Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1953 volume:

molecule STAFF . Mary Towle Editor-inVChief . . . Assistant Editors . . Hews Reporters . . . . Sports Editors . . . . Joke Editors . . . • Art Editor ........ Assistant Art Editors Alumni Editor . . . . Exchange Editor . . • Business Manager . . Mimeograph Operators Sybil Geno Beverly Hubbard Anita Menard Sheila Columb Shirley Glidden Thomas Magnant Alfred Columb Yi ayne King John Labrie . Rhea Powers Bruce Corey . James Benjamin , Beverly Lothian Arthur Lothian Foster Carman Stuart Benjamin Edmund Jette Winston Columb Photographer Cynthia Clark TABuE 0 COE TEATS EDITORIALS Manners In the Study Hall............. Anita Monard Photography.......................Cynthia-Clerk Further Education for Girls............Mary Towle Let’s Be Good Drivers................Shirley Glidden Music Festival.........................Sybil Gc-no STORIES The Tide Turns on Ipswich Bay. . . Cynthia Clark Jimmy's Plan Backfired................Alfred Columt Narrow Escape..........................Bruce Corey The First Time I Drove A Tractor. . .Gary Stanley The Troubles of Wtaitey and Speckles .Dbrotty GLidd e n ESSAYS I Witnessed An A-Bomb Test............Leland West Girls' State. ..........................Mary Towle POETRY Spring Is Coming....................Sylvia V.estcot Spring..............................Richard Granger Red Flowers........................... John Labrie Headaches of Scorekeeping.............Alfred Columb The Dove and The Lily..................Sybil Geno Studying?...........................Suzanne Korskin Sugaring........................... Shirley Glidden School. ............................ Jamo3 Bonjamin SENIOR WRITE-UPS.............................. HUMOR......................................... GIRLS' SPORTS............................Shirley Glidden EXCHANGE.................................Beverly Lothian BOYS' SPORTS......................... . Thomas Magnant SCHOOL NEWS....................................... . . ALUMNI NEWS........................................... HONOR ROLL............................................ PAGE 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 10 11 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 19 25 26 27 28 31 32 34 1 EDITORIALS MANNERS IN THE STUDY HALL I believe that the pupils in the study hall should have more respect for the teachers who are trying to teach other pupils in a class, and for the pupils themselves. They should never talk to their neighbors without permission,'and if they ask for permission it should be for a good reason, such as to ask what the lesson is, or to get help if they cannot do the work. One should never talk about what goes on out of school. Save that for lator. When you have recieved your information you should never linger and talk, but take your seat immediately. If we all insist on talking and laughing during our study periods Instead of taking advantage of the speaking permission, it will be taken away from us entirely. Don't you think such a generous priv- ilege is worth whilo enough to use wisely, rather than to abuse and lose? Anita Menard '53 PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Webster says, Art or process of producing images on scnsiti;zod surfaces by the chemical action of lights is photography. This sounds very simple and perhaps it is if you demand only pleasure and‘snapshots. For many of us who become curious and arc not content to stop with a mere picture, the pastime of photography has much to offer. Wo want to know the why and how of each snap. The an- swers may floor us and some of us at this point aro finished with this art. Still there are a fcw who draw a deep breath and say, Now let's try that again with different camera set- tings. With a now camera one practices the trial and error method and finally comes through with a good piature. This encourages one and then comes the urge to try trick photos, such ds mirror images, triple exposures, and ghost reflec- tions , 2 I wonder if anyone ever feels at home in photography? There is always sonething to study and wonder about. With all the reading about vi hat to do and how to do it a person needs good 'judgment and common sense mixed in. Given a subject, take all the books you have on the art, read thoroughly, decide on the shutter and stop settings (use a light meter if you have one), focus the range finder, set the shutter cock, and CLICK. This is photography, but only the beginning. Cynthia Clark ’ 4 FURTHER EDUCATION FOR GIRLS Has anyone ever told you that education for girls is a waste of money? I have be n told that it is a waste of money until she gets married. I firmly believe that, with all the opportunities there now are for girls, every one who is capable should train for some profession. When our grandmothers were our ages there were three things to do: be a teacher, be a nurse, or get married. When our mothers graduated from high school there were more opportunities, but not so many as there are now. Today everyone who really wants an education can get one. Fertile fields are open to nurses, doctors, dietitians, X-ray technicians, teachers, secretaries, telephone and telegraph operators, librarians, accountants, and designers. Radio offers interesting work to young women in radio acting, program planning, anf technical operation. To those who are talented the entertainment world beckons with its alluring salaries. Women have become successful news reporters and radio commentators. Now the armed forces offer many new and adventurous jobs for high school graduates, but even greater opportunities are open to college graduates. 