Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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1 111 0 by Jay MARTHA EWING German Course Such rollicking, whole-souled good nature is rarely «cot and she'has been a favorite in the class always. Yes. the school will nm her tor her place will be hard to till. We hope thfit she will never lose her optimism. SILAS MOFFETT German Course Well, what do you make of hint? He is a good average student, attained to the position of fifth Sergeant in the Cadet Company, and has been known to take a blonde Senior driving on occasions. Ye , we think he will do very well. HELEN GREEN Latin Courrc Helen green? Mercy, no. This is only her fourth year and she i« a Senior. Don't you know -he is the one we heard laughing dowiuhr hall a minute ago? Yes. her laugh verges on a very lively giggle. She is awfully jolly: the right sgrt you know. BERYL BLACK German Course If you don't know the Tiger's Tale ''Blacky is in the position to tell it. Captain and forward of the basketball team he has shown us how the gante can be played. Yes. lie is also captain of the baseball team, but.'enough, for. he may hear us. Rah! Bah! Rah! Black'

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IRA ALLEN III German and Latin Course To whom i the success f this publication due? Ah. here he is with his. smiling face ami winning way , a good tyjic of the illustrious class of '10. As Kditor-in-Chief of the Arena. Manager of the Glee Club, leading character in dra- matic productions ami officer of the Cadet Company, he has displayed a few of his many talents. He will be greatly missed by P. II. S. and especially by certain fair one of the Junior and Freshmen classes for he i best characterized by hi» court- esy toward the fair sex and hi heart-breaking propensities. MY RLE RAHEL Latin Course Yes, I will be careful. Inn one can hardly refrain from superlatives. It’s only fair, however, to say that she is a star of first-water brilliancy that shines in several directions. President of the Semi-chorus, Dramatic star in Operetta and Senior play, a shark in any class you mention, and in short, a general favorite, are a few—but stop, here she conics WALTER BOND German Course pretty good specimen of to! Particular : Prexy of his class oq-to. Doc. Captain of the Cadets, tenor of the Glee Club, star forward on the basketball team, business manager of the Arena, intermittent quccncr. and general favorite, whose even, good nature is imperturbable. JEAN BROWN Latin Course She is awfully jolly and heartily believes in free trade in smiles. Site ha a rather Japanese look and has been seen wearing a Glee Club pin. She has always been a most loyal supporter of '10 and is a favorite. Here' to Brownie.”

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carl McKinney English Course Rejoice an ( be -exceedingly Kind for that which was hot is found. A prodi- gal for a lime, he returns and becomes one more :t very venial part of 191Q, Although he tits the term, short and sweet, to a 'I. he wear a well earned P. Yes the school will lose a ko» ! football man when he goes. ANNALS OF THE CLASS OF '10 “Climb though the rocks be rugged. ' N the gay and gladsome days of early September four long years ago. a mighty swarm of strange creatures appeared suddenly in the sacred realms of P. H. S. and took up the trials of learning. Beginning with the first day this vast multitude showed their superior quality by the total absence of those verdant blunders characteristic of other Freshman Classes. Yet they were ground down under the tyrannical hoof of the Sophs, exasperated by the patroizing air of the Juniors and scorned with a disdainful glance by the Seniors, until, by the end of the first year many m had lost their great desire for knowledge and had decided to make a place in • '.he world for themselves without an education. So when the breezes of another September stirred the leafy branches in the school yard, a happy class of Sophs, greatly decreased from their original size, took their places ijefore the awe-inspiring throne of Mr. Vance. Yet. despite the diminished numbers, great was the noise which arose upon the air when the motley crowd of Kreshies straggled up. Great, too was the enjoyment dorived at the expense of those