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

Page 14 text:

IWBQB 8 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK MARJORIE ADELINA GILLIES Marjorie Adelina Gillies, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gillies, inhaled her first breath of Paris air on May 22, 1919. After a few years, much to the relief of her parents, Marj. started on her educational journey. In 1932 Marj. passed her Entrance and was admitted to the P.H.S. halls of learning. During her sojourn here, she won many friends with her pleasing manner. Marj. displayed her athletic ability by winning in 1935 the Girls' Senior Championship. She also proved to be a skillful player on the School Basketball Team. To the Quill , she contributed the Girls' Sports. This year Marj. is taking a Secretarial Course at Day's Business Col- lege in Brantford. We all wish her good luck and success in the future. .L G. 1. H. GRAYCE ILENE I-IEANEY V Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heaney, of Windsor, were blessed with a third daughter on Dec. 16, 1920, in the person of Grayce Ilene. She kept every- one on their toes for the first four years of her life, then, to the relief of her parents and sisters, she began her school career at the tender age of five. Grayce entered Patterson Collegiate in 1933, and had just spent an en- joyable term there when her parents moved to Paris. In 1934 Grayce en- tered Second Form at P.H.S. and continued for the next three years. Her quiet, pleasant manner won for her many friends. Grayce showed her sportsmanship by always enjoying a game of basketball. As she has graduated with her Junior Matriculation, Grayce is now at- tending the Brantford Business College and is taking the ,Secretarial Course. Best of luck Grayce, and may success be yours while taking the course and in securing a position! M. A. G. s if RUTH ELIZABETH IIICKSON It was on October 8th, 1919, that Ruth ventured out of the everywhere into the here. As her place of residence in the here, she chose the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickson in Ontario's most beautiful town, Paris. She was so pleased with her choice that it was not for six years that she was able to tear herself away and go down the hill to Paris Public School. There she found that her long curls figured prominently in a sort of Thread the Curl game that her companions played with her curls and their lead pencils. After a couple of years of stout endurance, Ruth cut off her troublesome curls and, putting childhood behind her, soon passed out of the confines of Public School into P.H.S. Even at this early date, Ruth showed promise of her later fame as one of the foremost laughers of P.H.S., and even then she tackled Latin with a skill that augured well for her later success with that subject. A mine of Latin information, Ruth was not selfish with it, but generously passed it on to any lazier and less well-informed classmates who begged her guidance through the maze of tenses, moods, genders, and declensions, and was al- ways ready to entertain them with surprising recollections of their early misdemeanors from her 'memoirs' In Chemistry period, her ready gene- rosity with the Sulphuric Acid bottle was sure to pep up any experiment. A student of no mean ability, Ruth graduates from High School with her full Honour Matriculation next year. She intends to enter training in Toronto General or Toronto Sick Children's Hospital. We're sure she'l1 be just as fine a nurse as she has been a schoolmate. M. E. J.

Page 13 text:

PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 7 LESLIE CECIL COHN Happiness filled the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Cohn on Sept. 8th, when their son, Leslie, made his advent in the year of 1917. His first seven years were spent tive miles north-east of Drumbo, but finding this part of the country too small for his adventurous mind, he left with his family for Hamilton. Here he passed one and a half years, which were spent in Pub- lic School. His next home was at Windsor and in this city in 1931, he pas- sed his entrance. But the call of his birth-place beckoned him and he re- turned to Drumbo. In the Continuation at Drumbo he studied well. His ability as an athlete was aptly shown by the prizes he won for his school in the Drumbo-Plattsville-Princeton Field Meets. After spending three years in the Drumbo Continuation School he journeyed to Paris, for his Senior Matriculation. His Senior Matriculation was completed at Woodstock Col- legiate the following year. The next year he spent at Paris. This time he took Commercial Work. During the year he assisted in the school choir along with other activities. Leslie is now in Toronto and all his school friends take this opportunity of wishing him every success in the future. G. S. C. , ,,. .i I V MARION GRACE DENNIS In common things that round us lie 3? Some random truth she can impartg The harvest of a jolly eye That lives and shines upon her heart. On October 27, 1918, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Dennis received the gift of a little bundle of femininity whom they later called Marion Grace. At a ten- der age Grace began her education at South Ward School. She later went to Queen's Ward School and then to Central. In 1931 she passed her en- trance and entered Paris High School, where she spent six years. Grace was always active in school activities. She was editor-in-chief of the Quill for the spring and fall term of 1936-37, she took a very able part in the commencement plays, and was on the Editorial Staff of the Year Book in 1935 and 1936. Grace is now in training for a nurse in Victoria Hospital, London. All her friends join me in wishing her every success in her chosen profession. E. M. C. il.... . JAMES FREDERICK ELSON James Frederick--we never called him anything but Jimmy -Was born in Ayr on October 9th, 1917. When his mother could no longer endure his mischievous ways she decided 'to send him off to school. Thus it came about that Jimmy entered Kitchen's Public School at an early age. HOW- ever, in 1926, the family moved to Paris, and James continued his educa- tion at Queen's Ward, and later at the Central School. He was successful in passing his entrance examinations in June, 1931. September of the same year found Jimmy among the first formers in P.H.S. His sunny smile and ready wit soon won him favour with his fellow students. He took an active part in school life. He was ofteneform report- er for the Quill, and was once Secretary of the P.H.S. Literary Society. He proved himself an able actor by his brilliant portrayal of Admiral Brice in the play Green Stocking at Commencement 1935, and as the Chinese mandarin, Wang Chu Moo in Told in a Chinese Garden in 1936. At present Jimmy is working in the Watkins 8: Co. Right House in Hamilton. We all wish you great success in the future! R. P. W.

Page 15 text:

1 SP PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK ,yi 9 iq Q 99 .a MARY ELIZABETH JEFFERY On April 10, 1920, a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born to Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery. Mary's original ideas were already blossoming forth, so that Mrs. Jeffery found it necessary to send her to school to 1926. Mary was so clever that she soon bid farewell to Central School and entered Paris High School, but when she graduated in 1937, she was so averse to giving up her studies that she decided to take an honour course in English at Queens. which she will be doing next year. Mary capably fulfilled the offices of secretary of the Athletic Society, Athletic form representative, prophetess, and other offices. Everybody wished they could again have the pleasure of electing her. Mary loves arguments and the wide open spaces. She is widely known as the outdoor girl, since, missing scarcely a day, she traverses the hills and dales not far from the vicinity of Paris. It has been said that she resembles Garbo, the only exception being that she isn't the silent type. At present she is very industriously taking three subjects at school, and the first year Latin of University. Next year, she will continue her studies at Queens. ' I 1 4 ,V -1... 97 ALICE ELIZABETH LARIN . R. H. At seven o'clock on October 8, 1918, Betty made her first appearance in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. Larin, Willow Street, Paris. Under sunny Paris skies she lived a life of peace and contentment until January, 1923, when the Larin family moved to Hoosick Falls, New York. Betty, a five year old mischief, was taken along. After residing in Hoosick Falls for one year, they were influenced by the restless Betty to change to Bennington, Vt. Here Betty started down the royal road to learning by attending the Francis de Sales Academy. She graduated from this noble institution in June, 1932. However, in May of that same year her family returned to Hoosick Falls and Betty continued her education at H. F. High School for 0116 year. In June, 1932, they returned to 'tgay Paree, and thus Betty came to our halls of fame. From the very first she was very popular because of her sunny disposition. She took an active part in school life. She played on the Girls' Basketball team for two seasons. She served on the staff of the Quill as form reporter and was once secretary of the Literary Society. On September 1, 1937, Betty entered St. Joseph's Training School for nurses. And may I join with the P. H. S. pupils in wishing her success in her chosen profession? R. P. W.