Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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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

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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 -

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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