3 Of course there is still the possibility .and probability ’ of marriage. An education can be a great help after marriage. The wife will always have her profession to help the family in time of need. Training in nursing and teaching, as will as in other fields, gives valuable help in caring for a family and running a home. Every girl, in my opinion, needs a further education. Mary Towle '53 LET'S FE GOOD OLIVERS In this day of hi-b owe cd automobiles a driver should always be on the alert —not waiting to see whet the on-coming car is going to do. He should think before hand, Perhaps he won't do as he should, so I'll be ready, to stop, should I have to stop suddenly. There are many articles in magazines and newsoapers about the carelessness of teenagers, on the road. There no doubt is a lot of truth in every article; yet there arc a lot of drivers in the older age group, who are slow to r act to a sudden emergency end thus cause accidents. Most teenagers n good drivers. They drive almost mechani- cally, because they were young when they learned, but they make the biggest mistake when, a car load of them together, they are having just too good a time. Then they don't realize just what could happen in a matter of seconds, and are off guard for those few fatal soconds. Let's make it a point to drive carefully at all times, obey the laws of the road, especially the hand signals, so the driver of a car following will know what to plan to do, and let's be especially carefully when several of us are riding tcg thdrr- Wo don't want to be some of the drivers ruled off tho road for carelessness • , Shirley Glidden 53 MUSIC FESTIVAL U This year the Music Festival is going to be a little different then other years. Only the bands are going to march in the parade. That will leave out Franklin Hj. gh as well as many other small schools. The Music Festival is a wonderful thing. All the different schools go down on a Saturday to have auditions in the morning and to march in the afternoon. The students for the 11 State Chorus go down on a Thursday. Vie get our room assignments, and then in the after- noon we start rehearsing. It really gives one a great thrill the first time all the students start singing. Vie have to work hard end pay attention to the director. On Friday we practice in the morning and afternoon. We have one last rehearsal on Saturday afternoon. Then Saturday night is the big event. It is a very beautiful sight to see the girls in their evening gowns and the boys in their dark suits. We all feel excited and nervous, each doing his or her best, and hoping that the concert will go off well. Then after the Festival is all over all are so tired that they hurry to their cars to go home and dream of the wonderful experience they have just had. You do not realise how wonderful it is to sing with so large 8 group until you have done so. I wish that every student could have that opportunity. Sybil Geno '53 a is- v- it- • ■ a Rita while walking home from school: I hate to show my algebra paper to my father. Joyce: Why? Rita: I got B' and he helped me with it. STORIES 5 THE TIDE TURKS ON IPS.7ICH BAY My freind and I v sr© spending two weeks at her uncle's camp on Ipswich Bay. It was decided that a fishing trip was the order of the day (not deep sea fishing, of course, but just a trip on the Bay). We prepared our bait and fishing tackle, but decided not to take any lunch because we weren't going far away. s the tide was out, we had to carry our boat quite a distance to reach the water's edge. Our destination was the middle of the Bay at high tide and since our boat was without a motor it was necessary for us to work our way, and work we did, for the tide was coming and every stroke counted. There were some remains of old army docks to which we anchored our boat while we wan ' cd for the tide to roll in some whoppers,big mouthed flatfish by the name of flounders} for we were fishing I. i ■ ers. We sat patiently for some time waiting for a nibble or two,when suddenly we glanced up and saw the tide rushing through the Bay. We glanced at each other and both realizing that our best bet was to head for shore before the tide swept us down stream. So wo unhitched the rone. Each speedily grasped an oar and rowed with all her strength. It was hard work and we seemed to be losing ground instead of gaining, but a short distance toward shore we spied another anchoring post, and decided to reach this if we could. I yelled, Throw out the anchore rope!,' and i ary Jane, like a western cow girl, lassoed the post and made fast our boat, V e took an oar (not for rowing purposes this time) and dived over hoard, clothos and all into the cold, cold Alantic tide. 71th no difficulty we 3wam ashore where we got dried off and warned up. Then wc ate a lunch and decided we would finish the day by visiting down town. By six o'clock the tide was out. Then v e walked down the sandy beach to our boat which was now on dry land, rescued our fishing tackle and called it a day. NO FISH'. Cynthia Clark ' 51+ JIMMY'S PLAN BACKFIRED Mrs, Marshall had Just laid down her fancy work and was going over to the woodbox to fill the stove, Jimmy, her'old- est son, saw her and silently slipped from the stairway. As ne climbed the stairs he had a shy grin on his face, for he knew what would take place within the next few minutes. He had Just gone into his room and closed the door, when he h«crd ms mother cell, Boys, come and fill the woodbox.” Jot long after, Jimmy, looking out the window, saw Rodney traveling back and forth from the woodshed to the house. Rod- ney had Just finished putting the last armful of wood in the woodbox when he heard his father call, if you boys want to ride into town come and Junto in the truck, ,rhen Jimmy heard the call he rushed to the door, turned the knob and pulled, but the door didn't open, Hey, mom, come open the door quick, Jimmy called. His mother came up, turned the knob and pulled, but she couldn t open it either. Just then Jimmy heard the truck going down the road, You'll have to wait until your father gets home, his mother told him and started down the stairs. As she neared the end of the stairs she had a smile on her face, as if she knev; why Jimmy was in his room. Alfred Columb '5 NARROW ESCAPE One fine morning in the early spring of fifty-one, I can remember better than any other four or five hours I ever spent. So many things happened that morning, I started for_the barn, when all of a sudden a smoke trail in the sky caught my eye, I heard the high pitched whine of an airplane engine. Then it stopped, I saw a plane, its wings shining with a silvery glow in the early morning sunlight, ihen it gained speed it nulled out of the stall and landed in our