Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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2. have read. There should be a law against printing some comic books or selling then at the news stands. Movies and television are also examples of mind poisons. They are like comic books. There are some good ones and some that aren't. There are some programs on television that are for the younger generation and some for the older generation too. But the generation that is in between is the one that is going in circles. Members of this generation don't know whether to believe everything they see and hear or not. Some take it one way while others will take it another. Liquor and other strong drinks are also mind poisons — not as much to children, but to teen-agers and adults. Once they take a drink, they can't seen to stop, but keep on drink- ing. Alcohol stuns the brain causing people to perforn acts they would ordinarily be ashamed of. With all these mind poisons around it's no wonder there is so much juvenile delinquency. It's not the children who write and draw the conic books, write and produce the movies and television shows, make anc sell liquor, but the ahui-ts themselves. They are the ones who should know better than to make these mind poisons that I have pointed out. Arreta Ench '56 TYPING - THE MOST USEFUL SUBJECT Typing, I thinkjis the most useful subject I have studied. There are so many practical applications. I have taken typing as a course, for five years. This year is my sixth year at the typevriter. By taking typing for a couple years you ar - eligible to take Office Practice , which consists of regular office work on a small basis. You learn to type stencils and master copies, and also to oper te tht mimeograph and roxograph' machines. I have a portable typewriter at home,which I use almost exclusively for homework, book reports and letters. Typing your homework certainly makes neater papers and greater accuracy, both of which help you to get better marks. Num- erous people who have had typing in high school v ith other subjects, such as stenography, bookkeeping, English and math- ematics, have acquired good jobs in office work without attending a college. Married women with families often need extra money, or

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3 if the husband dies leaving a family to support, a good typist can nearly always be sure of securing a secretarial position, as efficient secretaries arc much in demand. I would advise all young people starting high school to take typing courses, if they possibly can, even though they have not chosen careers as businessnon or secretaries. If you have learned to type in school you will always possess that skill, And, bblidvb no, it will help youl Suzanne Horskin '56 SAFE DFIVING The cars that arc on the road today are safer than those that traveled twenty years ago. The only difficulty with late model cars is the driver. The driver has the power to operate the car any way h j or she '.'isnos. Every day when you pick up a paper or turn on your radio you got nows of a dreadful accident, where several persons were killed. The cause of all accidents is careless- ness on your part or the other driver's part. Drinking ■when driving is another foolish and careless example. Pedestrians arc another cause of traffic accid-nts. In the urban areas of cities a youngster or a older person will very inattentively walk across the street. Tocnagors can be good or poor drivers; the choice is up to then. A toenager has quick action and thinking powor. The teenager is also subject to showing off, spooding, drink- ing, and hot roding around. On the other hand, 3one teenagers take pride in their good driving. Speed is still another cause of accidents. You may bo driving along the highway and see skid marks for fifty or sixty feet. The fcnco posts will bo down and tho ground torn up. This driver couldn't mako the corner at seventy mil-- an hour, even though he tried. Night driving is especially dangerous if the road is slippery or wet. Your visibility is poor and your reaction slower bocauso it is late and you arc more tired than usual. Remember, the car is a mechanical device; tho driver can roerste that mechanism in any manner, safe or unsafe 1 Patrica Olmstcad '56