Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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2 The war brings with it much blood shed, hardship and sorrow and more hate. There is a war being fought now and for many it means nothing, as they are making more money and have no friends or relations involved in the fighting. For others life goes on, but there is no peaoe in their minds and will not be until the war is over. Much money is spent to supply enough machinery for the forces but this is not nearly as important as human life. Many lives are lost at war which is the cause of sorrow and hate for many relations and friends. There is a job for everyone to do to gain peace and keep it. Many people can not agree with family and friends so how can they help to keep a foreign relation. Laziness, jealousy or selfishness is the main start of trouble. Dis- agreements of religion, or too many people or nations wanting the same thing (mostly land, money or power) but not being able to compromise, results in war. Money, power and land should mean nothing compared to happiness and freedom. War is a man made thing and with more willing help it seems as though a new side on peace could be established., —Lucille LaFlame, ’51 VANDALISM Vandalism is becoming a serious oroblem in this town. It is not the school children only that are to blame. Some of the older ones are mixed up in this also. What fun is there in bothering older people who are unable to move with alacrity and who find it difficult to get uo or down. If it is fun, why do these vandals run? They don't seem to realize the seriousness of what they are doing. There are legal oenalties for this sort of thing.

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3 V.hy then do young people o this? It Is true that there is not too much in the way of recreation in this town. Ther9 is a dance every two weeks or so, and there is a pool room, otherwise there is no steady recreation, such as a movies theater or bowling alley. This winter, of course, there will be basketball, which will occupy much of the time for students and other folks as well. If the young people want recreation, they usually have 0 go out of town for it. Church activities draw many young people, but it is for only one night out of seven. One solution for this winter at least, is a skating rink of fairly good size and maybe a hockey team, i.hny of the older teenagers like to skate 33 well as the younger ores so this idea would benifit a reat many. Another idea .hich has been suggested in the past, is e community center. Joining the Grange is another alternative. This meets every two weeks but sponsors many activities and there is work for all. It probably wouldn't hurt some people to stay in a few nights and study. The parents are partly to blame for this, but not completely. The plans that I have suggested might put an end to the vandalism and they might not. But something should be done as it is giving the town a bad name. --John Hubbard 51 EQUALITY? During the post-war prosperity boom many improvements have been made socially and economically. Education has been on the receiving end of some of these rr.uch needed improvements. In this very region many educational an recreational facilities have been built. In our home town we have been fortunate to have had ma.ior improvements to our