meadow. Not thinking about my chores, I jumped on the Farmall and went to where the plane was sitting in a awampy hole. 7. Soon a mass of red hair, atop a grinning blue eyed face, popped out of the window. Hi Ya, kid, he said. Can I borrow some v.renches? Why sure I replied. I'll tow you out of that mud hole where you can work at it. We took some wrenches out of the tractor and he went to work. He would pound one thing and wiggle another, and at the same time he was whistling. Well, th8t does it, he said. Say, Kid, you ever go up? Nope. Do you want to? YesJ' I went to the house and left a note so my folks would know where I was and we started. He gave the plane full throttle and swung the nose around so as to face the wind. We were soon in the air. We flew along at full throttle for a way and then the pilot, Ken Blake of the U. S. Air Force, throttled down. We were soon talking back and forth like old friends, as we munched chocolate bars and gazed out the window. Ever been up this high? he asked. Nope, I said. I never rode in a airplane before. We were traveling along at a leisurely rate, while the rivers below us looked like the little streams that trickle down the sand on a rainy day. Then we flew over a forest. It stretched away before us as far as we could see. It covered the whole territory from us to the airport at which we were to land. Now and then we saw herds of deer stop grazing on the tender grass to look at our plane, or bound off into some sheltered spot. Say kid, Ken said, you noticed the oil gauge? No, why? Look at it. 6. The oil gauge registered very low. That could only mean one thing. A break in the oil line I The motor temper- ature was climbing slightly)but steadily. The humming of the engine was disturbed by a series of knocks and then came a steady rattle and clatter. Hang on we’re going upstairs,” Ken shouted. He gave it full throttle and we climbed as steeply as possible. Then the engine conked out. ’’What did you do that for?” I asked. ”So we could gain altitude. We've got to go quite a way yet and we can't land in this forest.” Ken explained. Do you think we can make it?” I asked. Small chance,” Ken leaned over his stick, faco grim but calm. A very small chance indeed. -We were losing altitude now. We were down to 6000, 5500, 5000, 4500; still no break in the trees. I was beginning to think we would not make it--4000, 3500. Hey, Ken, where are the parachutes?” I asked rather ex- citedly. Haven't got any.” What will we do?” I asked. Just wait; that's all, he replied. There was a note of tension in his voice. We were down to 2750 feet, There it is, shouted Ken, the landing field, but I don't know whether we can make it or not. The runways came into view, but we were still over the forests at 1000 feet. We would clear all but the last two trees. There was a clearance of about fifteen feet between them and the plane had, at least, a twenty foot wing span, Fasten your saftey belts, Ken shouted. This is it. If we can’t go over the trees we'll go through them. He twisted the stick sideways and at the same time turned the aileron control, so that we were tipped up at a ninety degree angle and we went through. Aa we leveled off we, flaw that there was no chance of reach ing the runways. We came tearing in and bounced along for a rather choppy three point leading. Well, that was lulu wasn't it? asked Ken as he pushed back the canopy. Y-Y-Yes, I guess so, I stammered. The mechanics and ground crew came with a tow-truck and took the plane in. Another pilot came up to us and said, Captain wants to see you, Ken, on the double. As we left for home on the train I asked Ken what Captain Craig wanted. Ken looked at me and a boyish grin came over his face. Just gave me a bawling cu;. You see there were thirteen plane to be sent to New Brunswick by us, and Captain Craig was our cammanding officer. He was mad 'cause I was late. We got home all right, at 7:09 P. M., and I got a bawling out from my folks. Three weeks later I was out in the meadow with the neigh- borhood kids, playing baseball)when a flight of airplanes came cruising overhead at a low speed. About fifteen minutes later another one came along, rocked his wing3;and dropped a manila envelope. I bet I know who that is, I said. In the envelope I found a letter for me. It read: hi ya Kid, Well, I'm late again. I can catch them though, if I don’t have trouble again. Will you come out to that little airport down by your house? I will pick you up and we'll catch them. Ken P, S. This time I'm carrying a couple of parachutes. Bruce Corey '56 THE FIRST TIME I DROVE A TRACTOR 10. One day after dinner, when I was a little boy about five years old, Father pushed back his chair from the tsble, picked up the news-paper and began to read it. I went to get ny coat to go out, but before I went out I asked, Father, what are you going to do this afternoon? He looked up from the paper and said, I am going to take the tractor and pull those stones out of that meadow near the pasture. As I walked out of the house he said, Would you like to go along and help? Yes I replied. So when father came out of the barn with the tractor and wagon, I jumped on and rode to the field. Wo pulled big stones out and put them on the stone pile. The little stones we put on the wagon and drew them to the stone pile. The cows were standing near the fence. Father saw them and looked at his watch. It was past time to get the cows. Then father turned and said, Will you take the tractor home? Yes, I replied. So I got on the tractor and drove it across the field, but soon, I came to the hen house. I turned the tractor sharply around the corner. All of a sudden the tractor's steering wheel turned. I stopped the tractor. I looked and I could not believe what I saw. I had run into the hen house. I shut off the motor and ran to the house. At the house my mother was making cookies - my special kind of cookies. Mother said, Would you like a cookie? No, I replied. By that time I was getting rather shaky. Mother noticed this and said, What is the matter? OhjI ran into the hen house with the tractor, and broke the tractor, I replied. When I told Father he did not think very much of his tractor