Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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9 That night in front of tho fireplace, Dave's grandfather told him that that pickaxe had saved hi5 life many times and that he was glad that it had saved Dave's. John Granger '59 A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR TOM Today was Tom Simon's birthdav. Ton was now fifteen and was allowed to do things similar to those his elder brothers did. He also would be expected to have more responsibility than before. Bedtime now for Ton, would bo 10:00 o'clock instead of 9:30 - of which Tom well approved. Before doinr- r.nythiiqg on his birthday, Tom ad to go to the library r'or his mother to get a book. ’J’-ile Tom was going up tho flight o stoos, to tho librarv a boy c no out and started down the stops. Tom tho ’j?ht it was Ned Collins, but as the boy war about to pass hih, he saw that it wasn't Ned after all. Ton was s 'rprised that as the bov passed him, a folded piece of paper dropped. Tom, noticing this, shouted, :iHev, you dropped a piece of paper.' The bo-1' acted as if he didn't hear Tom and kept walk!' on. Ton hesitated a moment, wondering what ho should do. Then Tom picked up the paper, un- folded itjand read it to himself. The expression on Tom's face was not questionable, bcca se the dropping of tho note by tho bov was evidently not accidental. The inscription which was on the paper w s also responsible for his expression. The paper read: Be at Nod Collin's house at exactly 7:30 P.II. ’■'ait ‘'or further instructions thoro.' SIGN72D------------------- Ton was in a complete daze now. This could be a frame-up. Ton1s head was full of numerous fantastic thoughts. He kept tho note and went abo-’t his business, finding the book for his mother. After getting r.he book he went homo, not say- ing anything about tho strargo hcuocning, to his oarents. Time passed by and it was now 7’’-!F P M. Tom was a bit nervous now. He had now made up his ’ ind uo o to see wh t kind o' a achomo this wrs. Ton timed his planning to approach Ned Collin's 0 house. Ho hesitated a enmont, and then ran: the door bell. Ned. Collin's mother opened tho door and Tom r.sked her if Ned was at home. She answered Tom by savin', 'Yes, he is up stairs. I'll get 'elm. Plcaso come in and sit down, Tom. Ilrs. Collins went to call Ned-. After Tom h d gone in and closed the door he thought it was rather dark insido. All of a sadden there was a loud jumble 6f voices sayin , SU.ftPRISIL J Immediately a light went on, and Tom saw all of his friends approaching from another room. Altogether thev shouted, HAPPY BIrtThD' Y, TOI L Y .'

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10 This was indoed a surprise bifr-hday party for Tom. Ned r told Tom about the whole set-up. The mysterious boy going past Tom was Ned s cousin, Tom's mother sent him to the library purposely to have Tom get the note in that Tanner. During the party, Tom was talking to all of his friends. Tom told them about how he thought it was Ned in front of th3 library. When Tom told them about his getting a littlo scares» they all laughed and Tom replied, This has been the most myster- ious birthday I have ever had. David Westcot '60 GHOSTS—OUT OP DATE? Now in these days of T,V,, rockets, missiles, and juvenile delinquents, it seems that everyone pooh-poohs the existence of ghosts. Why, a self-respecting ghost can't oven haunt a house decently, without being lauphed down. Anyone who attempt» to relate an episode of this type, however truthful, is virtually sneered at. Well, just between you and me, of course, you really do believe in ghosts, now don't you? Take the time vou went to Aunt Jane's and slept in the room where Uncle Henry had died twenty years before, and which he was asid to haunt nightly. Just becau-se you closed the windovr twice, it being chilly, and then found, it opened almost immediately each time, that doesn't moan a thingj It could have fallen down. But noiselessly? .. • - • t Remember the time wo visited Cousin Ralph up at hiB old. farm house in the mountains? It was near the place where Tom Dooley was hanged and we saw the very white oak tree that he swang •from. At night, from a distance, it looked kike a man hanging there; now isn't that ridicuipus? It must have been a boar. You know how they stand up on their hind logs-look almost like a man. Speaking Of bears, Cbitiift Ralph told ffie ho aftd a friend were planning to go befir huhtihg in the next state, the following season. Seems a bear hasn't been shot in those mountains for over thirty years. Oh well, I supDose you're right. Ghosts and all that sort oi gobbledy-gook is just a sill piece of someone's overworked imagination. I mean most of them have problably had to retire ■go make room for more up to date horrors, such as: The Blob , ’’ iocnnge Frankenstein,'• Sek (teenage son of Shriek ) aid mens tire from out of space. Wanita Lafley '60