Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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THE PR03LEM 0? POLLUTION There are three major t cpes of pollution: air pollution, water pollution ur J land pollu- tion, which are all caused by man. Air pollution is caused mainly by the gas iven off by cars. This as is called car ben monoxide, a colorless, oderless gas which can cause le nth when there is a shortage of fresh air. The othtr causes are factories power plants and oil and coal burnincr heating unit The gases these give off can cause paint to c ack and fall off houses. Some car companies are manufacturing and install- ing anti-smos controll devices for their ears, Watei pollution is caused mainly by factories dumping waste into rivers and la’ es. A ureit number of cities 'dump their sewage nto the lakes and rivers causing fish to .ie and making water unsafe to dr ok. The other t me cf pollut' on is cause by the trash reople throw out ;hen tney are finish el with it. Lash year people discard so e 50 billion c us, 28 billion jcteles and jars, 30 million tons of paper, Jp million tons of plastic, 6 million cars, and 100 mill on worn out tires. Some of tnesa thngs w 11 rot n a matter of •■'onths ;ut others take years. If nothinv is done, socn we w 11 all be 11ving,brethine an. drinkinv the pollution ive ourselves have created. I think rev q is what we neea in stead of wa , riot3,snd demonstration, 'le need peace because re lose so .;?a men in wars: So e we :now and love. Wn le others are unk ow to us. He neni peace n the streets as well is n the fields and even n toe homes. 3ecause of the riots and he nor,strata0:13, many youri men and women, are arrest- ed. Tney nrd peace to but they i 't get it, at least, not the kind t he v w a n t. He all Ion for ’-he war in Viet Namto en3 onl for out men to come for Good, Mar:.- don in a '71 OUR FT L ZL AR It's the final ’ea. for the seniors, of c ..:rse, but it's also tie final ear for the local ni h sc h ol and school puj1 .cat .or., t.: Vo Lee ule . I tbi. iK that lost of the seniors are very proud to be the last class to rraduate. I'm sure they feel th e same way I do about the high school closing. I wish that it didn't have to happen but ltd sure it's for the best. Every student who has Graduated from Sanklin High will always re nember the good times that hi -e occured i: Er ank 1 in Ki gh. I only want to add t hi fl- it maybe our final year but we hope to make it our fineast year. Barbara Bates 70