being broken. He soon had it fixed, but I did not drive it much for a long while after. Gery Stanley '57 THE TROUBLES OF WHITEY AHD SPECKLES 11. Old Mother Speckles wss in trouble, ond Teddy was the one who wss to blame for it all. Teddy didn't mean to get Old Mother Speckles in trouble end if he hed been born on the farm like his cousin Sally, all this wouldn't hove happened. But Toddy was born in the city end hod lived in the city, so he didn't know much about a farm. When he cane from the city to live with his Uncle Will end Aunt Ads, ho didn't know a thing obout the farm. Why when they told him to sec if the hold back was fastened, or to buckle the throat letch he didn't know whet they meant. But he liked the country; he liked to drive old Topsy, end pretty soon he could do c lot of chores, without making many mistakes. After he had been there a while, Aunt Ada told Teddy, I thin’: you've been here long enough to have some real things to do, so you con look after the poultry. Sally showed'her cousin how to feed end water the hens end tha ducks. She showed him about the nest eggs, how to always leave the chine c:;g in the nest, so the hens would keep on laying in the some nest. She showed him how to sot the hens ond ducks. Old Mother Speckles was r Plymouth Rock hon, end Miss Whitey was a ekin duck. Pekin ducks are always white end Plymouth Rock hens aro rather speckled. Now Mother Speckles began to stay on her nest end so did Whitey, the duck. Teddy esked Aunt Ada if he could 3et them both, end Aunt Ado sold, Of course, you may, but you know Speckles will hatch hor chickens before Whitey does her baby ducks, for it takes ducks eggs a week longer to hatch. When Teddy got the eggs end put them under Speckles, she said, Cluck, Cluck, Cluck , which meant, Now, wasn't he a good boy I He put eggs under Whitey, and her nest was all lined with feathers. She was glad too, but she made some pretty queer noises, when he was trying to get the eggs under her. Speckles was getting discouraged sitting on the eggs so long. It seemed os if she hod never sat so long before, but after a while she begen to hear the Peep peep in the eggs, end soon she hod the nicest family of yellow chicks. She could hardly believe her own eyes; they were not bleck at all She finally decided she would take her family out looking for worms. 12. Eut, when she was calling to them, Cluck, Cluck, Cluck, see the good worms, those children found a nud puddle end into it they went. Mother Speckles called Come, come children, before you get in the water that is so deep you can't get out, but they didn't pay any attention. Their little feet wore paddling the water, and they were, having such a good time, they said, Oh Mother Speckles, come in. Come in, and see if you can't find a worm in this mud puddle. Mother Speckles was so frightened, she called to the other he'ns. Cone quick, cone quick, my children are in the water and they will drown. VJhitey's family was a disappointment to her. She wont near the water, but not on- would follow her. She called, Quack, Quack, just sec how nice it is to swim on the water, but they just peeked ar.d peeked and were so scared. Hearing ell the quacking .and clucking in the yard, Teddy and Sally came to s-e what the’matter was. Ha, Ha, laughed Sally. Oh, Teddy, you gave Speckles ducks' eggs, end Whitey hens' eg: si Speckles tried to call her duck children, but they were in the water with Whitey, so she colled the real chickens who came and nestled under her wings, end they said, Are we glad, you'll be our mother. Wc don't went to go into the water. In the mud puddle where Whitey and the ducks were swim- ming, the little ducks were saying to Whitey, We are glad, you'll bo our mother; why that Speckles thought the water was awfu1. Dorothy Glidden '56 Miss Gate's to Miss Dewing while driving in Burlington: Oh, Mojoric, be more careful. You just drove through a red light. Miss Dewing: Oh, I always hurry through intersections to get out of the v ay of the reckless drivers. Miss Dewing to Enrlish III class: Tomorrow we'll have a spell- ing test. Sybil Spelling test! On what? I WITNESSED AN A-BOMB TEST On March 16, 1953� by the magic of television, I wit- nessed the 29th atomic bomb test by the United States, in the United States. (Four blasts have been outside the United States). One thousand troops were two miles from the blasting ground in trenches. The reason the troops were there was to see what effect the atomic blast would have on them. At 8:20 A.M. (5:20 A,M. Nevoda time) the atomic bomb, euualling l5� 000 tons of T.N.T. dropped from the tower. There was tremendous heat. Twenty-six seconds later the sound reached the T.V. camera at New Knob, one mile away. After the dust that had been lifted by the explosion settled to the ground, I found that the tower had been knocked out. After a few hours the clouds from the bomb streaked out eastward over mile after mile of flat desert, in places reaching a height of [(.0,000 feet. The clouds were all colors of the rainbow. Later, the television camera was switched from the clouds to the troops, two miles away. Not one person from the troops had been hurt. A news commentator who was there said, When the bomb went off, it felt as though it wore slapping you on the head, hitting your feet, and almost rattling your teeth out. Lcland West '56 i T RLS' STATE Every year, the last week in June, Girls' State is held in almost ev ry state in the Union. It is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Its purpose is to teach the young citizens of ur country democracy so that we will not be in- fluenced by Communism and we will know the functions of a democratic government. u The citizens of Girls State are girls from high schools all over the state who have completed their junior year of high school. Certain qualifications are necessary for a girl to be chosen to represent her school at Girls' State. An imaginary state is set up at Girls' State. It consists - of two counties and six towns with about twenty-five citizens in each town. There are two political parties at Girls' State which are symbolic of our two great national political parties. They are the Federalist