Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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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

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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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poor “crawdads,” “fishing worms.” cats” and other members of the zoological family, whom the Sophomores pitilessly slaughtered in cold blood. In fact, “The quality of mercy was not strained. But the slaughter of dumb creatures was not the only achievement of this remarkable class. They arose in their might and proceeded to win great hon- ors on the athletic field. They even made the overbearing Juniors tremble for the welfare of their unsurpassed record. They formed a Basketball team and other organizations, which, though they did not win many laurels that year, gave promise of the futurp greatness of the Class of ’10. When the next school year began, this enthusiastic class entered, confident of doing justice to their name. But behold, seven new members had advanced from out the wilds of Edgar county and had decided to cast their lot with the Juniors of P. H. S. These did much toward uplifting the class and it was partly by their aid that the Juniors were able to accomplish these things which they had begun the previous year. In fact, their victories were greater than they had anticipated. In Athletics, they won many victories. Among their number was the champion runner who gained fame for himself and his class by winning the half-mile at Eastern Illinois. They furnished the Captain of the Basket- ball Team, the Foot Ball Team and many other worthy members of these worthy organizations. Nor must we forget the girls, who at this time were attacked by the basketball spirit and organized two teams, which played no outside games, but which, we are confident, would have done honor to their school if they had been given the chance. But greatest of all the events of this noteworthy year was the declaration that two Junior boys. had. by their superior skill in debate and oratory, proved them solves worthy des'iptes of Demos- thenes and Cicero, and had won over the too-confident Seniors, a victory that will long be remembered in the annab of the school. So. when this proud, victorious class left the school in June, they felt that their work for the year had been accom- plished. They had had their enjoyments and their victories and through all this had not neglected to startle their teachers by their superior intellect and had come out, as Seniors, with flying colors. Now, as Seniors the ranks have considerably thinned, but still thirty-six loyal members remain to perpetuate the fame of their class. They still succeed in winning Athletic honors, their victories this year, having been greater than ever before. They have displayed their loyalty to '10. for more than once have their colors flaunted on the topmost bough of the lofty trees about the school yard, or have waved triumphantly from the highest summit of the building. They are willing to admit that they have done wrong, for they are but human. They have sorely tried the hearts of their beloved instructors but have compensated for this by the pranks with which they have entertained the teachers in the assembly room. They have endeavored to set an example for their younger school-fellows and because of this, will be sorely missed. But though gone, they will not be forgotten and their names as a model class will be remembered and praised by succeeding ages. And now they stand knocking at the door of the future, seeking a path to success, whereby they may show their genius and their great, though hidden, talents.