Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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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.

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11 John was amazed and asked what she meant by that. Then she asked if he didn't know that 3ha and Alton hod been married for over e year. John was speechless, for he realized what c foolish grudge ho had been carrying. Sandro Beniamin ’56 THE VISIT 0? .,UNT I hiTILDA As I was on the way to open up my filling station I stopped in at the Post Office to got my mail. In the mail was c letter from ny Aunt Matilda who lives on a back farm in the country. She had hoard about my buying a filling station ana v« s coming to help me with this new businos3 of mine. As she was coming in on the early train I had to close my busy station soon enough to meet her train. I didn't mind, because I figured it wouldn't take long and besides I hadn't s on her for s long tirao. As I pulled into the station I sew her thoro struggling with her clothes. On the farm she had worn shirts and dungrreos so much that she wasn't at all confortnblo wearing a dress. She told me 3ho couldn't find a place for it on the train and almost put her dungar os beck on. As she got into my c r she tripped ovur the skirt and fell into a puddlo.' She was about five minutes getting cleaned up and into the car, and I wanted to open my filling station. ’Veil, she finally did naku it after shutting her skirt in the door. I told her to op n the door to free her skirt, but she said it would stay put bettor there. After gutting to the filling station Matilda ran streight home to put on her dungarees and to help me. Since I was rather busy I thought I would have her oump the gas whilo I greased errs. As I was finishing my first car I hoard a. customer screeching something, so I immediately ran out to sec what the trouble was. When I got thcr I found Matilda hod poured some water in the gas tank end was filling the radiator with gasoline; In about two hours I had the man calmed down, car fixed, and Matilda tra.incd to pump gas and fill radiators correctly. I want back to greasing cars and was about half w. y through my second one when Matilda cane in and told jus that c nan had drivun up and 3aid to check his oil, but when she asked him whore ho kept it ho had been peeved and had taken off. Right then I decided to do everything myself and let Matilda watch. Then she started asking questions. First she wntod to know why I h d r. big bath tub in the