follov in the resignation of Mrs. Helen Ma nant, we now have as c-ach, ijo, though v o lost, c .usc of rodu honin'1, for the bc3t. f.artha T'wlc. -Xl- trn 'i 'ur pi ay err be;- x ati '•n, we arc si 111 The panes scheduled so far (We arc h pinr: t - ct nore.) arc as fol- f ■'V7S : Dee. 19 Enosbur- at Franklin Jan. 16 Hi-h-atc at Franklin Jan. 23 Franklin at iVLbur- Jon.27 Swanton at Franklin Jan. 30 Franklin at Hi'h-atc Feb. 6 .ilbur- at Franklin Feb. 10 Franklin at Swanton The -iris onthc tean this year arc Betty Benjamin, Ino cnc Colunb, Jane Gates, Hortens Roberts, Madeline Benjanin,.Iary Colunb, Sally Gates, Beverly MacLeod, Madeline Jette, and Janet Lafnant. On December 11, the J.V.’s and varsity -iris journeyed to Enosbura F-lls to receive a victory and a defeat. The J.VA s won ever their op- oonents by a score -f 45 - 15. Hi-h sc-rcr f'r F onklin was Ortha Colunb , with 25 o'ints; hi-h sc-rcr for Enesbur? was Rushf-rd .with 6 points. The Varsity pirls were defeated by their opponents by a 3corc of 25 -46. Janet Mapnont was hi-h scorer for Franklin, with 9 points; Sabra Leach was hi-h scorer for En-sbur-, with 21 p‘int3. Mary Colunb '49 BOYS1 B.iSKETB.iLL The Franklin Hi-h boys’ basketball tean be-an practicing early in November , in preparation for their loapuo panes of Division C in Northwestern League. , c played ur first and nly pane so far with the town ncn. Owln- t- our pood luck and the fact that the t nvn boys had had no practice, we were able to defeat then by a sc rc -f 25-23. However, I think we have inpr-ved since that f anc. The schedule f r the cn- suin- seas'n is as follows. Friday, Jan 9 Tuesday, Jon 13 Friday Jan. 16 Tuesday, Jon 20 Friday, Jan. 23 Tuesday, Feb. 3 Friday, Feb. 6 Tuesday, Feb. 10 Monday, Fob, 16 St. .nine's o,t Frnklin Franklin -bye Hi-h-ate at Franklin Franklin at St, .nines Franklin at -.lbur- Franklin-bye -ilbftr- at Franklin Franklin at Swanton Franklin at Plainfield 29. With our new coach , Bob Pio:f playera we sh'uld have a, successful and with nany new season. and premising Alton Lothian ‘48 EXCHANGE . year Cur exchange colunn is linitod thiasas nany f the schools arc lat in ettinr their school? out. 'He have, hcv7cvcr,received two fine issues - Enosburr’s Ri-cU-R and Richford's Searchlight . En‘sburrr,s jokes and poona were superb. Searchlight - Y-ur short story, Fatal Error , certainly was a. chilleri Keep up the o'd V7erk in noons and jokes, Wo xrls were ?laa to see that y u share -ur ooinion that the lonoor skirts shouldn’t be too Ion?. '.7e of F.H. S. ,3,s a whole , prefer the E.F H.S. policy of kocpin - their paper on a basis of contribution of work and talent, although they aren't ablc,wlthout the aid cf adbertlsin?, tc put out as expensi' a Job . Yet,we feel that ..this ives a better contribution to scho l spirit, Madeline Messier '49 1 FV ? rT K i i n mu I EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ROYCE MAGNANT 1 . MOLECULE STAFF ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER - JOKE EDITORS - - - SPORTS EDITOR - - NEWS REPORTERS EXCH.J'JGE EDITOR - MARION P. DEVING - CHARLES GATES IDOLYN MESSIER JaNE GATED _ - MELVIN GENO - SHIRLEY RILEY CLAUDE MaGNaNT - RUTH MCDERMOTT ALUMNI EDITORS' - f- - -- -- -- -- - MARI.vN RICH.JtD iff TcJttaR !• T.iBLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIALS Rige V-E Day ---------------- Royce Magnant Student Council ---------- — - Melvin Geno 3 Our School’s appearance ------- Idolyn Messier 4 Equal Educational Opportunities - - Marion P Dewing 5 Snorts Charles Gatee 5 POETRY Birds - -- -- -- - Jar --------- Harry 3. Tritman - - - - Keen Awake Apr Baseball The President's Death God G ant Him Peace - - Spring ------- ■ Theresa Proper .11 ton Lothian Martha J. Riley Claude Magnant -GilbJ eD5S i - Martha Sanson 6 6 6 8 SHORT STOF.IE3 The Mystery of the Die appearing Gens - Ruth McDermott G The Spring Came Early ------ . - Marion 10. Dewing, gu Faith Qf Cur Fathers - ----- - Jane Outer 11 That Liberty Might L ve ------- Claulc Magnant 13 A DREaL CaME TRUE ---------- Joyce Jonnson iC The Old Model-T ----------- Charles Multcr j7 BOOK REVIEW Audubon , by Constance Rourke - - - - Royce Magnant 18 M0LECULE UIZ SPORTS Basketball Baseball { V SCHOOL NE.Y8 - _ - Claude Magnant • Charles Gates Melvin Geno Shirley Riley Claude Magndnt ALUMHIVNE.VS • - - - 2 Alumni Honor Roll : Marian Richard Other Alumni News -------- -Marian Richard ' 4 k iSf' • ■ m N � ' HUK0R - -------- . _ - - - - --- - Idolyn Messier Jane Gates • ' ‘■f „ . ' ' r♦ EXCHANGE ---------------- Ruth McDermott . ■ , 1 • . m -u: - J ANSWERS T0 ’’MOLECULE QcUIZ -....... Claude Magnant 20 20 21 23 25 26 26 27 27 t