Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1948 volume:

1. MOLECULE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER JOKE EDITORS - - SPORTS EDITORS • NET'S REPORTERS - EXCHANGE EDITOR • ALUMNI EDITOR - MOLECULE ARTIST - - JANE GATES ■ - - GUY TO.VLE • - ROBERT CYR BEVERLY MACLEOD OLIN SAMSON - ALTON LOTHIAN MARY COLUMB • IMOGENE COLUMB BRADLEY MAGNANT MADELINE MESSIER - - DAISY PLOOF • - - SALLY GATES : •• • ' ••• - ”• � ' • ‘ '• ' TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIALS Responsibility --------- HolT. Your Tongue Conditi;nc of School Grounlc - -’ Values of Visual Education -JiaI Don't Marie That Dock Top - - POETRY English ------------- Lucille LaFlano - ’’ussy an II---------- - John Stanley - - ■ , My Dog ------------- Stuart Riley - - • Trout Fishing ---------- Lloyl Richard - - Spring Ic Hero - -- -- -- -- Madeline Lleccior • Music -------------- Jane Gates - - - It's a Crine ---------- -Sally Gates - - - The Coning of Sunner ------ Betty Benjanin - Vernont ------------- Guy Towle - - - - Clouds ---- -------- Alton Lothian - - The Music Festival ------- Kathleen Thibault A Confession ---------- Robert Cyr - - - Spring Ic Here --------- -Joyce Johnson - - Robert Cyr - - ■ Mary Colunb - - ■ Sheila Lahuc - - .Gton Lot- ian - Lloyl Richard Madeline Messier P, (e 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 2. STORIES Reserved Soat ------ The Murder of Miss Blue - - .ifter I Junped ------ No One Jill Ever Know - - ■ Suckers (Two Kinds) - - - ■ The Squeaking Doer - - - - Reckless T0n and Henrietta Sally Gates------8 Leo (Vest - - - - 10 Olin Sanson - - 12 Kathleen Thibault 13 Alton Lothian • Rosenary Jette Joyce Johnson - 16 18 ESSAY .Thy I Like Doodling Jane Gates - 19 FRENCH CORNER Unattondu Bain - - - - - Le Beau Mois d'Avril La Maison ------ LIMERICKS AND SHORT VERSES Madeline Jette - •Madeline Messier Mary Colunb - - Mary °olunb - - Leo 'Jest - - - - 20 21 22 22 27 THE CLASS OF 1948 ------------ ’ Drawings by Sally Gates and Shell The Junior Class a Lahuo HONOR ROLL ALUMI NETS - - - ---------- Daisy Ploof EXCHANGE ---------- NETS of tho YEAR - - - - _ - - - Madeline Messier - - - Inogcne Colunb Bradley Magnnat 23 27 28 28 29 HUMOR - SPORTS it 1 O „ a Boy3 Baskotball)H.- -)- - - - - • -• -- CJ.-V j - - - - Girls’ Basketball Girls’ Softball - Boys' Baseball Beverly MacLeod 51 Olin Samson . 32 Lloyd Richard end Alton John Hubbard 33 Mary Colur.b 31 Mary Colunb 3 Olin Sanson Lloyd- ichard Cover ------ Chief Mimeographers Hortense Roberts • John Hub and Bradley Magnent 3. EDITORIALS RESPONSIBILITY Responsibility should play a major role in everybody s life,in the home. at school, or at other public places. It is a good plan or ■i cr zccr in'high school, or even younger, to begin to take on some re- JnSricIbility. A person of high school age or younger should have some chores to do around 1fod make it his responsibility to see that these re done. He should be able to get out and run errands, or to do- odd jobs at home,or for someone else,to earn his spending money and enough ‘nere to buy some of his clothes or other necessities. Anyone of this age , and especially older, should make it his re- sponsibility to abide'by the rules or laws of the town and its cuila- :r 3. ne ought to take part in keeping these laws obeyed, and tne ol- der persons should help make these laws. The students of a high school should take part in discussions, sports , and'other activities. If a student is chosen a a chairman J qnme committee or eaen as a member of some committee, he s..oula maue it his responsibility to carry out his duties as best he can. The studem 3hould make it their responsibility to see that sehoox property is not i , ' t especially that school desks arc not marred or marked. High school” students who do this and other destructive acts do not have much sense of resoect or responsibility for their scnool. If a student is olng out for a snort and makes the teem, he should ma.ee it his re-P°n sibilitv to do nis best for the team,as well as have a good time him- self. He should be able to be depended on, and not refuseJ0 Practice and expect to play, or to practice and then refuse to play at one las minute. A student should do his bc-st to obey the laws and regulations of hi 3 school. Robert Cyr '49 HOLD YOU TONGUE X have often heard people jokingly make remarks about women's tongues and how they can turn a story about a feather into a featner beSfbut few people realize the length, width and oreadth of the human tongue, I have listened to people talking in informal groups to young and Oil talking on the streets; and I believe few people really give due consideration to the influence our words have. .Vords are wonderful thin -s. They may be sweet, or they may have a terrible sting, ihey can warm,like sunshine,a lonely heart. gry words can cut and lash from a poisoned, or even from a sharp though honest, tongue. 4 One lesson which I believe well worth learning is how to use our tongues and when to bridle them. Mary Columb '49 CONDITION OF SCHOOL GROUNDS The F.H.S. school grounds could certainly use some fixing up. The condition of them is disgraceful, apd I think something ought to be done about them. Mere talking doesn t get us anywhere. What we want is actioni He have drawn up a petition to have a clean-up day, but whether we do or not remains to be seen. The school grounds are cluttered with papers, orange peel, ashes, etc. The ashes have been behind the schoolhouse for some time now, but no effort has been made to remove them. A bicycle rack was once built, but that has fallen down and none has been made to replace the old one; so the bicycles are all lying around the school yard. Nov , a person who comes visiting our school doesn't get a very fine impression, if ho has to trip over a bicycle with Bvery other step he takes. Don't you think it would be swell if we could have another bicycle rack to stand the bicycles in ? AI90, , accidents are prevented if the bicycles are standing up, because chil- dren can't trip over them,then; and a person can get seriously injured by tripping over a bicycle. Now what do you say, F.H.S.? Let'3 get our yards cleaned and fixed , so that we can have as good a reputation of having clean yards as any of our neighboring schools, % Sheila Lahue '49 VALUES OF VISUAL EDUCATION Visual education has many advantages and is more important than most people thinlc. It has been said that there are disadvantages, but, in cur opinion, these don't hold. The disadvantage v hich was stated was that the pupils were restless and made undue noise after a movie. This may be true, but we think that the reason for this is poor venti- lation and the fact that the pupils have been sitting so stiff and cramped for so lohg that they want to move and stretbh afterward. The advantages arc many. More material is covered, uninteresting subjects are dealt with interestingly and in story form, the slow read- ing pupil is benefited because because he can keep up with the rest - r of the class in this, and the material presented will be remembered much longer and in greater detail. Safety rules, for instance, can be taught by visual education. It is a very good idea to have safety movies too, because if an acci- dent is seen on the screen it will remain vividly in the mind;whereas if it wore read in the paper it would soon be forgotten. Visual edu- cation is a great help. Alton Lothian '48 Lloyd Richard '48 AHA I DON'T MARX THAT DESK TOP fhe desk tops that we e sanded and varnished by the shop boys about four years ago have been marked, and are beginning to look dread- ful. Sven if this one does love that one it is no sign tte t it has to be advertised, at least not on the desk tops. It seems to me that pupils should take interest in the looks of their school and net mark on desks, for this will spoil anyone's good impression of F.H.S. Most of the carving is none to pas away time, I suppose, but in- stead of doing that why not spend that time studying English, history, or social science, I'm sure it would be much more profitable. If the dosk3 were your- own property it would be different, but ince they're not yours it is a mild form of sabotage to mark them. Pupils who mark not only their own desks but others’ also are very mean ‘ Decause then an innocent person gets the blame for something he didn't do. So the next time you're tempted to ark on a desk top remember that sixty-five per cent you had in Phglirh yesterday and study, be- cause busy hands have no time for mischief. Madeline Messier '49 ■st -st� -t -st-t -it •“ • -:t't� -• 4t-:t -it st -:t • t vt� ' t■ «• st-t ■ 't-'f• t'ft !ft-St Sfff'- ft ffft tint ftSHfHt POETRY ENGLISH English is a funny thing: Lessons long, lessons hard. Remember this, remember that, And the longest words to spell. But just be sure' that you know well Who wrote this, who wrote that, Who did this, who did that. What’s a verb, what’s a noun. Oh, but don’t let it get you down I TROUT FISHING Trout fishing time is here; People come from far and near Up to the old mountain brook - Armed with pole, line and hook. Both the young folks and the ol’ Quickly head for the best hole, ForQfishes nearest right Is sure to get the very first bite Lucille LaFlame '51 PUSSY AND I j ' ' I have a little pussy cat His name is Tommy C-ay. ’Then I want to have some fun I go to him to play . After IV. tucked in at night He jumps upon my bed to lay , But if Mother should pc p in He’d go out-doors to stay. In the night when I hear him mew Down the back stairs I creep, And very slowly I open the door, As not to ’wake Mother from sleep. Together we slio into my room. And into my bed so cozy ancfwarnu Happily we sleep, side by side, Through the dawn of the coming morm. John Stanley '52 If no fish are biting there Go farther up in the mountain air, Where a fish will bite like a fool At the first hc k in the pool. As soon as each can catch his liMI He heads for home the very next minute. There he eats his well cooked fish, Calling it his favorite dish. i I SPRING IS HERE Oh April I You have gone away - Seems you only stayed a day. Since April showers have fallen, I’ve seen many a bud We've taken the good and the bad, and even enjoyed the n But now again 'tis joyous May, And birds in unison sing. Everyone feels light and gay, For once again ’tis spring. MY DOG Madeline Messier '49 Ay little dog is black and white. He barks at cars; he barks at cats; B-a barks at nice; he barks at rat3; He barks at squirrels in the tree, But he never, never barks at me, Stuart Riley '51 MUSI VERMONT They say that youth is an organ - Its chords resounding and strong But haven't they ever been sixteen? Don't they know that they arc wrong? For youth is like a music box; Each silvery tone is measured By a laugh, a smile, a silent tc-ar, And tucked away and treasured, Jane Gates '48 IT'D A CRIME Oh! How I hate to mar tlis -white sheet of papci’. If on the morrow it were duo I'd wait z little lator. Rhyme, reason, and I have nothing in common But the fact that of them I am often wanton, A poem for assignment is the cause of this sorrow, dr. Browning, please, one of your3- may I borrow? Sally Gates '49 THE COMING OF SUMMER Summer now is on her way, Drawing closer every day. With her come the- buds and flowers, •«•Iso many warm rain showehs. Everyone is blithe and gay, As the warm, bright 3un shines all the day Bctty Benj amin ' 48 Vermont,they say, is the four- teenth state. It has wondrous sights to behold. It has mountains, rivers, and crystal clear lakes. It has marble, and sugar the color of gold. It's truly a state that's worth its salt, This grand old state of Vermont, It has its troubles and its faults, But here we're always free from want, Guy Towle '49 CLOUDS Most people like the bright, warm sun, And ne'er give the clouds a pleasant thought But without them there would be no fun, For there would be just one long drought, Some clouds arc fluffy, light, one 6 y, And never bring us storms, as snov or rain, But chase about the sky, as if in play With tho sun, which tries to shoo them off in vain. The clouds which are close, and dark .and grim Seem to shut off the laughter and the mirth. The earth grows dark, the sky gro dim. And the life-giving rain comes down to earth, Alton Lothiai THE MUSIC FESTIVAL Each year a Music Festival Is held in Burlington. Schools do their test in full , No matter where they're from. Early in the morning , At about half-past ten , The big parade starts forming, Four thousand strong, and then - The drums begin to sound, And majorettes to strut . It's heard, the city round - The big bands' rut -a - tut . Early in the after-noon. The glee clubs start to sing. Within a Y.M.C.A. room Their voices clearly ring. At eight o'clock on Sr.ture.ay night The concert starts to play, Within the great Memorial Hall. So ends a wonderful day I . Kathleen Thibault '49 A CONFESSION I'm about to make a confession - Poetry writing's not my profession; But I'll try with all my might A very simple rhyme to write. Our teacher put us on the spot - A poem, by Monday - on the dot. This is getting very confusing. But to my mother it1 s quite amusing. My thoughts, dear friends, are in a huddle. For my mind is in a muddle; So I rues I've reached the endj While I'm still on the upward trend Robert Cyr '49 SPRING IS HERE Soring is here and time for fun. Time to get the spring's work done. The birds arc here, the buds are oi Things are growing, all about. It's time to rake the lawn up clam No time for pranks or actions mean. No time for play when there's work to do - Tasks for each one - me and you. Joyce Johnson '48 . •. . ••a:- ■ � . .3. V v '--to- -'■-a tV.-vu STORIES •if. '!• ■!-- RESERVED SEAT The Vermont Music Festival was I hold again this ye?.r on May the f• f:,hr 3ixth , and seventh. Through the years it has grown to bo a ’’. ,ryp,- [Vre affair with big numbers of high school students participata and has become widely known to musit lovers. WCAX, a radio station of Burlington, Vermont, has broadcast the Saturday evening concert for some years, This concert consists of the all state orchestra and nixed chorus On Friday evening the all stato band has its concert. Mr. Marble, a very young looking nan for his early sixties has listened, for 'several years, to the concerts. So this year he decided that he would go to see as well as hear the concert at first hand. Thus,when Saturday night came, Mr. Marble found himself progressing in- to the auditorium along with the crowd, as he didn't hurry abai t get- ting his ticket the only thing he ’ able to buy was a rush seat ticket. The rush seats were the bleachers which ran the length of the auditorium on either side. As he walked down the aisle, looking all the while for a vacant seat, he finally spotted one on the last bleacher, which was right next to the stage Well , he thought, I couldn't be any luckier about getting a reserved: seat. Then he maneuvered himself up to the vacant spot and sat patiently to wait for the concert to begin. When theJcurtains of the stage opened he could see very distinctly the members in tin orchestra. Feeling very contented, he listened to the first two selections which the orchestra played. After a big ap- plause had subsided, the conductor of the chorus took his stand and gave a motion for the singers to arise. Suddendly everyone around him stood up. So he stood up too, only to realize that no one except tho boys of the chorus were standing and that he was sitting among the performers themselves. Feeling ashamed and shocked, he sat down, partly frpn weakness and ment?.l disorders that we re creeping upon him. Not knowing how to got out, he remained through the two pieces which the boys sang, all the while trying to gather himself together.When finally their singing was over tho orchestra cone forth with more music, nearly putting him to sleep. Then the girls sang out in bril- liant feminine melody. But this peace wasn't to l?.st long. Next, both th_ boys and the girls of the chorus arose to sing; and Mr. Marble, by this time,.judged he would be relieved by a different seating plan. Realizing that the plank directly in front of him was vacant,he started 3lowly to maneuver himself to the edge , where he let himself down to the floor. Then he clawled behind tie bleachers to the hack of the room. From here Mr. Marble, with comfort of mind, took in the beautiful = ight of tie chorus and orchestra of both boys an A girls from call over the state of Vermont. The boys wore suits while the girls had on long evening iressea, ranging through all colors of th. rainbow. The violinists were'seated across the front of tte stage; so when they played the harmonious movement of their arms was an amazing sight to 3CC. x Next year it would be a reserve scat fer him. Sally Gates lc . THE MURDER OF MISS BLUE It was a warn day in the latter part of May - a perfect day for a baseball game Everyone was looking forward to the la st game or the season, scheduled for three o'clock that afternoon - Shadyside versus Kingston. That afternoon when Janes was going dovm the stairs, heading