Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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20 BEST FRIENDS and ZULU Z. WRIGHT One of the busiest members of the faculty, Miss Wright teaches shorthand and typing and guides the destiny of THE ARENA with a firm hand. She studies birds and has identified as many as 125 different species in a single year. Have you ever seen her working on beautiful lace hand- work while selling tickets at school dances? MERLIE L. GALLATIN, B.S., M.Ed. Besides teaching future white collar” girls and boys, Miss Gallatin is an adviser to the Stu- dent Council. Pet peeve—people who don’t knock on a closed door. Likes traveling, hunting, fish- ing, machinery, social work. Dislikes publicity. Spent last summer in the Northwestern Univer- sity Settlement Camp. STELLA RISSER Another member of the commercial depart- ment, Miss Risscr often frightens underclassmen, for she is a martinet in the study hall. However, seniors find her bark worse than her bite.” Her favorite sport is basketball, and she gives players lots of tips at the fountain on the second floor. ERANCIS HOKE, B.S. Mr. Hoke is a newcomer to Paris High. He left a position in a loan company to fill the vacancy in our math department. Vacations and leisure time arc spent in photographic work and as a follower of Isaac Walton—(fishing to you). CLYDE MILLS, B.Ed., M.A. Mr. Mills came to our history department last fall but enlisted as an instructor in the Army Air Corps and was called into service early in Jan- uary. Likes all sports and traveling (he has been in forty-three states—mostly by hitch-hiking). The remainder of the year World History was taught by Mrs. Stahlcr and Miss Green. CARROLL F. VANDEVENTER, B.S., M.A. Mr. Vandeventer also delves into the deep, dark past, but although he teaches history, Van” Miss Wright Commercial Miss Gallatin Commercial Miss Risstr Commercial Mr. Hoke Mr. Sveeley Mathematics Football Coach Mr. Mills History History Mr. Van Deventer History

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 ELSIA TATE, A.B. Miss Tate’s famous ninth hours arc the terror of all her Latin students, and you might guess her pet peeve is a bright pupil that refuses to use his brains. Before the war, she was a globe trotter and traveled in most of the European countries. Two summers ago she attended the University of Mexico and last year the University of Illinois. MARY DOLE BRYAN, B.A. Our librarian, Mrs. Bryan, collects antiques, preferring those with an historical background. Her pet peeve is committee meetings. She plays golf, keeps a wild flower garden, and travels when conditions permit. Owns a little dog, Poochie,” who loves to show off by frightening people. Did you know she has a brother in the F.B.I.? ALICE M. W. CLEVELAND, B.S. Our very capable speech instructor. Miss •Cleveland, makes people her hobby and uses her knowledge of them in conducting her classes. During vacation she reads, cats, and travels. Pet peeve—indefiniteness. Likes red roses and kittens . . . says people’s eyes and hands fascii Miss Kuhn Latin, English Miss Tate Latin Miss Farrell Langnaxfs Economics Mrs. Bryan Librarian Miss Cleveland Speech English

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SEVEREST CRITICS... lives very much in the present. He is an advo- cate of the See America First” idea. His hobbies include golf, reading, collecting phonograph rec- ords, and making recordings. H. DON SWEELEY, B.S. A history shark, Mr. Sweclcy also coaches football. This laconic character has a variety of hobbies—milking the cows, fishing, and raising prize-winning carrots. Pet peeve—public ban- quets. Likes, as all American History students should know, a good biography. MIRIAM L. CHURCH, B.S. Freshman class adviser, Miss Church has taught general science four years; she worked in a Chicago laboratory before becoming a peda- gogue. Hobbies—freshmen and miniature china dogs. She owns and loves a beautiful collie. Fond of sewing, she might have been a dress designer. FANNIE M. LUCKHAUPT, A.B. Miss Luckhaupt teaches biology and from the flourishing plants in her laboratory evidently has a green thumb.” Hobby—flower gardening. Likes traveling to national parks to study natural life there. She has a famous recipe for ice-box rolls. C. J. LITTLE, B.Ed. High priest of the Bunsen Burner and our very efficient athletic director is Mr. Little. His initials, C. J., arc a high school mystery. Summer is perhaps his most interesting season; in years past he has taught in summer school, worked on the railroad, and been an engineer at Camp Atterbury. OTTO R. ARIENS, A.B., M.S. A master of efficient detail, Mr. Ariens teaches physics and freshman algebra. He once joined the air force as a mechanic. Works with the State Highway Department during the sum- mer. He says he has no hobby but tinkers” with physics. Miss Church Mr. Little Science Science Miss Luckhaupt Mr. Ariens Science Science Mathematici