Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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MARJORIE ALSUP Friends coll ner Shorty ; pet peeve is the assembly; hopes to become a secretary; favorite song is One More Tomorrow ; enjoys the tricky acrobats at the circus. JACK ASHER Football is a specialty; favorite song is Notre Dame Victory March ; pet peeve is conceited people; would like to attend the University of Southern California; favorite part of the circus is the trapeze artists. GERALD ASHLEY Jed's favorite sport is football; likes Les Brown's orchestra; favorite song is To Each His Own : ambition is to do what comes naturally; favoriite circus act is an acrobatic performance. THOMAS BAKER Tom's favorite ditty is the Army Air Corps Song ; plans to be a commercial pilot; pet peeve is an old flight instructor; had fun last summer stealing pineapples in Hawaii: enjoys the lion tamer act when at the circus. JAMES BANDY Jim wants to be a success; chooses Harry James; likes basketball; pet peeve is women drivers; gets a kick out of circus side shows. JOYCE BANNING Plans to go to college; pet peeve is prevaricators; full of pep and enthusiasm; always willing to do what's right; thrills to the trapeze performers at the circus. RONALD BEESON A newcomer to Paris; an asset in all sports to PHS; thinks he might like to be a farmer; intends to go to college; likes the clown acts best at the circus. JOHN BIBO Likes to be called Bibo; favorite song is Deep Purple ; John wants to keep on doing nothing; as for sports, football has priority rating; enjoys a good trapeze performance at the circus. BARBARA BLANFORD Likes Till the End of Time ; the favorite band is Tex Beneke; would like to learn how to swim; another girl who likes to camp; likes to watch the acrobats at the circus. DOROTHY BOYD Will welcome the end of school: anxious to start a nursing career; Harry James, but definitely; gets a thrill out of the circus acrobatic acts.

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[19] STAR PERFORMERS SENIOR It has been a long time since the Class of '47 entered Paris High School as green freshmen. We didn't know how much fun the dances and parties could be. We soon became accustomed to the new life and pitched in whole-heartedly to make the all-school carnival a success. Still more important, twenty-two members of the class made the honor roll the first semester. As sophomores we had long since entered into such activities as Speech Club, GAA, FHA, and FFA. The men were beginning to distinguish themselves as gridiron and hardwood heroes. On the more serious side, many were struggling with Caesar's battles harder than Caesar ever did, and some were neck deep in geometry problems. Scholastic honors were maintained. Sophomores began looking forward to the time when inferiority complexes would be swept away forever by the fact that we were upper classmen. The class was quite proud of the achievements during the junior year. Time and talents were distributed among the various organizations, proving the juniors an equal to any predecessors in all school functions. Under the able supervision of the CLASS faculty adviser, Mr. Ariens, we sponsored a Thanksgiving formal dance which was a popular event during the holiday season. Hard work and lots of fun were merged to make the class play, Seven Sisters, a credit to the producers. What wonderful times were had preparing for the junior-senior banquet and prom. How gratified the class felt when compliments were received from the seniors on the workmanship. One more year to go. It hardly seemed possible. At last we were seniors, but it was no easy job. We were very busy raising money for the ARENA, hoping to make the yearbook as interesting and entertaining as it had been in past years. The Man Who Came to Dinner was staged. A top performance was turned in by those who worked for the play's success. The football, basketball, and track teams provided many thrills. Returned veterans in the classrooms were a new sight. Everyone was glad to have them in school. The last four years have been kind to the class, and the Class of '47 shall never forget the good times and lasting friendships.

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JAMES BRIGHT Would anyone guess that Jim's favorite band is Woody Herman, and choice of songs is Blue Flame ? Would like to be a chemical engineer; hobby is modeling; likes to watch the elephants eat at the circus. GEORGE BRINKERHOFF His heart wanders from town to town; likes the music of Tex Beneke; pet peeve is people who are late; could enjoy a circus side show any time. ALICE BRISTOW Veteran cheerleader; plans to do radio work; PHS's little actress; seems to prefer dark men; favorite circus animal is the elephant. PEGGY L. BROADWAY Peggy wants to be a nurse; doesn't like to be teased; favorite song is And Then It's Heaven ; likes Guy Lombardo's band; could spend hours at the circus watching the animals. MARIAN BROWN Marian would rather listen to Hal McIntyre; collects records as a hobby; pet peeve is waiting for someone; plans to be an insurance agent; gets a bang out of watching the acrobats. NORMA JEAN BROWN Pet peeve is a ninth hour; favorite song is Always ; Tommy Dorsey is tops on the band list; says future plans are a little undecided; prefers the acrobats and the freaks at the circus. AUDREY BRUNSMAN Sis just wants to be successful; likes classical and semi-classical music: favorite sport is swimming; hobbies are sports and music; thoroughly enjoys the animals and the band at the circus. ANN DOLE BRYAN Football is a favorite sport; favorite song is You'll Never Know ; likes Charlie Spivak's orchestra; thinks trapeze artists are the big attraction of the circus. BARBARA CAMERON Our very capable drum majorette; would like to take up nursing; likes Tex Beneke's orchestra; likes to watch the trapeze artists at the circus. JOHN CARLI John likes everything—including redheads, brunettes, and blondes; wants to be a mortician; like swimming and is a veteran life-guard; enjoys a good trapeze performance.