for the baseball field, ho saw Frank, a rival shortstop , talking to his (Janes' c )girl ; and he also sav; him hand her ocnct ing , probably his wallet,to keep until after the game, Janes was jealous of Frank , • and war coon seen combing hin out because of that little incident. Frank only laughed and told hin to think nothing of it. as I previously mentione I,Janos and Frank were rival short- stops for Shadyaide High School. For this reason and James's jealousy they never were very good friends. When the gone started Frank was playing short , while Janes sat on the bench. Early in the game,how- ever, when Frank was hit on the ankle by a swift ba.ll and had to be taken out of the game, Janes took hi3 place. In th.; last of the ninth, with the tying and winning runs ort bases, Janes walked up to bat. He could see everyone making a great fuss over Frank because he had hurt his ankle on the playing field. James thought that if he could drive in those runs he would get some atten- tion too. Janos, hovcvr, didn't drive in the runs, but he did walk to''land the s aede ? After a few extra in.ings .Shadyside beat Kingston with a score of eight to seven. The next day Mis a Blue, the geometry teacher was very kind to the boys because they had played so hard the day before. Instead of making them go to the blackboard and draw geometric figures, she went herself, asking questions on the proofs . Miss Blue was an elderly , gosd-naturod woman. Her hair had streaks of white, and her face was somewhat wrinkled by the years; but, nevertheless,there was a twinkling in her eyes , ohe had a smile for all. Miss Blue was nervous and had a habit of chewing the end of her pencil, pen, or whatever she might bo writing with. diftcr scho 1 everyone left but James, Nancy, Frank, and Tom- my. Frank went into Miss Blue's room to pick out a book to read, for the library was at the back of Miss Blue's room too, while the others were playing games in the main rocm. Suddendly, in the midst of joy anl laughter, the merry-makers hoard a terrifying scream. It cone from Miss Blue's room. They all jumped to their feet and hurried toward the s aund. As they entered Miss Blue's room they found her lying on the floor near her desk; and Frank stoid there,staring down at her . The 1-etor, who was summoned immediately, examined Miss Blue and announced hat she had been poisoned. They questioned Frank and found that Miss 11. Blue, feeling thirsty, had asked hin for cone water, which he had. brought her. Frank woe arrested, because he had supposedly poisoned Miss Blue, Janes felt that Frank was not guilty and , even though they were such bitter rivals, he decided to help Frank all ho could. He wondered who would have wanted to kill Miss Blue, Everyone liked her. He - fait quite cure that it must have been Tonny, licc, or Nancy - they being the only oncs£ besides Miss Blue, Frank, and him- self; who were in the building at the tine of tie death. Searching for a motive, he ran through the names of the suspects. First he took JJLice. She doesn't have any grudges against anybne as far as I know, he thought. She liked Miss Blue, and was a very good friend of both Frank and himself. Next he took Nancy. Nancy ,too, liked Frank, but that wouldn't make her want to kill Miss Blue. Finally he took Tonny• He was a quiet fellow who never seemed to have any en- emies, but ho could have had some secret quarrels. After running through the names previously mentioned without finding a clue, James hit uoon an idea. It was a long chance but it might work. The scheme was to call together the suspects,and tell then ho knew who the guilty party was but ho would give hin another chance to confess. This he did; then he dismissed them, after having announced that he knew who the murderer was and would name him in the morning. That night after James had gone to bod he still thought of the murder. Then he heard a faint squeak of his bedroom door. he lav tense in the dark , waiting. This visit had been expected. Su Hendly a moonbeam lit the room, and its light gleamed from a long pointed knifopoisod ever him. He reached up, grabbed his assailant'c wrist, and twisted. His opponent, screaming in pain, dropped the knife, James snapped on the lights, and to his surprise the murderer was a girl. t was Nancy. Why did you do it? demanded James. I didn't mean to kill anyone, far less Miss Blue',1 sobbed Nancy shakily. Tell log Just how it happened, urged James. Well, began Nancy, you know that Frank and I are real good friends, or I should saw 'were' good friends before -ALice cane along. During the game yesterday I put a weak, slow acting,poison in the chalk, not strong enough to injure fatally. I didir t know then that when a larsc quantity of cold water was added the wSak poison became deadly. That poison was meant for Alice, I didn't intend to kill her, but only to scare her a little and punish her for stealing Frank. How did you know that Alice would get the poison, not some- one else? questioned Janes, Ynu ’-no-’ o ■ cc -c a L t it of cutting chalk or the end Mice Blue did go: so she got the poison instead of 11cq, because sne too put the chalk into her mouth. Janes was glad that Frank was not the murderer, but he waa sad that Nancy was. Yet this being her first offense an the poifloni: 6 being partly accidently, he thought that she woidU get off with a light sentence. Leo West ’49 AFTER I JUMPED I took a long bre. th, hold ny nose and jumped. This was the -oot 1 hadn’t thought the map would lead me anywhere. When I xouna it dd th t s' rb''dv had made it up end planted it for a joke. Yet, when I£had followed it a little and found the lay of the land just as it was on the map. I changed my mind. The “JP had been t°m ana had looked old; that was the only reason I hau follower it _t -ii, $ov here I was, eight feet under, and I hadn’t hit bottom yet. It said 5n the map th .t it was only 3ix feet deep, I thought, a little scared. Suddenly I struck something hard.Then I felt myself gliding alonfr in an unknown river, at le st it was unknown to me. On one bank areat trees loomed up and on the other a geeat wall of rock came right up to the water. Oh! I exclaimed as I turned from gazing at the rock wall and noticed a clearing at the edge cf the river. There were many thatched roof huts and several Indians in the clearing. Some of the Indians were cooking meals over small fires outside the huts, some were weaving rugs, and some were making pottery. Out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of a couple of canoes down the river. I saw thern about the same time Jthat the Inuians saw me. Wahoo! Heap big stranger come down river, makum good feast, one of them called, pointing his finger at me. That made all of the Indians, (both on shore and in the canoes) look at me. Several of the ones on shore came down to the water and climbed into the canoes. TheJ all had great long spoars. As they paddled towards me, spears in hand and yelling at the ton of their lungs, I realized that they wore cannibals. When they got within range of mo, and spears hit the water all around, I figured Ghat I had bettor start swimming for the raft didn't float fast enough 'or me. I swam about a hundred feet to a bend in the river and came nr-a some rapids! It was too late. Down I went, right into a mass of rocks with water swirling every which way. I felt ono 'Cf't lc frocks catch ao in tho mid loj and then it was os if the pressure of the watertyas slackening, ’ ml then increasing, slackening and again increasing against ny body. Then I realized that it had been only a drear., A 3hort stout mar. was kneeling over me giving me artificial respiration. After I had como too, ho told me how ho had w at clied ne jump and. when I hadn't come uo, had come down after ne. He found me .by a stone a,l the bottua and had brou.'ht me up. I told hin how I happened to be there and we both laughed. I .felt so foolish that I started for home assoon as I thought I was able to make it. It was a good thing that little ponl was in the country or I'd never have heard the end of it, but as it was no one heard about it but my mother. .Then I got home ny mother aske d, here did you get that aw- ful bump on your head? I told her all I knew about it, but I get no sympathy at all. 3he sent ne to bod without my supper for telling her one of the big- gest lies she had ever .heard. Odin Sanson '50 IIC ONE JILL E'ddR KNOW Connie Fay Walker turned and walked slowly s.way from the fa - Vorite corner drug store, .Ihat is wrong with ne?,!she thought, ± a ’not too h.ard to look at blonde1, I’m over five feet tala, ar.a I don’t weigh over one hundred and twenty pounds; yet, why doesn t that .new boy, Ted Weems, even look at me? Those wore tne thoughts running through Connie’s mind , as she hurried tiome through the bright sun- shine. Ever since the red-headed Ted Weems had come to town Connie and every other girl in school had done her best to get his attention, but the only girl he ever looked at was the darling of tho town, red- hc led Ruth Ann Fields. Connie hurried up the steps of her home. She hurried past the gtchen, and ran up the stairs to her room. She dug out a good book .roa under her bed, and began to read. • ■� The next morning , at breakfast, Connie's brother, Ronnie, an- nounced tha.t he had bought an old jalopy of a car -much to the disap- pointment of his parents. .4 Connie decided to take a bicycle ride down to the corner drug store. On her way she passed the garage, and noticed that there was a new man there, .'is she looked a second tine she gave a long, low whistle, because there before her eyes was her dream man, Teddy deems I So I she thought. He's a part tine garage worker I Then the idea hit her hard! She began to remember. Breakfast - Ronnie's old jalopy - Garage man I Suddenly she cane to an abrupt stop before the garage. Just before she opened the door, hawever, she paused to smooth her long bob and tuck her plaid shirt into her knee length pedal pushers. Then 3he put on a bright smile and walked in. He was bending over a blown out tire,trying to patch it, Connie took a deep breath and began, Arc you one of the garage men? (To hoar her on one would ever know thi t this was the man she had been hoping to meet for the pact two wocks.) He smiled at her as if she were a little girl and said, I sure an, little lady, What con I do for you? ’Sell, Connio began, !’my brother has an old jalopy of a car, and it needs a motor job. Do you think you could work on it for him this afternoon? Tho rcd-hcaded boy grinned, revealing a gol.d tooth, I guess I could arrange ray plans accordingly, Mis , he replied, Connie smiled and murmured a faint Thank you, as she went out. Or. the way hone she felt very triumphant. This afternoon sho would wear her nicest Ircss and see if Mr, Snarty Weens would notiae her then! If she could got him to a k her to the Prom she wo Id be the envy of the school. That afternoon at about ono o'clock Connio was sitting on the verenda swing, ‘“'he wore a powder blue Ires.., and beside her on the porcl stand was a whole pitcher of ine cold lemonade. Just at that moment Ted c .no up the walk. He filled at Connie and said, Where's the jalopy? Connie returned the smile as she answered sweetly, Oh, I thought you night like a cooling drink while you wait for my brother to got here to supervise tho job. -'ith this she poured out two glasses of lemonade and patted the ceat beside her in the awing- Teddy sat down with o, deep sigh of relief, and started sip ling lcmon?„de. About an hour later Ted was saying, How about taking in the Junior Prom next week, with me, Connie? Connie breathed a sigh of relief and said, I'd 16ve to. During this time Connio had discovered th?.t Teddy's favorite ..p-'rt was fishing, Sho said that she was fond of fishing too. Finally she said, Thera'c a lit lc brook that's full of trout but in our meadow, and I'll bet they'll bito on a day like tiis;toc. Toddy caught and hint and said, ‘.Veil, let's goi A fC7 minutes later, as Ted and Connie were racing toward the brook, fish ooles in'hand, Ted said, You know, in all the excitement, I never did that motor .lob on y.;ur brother's Jalopy, Connie, Connie smiled slyly and 3aid, Yec, I know, '.Vhat did it natter if there wasn't any motor under the hood of R nnio's Jo.lopy, she thought! Kathleen Thibault '49 SUCKERS (T-70 KINDS) Hey, -Joe, whatcha doin' tanight? asked Jin an the two boys walkfcdjup the street together. Nothin, much, I guess, ' cept do this durned French, came the dejected answor. Say, I gotta swell idea. Lot's go over to the pond and scent the brooks. I'll bet then suckers is packed in so we could scoop 'em out with aur hands. Jog was wildly enthusiastic over the idea, and the two boys hurried hone to make preparations. The boys lived in a small, typical New England town , which was noar enough to a ■ odiu. sized pond so that the ooys could have a lot of fun there. The pond provided 3winning, boating, and it provided fishing, the year round. The boys were coming hone from baseball prac- tice when the brilliant ilea of sucker spearing had cone to Jim. But now, to get back to the story, wo find Jim and Joe again, a tcr getting their equipment together. They were b th riding bicycles and carrying spears and flashlights. Each were ruboor boots. As they rode swiftly along, side by side, Joe said abruptly, ',7c gotta bo oareful tonight, Jim. It's against the law to sr o„r fish, you know, Jin acknowledged that this was true, Dut scemeo. quite calm about the whole affair; and he said convincingly, Aw, that s one law they never enforce, But Joe wasn't to be consoled and proceeded to tell Jim the story his father had told him before he 3tartee.. The story . cnt th-.t three men who were spearing had been shot at by a game warden, two of the men being hit and one 6f them ba-ily hurt. The little story hit Jim with quite a lot of force, and he began to plan carefully. We'll lodve our bikes quite a distance away. j.6.. Then if some snoopy warden oecs 'on ho won't know where we are. Our first stop will be Garrett's brook.'1 The boys tried the numerous brooks in the vicinity,without luck; and they I?,iu the poor luck to the fact, that it was quite early yot for suckers. Then Jin had an idoa. Gay[ Let's go down to the old mill. '.Vo should be able to got some oerch under there, anyway. Jin was right. There were fish under the old mill; and the boyc were intently pulling then In, when all of a sudlen they heard a noise like +.bnt cfa car doer being shut softly. Jog was scared stiff and whiscored to Jim. Whatta we gonna do now. It nuot be a warden- the way 'he's conin , so darn quiet. By this tine they caaId sec two figures , coning stealthily toward the mill. Folia no, Jin said quickly. Thorcfc more then one way out- ta this place. Propping the spoors, they fled into a pitch-black cavern. The floor was rotten, and covered with sawdust and chips. Once in their flight, Jin's foot wont through into the water, but he kept going. They wont up a flight of rickety old stairs and out into the night. They made the trie heme in record time that night. The next day , to the boyr-' chagrin, they found out that the twe feUcws they had seen the night before wore their friends , who were also fishing. Alton Lothian '48 THE SQ.UE. .KING DC OR In the town of Norton wo bought a house called the old Brenton place. It was built on toe of a hill just outside of the town. Yfher. we novel there in June, people would stare at ue and 'Whisper to each . other. One day a3 Jean and I were walking to the grocery store we heard aonc ladies say, I don't see why the Girl Scouts bought that spooky old olacc. They cay that there are ghosts in there, though I don't know that anyone ever actually saw a ghost thc-rc. There are- n't supposed to be such things as ghosts, but it does look mighty Jell, that's what scared me at first, though I t ought, .Vc shall be here just for this summer, and it doesn't 3cen that much can hooper, in such a short tine. I A A wcoif ,vcnt .. ’•-iY o: o ti i , iju Brown, our chaporon, had- n t let us go 'll! tnrougn the house the first week. She said we would use just the downstairs, for since there were only twelve of us that would be re... enough. The house was 30 dirty that we had to start cleaning tiio very first thing after we arrived, instead or exploring arouno., Even though we were quite crowded fer sleeping quarters, we used only two rooms as bedrooms. Our cots certainly were crowded. The second week we started cleaning upstairs. -Vc were all ex- cited over which ro an we would have and who would sleep in the room with us, n;fc ',;orci plenty of repairs to be done. We girls did what we ccul- to . ix up things, . 0 papered the rooms that needed capering most .repL need windows the.t were broken, anai redecorated rooms. Nearly .11 of the doors squeaked; so we oiled them. There was one door that still squeaked, no matter how much we oiled it. x Jean, and I were given the room with the squeaky door it seemed th. t every time it was opened or chut it made more noise than the time before. , 'nc “iSfrk in July, ac I lay awake, I heard a squeaking noise, 1 scared, .