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

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6 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK GORDON STUART COWAN Sandy-we never called him anything but Sandy-was born in Dru.rn- bo on December 25, 1917. When4his mother could no longer endure his mischievous ways she decided to send him to school. Thus it happened that Sandy entered the halls of Drumbo Public School. There he passed his Entrance in June, 1932. After spending four years in the Drumbo Con- tinuation School he journeyed to Paris for his Senior Matriculation. Dur- ing his two years there, he assisted in the school choirg in 1937 he was among those from P. H. S. who sang at the Music Festival in Toronto. He acted as Marshal for the Literary Society one term. Stuart was always keenly interested in sports and invariably was fore- most in basketball, baseball and hockey. At present Stuart is helping his father on their farm east of Drumbo. We wish him lots of luck! J. E. H. , EOIN ALISTER CURRIE It is worthy of note that Eoin Currie's life began at his birth. From the first it could be seen that characer development had set in. Advisors of the young child were not worried about this condition, and fortunately his character developed only along shady lines. When development was great enough to merit public notice, he was confronted by the problems of education. Lack of proper facilities for comfort and pleasure made him quite uneasy in the schools of Ayr and Galt. Paris however was found to be entirely satisfactory and here he found it hard not to fail in some subjects. He therefore dropped a few subjects at Christmas for the sake of principle. Mention must here be made of the strange human beings who were the objects of his devotion during his scholastic career. The aforementioned were chiefly young lad- ies of the wholesome type. They were a constant joy to his young soul. Noteworthy points in his life: Born-September 15, 1919. Place of Birth-Tara, Ont. Parental Residence-Ayr, Ont. He now spends most of his time at London Medical School where he is conducting research into the question, Why people drink so many cokesf' D. C.

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 5 MARY ELIZABETH CAMERON Great was the excitement and great was the cause for excitement at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Cameron of West Lorne, Ontario, on June 19, 1920, when the birth of twins was announced, Mary Elizabeth and Wil- liam Bruce known far and wide as Betty and Billy. After six years of en- tertaining each other the twins entered school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to amuse the teachers there for a few years before moving to Brantford, On- tario, where they passed their Entrance. Betty entered High School in Paris in 1934, and in her four years here her sunny disposition and blonde hair won her many friends both feminine and masculine. She was an all-round student and sport, having served on the Girl's Athletic Executive and on the staff of the Quill, and having played forward on the Girl's Basketball and Hockey Teams. Having completed her Junior Matriculation here, Betty is now attend- ing Ontario Ladies' College at Whitby. To say that you will be missed, Betty, is to put it mildlyg but we wish you every success and happiness in whatever you may undertake in the future. F.L.S. EVELYN MURIEL CASSADY Here is a spirit deep, and crystal clear, Calmly beneath her earnest face it lies, Free without boldness, meek without a fear, Quicker to look than speak her sympathies. . -Evelyn Muriel eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cassady, first awakened to the light of day on May 20, 1920, in uthe prettiest town in Canada -Paris. Seven years later this charming little blue-eyed blonde started up the Upath of knowledge to South Ward School. Her eager quest for know- ledge speedily swept her along to Queen's Ward School in 1929 and to Central School in 1932, through the Entrance with honours in 1933, and brought her to the threshold of P. H. S. September, 1933, found her conquering new fields of learning in P. H. S. During her sojourn there, her quiet manner and ready wit won her a host of friends. Casey, as she was often called, took a keen interest in school life. She served as form reporter of the Quill for the spring term of 1937, and was a member of the Editorial Committee of the Year Book in 1937. In 1934, while Evelyn was in Second Form, she was the winner of the Legion Essay Contest. This November she is graduating with full Junior Matriculation and Honour Matriculation in five subjects. She will also receive the I.O.D.E. King George V. scholarship in Modern History and the Dr. Bell Memorial Scholarship in Latin. Now she leaves the halls of P. H. S. to continue her studies as an Hon- our student in First Year Arts Course at Western University. We wish her every success! R,P,W,

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 7 RITA MARY GRANTON On Jan. 24, 1920, the troubles of Mr. and Mrs. John Granton were further increased by the advent of a baby daughter, Rita. For six years she romped and played in perfect ignorance of the trying days of study ahead. In September 1926, her parents started her on the royal road to learning at the Sacred Heart School. Shefmarched steadily onward, winning many friends with her cheery smile. .In 1933 she made a long jump and landed right in P. H. S. From then dn it was plain sailing. She was soon a gen- eral favourite. In her last year, as a mik of their esteem, the girls elected her president of the Athletic Society. She made an admirable pre- sident. Rita was always fond of sports. She played on the basketball team for three years and was captain for the last two. She has picked nursing as her life work and in February of next year she hopes to enter St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. I'm sure we all wish her plenty of success and many kind patients. K.E.B. JEAN ELIZABETH HAINES Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Not so with Jean-born on January 29, 1920. The sixth Concession saw much cause for rejoicing on that memorable day. Jean ruled the roost at home for five years and on her next birthday she felt old enough to start tr Drumbo Public School. Here she spent many happy days, and in 1933, at the age of thirteen, passed her Entrance with honours. The next four years she attended the Drumbo Continuation School, where during those years, her work was of a very high grade. Having decided to continue along the road to knowledge she spent one year at the Paris High School. She has chosen as her life work the task of caring forthe sick. She enters the Wood- stock Hospital the first of February to begin her training. We all wish you success, Jean, in your chosen profession. G.S.C. FRANCES MARILYN KITCHEN Frances Marilyn Kitchen first saw the light of day in Brantford, the eventful day of November 15, 1921. At a tender age Frances became a pupil of Echo Place Public School. However, far fields beckoned and three years later she had the great for- tune to be away out in Sunny California. The following year Frances mov- ed back to Canada choosing Huntsville as her home. It was here that Fran-