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

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THE STAFF Gertrude M. Cameron, B.A. Donald A. Smith, B.A. Helen H. McKenzie, BA Florence M. Flanagan, B.A. C. Ward Butcher, B.A. Margaret T. Cowan, B.A. Dorothy B. Rae, B. A. CPrincipalJ Isabelle M. Sinclair, B.A. George A. Smale, A.T.C.M.

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 3 Message from the Board of Education Another year has passed with its responsibilities and pleasures, and again a Year Book goes out to tell the public of the activities of Paris High School during this past year. As we review the past. we do so with considerable satisfaction, for we have seen many pass through the portals for the last time as students and take their places in business ing the depression, many of our employment and wisely devoted and thus to better fit themselves and in schools of higher education. Dur- boys and girls found themselves without their time to increasing their knowledge for the day when a position would be forthcoming. We are thankful to say that the signs, if they can be read aright, lead us to believe that the terrible depression is passing and that many of our young people are finding work more congenial to them. During my long term of office as a member of the Paris Board of Edu- cation many changes have taken place. Our old high school, where so many were prepared for the battle of life by the men and women of ster- ling character who taught there, has passed, and for twelve years our scholars have turned their faces to the north side of the town where our splendidly equipped new school stands. At the time it was built, plenty of room was providedg but at the present time it bare- ly accommodates all the students, which fact alone makes teaching most difficult. However, under our present fine teaching staff, the boys and girls are receiving a training in self-discipline and leadership which will stand them in good stead in the future. On behalf of the Board, I wish to express our sincere thanks for the co-operation of the staff and all those who have helped to make for success. I cannot close this message without expressing my personal thanks to the members of the Board of Education. During almost a quarter of a century on the Board, I have been associated with many different mem- bers, all of whom gave generously of their time and effort to the better- ment of education in this community. Though I am an appointed member of the Board and live in the country, the members have elected me chair- man for the last three years. To me, this is definite evidence of the desire of the people of the town to co-operate with the country people in the in- terests of education, and is a token of the wider sympathies of the present generation which realizes that town and country are inter-dependent. George L. Telfer. Board of Education George L. Dr. F. Barron Dr. Austin Dunton Dr. F. H. Jeffery Charles McCausland Col. A. H. Monteith Telfer, Chairman J. T. Mogan A. Clarke Mowat Roy Schuyler H. G. Simmons Erle Taylor