Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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I’hoCo !» • Jay. CLIFFORD THOMASON. Tommy Ihomason! Well. I should My so! The only professional debater who can talk without even having a subject to speak on. Noted in the Senior Cla s for his brilliant recitations in Economics. and who has for his motto: Gripe and the world gripes with you: smile, and you smile alone. CHARLES WENDEL. We'll surely miss “CussieV giggle next year. Ever since his entrance two years ago. he ha been the life of the class. He i the other Itrocton delegate that has helped to raise the class of it to its highest standard. lie ha been interested in all kinds of athletics, and as fullback on the Senior football team, he walked through the pposing line as it it was not. In spite of his long cognomen—Charles Augustus Wcndcl he i inclined to be short and chunky. Charles i« hooked for Illinois next year and we know he will make good. SYLVIAN SHOLEM. A wonderful man was Caesar. and in managing the financial part of the Annual “Sid” has shown himself to be quite as wonderful a when he played the role of Miles Standish. As second lieutenant of the Cadet Company, he presents a command- ing figure. and we recommend that lie be decorated for bravery in the famous battle of Stepp's Station. Lieutenant Sholem has not yet been injured on the field of action, but if occarion presented itself, we feel sure lie would prove as capable a commander of the army as he was in The Captain of Plymouth. In Physics. Sylvian is a star —well, anyway he gets out of the exams, and that's the same thing. Who said I'm not a pessimist? Why, I’ve got the original grouch.”— Tommy.'

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LLOYD LAMB. In the two years that l-ambic” has been with u he has won a place among us! With his deep bass voice and diminutive stature he pursues hi way in his eager search for knowledge. Vermillion was fortunate enough to have been the birthplace of this young hero, and every morning lie leaves its crowded streets for gay Paris. In Physics. Lloyd is the only original. Mr. Lamb favors the city on the Wabash for the musical comedy, and hi favorite saying is Come on. fellows; this one's on me Sorry we didn't have you four year . Lambic. MARIE WRIGHT. Is Marie right? Surely; Always right, always Wright. If you have any doubts, ask any of the class or a certain boy. who reside north of the city. She should also be given credit for her singing and her splendid work in the Captain of Plymouth. Watch for her to shine in the class play. CLAUDE REED. Here's to Opie. May hi shadow never grow lc ! This young man—the prima donna of the Glee Club—is a worthy successor of “Waldo the Bulky. Perhaps he not |uitc so much overweight, but just iat enough to be jolly. Opie is famous for his hospitality, and hi open house of 1911 is as famous among the Seniors who were fortunate enough to be included in the invitation . In a literary way lie doe his namesake credit, and he served with distinction as Debater-in-Chicf of Miss Slent- mon's Political Economy Class. The many clever jokes of the volume are indirectly the labor of this man's hand , for he holds the responsible position of Senior Personal Editor. Editor's Xote—It is sai«l that Opie in a tit of abstractedness once had a date. BERTHA JONES. Yes. this i Bertha, and she's as jolly a the rest of us. perhap jollier, ior her smile always burst into a lively little chuckle after the rest of 11 have «lone with smiling. Congratulations are extended t you Bertha, along with tho c offered the rest of the class of ’ll for your success in High School. “Ruin stares me in the face—-I’ve forgotten my variety box.”—Wright.

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Senioriad--An Epic F THE Class of ’ll. I sing, first from the familiar sur- roundings of the eighth grade, driven by the onward rush of time, came in the fall of 1907 to the portals of P. H. S. and to the lot of Freshmen. Much har- assed were these Freshmen, both in school and out. on account of the unrelenting rage of cruel Vance and sneers of the upper classmen. Be with me. O. Muse! Be with me in brief description of these people of ’ll, of their trials and tribulations, of their successes and conquests! Again I say, much suffered these people in those Dark Days,” but occasionally gleams of light prophetic of the future would flash through the murky gloom of traditional oppression and give encouragement to the hearts of the struggling mem- bers of the class. Having passed through those times of hardship and de- spair. uttering many times the stoical remark, “Sic est vita.” they came at last to the Hesperian shores of Sophomor- ism. Here the class of 101! established itself firmly in the affairs of P. H. S. and introduced its beliefs and doctrines without delay In commemoration of its death as the Fresh- man Class, funeral games were ordered and the remaining tribes of the school were invited to participate. The chief sport selected was basket ball and the youths of 1911 rallied to the support of class spirit amid the joyful shouts of their maidens. As the loud trumpet gave the signal, the young men of '11 sprang forward to the contest Then with the applause and uproar of their classmates and the eager acclamations of the favoring crowd, they won game after game and ruled supreme in the kingdom of basket ball. In the other forms of sport, they gained first place and not less important, they excelled in the military maneuvers of the Cadet Company. Thus the excellence of the class in all forms of athletics was proven. The time approached for the departure of the class to the Junior land. However, some feared the hardships of the journey and wished to remain Thus those who had no heed for future glory were left behind and the remainder of the I admire my hero, basketball, or otherwise.”—“Blondy.1