Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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9 father wore there If only they would come. It was past tho time they said they would be home. He tried to think of a way to escape. There was none except to jump from his bedroom window. He was afraid to do this because he know ho would certainly get hurt. But, if he stayed in his room he would get burned to death. Which was best? He decided he would have to make his mind up quickly. Finally he decided that ho must jump - to safety, maybe 1 His folks,upon returning home,found their house in flames and began searching for little Jimmie. They found him lying unconscious below his bedroom window. Without taking time to call the fire department they rushed Jimmie to the hospital where the doctors discovered that he had a broken back. His father and mother vowed then, that if he pulled through, they would never again leave little Jimmie at home alone. They had learned th ir lesson the hard way with the loss of their house and tfimmio in the hospital with a broken back. Dorcas Riley 56 THE WORST THING THnT EVER HAPPENED TO ME I was crusing along at 150 miles per hour and enjoying the Vermont scenery from the air. On oith r side of me tho silver wings if my new airplane stretched out in the breeze. I sat there daydreaming and then thump I Something struck my windshiold. There was a largo cr ck in the windshield and the plane began to shudder violently. Then, in a moment of intense fear, I realized that tho worst experience that qould happen to n pilot had happened to me i The propeller had shattered and v ould soon shake tho ship apart if I didn't do something. If I had brought a parachute I could have jumped, but I had to sit tight and ride this one out. I pulled back on the throttle and the ship settled down a little, but I had to set it down somewhere. I.scanned the horizon and I could see only trees all around. The.propeller began to fly apart and I had to shut off the motor. Now I had to set the plane down. There was no hope of getting out of this crash. I togan losing altitude and the ground loomed up before me» I hit tho ground with a crash and blacked out.

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10 r Tho next thing I he rd was soneone far away calling, Bruce, wake upj I reoognized the voice as ny father’s, so I got out of bed, dressed and went to tho barn. Bruce Corey ’56 THE UNFAIR GRUDGE V John Nils n and Alan Young grew up together in the sane town of Boynton. Alan had an identical twin brother, Alton. However, John was an only child and conplctcly spoiled. When the boys entered high school Alan started going with Roxio Snith, a cute, black haired, black eyed freshnan. Soon John also decided that he wanted to go v ith Roxic Snith, a cute black haired, block eyed, freshnan. Soon John also decided that h , wanted to go with Roxie and since he had all the spending noney he wanted and a car of his own to drive she broke off with Alan and started going steady with John, John and Roxie continued to go steady all through high school. When the Young twins graduated they both joined the Navy. John entered a nearby college the next fall. He and Roxie becano engaged and planned to bo narried tho following June. Then Alan and Alton cane hone on leave. Not too long after this, Roxie broke off with John, who immediately left college to persuade her to na.rry hin right off. Ho failed and when he learned who had taken her away fron he was crazy with jealousy. He saw Roxie with a boy in the novies one night and recognized hin to be Alan Young. John left town the next day, so that he wouldn’t have to face the huniliation of knowing that Alan had taken Roxio away fron hin, tho great John Wilson. He novod to New York City and began work in a newspaper office. He liked his job,'but every tine he thought of Alan’s and Roxie»s going together, ho hated Alan nor and norc. Thui a new girl called Diana Winters started to work in tho offico. John started taking her out, and soon found he was in love with her. Now ho realized that ho had novor really loved Roxie. When he and Diana wore narried John decided to tako his bride back to Boynton on the honoynoon. They stayed with his folks and John got tho surpriso of his life when he discovered who their neighbors were. Roxie and Alan lived next door, or so he thought until he and Diana called on her the next day. VJhen he asked how Alan was she replied, Fine, I guess, but I’d rather tclk about Alton.