and Nationalist. V7e don't choose which party we want to belong to. v'e are assigned by the coun sellors to one of them. ,Te nick our own platforms and stand behind our candidates to try to get them elected to office. ',rhen these candidates are elected to office they are expected to carry out the promises made by their party. The units of government are six towns in which the citizens of each town shall elect the necessary officers of town govern- ment, There are two counties in which the following officers are elected by all the citizens of each county: six senators, two assistant judges, and a States attorney. Then there is the state government in which the following officers are elected by all the citizens of Girls’ State: governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, state auditor, and attorney general. The town, county, and state governments are carried on under the above elected officers. With the senators elected from the counties and represen- tatives elected from the towns, a model legislature is held. The presiding officer of the Senate is the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House is elected by the'representatives to preside over-the House.- Bills are drawn up, presented to the legislature, discussed, and passed. Then they require the governor’s signature to become laws. In this way we are taught the duties and workings of our legislative body. A jury trial is held and carried on in a model court as a trial would be held in any of our county courts in Vermont. The legislature and the court are both carried on by members of Girls’ State. We are well supervised in all we do, whether learning about government or having recreation, by competent counsellors and instructors. Besides learning how to run a town, county, and state government we learn how to vote by ballot, so when we are of voting age we will not leave our ballots blank. All the time we are learning about government, we are having recreation, social events, and meeting many new friends. Mary T wle 5J 15 POETRY SPRING IS COSTING i The snow is gone and the mud is deep, Soon the frogs will begin to peep. The days will get longer and warmer too, And the sky will be a brighter blue. The bluebirds v ill come and make their nests, The robins with tJi ir pretty red vests, The sparrows, and rena, and swallows too- That is naming just u few. Theft we will know that now for sure, Spring is here, and winter’s no more. We shall all sing for joy to feel the warm sun, No one will be sorry; no, nary a one. SPRING Now the cold winter is past. The birds from the south are back at last. Frogs are croaking, and birds are singing. The joys of spring to us they’re bringing. Soon it will be time to till the earth, So that it may soon give birth, To plants and grain for winter food, That we may face the winter in a better mood. Richard Granger ’54 Sylvia Westcot ’54 RED FLOWERS Down in the meadow , Where the grass is green Lives a little flower Which seldom is seen. It’s bright red in the sun, And glows with the moon, But ohj Dark, cold winter Will come so soon. It’s so bright, so cheerful' Through the long summer day, Yet before winter ’Twill fade slowly away. Tho little red flower At the break of day, Ope ’ s its colorful eye, A blessing to say. John Labrie ’55 HEADACHES OF SCOREKEEPING 16 THE DOVE AND THE LILY ITow listen, you children, If fanous you would be. Play the game, and Kind the coach. It's much the better way Then having headaches keeping Of all the p's and t's, besides having To jot then down in c book. If vou're tall, dark, and hand- some With plenty of steam---- Con dribble this way and that, And toss them all, it-seems---- Folk3 rave and scream, 3ut not for nei I record it in the book. Cheer loaders come twirling,, And leaping on the floor, A jumping up and bending down, Shouting• Rah, rah,;i for one guy And yea, yea I” for another. It isn't for the score boyi I'm a scribbling in the book. It's keeping track of foul shots and personals and such, Listening for the referee's toots, And watching for substitutes, Minding the clock—hey time upl Another'mistake 1 Mercy mei Oh well, just write in the book. The game's half done. Poor little nei Not a hero, as you'll-see; I hand out the towels, Some oranges and gum. They ask me questions, And find fouitn but pay no attentioni Darn tootinl I keep the book. Alfred Columb '5A The dove and the Lily, A bird and a flower,' Are symbols of peace, In our land of power. But over the seas.' In a far away Iona, ' Are leaders of people, Who try to command Surrounding nations, With an iron hand; Killing the hopes, «'e have in this land. If the Dove and the Lily' fere taught on each soil, The Symbols of Peace ’ Might end this turmoil. Sybil Gono � 53 STUDYING? As I sit here trying'to think, With my school books, pen and ink, Although it is in ve in, Guess must be I have no brain. Gazing out'of the window now and then, ' 'Oops—i gotta fill my pen, Pun outta ink? Not yeti I ain't begun—you can beti Watching the hands of the clock;- Just waiting 'till the 3 o'clock spot, Then I will gaily pass— Out of‘the school rooms—at la st I Suzanne Horskin '56 . SUGARING 17 We went to the woods, Our spirits high, Mud and water and a Bright blue sky, Ten of us went to Tap the trees. We were as busy As a swarm of bees- Over the ledges and Under the trees. We hope, tonight, That it will freeze. We had our ups, We hod our downs. Some of us looked As though we were clowns. Four o'clock and time to stop, But you bet to the house we did not hop. The ups and downs that we had had Hade our feet drag pretty bad. Here we were at the house, at last; Off came our gloves and mighty fust. Grammy had cookies ,.g0 we at ond,.a$e.