Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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break than she, has a good chance of be coning a Good Citizen- ship Girl. But winning a Goud Citizenship” high school a- ward doesn't mean that 2 ou will be an cxpecially good citizen when you enter the adult world of politics, and it also doesn't mean that girls who don't win this award won't be good citizens either. Being a good citizen doesn't appj-2r just to girls. Boys need to be iust os good, if not better citizens than girls, because boys have a tendency to be more prominent in political life than girls. The present and future stability of the United States de- pends on the individuals. Abraham Lincoln said, united 7 e Stand, Divided We Fall . The United States depends on the in- dividual citizens, but one person working alone can do nothing. Everyone must contribute to the general welfare of a community. Do you call a person a good citizen who sits back, watches everything that goes on, and then hollers at the outcome? Citizenship is a trust. It is belonging and working together for the general welfare of the community. A community needs leadership too, but not a leader who is a boss and a bully. You hove a freedom of choice which should be cherished because in 3oiue places in the world freedom of choice is impossible. Voting also comes under citizenship and is another item not practiced in other places. Voting is practicing freedom of choice. A good wc” to look at community life as a good citizen is the attitude you need everyone and everyone needs you . A person who pretends to be so community minded , who is in everything so people will notice him, is not a good citizen. A good citi on is ..no who will do thin.3 that aren't so much fun and won't brin fame simply because it is necessary to the welfare of a oo aunity. What will lake me a yood citizen? It sounds like a tough question, doesn't it? But it isn't really, unless you're un- usually selfish. Let's r it together and send some good citizens away from F. II. S. into the world. Rite Magnant '55 STORIES A MOMENT OF HAPPINESS It was in. :7c umber that .7anet Martin, the daughter cf Hr. and Mr-. I.eIvin Martin, was taken to the hospita-' rich a minor ho art disease. Janet was only fourteen years old, Sho vvr s