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

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK Laura Wilkin was first in the Poetry Contest with her poem Shylock. Her prize was a pair of silk panels donated by Mrs. Spooner of Chengtu, China. The Commencement Exercises were held on Friday, November 24. Evelyn Woods as Valedictorian expressed the regrets of the twenty-one gra- duates at leaving Paris High School. The program, with the addition of dances by the girls and an exhibition of tumbling by the boys was repeat- ed the following Monday night. Mr. W. Kenneth Gibb, B. Comm., was a member of the Staff of Paris High School from September 1932 to June 1934, when he accepted a posi- tion at Burlington High School at an advanced salary. He taught the com- mercial subjects, and was always willing to aid the pupils in their extra- curricular activities. Phyllis Telfer. Dedication of the Flag and Flagstaff On May 23, 1934, in a simple but inspiring ceremony, A Canadian Jack, the symbol of our loyalty, honour and freedom to the whole British Empire, was presented to the Paris High School by a former graduate and well- known resident, Miss Helen Dickson Smith. Promptly at three o'clock, the students marched to the front of the school where a number of guests, the members of the Board of Education, and those interested in our school, had assembled. Under the direction of Mr. George Smale, we sang the Maple Leaf. Miss Smith then presented the flag and flag-staff to the school, declar- ing, If one building more than another should fly the flag of the country, it is the building in which the youth of the country is trained for good citi- zenshipf' In a few, well-chosen words, Mr. George L. Telfer, on behalf of the Board of Education accepted this generous gift. Our Principal, Mr. C. Ward Butcher, welcomed the guests to this, pre- sentation and dedication of the Canadian Jack . He expressed his gratitude to Miss Smith for her generosity, and his pleasure at the transfer of her af- fections from the old High School to the new. The Rev. W. F. McConnell, a member of the Board of Education, offer- ed the dedicatory prayer, thanking the King of Kings for the building up of this great Empire of which we form a part for the unity of the Empire, and for the freedom and liberty of all men, gained by the noble and her- oic sacrifices of our fellow-citizens. He called upon Ahnighty God to help us remember our responsibility as members of that Empire and to each in- dividually aid in elevating Canadian character. Verne Martin, president of the School Literary Society hoisted our flag, and as the Canadian Jack reached the top and unfurled in the breeze, all saluted and sang the National Anthem, God Save the King. Today it flutters in the breeze, a flag belonging to the Paris High School, a well-chosen and greatly appreciated gift presented by one deeply interested in school life, a reminder of our duty to king and country. Elsie J. Black. 25

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK on the following Monday evening. The commencement program was re- peated with the addition of a few musical numbers. For the Spring Term of 1933, Mr. Charles McCausland was again ap- pointed Honorary President, with Murray McGil1 president of the Literary Society. The duty of Editor-in-chief of The Quill fell upon Donald Stewart. The executives of the Athetic Associations are elected in the fall, and hold office for a year, so the presidents were the same as in the fall of 1932. Q February 2 was Junior Night. Joyce Priest was winner of the Junior Girls' Oratorlcal Contest while Allan Veall won the Junior Boys' Contest. 'These two speakers ably represented P. H. S. at the W.O.S.S.A. District Contest held here on February 15. Joyce Priest succeeded in coming se- cond in the Girls' Contest. The annual School At Home was held on February 17. There were Labout two hundred present and everyone agreed it was the usual success. We were honoured on May 3, by a visit from the famous Hart House String Quartet. Members of the Board of Education with their wives and a few of the local musicans were present and all enjoyed the pleasant hour of music supplied by the Quartet. On May 4, at seven a.m., when Mr. Tate opened the school door he was greeted by a dense cloud of smoke. Rushing to the gymnasium, he found that fire of unknown origin had started around the platform there. He succeeded in extinguishing it unaided. The gym. was a total wreck and the smoke had blackened the walls, floors and ceilings throughout the entire school. The pupils had a vacation for two days while a large band of men cleaned up and made the school habitable again. At the W.O.S.S.A. Field Meet in London on May 24th, Keith Ratcliffe was second in the Juvenile Running Broad Jump and also second in the Juvenile High Jump. Mrs. Ferguson Spooner of Chengtu, China, a former teacher here, don- ated a pair of Chinese panels as a prize for a poetry contest These were b won y Jean Reid on her poem May Day. This poem appears elsewhere in this book. In W.O.S.S.A. Basketball, the Junior Boys' Team won three out of four games of a double schedule with Ingersoll C. I., but were beaten by Aylmer H. S. The Girls' Team and the Senior Boys' Team were eliminated by Brantford C. I. The Honorary President of the Literary Society for the Fall Term was Mr. George L. Telfer and Donald Stewart was president. Murray McGill was editor-in-chief of The Quill. Margaret Buck and Ve president of the Girls' Athletic and Boys' Athletic Associations respectively. Fine weather on September 27 played an important part in making the P. H. S. Field Day a success. The champions were: Junior Girls-Betty Kelley, Intermediate Girls-Laura Wilkin, Senior Girls-Hazel Peberdy, Junior Boys-Douglas Verity, Intermediate Boys-Donald Hickson, Senior Boys-Verne Martin. On October 12 the Burford-Paris Simcoe Field Meet was held in Paris, when all three cups were won by our school. Not bad, eh? The Paris Post of the Canadian Legion donated medals to the pupils writing the best essays on Canada's Part in the Great War. The winner in the first forms was Ethel McDonald, while Verna Pottruff's essay was the best from second form and commercial. Helen Wilkin wrote a fine es- say that she not only wonthe medal for Middle and Upper School, but the Legion presented her with a special prize at Commencement. 1 . At the Remembrance Day Service on November 9, Mr. Edgar Harold visited us. He brought to us some of his own impressions of the horrors of war. 24