- • Guess, tonight, the cnores will be late, Shirley Glidden ’52 SCHOOL School is a place which no boy likes— He always looks forward to Friday nights-- Where yo x can't chew gum, not supposed to say ain't Where you feel like the devil, B.ut hope to act like a saint. James Benjamin � 53 18 Ch SS fl o wer Blue C BY Class colors B ut- and While Msrr Towle, T mes Sen nn i n (?eho 'Re Sybt Shirley Gild T A misMznard AytImay LofAiah C dsS A o-f-'ho S pofts tb 111 ty is vs f fen BVtK the. Pooy- of Success Sports: Baseball (1) Baseball Manager (1) lasketball (1) Basketball Captain Boys State All State Chorus Glee Club (1) Molecule Staff: Alumni Editor Mimeograph Operator Class Plays: Aunt Merands's Will (1) Wild Cat Willie and The Bearded Lady Stoney's Brides Butch Director of Senior Play Class Offices: Vice-president Jimmy is an outstanding se in baseball and basketball. He class plays. (2) (3) (k) (2) (3) (k) (U) (3) (3) (2) (3) (k) 2) (3) Ik) (2) (3) (k) (k) (2) or, who has always featured as starred a-plenty in his Jimmy has a boundless sense of humor, even though he says his brain works over time, On what? We ask. He is very popular in our school community. May your popularity continue and success and happiness be awaiting you 'round the corner. Ambition: Variable :• , , Sybil Geno Syb 20 ACTIVITIES AND HONORS: Class Offices: Vice President (1) Secretary (2) Student Council Representative (3) Student Council Offices: Student Council Troasurer (3) Student Council President Basketball (1) Class Plays: Aunt I.'cranda's Wild Cat Willie The Bearded La Stoney's Brides Butch Will (D and dy ii (2) (3) Gleo Club (1) (2) (3) All State Chorus (3) Molecule Staff: Alumni Editor Assistant Editor (3) Assistant Librarian (3) Deligate to Student Council Convention (3) (U) ik) (U) (U) (U) Sybil is the beauty of the senior class. Wo will miss you next year, Sybil. Even though you arc one of the quiet ones there is a certain glean in yur eyes, and wo know you can take a joke. Good luck in your chosen career, Sybil, We know it won't be hard for you to land a wonderful secretarial job— with those big dark eyes and that long shiny hair. Ambition: To be a secretary ACTI VI TIES AND TTOFORS: Sports: Basketball (1) Co-captain Softball (2) (2) (3) (b) 00 Glee Club (1) (2) (3) b) Class Offices: Student Council Representative (1) (2) 00 Student Council Offices: Vice-president Treasurer (2) 00 Class Plays: Aunt Moranda's Vill (l) Wild Cat Willie and The Bcerded Lady (2) Stoney's Brides Butch (3) lb) Molecule Staff Joke Editor Girls' Sports Editor (3) 00 Captain of Magazine Drive 00 Feed Librarian 00 Delifetc to Student Council Convention (3) Good Citizenship Girl (k) Shirl is our most conscientious senior. Ask her to do anything and you know she will do a very commendable job. We will miss Shirl nv.xt year on our basketball teem. She was one of our best forwards. We will miss Shirl in other things too. She was always ready to do her share. I wonder who will look 8ftcr Dorothy next year??? Maybe we ougi-t to send a black Chevrolet up Johnson way to keep an eye on her. Good luck to you Shirl . We know you will mako a wonder- ful teacher. Class Plays: ,, Aunt Moranda's Will(l) Wild Cat Willie and The Bearded Lady Stoney's Brides Butch (2) (3) (W Director of Senior Play (1+) Basketball Manager (2) (3) Molecule Staff: Business Manager Mimeograph Operator (1) (3) (U) Junior Marshall (3) All-State (li) Glee Club (1) (2) (3) (k) Art has been a haopy-go -lucky guy all through his four years of school, r.nd succcdcd in mailing mancy friends. He has had a few intarerts in the feminino scx-mostly out of tovm-but nothing serious, j- v ondcr if an'thing will develop between him and tic girl on the North Sheldon Road. I know .art will make a good business man, and v ill look pretty slick sitting behind a big desk with a cute little sec- retary. Wo'11 all miss you Art , and good luck in what ever you undertake. Ambition: To be a business man ACTIVITIES Ai'E HONORS 23 Anita Menard Nlta Glss3 Plays: ’’Aunt Meranda's ' ill'1 (1) «Wild Cat Willie and The Bearded Lady 2) 11 8 -t oK Sports . Basketball 2) oftball (l) (2) (3) i f Molecule Staff News Reporter U) Olee Club (1) (2) (3) (4) Hita is a quiet little miss, but ve know you have been with us at F.H S. Just the same. Your helpinf band is alvays extended to any of us looking for help and advice. You have been a cood student end all hoc not been served on a silver platter because :or some time we have seen Mta beninc the counter of one of our local stores, corning the extras for school days. Hite has been especially intrested in French anc has even had a speciaj. class this year. thin’., i now why, Coulc. we be ri ht? Nitc tells us she has no ambition, but we knov.' better than that. Well anyhow We. wish the best for you. Toujours. Ambition . So marior et claqucr les enfarits. Mary Towle Mary ACTIVITIES AND HONORS Valedictorian of Class Class Offices: President Secrotary (3) Class Plays: Aunt Maranda's Will (l) Wild Cat Willie and The Bearded Lady Stoncy's Brides Butch Sports: Basketball Co-captain Softball (3) (1) (2) (3) (3) (1) (2) Molecule Staff: Nows Reporter Sports Editor Assistant Aditor Editor-in-Chief (1) (2) (3) Gloo Club (1) (2) (3) Girls' State (3) Red Cross Representative (2) Captain of Magazine Drive (2) (3) Business Manager of Magazine Drivo 2k (U) (U) (14.) (1+) Ul.) (k) (W (k) Of) Bausch and Lomb Science Award Ik) Mary is the gal who has always kopt the score bow'd changing during our basketball games. We'll miss you next year, when you will bo scoring 'ospital charts and taking orders ron the pill rollers . .10 know yo- will carry well the white c. p with the black band. Wo have met a person in tho ihalls of P.H.S. for the last four years bustling with activity, cari ng. a lo.d of school business, worrying about tonight's basketball game, thinking about her driver's license and that Plymo' th, wondering what to do about flat tires and empty gas tanks; hoping th. day wo- Id be long enough for everything. THAT'! MARY . We wish you luck. CAN YOU IMAGINE Eddie G. getting an A on his report card? Gary not bragging about what ho can do? Sybil wearing a diamond? Everyone with their B A. done? The Junior Clcss not trying to e rn money? Alfred not trying_ to do an experiment before he has read the instruction_,in chemistry class? The U. S. History Class knowing all the answers? The milkman not getting stuck at school? Shirley weighing ljjO pounds? Eddie G. six feet tall? Sylvia gutting ho; ,ax ly on Sune. v night? Wary not writing letters in school? Shirley staying horn on Friday or Sunday nights? Dorcas liking Raymond Ilyott? soi;g hits One O’clock Jump----------------- Wish