Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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CLASS OF ’37 Page Twenty-eight ROW I—Irene Arbucklc, Eleanor Bilby, John Brubaker, Arlene Cannon. Edward Cary, Josephine Collier. Gordon Colton, Faye Cornwell, Louise Cornwell. ROW 2—Francis Deem, James Devlin, Erwin Diakc, James Dyer, James English, Donald leutz, Marjorie Findley, Margaret Fisher. Floyd Forster. ROW J—Jennie Garner, William Goodrum, Mary Goodwin, John Allen Flarris, Betty Headley. John Henson, Avia Hickman, Oscar Hobbs, Marian Hodge. ROW 4—Doris Knickerbocker, Merrictt Koontz, Thomas Lane, Margery Feist, Harold 1 indsev. Cedric Martin, l.a Rcta Matthew, Frank Mattingly, Marie Metcalf. When the Class of ’37 entered the portals of Paris High, the other students and the faculty were amazed at our brightness. They realized that we were something out of the ordinary, for our self-possession, dignity, and knowledge of our surroundings seemed to be a sure sign of intelligence. We started out on our path to glory by making a huge success of the freshman party. Although our number was very small, we resolved not to let this stand in our way. You remember the old saying, In union there is strength”; well, even if our union” was small, our strength” put twelve on the honor roll. As sophomores we did not stop our progress, but contributed to its favor by giving our best efforts to the Operetta, And It Rained,” and also to debate and chorus. The Tercentenary program last year would never have received the acclaim it did if it hadn’t been for the sophomore Latin students. SCHOOL SECTION The 1936 Arena

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Page Twenty-seven SENIOR SALLIES He drives his car with reckless grace, His greatest thrill is in a race; I can’t write more without a thesaurus To find a word that rhymes with-----------. In football he was the captain bold. He was worth his weight in solid gold; And never was there such a shiek in town As the blithering, blathering Donovan----------. Her step is so light she treads on air, She would make a good partner for Fred Astaire; The only time she ever yelps Is when the boy friend steps on Bernadine-------. There is a senior by heaven blessed With eloquence above the rest; I’m sure that you have already guessed That sterling boy is Robert---------. Her voice is heard in the music room, She’ll rise to fame some fine day soon. Bob Best is the fellow who is known to prize her As the one and only Josephine-----------------. They took him from the plow on the ridge, Not unlike Horatius at the bridge; Now he yells and yells in manner quite grand They’ve made a cheer leader of Howard---------- She’s quite a sport enthusiast She’s loyal to the very last. Some day she may eat country ham Out on the farm. Who? Virginia- In basketball he’s quite a star, He shoots those baskets from afar; Pronounce his name in reverent tones. He’s quite a guy, this Squirrcly------ Co-captain of a Tiger team, Sec them win and watch him beam! He doesn’t show a sign of temper Everyone likes Howard------------ 'Paris High School O —F. Alexander 36 School Section

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Pane Twenty-nine CLASS OF ’37 ROW 1—Marjorie Milam. Edna Ecrn Norman, Bob O'ilair, Mary I'auhon. Bob Phelps Vajrden Piper, Mildred Power . Samuel Preston. Reed Redman. ROW 2—Sara Jane Reese Margaret Richardtcn, Phoebe Ann Shaw. Richard Sloan. Julia Stanley. Ben Steidl, Jr.. Jack Steidl. Raymond Steidl, Mary Alice Tarble. ROW —Eugene Terrell. Henry Thiel. Margaret To »er. Norman Tucker, Chirlc Updegraff, Reta Dell Weber, Barbara Wells, Maurinc Wells, Elizabeth Wheeler. ROW 4— Kathryn Whitlock, Velma Williams, Robert Williamson, trances Woodbridge. Margaret Wright, Ruth Wright, Charles Yeargin, Dorothy Zimmrrly, Josephine Zimmerly. This year we are juniors, the important upperclassmen who set examples to the freshmen. We have done this, as you can see, by our increased efforts to make the Carnival as great a success as when we helped boost it in our freshmen year. Again this year we arc represented in debate, in the glee clubs and chorus, and according to the coaches we arc the thing” in basketball and football. The biggest attractions in the junior year are the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, held in May, to which all of us arc looking forward with the greatest enthusiasm. We hope to have a large crowd in attendance at our class play. We hope to continue this high standing next year and to make old P. H. S. really proud of us. ‘Tetris High School O —Avia Hickman 37. SCHOOL SECTION