� 3 I turned and looked I could see tht the door was opening. There was no one coming in. I could see because the noon crone in the window and made the room light. This tine the door sounded like a mean, and as though it tried to talk. The next morning I sail nothing to the girls of what had hao- pc.icu. one night before, I did ask .'lies Brown, however, if we couldn't have a now do r put up in place of the old one, and she said that we I? r'A J--cn n-'; ;-°°r came, Betty and I tried to unscrew the hinges, but ohey were 00 oli and rusty that we couldn't even budge then. Tv o girls were sent dewn to the village to get a man to help us fix the c-cor. -men he arrived he started to take the old door off. What a .C .A11 nGVCr forSct itl After a while ho got the hinges off with a pinc.i bar. With all the squeaking and creaking noises, you'd have thought the house was going to fall down. The door really did talk .dA k nc least,we thought it was the door. What language we heard] Imucr the top hinge there was a little keyhole with a kov oushed way in it. we tri„.. the key , which turned easily. Then wo“pullod. A mass of planter and paper fclloff the wall and onto the floor. - twenty inch square doer swung open. There was a large hole in the wall which went through the ceiling into the attic. 1 hole there wa.s an old parret in a came. No wonder we hoard such talk! It was he that had been making all the noise 'n ;ea;. ox the doer. Boy i Were we relieved: To investigate further 'Y. into KrGUP° to cc-rch the attic and discover, if possible, c-i 1 -J - parrot had been put there. The man wont up first; then all - .is girls. When we reached the attic we saw the awfullcst losking •A -xiorc w-c no tcllin3 how l ng he h?.d been up there 16. Mine Brown had ug 3 .11 tho L -line, It was discovered that this nan didn't want anyone- to have inis lie ’no c , go ho put'the parrot there to scare the people aw ay. This tir.c it hadn't worked. The police took the parrot and the nan with thorn We lived in peace the rest of the summer at thc old Brenton place on the hill. Rosemary Jette '51 RECKLESS TOM AND HENRIETTA Well,young nan, and Just who do you think you are? The very idea, as if you didn't know how proud I was of r.y pansies, and you probably did it on purpose tool Some day I hope you wrap yourself around a telephone pole; it would serve you right. Why, if you were- n't so big, you lummox, I'd box your ears up pretty. If I were your mother I'd take you across my checkered apron and fix you up good,so you wouldn't want to plank yourself in that'junk', right away, any- way 1 You-you-ycu-------1 Tom did his beat to smother a grin as old Mrs, Smith sent one piercing dagger his way and with a sigh at the fate of her pansies, turned and walked briskly into the house. But if looks could kill Tom certainly would be hearing the angels sing. He turned around and with a quick salute Henrietta's way, started toward the house -whis- tling. You'd think a raking ever the coals like that would bother him a little, but net Ten, Yet he did wonder how he had hit the pansy bed and not the driveway. Maybe two ’wheels weren't as good as four, after all. On Tom's sixteenth birthday, with some money which an uncle had sent him,he had bought an old car. He and his pals had painted it and written all ever it. They christened it Henrietta , according to dire. Smith, the car didn't even have a chance for a ton minute cooling off period. Tom no sooner came hbno than ho was off with it again. She vowed she could hear the thing coning, five miles away, down tho road. For as long as could be remembered, she had a-grudge against Tom. He was the guy who used to put fishworms in her apron oockcts when she hung them on the washlinc Monday morning. He hadn't'been so bad the last few years,,but he mad. up for it every Hallowe'en. But lately since he'd get that junk pile she was beginning to think the.devil was after her. It was the noise of the thing that got her down. She wasn't too good at hearing anyway and this certainly would not do her any good. This is probably why she received a pair of ear plugs for Christmas last year. The next day after the terrible fate of the pansies, Mrs. ? -ian hoard a coughing and sputtering and looked up the road. In a clov . of dust ohe ceu.1 sec what was coming, and she immediately 'termed for the house; he’d just as 3oon do to her what he had done to her pansies. The reckless driver! Crash! Bang! She turned around :o a he c ra.j.- on owe v he? le, Tnis Irine tne t elepho no pole i v-ry poor job of try mr to i nor Henrietta v7 •••- ery it pole stood where just in tine t: sec Ten two wheels weren't enoug it was an.'. Henrietta di Veil, lMs time neither 3ut old ire. Smith still insists that v.henevcr it tnun.ors, To -rrd Henrietta arc off with a cloud of dustjso.a whore oif up there. 3hc can't help out wonder if there are telephone poles to climb up there, too. Joyce Johnson '48 • - - • - r • ■ E 3 S -i. Y ,7'!Y I 1.11 1. DOODLING heart I an .a locllo-bug. 'y drowsy fingers creep across ny scratch papers and even, alas, some cf ray assignments, leaving a tril of seemingly ridicu-ous rattle. DooHina is the hind of hobby that interests alike brilliant -. v- like Gilbert Einstein a : 1 stupid little girl- line ..re. Its p p- ul-ritv is aroba-;- Vac to the faejf that it can be done abstractly Slle ihe dni is,- 3 in Einstein's case, thinking of more inport ant thir “8 or ns in ire, is blank. It can be.-one whenever pencil mu o-er 4e since it is intended that no one, especially tne dloSor, will at dy «......, tnc ™unt of tine aa-1 ability you wish to invest is up t you. Tho simplest tine of doodling begin;: with a goose If you ren't handy at drawing them, I' .1 lone, you ?ons. physics napero, I have plenty of tner. ta.or-. t-ero -‘s tho bOi-inning of an exciting a . .venture. Studying + he ,oose e“ 1 have drawn, I decide that it rill be a lady. I draw rir Cf nice full line, a button nose, ana two wiae r.vcs. .aid a nop of curly hair, a neck, and a long pair •'f eyelashes and there we are. Of course, you can ac.e, a crazy hat with birds and flowers on it,but I didn t this time. Zero is adaptable to almost anything 3Uch as a flower, a pencil sharpener, a cat, - . 'V. qi ck. Geometric use of the zero, part- • v • icularly the nice fat kind is unlimited. Hero Xy are a few of these: V-V 11 V r • f ! ’ i y vi ((? y ■X 1 As roses hr.vc there th:;rns, there are some disadvantages to doodling. The w-rst of those Is that it is untidy.(net messy, you understand, just untidy.) The other is that you may for„et that your mind isn't supposed to help. It is often that you may be asked to recite while you are constructing a locomotive out of the zeroes of the day. I have been at this pastime for such a long time that I have mastered a feat which no one else may ever hope to accomplish I can read my doodling I .-mother goal which I hope to attain some cay, is the extensive use of 100's in my drawing Thus far, I have been un- able to do much along this line.be-ausc I have only heard of and never seen this mythical mark. However, if my teachers will co-op- erate in riving me ay first 100 to expirement on, I am sure I can make great advancement in the art of doodling, Jane Gates '48 S’ «• «• FRENCH' CORNER UN I NAT TEN DU 3 AIN Pierre domeura.it dans u e petite ville. Un jour en .vril il procurait une lettre de son cousin, Francois, qui lui demandait Ge venir a leur feme pour le saison quand bn fait 1 erable a sucre, Le pro chain matin la mere de Pierre l'appellait de bonne heuro. --- Lcvez-vous, Pierre. II all ait roster dans son lit pour un petit moment, mais en se souvenant qu'il allait chez Francois aujourd'hui, il sautait dehors de son lit tout de suite. II prenait son petit dejeuner vite. Dans un peu de temps il ctait tout pret avee scs bottes et tout. Son pore ctait pret avee l'auto. Comme il partient sa mere dit, --- Avcz un bon tomps. ----Je v.o.isr il repondit, ■ uand ils arrivaient a la forme Francois est sorti tout de euite ct i-ls partirent pour la cabin de suerb. __Ou est Jacques? demandait Francois. —- Il ramassc, son pere repondit. Il serait de retour bientot. - Qui est Jacques? Pierre demandait ---II cat l'ho-xic entree, Erancois dit. Bientot Jacques rctcurni.it ct les gar90ns prirent dcs chaudicrcs ct s'en allcrcnt. En rctournant dans les bole ils enbarquaient sur la cuvc. prts Jacques tourn-ait lee chevaux ils aident tcus a rcnasscr. Les garcons renplissaient lours chaudicrcs sculoncnt