Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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LIBRO I LA ESCUELA

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South of the border, lies a land of indescribable beauty and abundant wealth. It is in reality a new frontier for the people of the Americas. It took a global war to make us conscious of our neighbors to the South. The favorite phrase now instead of Go West, young man go West , is Go South, Americans—go South of the Border and discover the Latin Americas. Now is the time for mutual understanding and cooperation—these friends come to our house for dinner and we go to theirs. We sit comfortably talking things over, and find to our mutual satisfaction that we are all Americans. Libro Uno Nuestra Escuela People of P. H. S. Superintendent Principal Students Board of Education Faculty and Secretaries Libro Dos Los Deportes Sports of P. H. S. Football Basketball Cross Country Track G. A. A. Libro Tres Los Circulos Extra Curricular Activities Student Council Press Club The Arena Home Economics Club Future Farmers of America Industrial Arts Club Music—Vocal Instrumental Dramatics May Fete The Victory Corps Calendar

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SCHOOL In general, education is one of the greatest needs of our South American neighbors. For instance, Brazil, which is larger than the United States, has only 700 high schools and the majority of children seldom attend more than two years of school. In Chile they teach only five main subjects, hygiene, agriculture, Chilean history, Chilean folklore, and civics. In Mexico the three R’s are secondary to the teaching of farming, hygiene, cooking, and sewing. Education is national defense in Costa Rica. They have more teachers than soldiers and it is one of the few real democracies where most of the people can read and write. The Uruguayans have one of the best educational systems in Latin America and it is compulsory and free. The University of Mexico, founded in 1553, is the oldest university in the western hemisphere.