You ’ ere Here-------------- I’m Only A Poor Bachelor--------- Wedding Bells-------------------- Be My Love----------------------- I Love The Way You Say Goodnight You Belong To Me------------- Ma Says Pa'Says------------------ Everybody Loves My Baby---------- Tell Me Your Mine---------------- Slow Poke------------------------ ■Ilr. Kaszuba ■Cynthia •Mr. Winchell •Anita ■John to Ramona •Beverly H. to Arthur •Uerriman to Sybil ■Rita ■Edmund •Chubby to Snooks •Richard G. file G� S. History clase it vit’i t’ in cnti; ;ent: wc arc. sent Winc’jell an Caster Card, sinin 11 °PC you arc enjoying your vacation; s Dorcas, while talking to Marquito: Why don't you furnish towels with your showers? W. VTEh A new cor for Mary. An airport for th.c Clark toys’ eirplanos. A paint job for Stuart's joep. A better car for Jimmy B. (Soy a Model T.Ford) A serviceman for Cynthia. A few more ocn pels for Mary. On December 19th Alburg returned our visit, which api- peered to be a refreshing one, for Alburg won this gamo 3l|.-37� High scorers were I.I. Towle with 21 points and S. Columb with 7. High for Alburg was J. Mitchell with 16 points. On January ?ti , rested from a two weeks' vacation and starting the new year out right, wo journeyed to Highgatc whore v c had our second victory with a. score of 67-51. High scorers wero M. Towle with. 36 points and B. Lothian with 19. High for Highgatc was Nadeau with 23 counts. The following week, January llpth, Highgatc returned our visit and we had our third victory with a score of 71-62. High scorers wore I.u Towle with Lp3 points and S. Glidden with 1U. High for Highgatc was Stevaart with 29 points. Our next trip was on January 17th, to St. Albans, v hcrc we played B. F. a J.V's, and believe me that v as bad enough, for we'lost with a score of 2?-!|.3. High scorers were B. Lothian with 13 points and M. Towle and 3. Glidden with 6 each. On January 2o..th Jnosburg came to Franklin, v hcrc the girls played a'rovgh ;;ac and lost it by a score of 35-51. To start the game off i .0 t-cinical foul was omitted, giving the girls tho right to ... nab -he 1 11. After a minute or so of playing Mary fowl-, br ko c- r-il- i. her k;oo and v as 27 injured back. Hi h scorers were B, Lot’-ian v ith 19 noints and S. Columb v ith 6. -ii h for Snosburr; '?• s 7. rttie with 29. That finis-.ed our basketball season, exceot for the very nice banquet the -others’ flub gave the teams, even though v e didn’t get a trophy of any kind, e thank them very much. The girls’ team would like to extend their sincere thanks to Mr. KasVuba for having natier.ee ’’ith the non-winning girls’ team; also to our manager, Beverly Hubbard. M. Towle rnd S. Glidden served as co-cantains of the team. The team will lose two forwards by graduation, Mary Towlha and Shirley Glidden. I wish next year's team the best of luck, and hone each girl enjoys her four years of basketball as much os I have. Shirley -lidden '53 ❖ ❖ ❖ EXCHANGE This year we have exchanged - aners with St. Ann's Academy, Brigham 'cademy, and Richford High School. ’’The Columbian --St. Ann’s Academy, Swanton-You have some excellent drawings. On the whole The Columbian is a very interesting naner. The Beacon --Brigham Academy-Your literary department and jokes are very good. Also the rest of the naner is very interesting. The Searchlight ——Richford High 3thool-A very excellent naner. e esnecially like Ten ways to be Friends with the Teachers and Nicknames . The Searchlight11 is a very excellent. Da er. You must have nut a lot of time into it. You have good ads too. Beverly M. Lothian '55 28 BOYS' BASKETBALL REPORT This report should be more coin lett since we have now finished our looked forvarc to basketball season. ’Veil, wc st rted out our . ason with Enosburg, the one team wo would love to b.£t, although ve never seem to succeed in doing so. ’Ve wore beaten up there, by a score of 29 to 55; yet everyone thought the trig • as worth while, because wc always have fun. Post the next game Briham c .me to Prank 1 in, but they must have brought all their power and then some, for they overwhelm- ed us with a score of 25-oo, Our next trip vss mode by core to Brigham, on a very pleasant night. Yet even though it 03 a nice ni-ht some- thin must have beer, missing, for we took our third beating by the score of 10-43. Next ve ventured on to Svantor. to play St. Anne's in their spacious ymr r. 1 um. I uosa the gym vac just too big for us to handle for wo got our fourth beating by a score of 10-4-9. From there v.e v ent all the way across Lake Champlain to Alburg where ve played a Very good ana, for ve felt like putting: up a good fight Although v.e finally had to giv. in to Alburg's lb point mar; in, Coach inc'.u 11 seemed to be quite pleased with oa. The final score was 51-01. The next gene v-r her . Alburg came the long distance across Lake Champlain to r pay our visit and Iso to ive us our sixth defect Id v r' . o • . . h that • a me was 3o-54. 29 Next wo went over to Highgatc with hi-h hopes of winning our first game, and we did so bo a sco-e of 37-33. m Highgate came to Franklin next to repay us our visit. This tame we v;erc quito confident of winning, arid we did it by a fair margin of 30-23. Well, Snosburg came to our town hall for the final game. It was a Vury rainy night but that didn't make a bit of dif’« . to jinosburg for t o we:t right ahead and trimmed us ?5-u3. This finished our schedule, but we plaved a J. V. ame witn Enosburg and -ot .eaten b only ono point, 3U-35. ° So that finished a year of basketball that I'm sure we all enjoyed. Boy: I Love You Truly'.' Girl: This Can't 3c Love . Boy: BH I.Iy Life's Conroanion . Girl: Always Boy; Oh Haooy Day ? (Time passes) V oddin: Bel! . Friend: I wGnt To Your We.;., in Boy: I Wish I Were Singl, :h :’n . Girl; It's Too Late How . Abraham Linclon is said to kav_ asked a man the follow- ing question: How many legs has a sheep, calling th„ tail a log? Fiv , promply answered the man. Ho, four, replied Lincoln. Calling the tail a lee doesn't make it ono. Tommy Laynant '56 SOIT G FLAY IT'S TOO LATH NOW Anita to S Sybil: I g says un: s''unc,tuiot papor? t, It .30 SPRING BASE-BA LL Harvey Boudreau James Benjamin YUnston Colurnb John Labrie Stuart Benjamin Be!murid Je 11 e Foster Carman Thomas Magnant Lelend West Lauren YJright Lauren Lothian Norman Messier This year the schedule of baseball opponents playing has been rearranged' as'follovrs: ortherL Division St, Anne’s Aluui’g Elongate SvVaii- on F r .mi.lin r schedule for our 1953 May A Highgate May 7 Alburg • May 11 S vent on Yr 7 lA St, v:.r.c 1-ir.y 2i Mi nrhg -:j. � ivy 25 £. ’.burg P.8 y-ra-; „ . Jar.