Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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PARILEE KEENEN German Course Now let me introduce you to another of the girls. She gocj as if she were wound tjj as tightly as she does her hair. Her words flow with the automatic speed of a gattling gun and she can play basketball at the same gait. If you don't believe me ask l.oui , “The Shark. LOUIS BRINKERHOFF Latin Course Forsooth, have we a boy prodigy? Xo. only Louis, lie is ever a diligent and serious searcher after knowledge. Tall, and sticking out of hi clothes in sev- eral directions, his head is often in the clouds and, in fact, he is a typical shark. ETHEL DAVIS German Course The Senior floor walker whom we arc compelled to look up to, not be cause of the subservient awe which she inspires, but on account of the lofty posi- tion of her head among the clouds. She wears an ini|x rted brand of face cream for the special benefit of a deserving Freshman. CLARA RING English Course When singleness i bliss, 'tis folly to be sociable. Although she lus brother, she doc not seem inclined to be sociable toward the sterner half-of the cla‘s; a great favorite with Miss Wen ( ) and the star of the Chemistry l.abj She has been a favorite and will be greatly missed by the school in general. Photo by Jay.

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 ROY HORNING German Course Yes. there he roc with that stride of his. He fairly rolls as he walks and he always ha with hint his unfailitiR and. more or less. Rood natured cynicism. But he laiiRh easily and we laugh with him. not at him. HELEN BABER German Course Let me have the pleasure of introducing my distinguished friend, Priscilla. Yes. she sings She was the one that gave class at the Operetta. The favored of the Faculty, she ha going to school down to a science and knows lots about Eskimos and things. ELBERT HARGIS Latin Course He has only been with us a short time but we must confess he is a good fellow. Without half trying he nearly equaled our crack high jumper and pushed the other in the broad and then laughed in hi» hollow rumble and said he had never tried much. Yes, the class is glad he joined them. BEULAH McCLAIN German Course Who is this dainty creature which we sec floating down the aisle? Who is she? Why the same one who made all those brilliant recitations in Physics. And O. what a relief! when after some unanswerable question has been asked in English, her soft voice floats upon the air. As we listen, we gaze. We gaze and still the wonder grows. That one small head can carry all she knows.

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GERTRUDE REED Latin Course This girl is best known by her cheery smile. Most often bestowed on the boy 'ero the aisle. How sorry we are not to have had this cheerful, light-hearted lass to cheer us in all our trials through I’. II. S. Rut as it is we are glad to.have had hcr simnj presence for one short year. She is characterized by her puggy shaped nose, her admiration of the sterner sex and her honesty, for in the short time in which we have known her we have learned that she can be depended upon. ROSCOE LONG English Course V.'o-wo! Wouldn't that crystallite you? 'o for its ju«: “Shorty. H:» spontaneous eruptions of words are tather dazzling at times; however. But cheer up. he may be all “Wright” some day. HAZEL GORDON Latin Course Do you sec that lirm mouth and those snappy eyes? They do not belie her almost incisive precision and mathematical brain that works like a steel trap. She docs not know the term “flunk. Yes. she is jolly too and laughs easily at l oc‘ remarks. MARY LODGE Latin Course It» hard not to oAr superlative» at times, but to know bet qu'ct good nature. and her genius for real fun. is a wholesome lesson for cynic . c arc fond of her and hate to see her go. As clever as she is jolly? Well I gue‘s yes. She has an A plus record in everything. Photo by Jay.