Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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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

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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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OUR FACULTY SHELBY S. SHAKE, B.S., M.S. Mr. Shake, a newcomer to Paris, filled the vacancy in industrial arts. He says his boys have come to understand by this time that he’s not really an ogre. Pet peeve—dirty hands, neck, and ears. Likes dependability, honesty, accuracy, pre- cision. Hobby—golf. A card shark, he has a sense of humor and likes to kid” people, but in classes he demands attention to business. DON H. HAMILTON, B.S. Mr. Hamilton teaches the future farmers of the community. When he attended P.H.S., he was a basketball star and a member of the first Paris team to play in a State Tournament! A sailor in the first World War, he made two trips across the Atlantic. Pet peeve — seasickness. Hobby — pinochle, shrubs, and trees. Spends his summers visiting his students’ projects and in farming. AGNES HENDRICKS, B.S., M.A. A teacher of Home Living, Miss Hendricks has hobbies that are often connected with her job—collecting recipes, making slip covers, and refinishing old furniture. She says she usually discards each hobby as she masters it. Two years ago she learned to weave in an Art Colony located on the Croix River. Last summer she spent two weeks in a nutrition workshop at the University of Illinois. MARY A. PERISHO, B.S. Another Home Ec. major, Miss Perisho was, in her college days, the first freshman member of the Glee Club. She likes to travel to different parts of the country and sample dishes — a la Duncan Hines. One summer she worked in a settlement house at Bloomington. Believe it or not, she owns a black cat and a speckled dog that get along together marvelously well. MARY IDA RIEDELL, B.A. When Mr. Blair left for the armed services, an old friend returned to fill the vacancy. Before her marriage last summer, Mrs. Ricdcll, better known as Mary Ida Stcidl, had been with us three years. She likes to travel—either actually or in books, go horseback riding, sketch, arrange flow- ers, and experiment on new recipes. Pet peeve— flat bicycle tires! Mr. Shake InJm rijl Arts Mr. Hamilton Agriculture Miss Hendricks Home Using Miss Perisho Home Living