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

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 19 7a1ediotory Mr. Butcher, Teachers, Fellow Graduates, Friends: It is with great pleasure that I address you to-night as Valedictorian of the 1937 Graduating Class. What would we graduates do without our beloved Commencement ex- ercises in Paris High School? They are the 'Beacon' towards which we strove, when in 1932 about eighty very new sailors embarked on the great ship 'Knowledge' guided by the experienced captain-Mr. Butcher, and his efficient mates-the staff. To-night from that great lamp, which has kept alight for us burning upon honour, loyalty, love and co-operation, will come the sparks for rekindling friendships. And after to-night when each gradu- ate set sail, captain of his own bark upon the great sea of Life, we trust that those students whom we leave behind will never let the lighthouse lamp grow dim! As soon as I entered the gymnasium sweet memories came back to me. Memories of Literary meetings, P. T. periods, basketball games and At- homes. Pleasant memories always live, and I am sure that the good times spent in P. H. S. will not soon be forgotten by this graduating class. It is hard to express in words our feelings on leaving school. At ex- amination times I know that everyone of us has said to himself, I'1l be glad when I am through school. Is it not true that far away fields are the greenest? In the past months we have learned that high school days are carefree days and it is with regret that we say that for us they are gone, never to return. Our years here did more than offer us knowledge. The foundation was well and truly laid during the years we spent in Public School but the real structure that was to be ourselves began to take shape when we entered this building. High school offers wonderful opportunities to develop a per- sonality. Day by day we learned to overcome greater difficulties, and just as a wall is built of bricks, character is built of days. But best of all, we were able to meet new friends and continue with old friends. Sincere, warm-hearted friendships helped us more than any other influence and as we sail still farther on we shall always remember that new friendships are silver, old friendships are gold. ' Paris High School is truly a school of which its pupils and graduates may be proud, and l know of no other reason for this than the excellence of its staff-principal and teachers alike, and the kindly interest and co-op- eration given by the Board of Education. Our teachers are always ready to give us their best either in or out of class periods. Thank you, Mr. Butcher. Thank you teachers, for your helpful direction and the interest which you have taken in our welfare. Now, after turning the pages of yesteryear, we come to the pages of to- day. You who are pupils here this year will one day pass beyond these doors, and it is my hope that the memory of the time spent within these walls will be as happy and as pleasant as mine. On behalf of the 1937 Graduating Class it is an honour and a pleasure

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W 'l 'xslt .'k sq: ia PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BooK TERESA M. MURPHY Teresa Murphy first saw the light of day one bright sunny day in Octo- ber, 1921. She entered the Halls of Learning at the age of five at the Sa- cred Heart School, leaving its portals with honours, when but twelve years old, to enter High School. At fifteen she graduates from the Commercial Class with honours. Teresa is now repeating her senior year, and we wish her every pos- s' le success in the future. E s MARGARET JEAN NASH Margaret Jean, the second child of Mrs. Nash and the late Mr. Walter Nash, was born in Dundas, Ontario, on August 6, 1918. At the age of four months, Margaret took up her abode in Paris, where she spent a happy childhood. At the age of seven, she began her education at the Central School and passed her entrance in 1932. ' During her high school career, Margaret took an active part in the sing- ing class and was one of the members chosen to represent Paris at the On- tario High School Choir Convention held in Toronto in 1936. Margaret graduates this year with a Commercial Diploma. At the present she is staying at home. Her many friends wish her every success in the future. G. E. B. .1 4 jr V 1 X 'ETHEL SINCLAIR Ethel Sinclair, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Sinclair, was born one bright day in November, 1921. At the age of live, Ethel began her search for knowledge at the Paris Central School, and at the age of twelve she passed her Entrance Examina- tions with honours and entered the Paris High School the next fall. Ethel graduated from the Commercial Class at the age of fifteen with honours. We all extend our congratulations to her, and wish her every success in the future. - T. M. M. . 'L!l -M yy LORETTA wILLsoN 1 'tA1ways smiling and cheerful, To everyone a friend. Loretta Ellen Willson was born September 6, 1920, near Paris. At the age of six she began her education at South Ward School. Having acquired all the knowledge this institution could bestow upon her, she entered the Queens' Ward School and remained there for three years. She completed her public work at Kings' Ward School, from where she passed her entrance with honours. During the three years she spent at P. H. S. her kind and thoughtful disposition quickly captivated the hearts of all who knew her. In all school activities she took a keen interest. She graduated with a Commercial Diploma in 1937. At present she is a knitter in Penmans' No. 1 Mill. H. I. L.

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20 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK for me to pass the torch on to you, and wish you, most sincerely, every success and happiness. Dear fellow graduates let us ever keep before us this poem, written by Longfellow- LIFE Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time:- Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er Life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. VERNA M. POTTRUFF. 39cm Qrahuates Of Middle School who left during 1937 James Cameron-Bank of Toronto, Paris. Marjorie Cavan-Brantford Business College. Beulah Coates C6 Middle School papersb-Paris. 5 Burleigh Crozier-At home, No. 5 Highway. Joyce Graham-Paris. Lucy Grulke C6 Middle School papersb-Kitchener. Verna Hutty-At home, north of Paris. Dean Johnston C4 Middle School papersj-Sarnia. Erma McConnell 16 Middle School papersj-Jarvis C. I., Toronto. Donald McDonald C3 Middle School papersj-Paris. Geoffrey Mitchell 17 Middle School papersj-Paris. Gordon Parsons C6 Middle School papersj-Leicester, England., taking a course in construction of hosiery machines. George Redfern 15 Middle School papersj-Paris. Jack Rogers C2 Middle School papersj-General Office, Penmans. Barbara Thomson-Clinton C. I. CThis student has qualihed for a Gradua- tion Diploma but she hopes to return to Paris to take the Honour Ma- triculation work later.