do la r.ortif p?.rce qu'ils ctait trap pesantes. Quand la cuvc ctait bien rer.pli Jacques partait les chcvfaux et dit les garcons. ----Vous allcz narcher parcc quo la cuvc est plcine et il cst dur pour les chevaux quond la neige cst presque parti. Les garcons partirant a pied. Pierre rostait prSs dc la cuvo la tenant avee le nain. Ils venaient seulcmont un petit partie au chcnin quand les chenins etaient nauvais. Tout acoup la cuvc s'inclinait un peu ct l'eau d'crablc volait ot Pierre sc faisait arrase. — Bien, ils font plus dc chosos avee l'eau d'crablc que Jc pense, dit Pierre. Jfcdeline Jetto '50 LE BEAU MO IS D'.iVRIL Le cicl cst bleu avee dcs nunges Tandis que le solcil sc brills le visage, Un petit vent souffle faiblc ct chaud , Le solcil fait dcs diamonds dc tout l'eau. La terre bruno sc nontre £ fin Dc la neige il n'a rcstcArien - II y a du vert qui pcux etre vu - Du vert qui cst souffle par le vent du sud. Le nois dravril scrait vitc passc 0 M.ais on sc ropcllcra du printenps qu'cllc a laisso . Le nois d'avril ennlne aussi de la pluie , Mais vrainent elle est non favori. Tout le nonde ont de l'air contente' f Parce que le beau ten.pc veux dire de la sante. Oh I .ivril reste done avee nous toujours, Vous qui vient si peu souvent et qui est si court. Madelyn Messier '49 LA 1UI SON Rose ann aina sa tante Threse et son oncle George. Elle , Rina la petite fane sur le chenin du pays dehors de la granae cx e. Elle' It ait contento dans la vieille naison de pierre . Lee aura de la naison etaient si epais, qu’lls firent les appuls de fenStres Urge. La nrilleure chose de tout, elle aina la cuisine quesa ta te Thereae garda si propro ct brillantc. II y avait unc ponpo par 1 evier noir de quel Rose Ann aina voir l'eau claire vient. Us toujours nangerent dans la cuisine sur la vieille table du bois dur et s'assircnt sur les chaises du bois dur que se fa saient par la main. En hiver lc grand feu ct la bouilloire chantante etaient si gai. En ete il y avait le buisson du lilas et la rose vagabond par les marches de pierre par la porte de la cuisine. Rose .mn souvent s'avait assis sur ces marches et avait mange du pain et au beurre fait ci la naison de sa tante Therese et regard?, a travers c.u champ conne une Jeune fille. Mais den?.in ?.llait £tre le neilleur, Jour. Sa t?nte Therese vena.it a la na.iscn du hopital oil elle ava.it eti pour c.eux senaines. Et denain soir son oncle George Jouerait son violon et garuera.it, le tenps a.vec son pied parce qu’il etait content que tante Therse etait chez ndu3• Mary Colunb '49 NO P.xRKING When Noah sailed the waters blue, He had troubles, sue as you, 'Though he sailed and sadled hi3 ark, He couldn't find a place to park. Mary Colunb '49 THE SOONER THE BETTER A shopkeeper, while writing ?. bebtor, Said, in the course of his letter, It's better if the debtor knows Just how nuch he owes. And the sooner he pays the better. Mary Colunb '49 o . THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1948 BETTY BENJ. MIN Betty Honors: , v Basketbo.il (2) (3) (4) Class Secretary (4) Music Festival Glee Club (3) (4) One-.ict Plays Miss Personality Plus (3) The Tiger’s Claw (4) Betty, who reluctantly answers to the none of Bet , is the very interesting senior ttst h?.s a question for every teacher. 11 though she doesn't adore nusic, she is a sh?.rk at basketball, and a swell actress too. lie know you'll miss your old desk near the picture of a cherished alumnus Loads of luck to you, Betty, You have the ability td become a wonderful teacher. .unbition: To be a teacher. IMOGENE COLUMB Andy Honors: Salutatorian (4) 3asketball (3) (4) All State Chorus (4) Music Festival Glee Club (3) (4) One Act PIay3 Hist, She's a Man (2) Miss Personality Plus (3) The Tiger's Claw (4) New3 Reporter of the Molecule (3) (4) Secretary of Student Council (2) Softball (4J Captain of Softball Team (4) Andy is a blond whirlwind who never turns down a dare. She has a sunny disposition, and enters into any activity with zest - sports, music, dramatics, and even such difficult subjects as chemistry, physics, and third year Latin, Good luck to you ,Inogene. ‘.Ye're sure you'll make a superb nurse. Ambition: To become a trained nurse rp JANE GATES Janie y Honoro: Valedictorian (4) Class Treasurer (4) Class President (2) (3) Basketball (2) (3) (4) Molecule Assistant Joke Editor (l) (2) assistant Editor (3) Editor (4) Three-Act Play 'June Mad (2) Qtfio-Act Plays Mias Personality Plus (3) The Tiger's Claw (4) Music Festival Gle Club (3) (4) .'ill Stato Chorus (3) (4) Two of Jane's occupations are writing poetry and making more money for her class. In case of the blues Janie is a swell person to have around, for if anyone can drive away those blu� s she can. If she gets excited over an argument or is planning mischief, just watch these little demons pop into her eyes. You have the | character and ability to carry out anything you undertake, Janie ; so plunge in with I both feet. You can do it. Ambition: To attend Bentley School of Account- ed Finance , Boston, Mass, and become 1 a C,P,n. JOYCE JOHNSON Jo-Jc $ i v v Honors: .’Music Festival Glee Club (2) (3) (4) . - dill State Chorus (4) . r ’iClass Secretary (1) (2) (3) •1 iOnc-Act Plays i 4 Buddy .Answers An did (1) '■ Hist I She’s a Man (2) Miss Personality Plus (3) The Tiger's Claw (4) ft VA A A - r T Jo-Jo is the girl who goes saun- • - taring around the schoolhouse with Betty by her side. Often you might see her whisper to someone. '.7c wonder who?? '.7c think you will make a good teacher. Good luck, inbiticn-: To be a teacher. 25 GORDON LAFLAME Gordy or Flanagan Honors; Student Council Treasurer (1) Vice President of Student Council (4) V $1 n.aa Treasurer (3) - Baseball (4) v0nc-.ict Plays Miss Personality Plus (3) The Tiger’s Claw (4) Henry’sAail Order Wife (4 ) Gordon’s chief activity is talk- 11 ling. You can generally find hin in the midst 'jof a group of girls, preferably teasing them} ' jYct he really does like one - a neighboring aenior Although this is Gordon s ftr3t year at baseball he is a good player,He is thinking about joining the Wavy whihn he graduates. Good luck to you in whatever you do. Ambition: To join the Wavy ALTON LOTHIaN Bert Honors: Third Rank in Scholastic achievement Basketball (1) (2) (3) (4) Baseball (2) (3 (4) All State Chorus (2) (3) (4) Glee Club-Trio (2) (3) (4) One -Act Plays Buddy -answers An Ad (1) , Mias Personality Plus (3 Hist I She’s a Man (2) The Tiger’3 Claw (4) Sports Editor of the Molecule (4) Caretaker and Manager of Mevio Machine (3) (4-) Marshal for Senior Class (3) Alton, known to his friends as Bertj is to be found in most of the school activ- ities, He is a very good athlete and is pop- ular among his classmates. If Bert didn t have such a nice bass voice it would be tsr- ture to have him around, because he is alway: testing his vocal cords. Keep up the good singing Bert ; you’ll make a good engineer, some day, Ambition: To become an engineer? LLOYD RICHARD Lewis 26 Honors: President of Student Council (4) Vice President of Student Council (3) Basket ball (2) (3) (4) Baseball (1) (2) (3) (4) All State Chorus (4) Glee Club (3) (4) „ , v Joke Editor of Molecule (3) Boys’ State (3) Class President (1) (4) One-Act Plays Buddy Answers An -id (1) Hist I She's a Man Patty Saves the Day (3) The Tiber’s Claw (4) wVv- Lewis -or Pedro as we used to call him -although snail of stature,is one of the sturdy members of his class, having twice been class president and twice on student council. He represented our school at Boys’ State. But don't get the impression that Lewis is always serious, for he has a great sonse of humor. He never has to fumble for an answer to any question, and if a humorous turn is possible a bit of dev- iltry gleams in his dark brown eyes. If you succeed in your future life as you have dur- ing high school you will make good progress. HORTENSE ROBERTS Corky Honors: Glee Club (2) (3) (4) Easkotball (2) (3) (4) Basketball Manager (4) Assistant Basketball Manager (3) One--ict Play, The Tiger'3 Claw (4) Corky i3 the gal yith a good dis- position, and a cheery way of teasing people. She has always taken an .active part in basket ball during her high school years. She has quite a crush on the new style, and is crazy about dancing . .Ve shall miss her friendly giggle. Good luck, Corky, in your future. Ambition: To be a trained nurse. HONOR ROLL THIRD QUARTER 27. ALL A S Seniors Inogene Colunb Jane Gates A'S and B'S Betty Benjamin Alton Lothian Lloyd Richard Juniors Mary Colunb Robert Cyr Madeline Messier Kathleen Thibault Leo 'Jest Sophonores Madeline Jette Madeline Benjanin Sally Gates Lyle Ladieu Daisy Ploof Bertha ouchard Olin Sanson Froshnen John Hubbard Bradley Magnant .mne Towle Sinone Bouchard Rosenary Jette Hugh Gatos Arlene '.'fright Eighth Gralers Bruce BenJ?jnin David Sanson Mary Towle Seventh Graf.cr3 Janes Benjanin .irthur Lothian • •� ’ 5 � ' � THE MAN WITH THE BLUES There was a young non naned Drews, talking o.r-und with the blues. 