Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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2 The difinition in the dictionary says that friendship means a mutual attachment; good will. To me it is a close relation- ship between two people—people who are happy when something nice happens to the other or feels badly and shares the others sadness when a hardship befalls him. You must have heard the saying A friend in need is a friend indeed . How true this is.. Some people will have nothing to do with you until they want something.. Then watch out. Are you that kind of person? Most of us are inclinded to be a little that way. The only thing we can do is to try to correct it. Don't be one of these people who is friendly one minute and talks behind your back the next. Be one whom everybody likes and trusts. Don't make a point of being friendly with just a certain group; include everybody, I think Franklin is one of the best schools there is about including everyone in everything. Everyone here is treated the same and it's something to be proud of. You may think you have a good many friends and maybe you do. But if you lose one over a silly little disagreement, don't say, who cares? I've got plenty more friends. A good friend is something warm and good and too valuable to lose. You can never have too many. Uas-t EemembsT,. abova.all, that true friends are hard to find and when you are fortunate enough to find one, never lose him. Brenda Mayo '62 ARE SCHOOL SPORTS IMPORTANT? Every school whether it is high school or college, has some kind of a sport. But you must have high school sports, before you can qualify for the college sports. The main sports of small high schools in Vermont are baseball and basketball. There are different leugues depending on the size and location of the school. There are, of course, pros and cons for high school sports. Most people feel that the sports are - ery important to a stud- ent. Sports provide opportunities to get along with people and to make new friends. Boys and girls who participate are taught not only to play to win, but to take a loss without giving alibis, and if they win, not to praise themselves. The exercise derived from sports is very important to young adults. It keeps th’em in good physical condition. Sports also bring about leadership. In other words they help you in your adult life.

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The people against high school sports say that students go to school just for that reason and not to study. And of course, in some cases that is true. Yet as long as they are passing they are getting a high school education. And if they couldn't take oart in sports they might not even go to school. Most boys that participate in . , sports are average or above average students. Most people that are against soorts have never participated in sports in high school and they don't sea why other people should. Yet, they could have par- ticipated if they had wanted to. College sports take on from high school sports. You are older and you play with and against boys that are older too. Colleges have several different sports, the main ones being football, basketball, track and skiing. Some colleges also have hockey teams. In college the stakes are greater, because if you are good enough you can be- come a professional player. Some boys who go to college shouldn't be there as far as studying goes. They are given a scholarship for being such a good player in high school athletics. Most people think that good college athletae if en't good students. But if they would just think, boys can't be tbo stupid if they can learn to play basketball or football. They have to think fast in either. In the long run high school and college sports prepare you for the future, how to get along with other people, to make new friends, and to be leaders. There will always be good athlets, whether they are good students or not. Gary Messier '61 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Now that spring seems upon us, and winter is fading away, in the background a certain restlessness pervades over the school. Softball seems to be the main topic of conversation for the girls, and the boys can be seen during noon hours doing windsprints or playing toss and catch, in anticipation of the coming baseball season. Although a good percent of the student body will be taking an active part in these extracfarricahr activities, this does not mean there is not a place for the rest of students. When the games start a great deal of morale boosting and audio supoort will be needed. In the last two or three years there has been an alarming attitude of defeatism among a good percent of the student body and it has spread to some members of the faculty. In order to win, a team, in this position, not only has to boat the opposing team but has to break down psychological barriers set up by its classmates. Both teams have winning potential but they need a lot of help from the student body. Let's not sit back and make sarcastic re- narks about the ability of the two teams, but get behind then now with our moral support, and when the games come around get out and cheer in anticipation of a winning team. Interested Student