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 1l'wfl7' mme V. I-7 KVM. W f X' my Y jffavhwifft 7 if hghshtx ii 1 , gI3,'ir-L-' I is 5' I gif!! OUR LITERARY SOCIETY Executive for pring Term IISICUQEHFY President, .,......,..,,............,..... My George L Ten-el, resi ent ,.......... ,..,........,....,.. S ' ' - hast Viceupresident Avlb ..,.....,....., ,.........,..........,. V erne Martin Second Vice-President ....,,, 11Q1 'Qi'hc'lff:nG1,YffQ,If32 Third Vice-President ...... .'.' . A ...4,..... Betty Larin iiglgitiigq ....,...,...,.....,,...,. ........,. H elen Wilkin, Pro het ..................... . ..,.. Elleene Munroe Poe? ------ ...., R ussell Taylor Cr.t.eSS '--- ..,.4, L aura Wilkin M1 H ,..... ,.........,............,.,...,..., . . .,,.. ,........,... R uth Durham ar., a .,............,......,...............,..,,............,...........,.,..,,. Jack Taylor , Executive for all Term Honorary President .,...,.,. ...... ...,..,.. M iss Helen Dickson Smith President . ,, ..................,..,..,....,,..4.,,.....,....,...... Elleene Munroe First Vice.-President ..,...,. ......,...,, W illiam Rutherford' Second Vice-President ......, . ..,...4.,....., Jack Martin Third Vice-President ,...... .4....... D onald Taylor Secretary , ....,......A,.......,., 4.,......,. E lsie Black' Treasurer ..........,.......... ....... A lex. Barron Critic ,....... ......, L aura Wilkin Poetess ..,.............................,.....,..,..,..,,.,..,,....,..........., Ruth Gilbert Marshall ,... ....t,,....l.....,......,.,........,.....,....., ......,..4,,.,,.,., E r nest Apps Our Literary Society is the one school organization in which the whole student body has an interest. The meetings are held during school hours and every student is expected to attend. The efficient Executive controls the society, and conducts the meetings. Each form in school is responsible for the program for one meeting, and remarkable talent, both musical and dramatic is shown by the pupils. Our teachers are interested guests only. At the beginning of the school term a committee is chosen which nom- inates students for the various offices. The pupils vote and the elected executives hcld office for half a year. An eficient and enterprising executive held office for the Spring Term of 1934 under the leadership of the President, Verne Martin. During their term of office, two successful social evenings were held-the At Home and the Senior Dance. At the beginning of the Fall Term, the heads of our Society decided to hold a dance after Field Day on Oct. 3. This Dance was a great success due ' ' ' h- e. Our meetings this fall have been to the untiring efforts of those in c arg more humorous and more enjoyable than ever beforeg may they continue to be so. And so our Literary Society, all praise to you and may you continue your successful efforts. 26 Isabel K. Hunt.