'Vhcn the”clock struck nine He was feeling fine; He had found his old pair of shoes. Leo West ’49 JIM There we.s a young nan naned Jin, Who robbed the bonk his nan. He took off his boot -ind counted the loot And passed their cuts to thin. Leo 'Vest 49 28. ALUMNI NE, 3 Hrrn n hover Ex'48 lolned the Army ftir Force on July 24, and bo .a. S topia OJ ty, South Jdccte. On Hj, W ho hocolvod nuitinle he°'a injuries in an automobile accident. He wt.s flown Hooplthl in Denver, Colorado, «here I� . „-i-i 0f his classmates,and several of his many other frien-s hi h school , attended his funeral in Bakersfiela, on Lay Claude Macnant '47, Martha Sanson '47, and Phehe Jane Jest- cott 44 have all been on the Bean’s list this year at the University of Vermont, because of their high scholastic averages, Melvin Gcno '45 received his discharge from the Army in Cali- fornia, on Dec. 29. He is now coaching the high school baseball earn „ .. , tt,lnvu7 , member of the Athenian Citizenship Ujs Martha J« hi' -v ‘ Vcrnont Junior College Marriages - Janes Richard '43 to Lies Cecilia Canpcno of Swanton, on M-y 17. Rainville Ex '45 to George Parent of Enosburg, on May 29 .'•t the Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Frenklin. _ T „ „„ Robert Messier Ex'45 , on March 29, to kiss Norma LaGross of St. Albans. Engo-gements Announced - Theresa Proper '47 to Russell Hislop Pauline Jctte '45 to Philip Boudreau Ruth McDermott '46 to Harland Titenore ’45 Marian Richard '45 to Richard Merchant of Duxbury B1 daughter, Rebecca Ann, born to Marjorie (Gates )(’40 ) md Robert ('39) Irish , on J?n. 26. „ x . , A daughter, Diana Kathleen, born on Feb, to Osburne -nc- Ilene (Thibault) (Ex-44) Durkee. Harland Titemore '45 , a graduate of Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C., has employment in Lyndonville, Vermont. � . '(.if. x. -f. (.-if. '!• -'f- - 'f-'(• � � � • � ' ' •- • ••' • ■ • EX CH-INGE We have received exchanges this year fron. rAosburg Richford, Brigham,and .Highgato, The last“copy of the Brigham Beacon is especially good. Please keep up thegood work and exchange with us again, next year. 29 NE77S OF THE YE.uR Dec. 19 - Jan. 5. School was closed for Christnas vacation. Jan« 19. No school. Furnace pipes were frozen. Jan. 21 -23. Midyears exams were given. Jan 30. School closed at 2:00 o’clock so that high school pupils and teachers night attend the funcr?„l of Dr. L. E. Sanson. Feh. 4. No school.The furnace pipes froze and burst. Feb. 3. ffe saw a novie, Hone for Tomorrow . Feb. 5. A novie Preserves was shown. - Yesterday , Feb. 6, Report cards wero given out. Feb, 6. The Junior class held a record dance after the basketball game, „ „ Feb. 27. Two movies, Ala3kan Highway and ' From Bristles to Brushes were seen. Feb. 20. Two novies on China wore shown. Mar. 1. Another nevio on Preserves was seen, , „ , Uar. 2l School closed at 10:20 A. M. n and the high school was closec and the pupil3 were excused to e.ttend town meeting. Mar, 8, ',7e saw two movies, Rubber Lends a Hand and a Call to Action , a Rod Cross novie. Mar. 12. School was closed for the Champlain Valley teachers' conven- ti on. Mar. 15. 77g saw A Fast .7'orkcr , a movie advertising Dreft, and showing the care of milk utensils. March 24.The Student Council sponsored two one-act plays. One, The Tantrum , was acted by the members of the freshman class, assisted by Robert Cyr, Leo Jest, Lyle Ladieu, and Mary Towle, The theme of the play was the effect of Cousin Geneva's( Anne Towle) visit to thcHawthornc cottage, and her great popularity with Bunny1s(Rosemary Jcttc) friends. Only when Bunny s brothei Tim (John Hubbard) throw a tantrum did Cousin Geneva reform and act like a human being. The second play presented on this date Henry's ail Order 7Vife,by the junior class, assisted by Gordon LaFlane, when Henry Gibbons (Richard Colunb) ordered a wife to keep his home clean he didn t realize what difficulties could result. Having reed Henry's letter for a wife, Jim Jones (Guy Towle) posei as the ordered wife and thereby wttn a bet and a coveted saddle, Henry then had two wives and didn't know which was the right one.'’ The play was hilariously funny. March 25. The sophomore class presented the play, Pot Luck . Robert Cvr assisted them. Unexpected, the Morrows had company for dinner, with a b?„ro cupboard and a wrong shopping bag. iho whole household was in an uproar as to what to oat when Aunt Amy saved tic day by returning the shopping bag .and lending the contents of her own. The Tiger's Claw , a mystery , was staged by t ho seniors on this same night. By the quick thinking of the amateur detective Herbie Sheridan (Lloyd ftichard), the desperate criminals - the Tiger and the jewel thieves were caught. The switching off of lights and screams in the darkness added to the tenseness of the play. 30 Mar. 18. Rev. i' . '.errixiold gave uo a very interesting talk on India ani the castc eystcn. Mar. 26 - Apr. 12. School closed for sugaring vacation. Apr. 23. Highgatc High School presented a play,The Big Blow Up at the town hall in Franklin, under the auspices of the student council . Proceeds were divided between Highgate and Fruklin high scho-ls. Apr. 28, The eighth grade po.rty was held at the schoclhousc-i They had relay races,a drawing contest, andplayed winkun and oth er gobies . They served refreshments of pop , sandwiches, cup- cakes , and brownies. Then they danced until 10:30 . Miss- Dewing was the chaperon. May 7-8. Many Franklin High School students attended theALl State Cherue in Burlington, marched in the parade in themorning, and 3ang in the Glee Club at the Y.M.C.A. building cn Satur- day aftorn on. Those wha took part in the -ill State Chorus wore Sally Catos -1st soprano, Jane Gates and Joyce Johnson- 2nd sopranos, Mary Columb - 1st- alto, Madeline Jette and In egene Colum.b - 2nd altos; Lloyd Richard and Olin Sanson - 1st toncr Lyle Ladieu and Lee Jest - 2nd tenors, Carroll' Titonorc - 1st bass, and -Guy Towle and ALton Lothian - 2nd bass. May 12. ‘Movies of two of 3ho.kcspcarc ’ s ploys, Julius Caesar and Macbeth , v cre shown to the high school. May 12. The junior high scho 1 b ys baseball tean played the 5th and 6th grade boys, whom they defeated 11 tc 1. May 13. Mr, Carter fron Johns n Normal School talked with sone of the seniors. Kay 17. May 18. The Biology cl ss went on a nature hike. The seventh grade class part was held on Thursday May 13 th at 4:30 p.n. with Miss Gates as chaperone The nenbers of the sixth grade were guests. Before supper they played gomes and .mothur Lothian gave out prizes to the winners, Adelicious supper of salads, rolls, sandwiches, and pop was served. The dessert was a birthday cake in honor of Sybil Geno of the seventh grade and Alfred Colunb cf the sixth grade. . .fter supper soft ball was- played ond the party broke up at 8:30. Solid session began again. School hours are now from 8:45 a.n. to 2:30. Vo had a novic, The Search of Security. Mr. Anderson showed some colored slides of landscapes which he took on his trip to California. May 20. The Senior class and some other high school students attended the funeral of their former classmate, Pfc. Herman Gover whe was fatally injured in an automobile accident in Sc, Dakota. 31 Mnv 21. 