Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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 MAUDE E. DORSETT, A. B. Master of the art of punctuation, Miss Dorsett teaches freshman English. Her hobby is collecting antiques and her home is filled with them. She is the efficient sponsor of the financial staff of the Arena. By the way, what is your recipe for coffee, Miss Dorsett? PUT THE PICKLE IN THE MIDDLE AND THE MUSTARD ON TOP THE ARENA FINANCIAL STAFF Do you remember those seniors with their little orange, black, or white cards trying to sell everyone an Arena last fall? Remember those people aggressively calling Ice cream bars!! at the shivering football fans—the girls who fixed hot-dogs and coffee for those same fans—those students trying to sell Christmas cards—the girls who paraded up and down the aisles at basketball games selling candy and ice-cream? These people weren't out for their daily exercises—they were making money for the Arena. Those girls who tried to induce everyone to buy a Tiger pin or a pencil or a candy bar weren’t taking courses in salesmanship—that's right, they were making money for the Arena. Those many Arena dances were for the same purpose—money for the yearbook. All in all these things added up to more and more money and the 1946 Arena. After the money was made it had to be counted and checked, recounted and rechecked and recorded. If a penny was missing, the cry was Find that penny! All of this took careful management, well-kept books, and willing workers. These were found on the financial staff, under the direction of Miss Maude Dorsett. The financial staff was composed of: Co-Chairmen—Florence Moss. Joe Irish. Financial Staff —Winifred Chenoweth, Carolyn Cramer. Merlyn Eldredge. Glada Hortwich. John Lamb, Shirley Slay, Patricia Wright, Sue Hinds. Cramer, Moss, Lamb, Chenoweth, Irish, Hortwich, Slay.

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RUTH LINDSEY, B. S„ M. S. Famous for her daily quiz, Miss Lindsey teaches ancient, modern and world history. She is also the sponsor of the editorial staff of the Arena; all staff members are deeply indebted to Miss Lindsey for her tireless effort, which has produced each year a First Class Honor yearbook. ARENA ort editors, Spierling ond Froiier. IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER THE ARENA EDITORIAL STAFF Delving among old Arenas—choosing a theme —planning the layout for each page—getting organization pictures taken—chasing around the school hunting certain people—trying frantically to make a deadline—breaking fingernails on typewriters—that is the editorial staff of the Arena. It is this staff which is responsible for the senior personals, the captions under pictures, articles on the different classes, clubs, and activities. Those people who seemed glued to a camera, always looking for new students in new poses, also belong on the staff—for they are Arena photographers. The two girls who asked one senior right after another What’s your hobby? Who’s your favorite band leader? weren't taking a Gallup poll—they were getting information for the Arena. The persons who asked what was done in this or that club, or which games were won or lost in a certain month belonged to the same staff. They had to find out P V J things and write them, merely to tear them up and rewrite them. Finally the articles were ready for the typists. The whole group mentioned above worked under the supervision of Miss Lindsey and the coeditorship of Julia Truman and Patricia Reynolds. Working together they produced the 1946 edition of the Arena, depicting school life at P. H. S. through the seasons in the first peace-time year since 1941. The staff was composed of the following: Co-Editors—Patricia Reynolds, Julia Truman. Art Editors—John Frazier, Paul Spierling. Associate Editors—Jean Kizer, Freshman: Dean Bishop, Sophomore: Jerry Murphy, Junior. Girls' Sports—Julio Ann Money. Boys' Sports— Robert Henn, Max Wilhoit. Personals Editors—Rosemary Campbell. Dorothy Kienost. Activities Editors—Phyllis Ar-iens. Mary Lee Bouslog. Photographers—Betty Frey: Shelton Frey, Junior Photographer: Mary Ruth Shaw. Typists— Catherine Doalc, Juanita Elliott, Gladys Rhoden, Marcello Sullivan. First Row: Kizer, Trumon, Reynolds, Bouslog, Kienast, Money. Second Row: Wilhoit, Henn, Ariens, Rhoden, Campbell, Frey, Doak.

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GEORGANA GREEN, Ph. B. Miss Green teaches sophomore English and world history. Her interests are many—growing flowers of all kinds, puttering on the farm, good books, music, and plays. Favorite topic—her nieces. Endures winter weather and lives for spring. Dislikes students loitering in the upper halls. MRS. BRYAN. B. A. Carefully selecting, circulating, and shelving reference and fictionol material, Mrs. Bryan proves herself an efficient librarian at P.H.S. Frequently, Mrs. Bryan forgets her books and takes a turn about the block with a neighbor's perambulator or sometimes a canine friend. A newly-developed interest seems to be along cullnory lines. ENGLISH AND LIBRARY Con you read this? Of course you can—it's English. English is the national language and students from the first grade on study all the complications of its use and construction. High school English not only includes grammar and composition, but English and American literature. Freshmen at Paris High School struggle over the eight parts of speech and the short story, and enjoy dramatizing original sluts over the microphone. Sophomores delve into the character of Silas Marner and the dual personality of Dr. Jekyll. English literature is studied by the juniors beginning with Beowulf. including the works of the versatile Mr. Shakespeare, and continuing up through the literature produced by H. G. Wells and other modern English writers. Seniors are not required to take English, but for students planning to enter college, two half-year courses are offered. American literature is studied the first semester, while the intricacies of grammar ond rhetoric are learned the second. This rounds out a very well balanced four-year program of English. The students are indebted to five teachers for this instruction in grammar and literature: the freshmen to Miss Dorsett and Miss Cross: the sophomores to Miss Hochstrasser, Miss Cross, and Miss Green: and the juniors and seniors to Miss Dayton and Miss Hochstrasser. Together these teachers strive to give their pupils the power of self-expression in their own language and an appreciation for good literature. Magazines, newspapers, current fiction, encyclopedias, and reference books fill the shelves of the Paris High School library. Neither the most elusive element in chemistry nor an obscure writer stump Mrs. Bryan. She is always ready and willing to help students with their reference work. MAUDE A. HOCHSTRASSER, A. B., A. M. Sophomore and junior English and American litera ture give Miss Hochstrasser a full schedule. Her favorite topics ore her brother and the sophomores. Her favorite poet is Robert Frost. She deserves much credit for sending Tiger Tales to servicemen—a task which requires a great deal of time and effort. LARUE DAYTON. A. B. An authority on English literature, Miss Dayton guides the juniors and college prep students. For relaxation she ploys a wicked game of bridge. Enjoys reading good books or working in the garden. Two of her favorite dreams are to revisit gay Poree’ and fly to Hawaii.