Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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3 SCHOOL CURRICULUI This year, as in the past, all students were requested to select their subjects for the cowing school year, For west cl us it wasn’t too difficult, but for some it was ne:cb to impossible, The seniors cf '64 ware faced with, the prob- lem of finding enough courses to fill the reqvironient of tour class periods per day. The situation is nearly hope- less for those taking college preparatory courses. v?c are forced to settle- for subjects which do not interest us and which we don't need for cur college majors. Although I believe any course taken in school will be of seme use, the fact remains that seme other might be more suitable if it were offered. The problem here is lack of classrooms and teachers. This situation is an overwhelming problem. Franklin has an ex- cellant faculty, but they are terribly overworked, with some even resorting to double cJasses, This is not a happy state of affairs for teachers or students. However, we are net alone, Eve y small school in the state nas the same pro- blem; this being true., I sup- pose we must grin and bear it and JOyO for better days to ceme„ Carol Sweeney '64 TOWN il Last summer, after many cold winters, our school was given a new heating system. The teachers can now regulate the heat to the temperature they find is needed At first cur new furnace gave us a lot of trouble, but the school has been warmer and more comfort- able this year than in the past. Our school still needs im- proving The roof has leaked as long as I can remember. T e paint on the outside the school building is chipping off and if not repainted soon the boards; will soon begin to decay The virc fence -;bat limits the school grounds has always been a hazaic to the safety of the ''kids“, They are forever crossing the fence to get a tail, but. or some- thing else that has gcre ever the fence. About a month ago the little 31 shop h l was taken to the hospital because of a cut he received when he slipped and fell against the sharp barbs along the top of the fence. It has been ru- mored that the fence was pur- posely reversed to ’-eep the school children 'Oweoovog onto private property If you attend. fca.W'sui .y.rnior , you know as .ell as I do that the barbs do not stop them from crossing the fence. If this fence remains the way it is many more of the children downstairs will get hurt. Our town hall has also been improved. Cur stage has a new coat of paint for which we are grateful,but the work at the town hall is net yet completed. The selectmen plan to buy new curtains for the stage ro.i put new doors where they are needed. The tv n hell is had Tv in n ed of a new beating system. All winter it has never been warm enough for people to go to a school or town activity without freezing. The basket- ball teams nsed new dressing rooms. The boy J: present dressing room is less than a

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4 foot or two from the furnace, with no partition betweeii They are so warm and messy v;e are ashamed to take the visiting teams there. Some people say that we ask for too much. I have just stated v;hat the town has done for us and what we would like to have done. We are thankful for what we have but there are still imiru v« nents to be made. Raymond Magnant '64 VALID CRITICISES OF OUR SCHOOL If our school could talk for itself I'm sure we'd hear many criticisms. Haybe they'd sound something like tliis- kany people walk around in- side of me bach day, and. of course I get dirty. The dirt may be from muddy shoes, and articles that some of the pu- pils drag into ray interior. Many 01 ycu bathe every day, but not me. My dirt just builds up daily, and some- times weekly. For a good look, as an example of this, pull out a bookcase n one of ny rooms. You never know what you may find. Futhermore, sene folks get the idea cf x ritii g on r»y desks or even on my walls. This not only tickles but spoils my ap- pearance. In short, if any of ycu pencil-laden, muddy- footed, little or big, crea- tures read what I have said, just think about it. adieu! Ch, now you know . here I have been eavesdropping. Ruth Myott '65 WHY ARE CHILDREN NOT WELL-BEHAVED? Children today just don't mind their parents as well as they used to. The main reason for this ,I think,is that wher- ever they turn someone is or- dering them around and soon they begin to resent it. Also the times have changed conaid- erab.’v since the time ox cur fo ikes' childhood. If they hadn minded their parents they ouid have expected to go to bed without their supper or else with a spanking. But today, there isn't a home without a child-care book in it, and also some mean mis- chief making youngsters. These child-care books tell you not to spank a child . for his wrong deeds, but to merely tell him the difference. This I do not believe in. I think if more children were spanked, and made to mind their parents they would respect other people and their property as they grow older, instesd of looking for more mischief, which could soon load to real trouble. Donna Peaslee 65 There were two microbes in the bloodstream of a horse, one in an artery and the other in a vein. One day they de- cided to trade places. two days later the horse died This all goes to show that you shouldn't change streams in the middle of a horse. if if ii- if if if- if it- iS- if if if 3f if