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

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 19 prominent in the organization of rural youth movements throughout the Province. Harland Kempthorne and Dick Murray became boat-builders, and in due time, their enterprise reached great proportions. They had the honour of winning the Harmsworth trophy by piloting their own boat Richard V to victory over Gar Wood's Miss America XV . Adam Miller and Leslie Cohn practised law together for many years in Brantford. Adam became well-known, not only as a clever lawyer, but also as the owner of a kennel of English racing dogs. Both Adam and Leslie have retired from the practice of law, and devote all their time to their dogs. They are familiar Hgures on every prominent dog track in America. The story is not complete. Here and there parts have been left out. In other places I have wilfully erred from the true course. It is beyond my province to disclose everything. Something must remain to hold your interest, so that even when the passing years verify these prophecies, you, looking back, will smile and say, Pshaw, it is only a coincidence. Robert Cowan, Prophet. My Desire I want to be the kind of kid Teacher wants me to be, A kid with lots of work to do, And be a pet oh gee . I do not want a real high markg I do not look for praise, I do not covet school-wide fame Nor real long holidays. I want to be a little help And show some grit in meg I want to be the kind of kid That teacher wants me to be. Carrie Steinhoff.

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1 18 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK Prophecy of 1935 Graduating Class A prophecy is not a thing to be taken lightly. The so-called hidden fu- ture no longer confines us to the narrow limits of the present day. Per- haps even now you could give a perfectly accurate outline of the next five years of your life. For after all, one's future depends on oneself and one, two, or three forces which, in certain instances, change the course of human life. The possibility that one of these forces, death for instance, will affect the course of anyone's individual life, has been determined so closely as to be almost a certainty. Indeed, one's future may be consider- ed as one of the most secure things of life. The following items which appeared in To-morrow's Daily may not be absolutely correct, but in any case, they may interest you. The first name to draw my attention was that of Edgar Nash. Edgar was appointed head of the National Bureau of Etiquette at Ottawa. He is a recognized authority on this subject and works in conjunction with the Royal Ad- visers of London, England. Norman Seip achieved a glorious success. His symphonies were such an outstanding departure from anything' previous to them that it is said they stand alone in the realm of music. Another member of our class who excited great interest among the general public is Harold Kennedy. Harold was elected to represent the constituency of Brant in the Provincial Legislature. He was a supporter of the extreme left-wing movement which advocated the restoration of private fortunes. Laura Wilkin leads an exciting life as a classical interpreter for numerous archaeological surveys. Her sister Helen was the founder of the Society of the Northern Light, a band of nurses who served the Canadian North. Jesse Jasper became a veterinary surgeon. While experimenting with various remedies for mange, he discovered a permanent cure for baldness. The properties of this medicine were so powerful that natural hair-growth could be accelerated greatly by a small application. The corrupt use of this remedy by barbers became so prevalent that the Government was forced to pass a law which forbade anyone but a doctor prescribing its use. It is also interesting to note that the discussion arising from this discovery was one of the deciding factors which brought about the complete control of medicine by the state. Hazel Pelton and Evelyn Roberts took up land- scape gardening and set up a studio in Galt. It is said that their property in Galt is one of the beauty spots of Ontario. Ernest Apps, after gradua- ting from Toronto University, became chief engineer in the construction of the great Roebuck dam in Northern Ontario. Craig Sowden and Alex McLaren were the only two members of the class to take up farming. They were successful and the names of Sowden and McLaren are fa- miliar to every dairy farmer in Ontario. Elsie Black and Nellie Haines entered the teaching profession. Elsie conducted a private French School in London, while Nellie became head of the Latin department at Malvern Collegiate, Toronto. Jack Taylor became President of the Canadian Ath- letic Association. It was he who inaugurated the National Sports Festival which is held each year. Isabel Hunt took up newspaper work and be- came very prominent as a reporter. Hazel Folsetter graduated from Wes- tern University and took a position as critic in a London publishing house. Later she was made president of the Ontario Library Board, and became

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' 1 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK Poets' Corner Music First Prize, Poetry Contest. 'Tis the voice of God's love, this endless melody, That rings from age to age unceasingly, And making bright the darkest, dullest day, With notes of ecstasy, along the way. With joy, our little feathered friends we hear Unite in praise to One, their Maker, dearg To every breath the forest bends in time, And to the whistling wind the boughs incline. Music, we see in the river's bright How, And the brooks ripple a tune as they onward go, The trickling rain-drops do sing as they fall, And earth re-echoes the chorus of all. Who does not hear it in the ocean wave, When mighty its roar resounds from cave to Cave, When tossed and rolled by a Wild, fierce storm, Or lulled to rest on a warm summer's morn? The strains of music greet the blushing bride, And call the handsome bridegroom to her side. The song of war delights the savage ear, And stirs the heart to kill, and not to fear. Upon the grassy hill the shepherd sings A song that moves the hearts of slaves or kings. With notes more divine the harper of old, In the maiden's ear whispered dreams of gold. Can't you hear it in the air? just everywhere, In every act, in every scene we fare, Sweet tunes, gay trills to soften and unchain Our souls from evil and dishonest gain. Ruth Gilbert. 0 Sprung Second Prize, Poetry Contest When spring comes tripping over the hills, Bringing the lilting birds to the swaying trees And sweet soft winds from the rippling rills, Then an intlnite glamour the whole world fills. And the morning comes wrapped in silvery mist, Hiding the Helds in a robe of dew, Draping the trees, and the grasses, dew-kissed, Peep out at the sunbeams dancing through. Pale hepaticas push through the earth, Willow buds open in green lacy plumes, . The streamlets prattle aloud in their mirth, Telling the world that the spring has come. Mary Britton