Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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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.

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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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JAMES CARROLL Strictly a Hollingsworth tan—Pat, that is; prefers basketball to other sports; thinks he'll be an undertaker; prefers the side show to all circus features. JOAN CASSITY Hopalong-the-Second’s favorite song is Somebody Else is Taking My Place ; likes to play baseball; works at Walgreen's, and pet peeve is people who are particular about what they eat; thinks the best part of the circus is the acts on horses. ELLEN CLARK Wants to attend U. of I.; likes football games and swimming; enjoys Tommy Dorsey’s Song of India ; prefers blondes; is fascinated by circus sword swallowers. ELEONORE DAHMS Ellie's pet peeve is unreasonable teachers; likes Tommy Dorsey's boogie woogie; favorite sport is swimming; plans to be an interior decorator; likes to watch the monkeys struggle with fleas at the circus. CHARLES DEEM Happy is a gridiron specialty; likes the Ink Spots; hobby is playing a violin; would like to be on the radio someday; it's a draw between circus side shows and the trapeze artists. FRANCES DOAK Ambition is to travel and see the world; likes horseback riding: pet peeve is giving reports in history; favorite class is Spanish; enjoys the trained dog acts at the circus. DOROTHY DUCK Dottie is a Tex Beneke fan; likes I'll See You in My Dreams ; enjoys basketball; dislikes slacks with fur coats; goes to the circus to eat peanuts. JOAN ELDREDGE It is rumored that Joan is interested in an ex-marine; favorite band is Guy Lombardo; pet peeve is girl smokers; likes circus acrobatics. DICK ENGLUM Tommy Dorsey scores again; prefers swimming to other sports; likes photography; Ole Buttermilk Sky is Dick's favorite song; could watch the circus aerialists for hours. CARROLL ESLINGER Member of Illinois Reserve Militia; pet peeve is people who don't laugh at his jokes; Spike Jones is a favorite band; plans to pursue a military career; likes to go to the circus to see the monkeys.