Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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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

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4. school, while other towns have been even more fortunate and had big, new gymnasiums and auditoriums built co aid the schools. ‘ • • These improvements along with executive cnar.gea -'n the bigger schools seem to make their officials very sh rt-sigh- ted and cold to the officials from schools aucn as o11! s 'dose basketball facilities aren’t as good, Host of these school officials, complaining cf „he facil- ities of the schools lacking the proper facilit es, want both games clayed on their floor. inis doesn't give us a chance to devolco and clay before our own crowds so often It also cuts do r. the linajicial income and sta -s up the expense which smai] schools aren't able to absorb and still compete on equal terms. These other schools used to be glod to play on smaller floors oefore they ot their bigger and better floors. I can't recall a visiting player ever being seriously injured or exposed to a disease from placing on our floor, he use the floor and aren't kicking on the facilities for we olcy mainly because we love the game rather then the giorv and promotional end of the sport. 'e realize that some coaches are billing to play on our floor and we will do our utmost to make the.i welcome and treat thorn as our guests. There are also other schools thst vjculd play here but the league schedule prevents it. If some of the league members and their officials would realize that interscholastic sports are to promote better understanding and co-operation between schools and not to gam headlines and glory for certain schools, more aspiring athletes would have a better chance to develop into better players and be better prepared to find their places in the world. —Brsdley Magnant, '51 Miss Gates: 7ayne, will you park your gum far th period? 'Yayne: Yes, I'll park it here on the desk, but if a cop comes along, I’ll have to move it.