Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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editorials 1. Honor System Some of our larger schools now have the honor System. This means that a teacher can leave the room during a mid- year exam if he or she wished, and not worry about cheat- ing. You see, the students have accepted their responsibil- ities, and know nothing is to be gained by cheating. So they have the benefits of privileges that goes along with a person whom you know you can trust. Do you think that we could make use of the Honor System in F.H.S.? Well, I think to some extent yes and no. Yes, because we have some students who wouldn't think of cheating. Besides, if everybody studied as they should, there wouldn't be any need for cheating. Yes, also because the ones who study diligently don't need a booster. ho, some find it easier to ride alone on other people's efforts. But if you're planning on college, well either get out of the mud or forget that college idea. You won't get a- way with it there, and from what I've heard they're getting pretty tough, so we'll need all we can learn to got m Why doos a person cheat anyway? Maybe a teacher pulls a surprise quiz, and if you're a little behind in your home- work George wouldn't mind handing out a few answers, well it's better than pulling an F isn't it? No, wouldn't you fell better to accept one F and next time be prepared to hand in an a paper. One that you have earned, makes you feel twice as good as if it was a carbon copy of George's . I think it would be fun to try the Honor System in our school for a while. Just as an experiment, of course. You know one of the basic rules of the Honor System is that if a person does cheat, he must turn himself in or he'll just ruin it for everyone. How do you think you would turn out personally? Do you think it could ever have a chance if everyone tried? What are your ideas about the Honor System? Barbara West 61

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Improvements 2. With all the improvements in the town hall this year I am sure that we all owe a little gratitude to the select- men and Mr, Dick Wright, To begin with the selectman had the town hall completely painted. This, of course, was a great improvement over the old varnish which hadn't been touched since the hall was remodeled If we all have enough common sonse to help keep this new paint job bright and clean it will show that we can conserve town property. Another great improvement in the hall was the now facil- ities in the rest rooms. This new sanitary equipment is cer- tainly much more sanitary than the old facilities. In September, Mr, Messier, members of the teams, and my- self got together and decided that we would get a time-clock and scoreboard, V e also decided that wo would ask the busi- ness establishments in town for donations toward the clock and score-board. Mr. Me33ior first asked Dick Wright, who gavo us the clock outright. This certainlv is also a great Improve- ment for tho Basketball Court, The basketball teams also owe much to tho school-board, who have bought now 3uits for the two first teams. So we have improvements in the looks of the hall and in the looks of the teems, with many thanks to tho generous contributors. Lawrence Mvott 62 Study Halls I think there should bo a little more studying and little loss fooling around in study hall , As I was sitting in the 3tudy halls, the other day I was nearly flaborgasted at tho going on of so-.no of tho younger pupils there. Then you think bock if you acted this way when you wore in thoir places and just a'little younger. Then you'think Well I act up now thon',' but when you see someone else doing it, it looks pretty foolish. But maybe if we juniors and seniors fooled around a littlo less, they would look up to us and strighten out a bit, Lot's all try, I know it will be hard to do, but if we put our minds to it wo can do it. Gary Rico ’61