Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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WAR o r PEACE 27 n CHARLES A. HF.SS: Wait until end of quarter to study —shame. Chuck; likes hunting, fishing, and basketball; will always remember Mr. Swceley's history class. RUSSELL WELCH HESS: Wants to be a bookkeeper; says commencement will be most memorable moment in P. H. S.; likes to read—especially Treasure Island. MARIAN HILLARD: Ah! to be a stenographer; quiet, but has a charmin' smile; reads a lot and plays tennis. D. DAVID HUMERICKHOUSE: Future farmer or marine pilot—quite a difference there, Dave; athlete all four years; outstanding in basketball, or had you heard! JENAN HUNT: Her favorite song is My Buddy ; came to P. H. S. in junior year; sings and plays piano in spare time; is a moody little damsel; listens to Glenn Miller. DOROTHY L. HUSTON: Another would-be-stcnog- rapher; gets a kick out of hikes; declares Horace Hcidt’s band is tops ; likes to read Louisa M. Alcott's books. JOYE HUTCHINGS: Newcomer to P. H. S. when a jun- ior; always has a smile for everyone; collects picture post cards; intends to be a stenographer. ARTHUR IDLEMAN: Porky wants a lifetime career in Army Air Corps; thinks gas rationing is bad for farm- ers and their daughters; sticks to T. Dorsey. JOAN JOHNSON: Stenographic ambitions; shy some- times; likes music—in swingtime it's T. Dorsey; reads good books. BARBARA KANE: Lots of fun; wants to be a doctor— always knew she’d try to kill someone some day; back in Mattoon now—sure miss her. BETTY JEAN KEMPER: Cute smile; quiet her started; collects pictures; likes to bowl and listen to the radio; enjoys Life.” VERA KENNEDY: Makes scrapbooks, plays basketball, skates, and wears a diamond—third finger, left hand; favorite radio program is Moonlight Serenade.” THOMAS JOSEPH KENNEY: Like father like son—so— Tom will be a farmer; follows basketball closely; listens to Fibber McGee and Molly on Tuesday evenings. DONALD KEYS: An F. F. A. and track man; plays bas- ketball; wants to be a farmer; an Ace” at typing; quiet, but ahhhhh! what a man! Fultz Z. Henson Kemper Funkhouser Gale C. Hess R. Hess Kennedy Kenney Gerard Hillard D. Keys Q lass °f 1943

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the READY to SERVE 26 NATION ROBERT FIDLER: Gus like photography and boxing; ambitious to be a naval air corps pilot—get in there, boy! DICK FOLEY: Prefers a good basketball game to mumps any day; also against gas rationing—hard on courtin', says co-captain Foley—part of our brain trust.” DARLENE FOREMAN: Dollie wants to be a nurse— maybe on some war front. That's the time! Hobby is stamp collecting. KATHLEEN FORCUM: Quite short and bashful but cute; dislikes shorthand, but singing is right down her alley; likes to listen to T. Dorsey and the Hit Parade. DONALD DEAN FOX: Goal is to be a fighter in the Army Air Corps; thinks Chestnut is the best street in town; man for all sports; prefers Harry James' band. DALE FRANCIS: Clerical work is his aim; also is a sportsman; chief fault is procrastination; settles down in his easy chair on Tuesday night to hear Bob Hope. WAUNITA FRYE: This small Frye wants to be a housewife; chief “fault is showing her dimples; mighty cute, though. IZORA FULTZ: One of those late-to-school gals; quite an athlete, she is; favorite book is Tbc Mortal Storm; yet she fainted at sight of a mouse. Tut Tut! CHESTER FRANKLIN FUNKHOUSER: A son of the soil and likes it; fast talker but says a lot; enjoys all sports. CARL GALE: Favorite book is Gone With the Wind and also where he wishes school was; has hobby of col- lecting sports material; lacks self control—so he says. KLAUDIA GERARD: Partial to black wavy hair; G.A.A. athlete all four years; dances and reads a lot; slow but sweet. KATHRYN GIBBONS: Likes to dance and listen to Harry James; collects unusual sayings; always cheerful and full of pep; ardent sports fan—that’s Katie. WALTER RAYMOND GOOD: Newcomer to P.H.S. this year; interested in aviation mechanics and farming; pet peeve is living in town; leans toward Tommy Thomp- son and band. RAYMOND GRIFFIN: A great one for arguing is Griff; partial to aviation. Maybe he’ll be one of those young geniuses. BETTY HAMILTON: Mamie's goal is to be a Red Cross nurse; listens to Hit Parade on Saturday night; plays tennis and basketball during day. BETTY HARRIS: Pretty and artistic; wears her wings on her heart; collects queer shaped perfume bottles; likes Tommy Dorsey's band and the Hit Parade. MARGARET ANN HENSON: Wants to be self-support- ing for a while after graduation. What then? Just guess! Radio favorites, Glenn Miller and Red Skelton; amateur photographer. MARY ELIZABETH HENSON: Came from Marshall in junior year; passes time reading or playing the piano; wants to get into civil service. ZEFF HENSON: Seems he isn’t particularly outstanding in English; goes to movies or sleeps to kill time; tunes in Red Skelton at 9:J0 on Thursday nights. Fidler Foley Gibbons Good Humcrickhousc Hunt Foreman Griffin Huston Forcum Hamilton Hutchings Fox Harris Idlcman Francis Frye M. E. Henson M. A. Henson Johnson Kane

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Keep off the grass? WAYNE KEYS: Conscientious farm lad who claims he plays too much; has a designing eye on the Naval Air Corps, wants to help clean up the world. CARL KIENAST: Thank Carl for prom decorations; interested in woodwork; probably a handy man to have around the house; listens to Jack Armstrong. STANLEY KOESTER: Angel of the English teachers; wields a charmed pen; experiments in model aircraft; his American history notebook extremely popular. MAXINE LANDES: Aspires to make a better grade than A; invariably listens to Sammy Kaye; a student supreme and a skilled horsewoman. GRADUATES WHO VIRGINIA LAUHER: Ginny”—a blessing to the cor- ridors of P. H. S.; wants to do something worth while but has a feeling she’ll marry and devote her time and talents to her own home. CARL I.EWSADER: Quiet; has a shy grin; is a regular pool addict; not in old P. H. S. anymore—has gone out into the world to take his cue.” PATTY LINK: Collects stamps (war stamps); seasons her typing with a dash of shorthand; her giggle is noted and her enthusiasm contagious. JAMES McCONCHIE: The original book worm! All he knows is what he reads in the paper; hopes someday to do nothing twenty-four hours a day. I.ORENE MANN: Would like to pound the keys; awaits graduation with open arms; quiet but doesn't miss much. MARY HARRIETT MANNING: An equestrian who concentrates on medicine; goes in for dancing in a big way; knows all the latest news. BETTY LOU MARTIN: Has a mania for getting lost, reveals her originality with her camera, plays Harry James records with her nickels. HERBERT MEEKS: Another possible addition to the forces of Unde Sam; a blonde allergic to red-heads; sings in the Glee Club and once played the guitar. MARY MELTON: Expresses .t yen for nursing, a hanker- ing for basketball, and an admiration for Guy Lombardo; likes food and lots of it. Q la °f 1943 W. Keys Meeks Owens Kicnast Melton Parrish Kocster L. J. Miller Peek Landes W. Miller Pedersen