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

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8 PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK, 1943 work rather than a Field Day which develops individual skill. Thus, the' Award for Leadership was organized to take the place of the girls' Ath- letic Championship. After the singing of God Save the King, the staff entertained the grad- uates, the donors of Scholarships and the Board of Education at an infor- mal reception in one of the class- rooms, which had been suitably de- corated for the occasion. Music for dancing in gymnasium was donated by Bert Cross and his orchestra-. We wish to thank the or- chestra, Bert Cross, Stuart Cowan. Rcy Miton, Don Munn, Willard Price and Willard Tottle. From Paris Star , Nov. 18, 1943. - one prophet, By Donley Megan Price , bellowed police-chief Ro- bert Butcher, and the grey ghostly labrynthian corridors re-echoed the name in soft, sinister, hollow tones. A squat, brass-buttoned subordinate strutted arrogantly to the desk. This guy Wants to see our Por- trait Gallery! Take him to the Grey Room! A flicker of recognition sparkled from the depths ofthe sub- crdinate's eyes. Righto, Chief! he snapped and I was whisked abruptly into a clammy chamber of four grey walls, all stock- ed with huge tomes. Well, how are you, Moe? asked Price after we were safely out of the Chief's reach. What- stroke of fate brings you here? ' 'Tm here to look up the record ol one, Alan the Barron. Have you any dope on him? Alan the Barron! Why you re- member him, don't you? You don't? Well, just wait till I dig up his re-l cord. Let's see now, 333330, 333331, 33332, 333333, here we are. Recognize him? C 'tWhy, surely it's not, but, of course it is. My! I would never have con- nected the names. He was sent to the chair back in 62 for shooting one of his clients, a Miss Abbie Brown, who was given a life term in prison for murdering the 'Orphan Whichi But later it was found that he was innocent and the deed was done by a female criminal called the Jewel, alias Angel-Puss Collie. 7 My, my, how times change! And to think that we were the most well- behaved class in the school back in Y43'!I Oh, yes, and no doubt you've heard of the notorious Betsy Jane McCoWan. You haven't? Oh, the law has long been on her trail. She

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PARIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK, 1943 7 Jas. Appleby who conveyed to Alan the good wishes of the Chapter. Mathematics CDonated by Mr. Charles H. Bairdb-Robert Butcher -presented by the donor. Physics CDonated by Mr. Apps in memory of Mr. E. O. Appsj--Robert Butcher--presented by the donor who congratulated the winner and wish- ed him continued success in his fu- ture studies. Chemistry CDonated by Mr. J. K. Mariinj-Robert Butcher- present- ed by the Principal. Latin CDonated by Dr. G. W. Bell in memory of his father, Dr. W. N. Belly-Abbie Brown-presented by the Principal. French 4Dcnated by Mr. C. B. Ro- binsonl-Abbie Brown - presented by Mr. E. G. James in the absence of Mr. Robinson. Commercial Scholarship QDonated by Mrs. John F. Cameronl- Flor- ence McWhirter - presented by the Principal. In making the first award of the Wally Creeden Memorial Scholar- ship to Robert Butcher, the boy re- ceiving the highest aggregate on the Departmental Examinations, Mrs. Creeden said she was presenting the Scholarship not only in memory of her son but also in memory of all the other boys from Paris High School who had given their lives in this war. A violin solo, In a Monastery Garden, played by Marilyn Appl:- by, accompanied at the piano by Elizabelh McCowan received contin- ued applause. Before calling on Austin Sibbick to give the Valedictory, Mr. Butcher ex- plained how the Valedictorian was chosen. After Austin's address Grace Nuttall, the school pianist, led the assembly in community sing- ing of several patriotic numbers. A one-act play, The Dear De- parted was presented by the pupils of Grade XII, under the direction of Dorothy James. When the play opens, Mrs. Slater tMabel Holderj, Henry Slater CDonald Munnj and their little girl Victoria CAnna Ham- ilton? are awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Slater's sister, Mrs. Jordan CBetty Folsetterj and her husband, Ben Jordan Clan Robinson! to whom they have sent word of the death of Mrs. Slater's father. Soon after the Jordan's arrive the sisters begin to argue about the distribution of their father's belongings. When Victoria is sent to get something from grand- fath2r's room, she returns with the startling news that grandfather, Ab- el Merryweather, fJohn Cochraneh is getting up. CGrandfather had been indulging too freely and had sunk into a deep sleep.J He is very much enraged with the attitude of his daughters and the play ends with the stariling news that he will need to live with neither one of the daugh- ters as he is going to get married on Monday! As the Athletic Medals had not ar- rived at the conclusion of the play. Mr. Butcher called to the platform the Athletic Champions and the girls who were to receive a medal for the winning of the Award for Leadership and introduced them to the audience. The Champions were Robert Grieve, Wallace Jones and John Grieve. The girls who were to receive the Award for Leadership were Kathryn Appleby, Jean Sutor. Dorothy James and Mary Geiger. The Principal explained that under the new athleic system the girls en- joy a Play Day which develops team

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WILLARD PRICE Princeton Princeton Continuation School. Paris High School, 1941-43 HELEN KNILL Paris Team Leader for Field Day. Captain of Girls' Basket- hall Team. Girls' Athletic Association. Secondary School Gradua- tion Diploma. ARTHUR PIKE Paris Senior Champion, Field Day VVinner of Shot Put, VV.0. S.S.A. Member of Year-Book Committee. Executive of Literary Society. Member of Intra-mural Championship Hockey Team. Secondary-School Gradua- tion Diploma. JAMES STOCKTON Paris Boys' Athletic Associat ion. Ilonour M :itriculation I5 papersb. MARGARET VEIT Princeton Princeton Continuation School. Paris High School. 1942-43. Secondary-School Honour firaduntiim lliplmnn, ARTH U R ELSON Paris Two lntra-mural Cham- pionship Basketball Teams. Year-Book Committee 1942. Boys' Athletic Association. Upper-School Championship Hockey Team. Secondary-School Gradua- tion Diploma. MARJORY McKEEN Paris Team leader for Field Day. Secondary School Gradua- tion Diploma. NORMA POTTRUFF Paris lfommercial Scholarship, 1942. Secondary-School Gradua- tion Diploma. AUSTIN SIBBICK Princeton Yaledictorian. Princeton Continuation School. Paris High School, '41-'43. Boys' Athletic Association. W.O.S.S.A. Basketball Team '42. lnira-mural Hockey and Basketball. Quill Statf. Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma.