Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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CURTIS BERGEN General. “The best conditioned and unwearied spirit. Merchant of Venice. He is said to have some leaning toward a certain hard working Junior. “SEVENTEEN” Come, Seniors all, and sing a song For your class, Seventeen. Come join our song with voices strong, For your colors, Seventeen. For royal purple and pure white, For loyalty and honor bright, Old P. II. S. will ne’er forget The Class of Seventeen. We look hack o’er what we have done Thru the four years, Seven teen, We’ve staunchly fought and we have won For honors won in Seventeen. Let future classes as loyal be As true to our school as we, But you will rank as you rank now, Ever first, Old Seventeen. In later years our thoughts will turn To the days of Seventeen, And then our hearts with pride will hum, For honors won in Seventeen. Trials may come and victories too, But no matter what we do, For you the love will always live In the hearts of Seventeen! R. M. B. ’IT. R. Stephens—“Washington threw a dollar across the Potomac, once.” U. Sims—“That’s nothing; Gen. Stoessel pitched his tent three miles from Omaha.” F. Hargis—“What are your grades this quarter.” Frosty G.—“B. A. D.”

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Til K A Ii K X A 27 JUNE VAN DUYN ‘Carrots” General. Alethenai '17; Jokist of Arena. “Her sunny locks hang cn her temples like golden fleece.” Merchant of Venice. A live wire in political, but one who never sees a joke. HARRY HOUSTON ‘Scientific. Cadets '16-’17; Alethenai ’16- ’17;«6ecy. Alethenai ’17; Forum '17. Presi- dent of Forum. Wilt thou show the whole wealth of thy wit in this instant? Merchant of Venice. An accomplished debater and an efficient treasurer. His favorite remark is ‘ Have you fifteen cents?” SALLIE STEWART General. Basket Ball ’16-’17. The will of man is by his reason swaved. And reason says you are a worthy maid.” Though Sallie is yet single accord’ng to our knowledge, she certainly can't long re- main so. MARIE HICKLE General. O dear discretion, suited.” how her words are Merchant of Venice. She is a blonde, and astonishes us all with her varied styles of hair dressing. HOWARD MULLINS Mud” General. Cadets ’14-’15-’16-T7: Debating Club ’16: Stump ’17; Alethenai ’16-'17: Ten- nis team ’16-T7: Strut and Fret. T6-T7. A fellow- of infinite jest and most ex- cellent fancy.” A true friend, a well behaved, and mirth- ful young man.

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Till-: AI MOX A 20 THE SENIORS Four happy years have now gone by, And we leave behind dear old Paris High. .No more books, 1 ssons, or fun there, But we must now take up a load of care. Often with flunks and with themes we were vexed, But now it is o’er, for we’re through with our texts. We leave our honored place as Seniors here To the Juniors who we are sure will hold it dear. But yet the time may come as the years go by, When our hearts will thrill at the thought of this school, And the day that we came so strange ana shy, And the day that we left sad enough to FLOSSIE WILSOX, P. II. S. '17 IN MEMORIAM As yet unmourned, unsung, unsighed, A warrior of our school has died. He fought and failed for two long years; Each light but one brought hoots and jeers. That one bright day of great success Was the victory o’er I). II. S. But now his sad career is done; In life, of honor he had none; But now a word of praise would seem The rightful due of our Foot-Ball Team. CHARLES O. CIIESXFT, P. II. S. ’17. Guillv (in Congress) explaining about the air service. «Just as a child can walk 1 letter when it is a man, so a man can flv better when he’s old. V. Dillon—«Did you ever take chloroform ? ’ I). Smith— .V , who teaches it?” Miss Boland—“Lucile, what is an octopus?” L. Redmon—“An eight sided cat.” G. Duncan—“How can I prevent bad dreams at night ?” F. Anderson—“Sleep in the day time, of course.”