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

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18 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK vu ,W X... .a' ' l tl A f f S 'li' QW 91.1 if f I ll lii t Literary Society The Literary Society is representative in organization. Twice yearly. elections are held. The student body chooses a nominating committee which suggests nominees for the Society's executive. Then, by vote of the student body, pupils are elected to fill the different offices in the Society. The Hnal decision in any issue rests with the student body. The Literary meetings are presented in turn by the various forms. At the opening meetings, the newcomers to the school are initiated. For their initiation, the newcomers must sing, recite, or play a musical number. The other forms of the school then present their meetings, which consist of hu- morous dialogues and instrumental numbers. There is much friendly rivalry among the forms, each form endeavoring to present a better program than the other. For this reason the programmes reach a high literary standard. The Literary Society plays a large part in the school life. An Armis- tice service is held in memory of those who gave their lives for their coun- try. The pupils are occasionally addressed by outside speakers. Many social functions, such as the At Homen are held under the Society's auspices. The Year Book which records the activities of the school is sponsored by the Literary Society. The Literary Society wishes to thank its many friends and solicits their continued patronage and good will. D Charles Barnes. Junior Nigh t Acting as chairman, Principal C. Ward Butcher offered a cordial wel- come to the large number of students, accompanied by their parents and friends, who attended the Junior Night Exercises held in the gymnasium of Paris High School on Friday evening, February 11, 1938. Mr. Butcher ex- tended a brief sketch of the evening's performance and the hope that the evening would prove satisfactory in showing the various things taught the pupils in the course of a year. During the short interval preceding the opening of the program, sev- eral talented pianists, including Doris Shannon, Joyce Emerson, Audrey Sibbick, and Muriel Wise, favoured the audience with a few well-given selections. Shortly after, the curtains were drawn back to present Mr. Peter Bernhardt's class of IXB, or as it was formerly known IB boys, in

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 17 to return many times in the future. To you who remain, we hand over the responsibilities of upholding the honour and traditions of our school. Remember to stand upon your honour and play the game . This last phrase recalls the words of Sir Henry Newbolt's poem, The Torch of Life. This is the word that year by year, While in her place the school is set, Every one of her sons must bear, And none that hears it dare forget, This they all with a joyful mind Bear through life like a torch in flame, And falling fling to the host behind- Play up! Play up! and play the Game! Ruby P. watts. THE GRADUATES We come to these halls with wonder and awe And a desire for knowledge aflame. We have run the course through from beginning to end, And now our diplomas we claim. The years have slipped by both pleasant and short, The friends we have made are not few. We soon will depart with a long backward glance And bid all these pleasures adieu. We have had to work hard, now we're glad we've not shirked Our rewards we are claiming to-day. A mere sheet of paper with a black and red bow To be treasured and stored away. Perhaps we will seldom look o'er them again Except for a fleeting glance. For we're seeking the higher realm where but few Have even a ghost of a chance. A. B. B. UNIVERSITY PRIZES Elsie Black-First Prize for Romance Languages at Western University. fS75.00b. Lorne Brooks--Susan Near Scholarship, CS100.D Faculty of Science, Queen's University.

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 19 an exhibiton of tumbling. As was shown in all the succeeding events, the quick response to the trainer's whistle was the main feature of the actions Following this the boys of Forms II. and Junior Commercial presented a ser- ies of pyramid formations, which were the result of long and possibly ted- ious, practice by both trainer and pupils. The quick applause of the audience was given to the folk dance, Tan- toli provided by the girls of Form IXA to the accompaniment of June Clancy. Attired in black and white sport clothing, twelve of the Form II and Junior Commercial girls gave a gymnastic showing, ending with a short but grace- ful dance. Eileen Lee played soft and appropriate music. The Senior Commercial students took charge of the next portion of the program, devoting their part to an interesting exhibition of Shorthand and Typing. An explanatory talk on the origin and development of shorthand was given by Dorothy Leishman, who said that Isaac Pitman, the originator, discovered this great system, by merely drawing a circle. As a conclusion to her explanation, three students, Teresa Murphy, Gladys Bemrose, and Kathleen McDonald took down in shorthand, a letter dictated by Miss Taber, at an average rate of sixty words per minute and the former two girls transcribed it to the typewriter. With the aid of a victrola, Florence Morris, Doris Shannon, and Kathleen McDonald demonstrated the value of typing to music and the resulting rhythm, increasing speed from thirty-five to forty-five, and Finally to fifty words a minute. The concluding portion of the program consisted of musical renditions, directed by Mr. Edward Barrett, musical director of Paris schools. King Kent, with Jimmy Mogan assisting at the piano, conducted an old familiar French song, A1ouette. Form IXA girls, directed by Edith Lewis, gave the number, Sur le Pont, with June Clancy at the piano. The school uniforms, navy blue and white, present a neat effect. The choral group rendered effectively three songs: Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be, a three part German choraleg and Annie the Miller's Daughter, after which the IXB boys interpreted Billy Boy and Shenandoah Concluding their program, they were assisted by Jimmy Mogan in a sailor's song, The Sailor and the Mermaid. A mixed student chorus of Form II sang Evening Song CGrulkeJg Come Let Us Dance Cl-lungarian Folk Songjg and De- dicationf' At the close of the program, the audience was invited to inspect the classrooms, and view a display of art, typing, shorthand, spelling and writ- ing, and the Commercial Bookkeeping Notebooks. There was no doubt left in the minds of the audience that the pupils were certainly worthy of the well-earned praise and congratulation which they received during the course of the evening. After examining the ex- hibiton of work, they more readily understood how great and unceasing were the efforts of the teachers and pupils to make their Junior Night the success they strived to obtain. , , K. MCDONALD