Paris District High School - Yearbook (Paris, Ontario Canada)

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK Afggifgf E2 -' ' - --1 n- . If 5,EEmxxS , nu 5 COHFRMN LEGION I rnphg fm' Gbratnrg Donated by the PARIS BRANCH, CANADIAN LEGION, B. E. S. L. Rules Governing Colnpetition for the Trophy 1. Any student in regular attendance at Paris High School is eligible to compete. 2. The speeches shall not exceed ten minutes. 3. Each contestant will choose his subject from a list compiled by the executive of the Paris branch of the Cana- dian Legion, B. E. S. L. and the principal of P. H. S. 4. Each contestant Will submit his manuscript to the principal on or before May 1, preceding the competition. 5. If more than five manuscripts are submitted, the principal will appoint a committee who will select the best tive manuscripts. The Writers of these will be allowed to compete. 6. The competition will be held on Empire Day. 7. The competition will be conducted by the principal. 8. The judges and the system of judging will be se- lected by the principal who will consult the officials of the Paris Branch of the Canadian Legion, B. E. S. L. 9. The name of the winner each year will be engraved upon the trophy which will remain the property of Paris High School. The donors will give the winner each year a medal or other suitable prize. 10. These rules may be changed by agreement of the executive of the Paris branch of the Canadian Legion, B. E. S. L. and the principal. Subjects for 1929 1. Canada's position in the British Empire. 2. How Canada helped to Win the War. 3. The future of Canada. 4. True Patriotism. 5. Canada's duty to the Indians. 28

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK Armistice Day The annual commemoration service for those who gave their lives in the Great War was held in the Paris High School gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 9. After singing O Canada the chairman, Mr. Butcher, made a few appropriate remarks and then read the names of our Heroic Dead -graduates who, while fighting for freedom and liberty, fell for the great cause. The pupils of the school then rose and reverently joined in singing the hymn so frequently used during the period of strife, O God Our Help in Ages Past. Rev. J. S. Adamson very kindly consented to give us a brief address for the occasion, which proved most impressive. Mr. Adamson gave some personal reminiscences concerning some of his friends among the fallen, including an account of the death of Nursing Sister Dorothy Baldwin, who was killed in the bombing of a base hospital. He also expressed the feeling that the dead seemed to be very close to us during the two minute silence observed in their memory. Mr. Adamson closed his address by repeating a most appropriate poem, the last of which is as follows: The one I loved was marching In the ranks as they passed byg I spoke his name, I clasped his hand, Looked into his smiling eye. Keep faith in life in sacrifice, Keep faith with a million dead, Stand by the right, fail not the good, Were the simple words he said. Following the address Marguerite Bringloe very beautifully recited that war-famous poem, In Flanders Fieldsf' This was followed by the whole school rising and standing with bowed heads during the two minutes' silence. The meeting closed by singing the National Anthem. Mrs. Nouveaw-Riche: He's getting on so well at school, he learns French and Algebra. Now Ronnie say 'ow do you do to the lady in Algebra.' Hamilton aviator: Wanna fly? Dimps: O-o-oh yes! Aviator: Wait! I'll catch one for you. Betty B.: 4'The world is a stage. Fred: Yes, and all the speaking parts are given to women. Row.: See that girl over there ? Terry: Yes. Row.: Well she bought a dress on the instalment plan and she has the first instalment on. My love is like a red, red rose, Until she powders well her nose. 27

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK Debating Competitions, 1928 KITCHENER-PARIS In the High School Auditorium on January 26, 1928, an attentive crowd of students listened to an interesting debate on Resolved that Annextion to the United States would be in the best interests of Canadaf' Miss Frances Bechtel and Miss Helen Reider of Kitchener upheld the aiirmative side of the debate While Reba Gilham and Isobel Burt took the negative side. The judges, Dr. Detvveiler of London, Rev. J. P. Watts of Waterloo, and Lt.-Col. Monteith of Paris gave their decision for the negative, the score being 3-2. The same afternoon at Kitchener Helen Churchill and Doris Gardner argued in favour of the affirmative side of this debate but failed to convince the judges, who gave their decision to the negative which was upheld by Conradine Schmidt of Waterloo and Nancy Devitt of Kitchener. The score was 3-2. The judges were Rev. Sperling of Kitchenerg Mrs. J. A. Appleby, Paris, and Mr. M. E. Passet the neutral judge.-H. B. C. ST. THOMAS-PARIS As a result of the debate with Kitchener, Paris and Kitchener were tied. The tie was broken by a debate with St. Thomas on February 20, 1928. At Paris Grace Mcllroy and Marion Spencer of St. Thomas took the af- firmative side of the debate, '6Resolved that Lloyd George is a greater states- man than Gladstone was. The judges gave their decision in favor of the negative, which was upheld by Doris Gardner and Isobel Burt of Paris, the score being 3-2. The same afternoon at St. Thomas the Paris girls, Ellen Wishart and Inez Newell upheld the aiirmative side, while Gwen Sells and Helen Keillor of St. Thomas took the negative side of this debate. The judges gave their decision in favour of the negative with a score of 3-1. H. B. C. ST. MARYS-PARIS The boys' first debate of this season was held with St. Marys on the same afternoon as the girls' debate with Stratford. This was Nov. 2, 1928. At Paris Gordon Bell and Franklin Barrett of St. Marys so ably argued the af- firmative side of this debate that the judges gave their decision for their side. Joel Eby and Ronald Gorrie argued well on the negative side but could not break down their opponents' arguments. At St. Marys Orval Miller and Robert Richardson, speaking on the af- firmative side, convinced the judges by their eloquence and thus won the debate. J. Lurtch and Burt Brovm of St. Marys argued Well on the negative side.-H. B. C. STRATFORD-PARIS The first debate of this season was held on Nov. 2, 1928, with Stratford, the subject being Resolved that Trial by Judge is preferable to trial by Jury. At Paris Evelyn Rossiter and Eleanor Gonder took the affirmative side and Jean Stockton and Wilma Carr the negative. Although the affirmative side argued wisely and well the judges gave the decision in favour of the negative. At Stratford the affirmative side of this debate Was so ably upheld by the sisters, Betty and Isobel Burt that the judges gave their decision in favour of Paris. Christine Copus and Jean Stapleton of Stratford argued well on the negative side but failed to break down the afirmative arguments. H. B. C. 29