New Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (New Paris, IN)

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VALEDICTORY Every student needs the xnsprratron of lugh 1dea1s the rnfluence of noble lrves to foster hxs growth l-hgh ideals cannot be taught from books nor learned lrke a lesson rn algebra The school wins the loyalty and retatns the affectrons of those educated 1n rt not wholly because of the know ledge ll rmparts but even more because of the sentrments and purposes rt 1nst1l1s Lessons learned from textbooks may soon be forgotten They are but the scaffoldrng of the bu1ld1ng Let no one smrle rn derisron rf on an occaslon l1ke this some sentrments of affectron are ex pressed for those who wrthln its walls have molded the characters and tratned the mmds of gener atrons of puprls To our trustee to our prrnctpal and to all our teachers we grve stncerest thanks Wrth pa trence and skill you have labored to make us strong to tram us to self mastery to f1t us to use wrth effrclency the powers we have We should be ungrateful if we drd not feel and express a sen trment of apprecratron for the efforts put forth for us We realize our debt and hope to pay ll rn Fellow Classmates After pleasant years rn school together the relatton of schoolmates must be severed We shall always look back to th1s perrod of our youth wlth happy memones We now stand at the door through whrch we must pass tnto a sphere of new experrences In the past our steps have been guided by teachers and frtends but now we must choose our own paths If these years of preparatron have fitted us to conquer drffrcultres to face dlscouragements and sull press on to noble achievement they have been well and wlsely spent A feelrng of sadness mrngles wrth our Joy tonrght because we must b1d farewell to New Parts Hrgh School and to the scenes of so many seemrngly trrflmg but really rmportant events of our lrves If we feel that our dutles have been cheerfully and farthfully performed our trme well spent that we have done the best we could there need be no real regret that we are on the threshold of manhood and womanhood that we have reached one goal only to see another ahead of us Already we see what so many have realized that the rdeal IS always far rn advance of attamment The future upon which we are enterrng promlses opportumtres for achrevement greater than those offered by former years Our vtctorxes have not yet been won Hence we may part wrth hrgh hopes and greater prospects As we say farewell to our alma mater and to one another let us resolve wrth God s help to find our work rn thxs busy world and strlve by earnest and persrstent endeavor to win the true success He has rn Hrs plan for us - Kathleen Weldy Sponsor NEW PARIS STATE BANK NEW PARIS STATE BANK part by using the strength we have gained in helping others, as you have helped us.

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CLASS HI TORY At the New Parts Hrgh School statron at 8 00 A M August 2'7 1954 the tram whrstled the conductor shouted All Aboard' and 45 freshmen were on the way The trarn was engtneered by Drck Htbschman Steve Mrshler Marcra Wrse and Darlene Gall Mr Rex Mtller and Mrs L G Juday were our supervrsors On the ftrst lap of the tr1p was 1n1t1at1on and a party rn the gym On the second lap we had a treasure hunt Then we rounded the flrst curve and we weren t green freshmen anymore In the fall of 1955 we donned charcoal grey and prnk sweaters on the thtrd lap Those left behrnd were Rolland Gongwer Mrke Hoover Pat Maust Yolanda Mtller and Alma Schmucker The new people prcked up along the way were Pat Marttn Sandy Worttnger and Paul Carrol We were engmeered thrs year by Steve Mrshler Ron Kerlrn Lrnda Weybrrght and Judy Mrshler Our supervrsors were Mr Lloyd Harrell and Mrs Adnan Weybrrght We enJoyed a werner roast and hayrrde then moved on to the fourth lap rn whtch we went swlmmrng at the Y M C A At last we rounded the second curve and we were half way through our Journey As we started once more rn September of 1956 we were led by Steve Mrshler Ron Kerlln Darlene Gall and Judy Mrshler This year we had Mrs Juanrta Hughes Mr Wtlmer Hettler and Mrs Wtlltam Warble as supervrsors Those we had left behind were Dorrs Comstock Sharon Lantz Herbert Neff Ileta Neff Stanley Weaver Paul Carrol and Janet Smrth Ken Wagner appeared as a new member We encountered rn the ftfth lap many magaztne subscrtptrons to be sold We accomplrshed that Job wtth Kathy Weldy and Jrm Neff as top sellers The brg event of the year was recervtng our rrngs wtth the stardust pattern on them On the srxth lap we gave the play Clementtne And last of all to honor the Senrors Rhapsody rn Blue We were then roundlng the thtrd curve and started on the flnal stretch of our Journey Between the srxth and seventh laps we went swtmmtng at the Smoker Cottage and had a bake sale On September 3 1957, as we came upon the seventh lap, we were sttll engmeered by Steve Mtshler, also Drck Hrbschman Jantce Fervtda, and Dorothy Warble Mr Wrlmer Hettler who was sttll wtth us as supervtsor was Jorned by Mrs Vtolet McColley and Mrs Manford Wtse Those whom we ptcked up at the last stop were Janrce B1zzar1, John Hollrnger and Mrke Lamb We came upon JorJ soon after enterlng thrs lap and were told to smrle and say cheese Then came many annual subscnpttons to be sold We also gave the play, Down to Earth In the erghth and ftnal lap of our tram Journey we had the annual Ftsh Fry We were tn Waslungton D C for four days But best of all, was when we left the tram and marched down the arsle, tn blue and whrte gowns wtth pmk carnauons, to recerve the much worked for drplomas As we agarn board a tram, the t:ra1n of l1fe, we want to remember our motto, The drffrcult, now the rmpossrble, later Sharon Metzler Sponsor WIDUP TEXACO SERVICE 6 8a 15 WIDUP TEXACO SERVICE 6 8r 15 n - - - 1 o u u N .Q . . . . 1 - . , 9 n - . . . . . . . ' 1 . I s I I I I O I O I I 1 o . . . . , . . . 1 p n u n . . , . , . - v p a 1 I I ' ' . . .- - .. - .V - u I ' l I ' . 1 , . . . . . . . ,, . ,, . . , . - u u - - u ,, . . . . . . . . . , . n 1 ' 4 1 . . . . ,, . . . . . ,, , . I I

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LUT TORY We greet you parents teachers and frlends on this our last day of being together as a class group We want to thank you for your gurdance patronage and cooperatron in helping us to attain our goal of graduatron from high school However this is only one of the goals we have met Now we are faced with the task of settxng new ones For some lt wrll be ac quiring further education while others will be establlshmg their life s work immediately Whatever rt may be we hope that you wrll accept us as we try to ftnd our places in this vast world in which you have already established yourselves Classmates we must realize that we are stepprng into a modern and very advanced world full of sputniks and satellites and we must be prepared to keep pace with this needed flelds by building new schools for our ever growing population so that the next generation may have the advantage of a good educatron as we have had by building bet ICI businesses to meet the demands of the public and by supportrng our government by voting for good strong leaders Let us also remember that we wrll find opportunity only if we are looking for lt As we go our separate ways after tonight remember that the Almighty God has cre ated us and rf we ever need guidance He is always ready to help Before us even as behind God is and all rs well Darlene Gall Sponsor Probably not many of us will be scientists in this field, but we can specialize in other EUREKA SILO 8: BLOCK CO. EUREKA SILO 8: BLOCK CO.