Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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YOUTH’S CAPABLE LEADERS In the past few years the enrollment at Paris High School has become larger. Therefore, the number of teachers has been increased until there are at present twenty-six. Three of these are new at Paris High School this year. Three different courses are offered to the students: the college preparatory, the commercial, and the general. In the first four years of English, two years of mathematics, and one year of laboratory science are required. In the latter two courses vocational and business subjects such as shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, foods, clothing, and agriculture may be taken. Four years of English are required for graduation. The freshmen are taught by Miss Baldwin and Miss Hochstrasser, and Miss Hunter instructs the sophomores. Miss Dayton and Mr. Farmer teach the juniors. Miss Hochstrasser has most of the senior classes, but Miss Wenz, who heads the department, has one STELLA RISSER Commercial ZULU Z. WRIGHT Commercial HAROLD COTTINGHAM. B.Ed. Commercial, Civics

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 MARY OSBORNE DOLE BRYAN, B.A. Librarian ROLLA FARMER, B.S. Speech, English LaRUE DAYTON, A.B. Junior English JANET C. BALDWIN, A.B. Fieshman English ADDIE HOCHSTRASSER. A.M. Senior English BETTY LOU HUNTER. A.B. Sophomore English ELSIA TATE, A.B. Latin OWEN S. J. ALBERT, Ph.B. Geography, History BELOW CATHERINE FARRELL. M.A. French EFFIE M. FANSLER. A.B. American History DON H. SWEELEY. B.S. World History Football Coach

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class. The freshmen and sophomores study literary selections taken from all fields and authors. The juniors are instructed in English literature, and the seniors in American literature. All four years include grammar in the course of study. Two foreign languages are taught at Paris High School. Miss Tate has all the Latin, which is available in either a two or four year course. In addition to learning the rules of grammar, students read selections from Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil. The French mentor is Miss Farrell. In the two years of this subject the pupils learn correct constructions and read French stories such as The Black Tulip by Dumas and The Trip of Monsieur Perrichon by Labiche and Martin. A new course, speech, was added last year. This subject, taught by Mr. Farmer, may be ETHEL B. HCUGHAM, B.S.. M.E. Music Supervisor I. N. IKNAYAN, A.B. C. I. UTTLE, B.Ed. Science Science taken for either one or two semesters. Mr. Farmer also coaches our dramatic productions and many of our contestants. Either two or three years of history may be taken. Miss Pansier teaches American history, which is reguired of everyone. Ancient and modern, both available, are taught by Mr. Albert. These two may be combined into one course, world history, in which Mr. Sweeley, football coach, instructs. Civics, the study of government, was divided, this year, between Mr. Cottingham, Miss Farrell, and Mr. Albert. Other social sciences are sociology and economics, each taught by Miss Farrell. In the field of science three laboratory sciences (chemistry, biology, and physics) and senior and general science may be had. Mr. Little, athletic director, teaches all the chemistry and senior science, which contains features of both chemistry and physics minus the laboratory and mathematical side involved in the two