Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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13. WHAT RC ZRT FZR-C.’S CALLS PUN One day Robert Perkins and some of his classmates de- cided to climb Mt. Tim. They started one Sunday morning last summer, from Robert's house with Robert's old car. There was four of them in all. It was ten miles from Bob's house to the foot of the mountain. ■ Don't you think that it will rain? asked Jim. You know the top of your car, Bob, isn't too good. Yes, I know, Jim, but I don't believe it will rain this afternoon, answered Bob. Deciding to go, they all jumped into Bob's car and start- ed for the mountain. They were traveling right a.long when Bill asked, You are going oretty fast for'this car aren't you, Bob? it.1 Oh, no, 3ill, my car is o.k., although it doesn't look I don't care, but we are going too fast. If we had a flat tire, we might take the ditch and get hurt, broke in J im. Bmg 1 There I told you, Bob, I told you we would have a flat tire, be are lucky that we didn't get hurt, - xcl dried Bill. Oh, the hole in the road made the tire blow out. It was in good condition. Furthermore that is the only weak s;aot in the car, answered Lob. Have you any snare, Bob? asked Jim. No, but I have a repair kit. We can fix it in no time. Oh, yes, returned Jim, but how are we voing to jack it up to get the wheel off? Oh, you boys can lift it up, and I'll take the wheel off, exclaimed Bob. So you've got it all figured out. ife will do the work and you will do the easiest part. You should do the heavy work and let the rest of us watch you. If you had paid a little attention to us we wouldn't have had the flat, snapped 3111. Finally, after some arguing the boy's lifted the car and Bob took the wheel off. They fixed it and were on

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11 their way again. Finally they reached the foot of the moun- tain. When they got almost as far as they could go with the car the engine started to boil. Well, now what will we do. Bob? asked Jim. Someone will hove to walk back to the last house that we passed and get a pail of water, ventured Bob. Bill went after the water. They put it in the car and took the poll back. Soon the boys started climbing the mountain. They 'were air,lost to the top when it began to rain. Oh, whet a day I exclaimed Jim, we had bettor go home. Let's forget about climbing the mountain and go hone. When they arrived at homo Jim said, I am all tired out, and still we didn't get to the top of the mountain. No, but it was fun, answered Bob. Bob, said Bill, maybe it was fun for you but it wasn't for the rest of us. FALL BASEBALL We lost two first string players last graduation, but with the help of our new coach, Mr. Winchell, we managed to win four gomes out of five, losing our home game with Enosburg. The senior high boys who were out for baseball were Harvey Boudreau, Roger Lothian, Bruce Benjamin, John Stanley, Hugh Gates, Edmund Jette, Winston Colur.ib, John Labrie, Felix LeBelle, Walter Barnun, James Benjamin, and Arthur Peaslee. Schedule Score 10, 1951 Franklin ? at Enosburg 6 11 Franklin 18 at Bakersfield 0 20 Enosburg 15 at Franklin 2 21 Highgete 3 at Franklin 15 27 Frahklin 7 at Highgate 1 Bruce Benjamin '52 © John Stanley '52 Sports Editor