� 1 St, a no Southern Division Rlchford Enosburg Falls Brigam Aoadeny BFa Fairfax Milton Here Here There There xho.re Tiu.ro Hl re December January January January January February February February February March March March March March March April April April April April 31 SCHOOL NEWS 18 The movie, This is Life , was shown. « Madame Curie , was seen during activity period. 20 Thf“vie“ ?his is Your Health , was shown. 29 We saw The Road to Gaspe . 30 Mr. Stevens from the unemployment office came to give the seniors the results from their aptitude tests. . .. 6 The 8th grade sponsored a card party at tne town hall, thus making twenty dollars. IL A valentine dance ,-s sponsored by the Student Council, the net proceeds of which were forty eifht dollars end ten cents. 19 The movie, The Doisel Story , was shown. 26 The Movies The Questioning Mind , The ABC of 2 the Automobile Engine , and The new England Background for Literature were shown during activity period. 3 School was closed for Town Meeting. 4 School was closed because of icy roads, and lack of electricity. 6 The movie Unfinished Rainbow , showed us various uses of 8luminum . 4. 8 From You Can Beat the A-Bomb we learned what to do during an A- Bomb blast. o v'jc saw Harnessed Lightening • . 20 School colsed for spring vacation, reopening 7 Superintendent Anderson gave a grammar test to the seventh and eight grades. 10 Miss Dewing, Alfred Columb,_Cynthia and Don y Sc Clark attended the tate Science -Pair i 11 Springfield. Cynthia's exhibit was a collection of thirty-six snap shots yjhich she had taken, developed, and printed herself. This received third award in the benior division. Danny exhibited model airplanes with engines which received a second award in the junior divisi • 13 The senior privileges began. The senior have to be at school only when they na e 15 mflovios, Crystal clear , and The Son's Family were enjoyed by the student, bouy. 17 The Student Council sponsored a dance at 7 the town hall with Lloyd Benoit's orchestra furnishing the music. A string denary as featured at intermission, bout -birr, dollars was realized from the dance. CODING EV_NTS 32 April 2U The girls' glee club will sing as a part of the Maple Sugar Festival at B.F.A. Auditorium. May Ik 15 There will be a Spring Concert in Franklin on May II4. and in Highgate on May 15 at 8 P.M. May 30 There will be Memorial Day oxersises put on by the grades. In the afternoon there will be a ball game between the Town and School Teams, May 31 The Seniors are planning to take a trip to the l hite Mountains, in New Hampshire. June 5 The Senior class pictures will be taken at the Seawal Studeo m St. Albans. The seniors will have their class night at the Town Hall, at eight 0'clock. Juno 7 Baccalaureate Service will be held at St. M.ary's Church at 2:30 P.M. June 11 Commencement cxcersise3 will be held at the town hall at 8 P.M. June 12 The Senior Reception at Franklin Town Hall will be sponsored by the junior class. Lloyd Benoit’s Orchestra: will be furnishing music. .% ALUT2JI NZ. S llerilyn A'hite, Ex 51+ and Roger Ladicu '52 v:erc married January 6, in Swanton, by Rev. Norman C. V evestcr. The - aro living on the Garclich Brothors Farm, Franklin, Massachusetts, where Roger has employment. Hr. and lirs. I lax Tittcmorc, (Max Tittemorc Mx'33), are ’ the parents of a daughter, Deborah Joan, bcr h or ccmocr 10, 1952. A daughter, ndrea J- an, was born on April 15, to .r. and Mrs. Andrew Rainvillo, (Imogonc Columb ' 1+8) . A son, Timothy Ralph, was born March 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Columb, (Cedric Columb Ex'l|.6) . 33 thoir d� «S? MrS‘- Prcd Columb enounce aro fodK ShtCrl !ary Alicc Columb 'M?, are to bo married on May 30th, the engagement of to John Karzun. They David Samson '52 Is non employed on tho Plorco fans. Walter Kessler Sx'Sll expects to So Into tho Army, May 1st Correction: of a daughter,rVertaVJonGaborn onVofi-GStCS-r5X, i Worc Parcnts November as indicated In’tho lest ° olocilo .’ 19S8’ ot ln • ALtIMHI IN THE SERVICE (.those whoso addresses tho last Molecule ) have changed or were not available for Name Robert Duronlcau Ex 53 Roger Lothian '52 Alton Lothian 'I4.8 Charles Gates '[(.6 David Gates Ex'l Elttoryb B Durenleau SH97266 old rtlHary Battalion Pvt. Rogor H. Lothian R Co. 2nd Bn. 3rd .rmd Camp Pickett Virginia A. 11252613 Cav. Regt. H oo.i� ?hL!?“ru-s- ...r.o. 9970 % p.ii! Gau Francisco, California Cnid plt 5n!?u los Gatcs 01075368 P.M.’ Constructi° Bn. N.Y. ’n.y!’ ’ JC- David E. Gates, U.S.N. Patron 17 p.p.o. Gan Francisco, California James 3onjanin 153 I 3U H: 0 H 0 R POLL 2nd Quarter 1952-1953 All A's B's Newell J. Benjamin Anita I.icr.era Mary Tor] e Sheila Golunb Be v c riy 1 )thian Rita Hainan.t Aline Myott Mar quit a .Coroy Thomas Magnant Fhyllis Stanley Leland est Daniel Clark Howard Magnant Ramona Magnant Janes Messier Blizabcth Myott Joyce Tittonorc 3rd Marking Period 1952-1953 All A’s Thomas Magnant Daniel Clark All A's B's Newell J. Benjamin Sybil Gc-no unita Menard Mary Towle Shirley Gliddon Sheila Columb Rita Magnant Sandra Benjamin Marquite Corey Phylxia Stanley La]aril Lost Howard Magnant H -.mena Magnant rarrol Poadrcau Jaj.res Messier Blizabcth Myott Jojcn Tittonoro 0. H. WILL Y GENERAL MERCHANDISE B. P. S. PAINTS FREEMAN SHOES COMPLIMENTS O F THE SWEET SHOP IF CREDITORS make ENEMIES; LET'S BE FRIENDS BENJAMIN'S GARAGE M. H. BENJAMIN, PROR GENERAL REPAIRING ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDING FRANKLIN, VERMONT 2qul|: J zL271 gulf' COMPLIMENTS OF THE FRANKLIN CASH MARKET FRANKLIN, VERMONT - V DICK WRIGHT'S E S SO PRODUCT s Acce ssories Tel 24 .FranVt.. 0 ROBERT K SWEENEY COWS G HORSES |TEL — 23 FRANICLIN VERMONT XH@JT a t COMPLIMENTS c OF rV 'Or s. a McDermott 9