'c had a movie. Trees for Tomorrow .. Today, the entire eighth gr-a.de was entertained at the Enosburg suD-freshman dayf The Senior class sponsored a dance with Guy Mossey's orchestra. ?!av 34. albert Durcches received a broken jaw • v,ben hit in the mouth with a line drive during the Enosburg gone. Hor- tense Roberts, a spectator was also hit with a b?.ll result- ing in a black eye. jj iy 26. ■ ' rues'Ball , the regional librarian, gave a talk on her travels to California and Florida , and her bicycle trips in Vermont. May 28. The hiahschool was busy making the Memorial day wreaths. Casualtics'includod four cut fingers, including Mr. Powers . May 31. The traditional Alenorial JLay celebration was held in Franklin, today. .. parade which included Franklin schools marched to the various cemeteries where services were held and the graves were decorated. Exercises were held in the town hall with Mr. Morrifield as principM speaker. In the afternoon the customary ball game was played. Looking ahead. The Baccalaureate service will be held in the Methodist church Sunday, June 6th. Reverend Merrifield has chosen, The Open Door as the subject of his sermon. Commencement exercises for the class of 1948 are to oe at eight o'clock on . ednesday, June 9th, at the Franklin Town Hall.'Mr. .irthur Silvester, principal of Plainfield High School and former principal of Franklin High School, will give the commencement adress. Because of the snail size of the town hall and the cond- itions vrtiich resulted from a large crowd last year, Franklin High School has found it neccesary to reserve seats for rela- tives and close friends of t '- graduates. Each Senior has been given six reserved seats. There are plenty of other seats avail able (about 100 ) for the rest of the public. The Juniors are wiving the graduating class a reception the following niaht at eight o'clock. Admittance is by invita- tion only. The alumni of the past three years will be invited by the school and each gradu?.te will have twenty invitations. The Junior class requests that you bring your invitation with you. CLIMB THO' THE ROCKS BE RUGGED Senior Class Motto humor � « 'i- 'f- ■- � '!■ Roger: Why are you running so fast? Robert: I'm trying t-t-t-to stop a _ fight. Kogcr: Who’s fighting? Robert: Another fellow and I. n In the days when cars were scarce a farmer sent for a mechanic to repair his mowing machine. The nan cane quickly and the task was soon done. Then the farmer asked, What kind of contraption arc you driving, anyhow? automobile, the nan answered. What is the one I have Just fixed? Auto now hay, but it doesn t, the farmer replied. Jane: Hey, Johnny, vhfct are you paint- ing with a brush in each hand for? Johnny: I want to hurry and get the barn all oainted before I run out of paint. SONG HITS Pans That Peace Pipe - -- -- -- -- - Joyce ana Gordon Now Is the Hour ---------- Ex an Day Theresa----------------------------------gW Towle My Next Romance - -- -- -- -- -- - Mike Manana ---------------- Spanish Class G’byc Now --------------- Carroll Titenore About a Quarter to Nine -------- High School in’t No Gal Got a Brand on Me - - - - Stanley Lothian Baby face--------------------------------Betty Barnun Mickey ----------------- Madeline Jette gQn- Your Pardon - -- -- -- -- -- - Alton Lothian Take Us Out to the Ball Game ----- Softball Girls My Dreams .ire Getting Better All the Time oj.nono Betty Blue - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -It on L I’m Lo-king for a Four Leaf Clover - - 3.aseball Boys Sittin’ on Top of thcWorld ------ Seniors Piccolo Pete ------------- Lucille Gonna Get a Job--------------------------Bobby Cyr Why Docs It Get So Early, So Early? - Butch 37- Guy: I read a vry appetizing mystery the other day, Albert: Why appetizing? Guy: The nane'of it was ’Celery Stalks at Midnight.’ Miss Dewing - Robert, Why don't you work hard, and get ahead? Robert Why should I? I've already got a head. CAN YOU IMAGINE: Joyce and Betty not leisurely strolling around the school- Mnyse chattering gaily? Certain freshmen boys keeping quiet during the secona period, in the afternoon? The boy3 who Wanted to join the eighth grade party, unin- vited, net wanting to eat the leftovers? Willy not having the newspaper the first period , when Mr, Powers wants it for history? Betty Bamun and Sinone Bouchard not letting out blood- curdling yells at nuch loss than the appearance of a snake? Franklin High without black eyes? Mr, powers not switching off the main room lights history class's news program? Betty Bent?nin( xs we were discussing the prohibition question) : What would the pond turn into this sunnier if Franklin voted wet? Gordon LaFlane: Beer, Mrs, Gates: Beverly, do you need the nusic book for the woros or for the notes? Beverly: For the notes. M Mrs. Gates: You can't read the notes, can you? Beverly: No, but I con see if they go up cr down. Carroll: You know they say the only creature that has nine lives is the cat, but I ve seen a cow that kicked the bucket ten tines and she's living and kicking yet. ft ftft '?■ -C--HHfr :-• - - -if ft •_ t v ft ftft ft «. ft ft ft ft ft t ft ft ft ft - ft - ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft BOYS’ BASKETBALL The Franklin High boys' basketball tean started the season with a victorious beginning - by defeating the town nen. In spite of the fact that the boys had an excellent coach, Bobby Ploof, they lost nine of the twelve gomes played. The high scorers were Alton Lothi on with 97 points, followed by Bobby Cyr with 50 points. T' Inters chclaet i c Games Additional Ganea Jan. 9 Jan. 16 ■ Jan. 20 - Jan. 23 - Jan. 28- Fcb. 6 - Fob. 10 t Feb. 13 ' Feb. 16- Franklin Franklin Franklin Frankl in Franklin Franklin Frn klin Franklin Franklin 26 23 19 14 22 28 17 23 25 St. Anno Highg te St. mne ’ s Alburg Swantcn ifLburg Swanton Highgate Plainfield 27 25 26 17 53 14 48 26 44 Dec. 26 - Jan. 6 - High School Town Men 33 23 Feb. 14 - Franklin National Franklin National 17 Guard Guard 56 30 78 Co-MSh Bob Ploof obtained Pl“y°r’ through the -cnerosity of the business non of Tr.«ill The boys '•■ho node «� « «£ l- i Tltonore Lloyaai chord, Lloyd Richard '48 -.i._ T + U A nin • ll K OUR TRIP TO PLAINFIELD Vfc wont to Plainfield the other day •jG had two cars to take us .11 the ..y There were twelve of us who went, And on - beating we wore bent. Pla.inficld boat us , a.s They ran up their score you know; and kept ours low. That night when we left the flo r The score was 25 to 44. After the game wc had a Of cocoa and sandwiches, lunch ; we had a bunchI After that our seen; To private houses, ate ways wc crept ach where he slept. The next morning, McDermott’s duff! after we’d start go. back e bag, was all wc lacked. St. And Albans is we arrived the place where at school just we ate; one minute late Olin Sanson ’50 The J. V.’s J. V. BASKETBALL didn't have toe good a season this year. Out of seven games played v.x won only one, .io also v;on another gone, techni- cally - with St, Anne's. The players wore Harvey Boudreau, albert Desrochcs,John Hubbard, Roger Lothian, David Sanson, Hugh Gates,Robert Durenleau,John Stanley, Bruce Benjamin, Jinny Benjamin, Stuart Riley, and Arthur Lothian. Olin Sanson, Douglas Colunb,and Lloyd Richard helped us a few tines. Je played seven gar.es. Enooburg - 28 Second Team 28 St. Anne’s 31 Bakersfield 18 Franklin 22 Highgate 23 Enosburg 23 Franklin - 16 Fra.nklin 19 Franklin 4 Franklin 14 Bakersfield 17 Franklin 14 Franklin 19 John Hubbard '51 GIRLS’ STORTS BASKETBALL The girls’ basketball season didn't prove as good as honed for, but wo enjoyed playing and had fun. Inogene Colunb led the team this year with 56 points to her credit, followed by Janet Magnant with 50 points. Mrs, Hugh Towle was out coach. The scores for the interschclastic games are as follows: J an . 16 Highgate 30 Franklin 29 Jan. 23 Tilburg 28 Franklin 6 Jan. 28 Swanton 28 Frm klin 17 Fab. 6 Alburg 29 Frai klin 14 Feb. 10 Swanton 21 Frm kiln 17 Feb. 13 Highgate 24 franklin 22 SOFTBALL This spring the girls organized a softball tean, with Gwendolyn Streeter as coach. The score with Enosburg doesn't look so good,34-1� But believe it or not, we're doing bettor. When Highgate came on ay 27th we lost by one point, 18 - 17� The score was tied three tines ciuring the game; so altogether it was a very close game. On the next day, May 28, we played a return game with Highgate , and won with a score of 15 - 3, ° ° • hoping for another game or.two before school is over, so-o-o V Take us out to the ball ane. Mary Colunb '49 36 BASEBALL -,'M On ro ‘ Baseball season ,this year, started off with good weathor, hut hds been broken up a few tinas since. Coach Buddy Gcno has tried very hard to get a rugged team on the field, but has had a few disappointnents. Out cf the nine ganes played we have won two. The boys on the team are —II— .ilton Lothian, Lloyd Richard, Gordon LaFlano, Albert Richard, Stanley Mc emott, Bobby cyr, Guy Towle, Richard Col- unb, Lyle Ladieu, Leo West, Stn ley Lothian, Olin Dcmson, Carroll Titenoro,Bradley M gnont, and al- bert Desrochos, Schedule May 4 here gt.Anne's 19 Franklin 16 M cy 6 hero Brighan 5 ’ Franklin 11 Mzy 20 here Highgate 9 Franklin 8 May 21 away St nne' s 5 Franklin 13 May 25 here Encsburg 4 Franklin 0 May 26 away Swaa ton 29 Frm klin 5 Mry 28 here bwanton 28 Franklin 3 June I ' away Enosb'urg 7 Frai klin 3 June 3 away Highgate Frn klin Ll'oyd Rich ard ’48 Olin Sansan '49 t I