Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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Wendell Findley owns and runs a large farm here in the Corn Belt. The Garver twins are realizing their ambitions, too. Gay is a noted connoisseur of foods, and Glory is working among the Hopi Indians as a missionary. Kenneth Garver can be found any day in his motorcycle store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We all knew Charlie Geekie would make his mark in the world of comedians—well, Charlie is a busy comedian on the Broadway stage circuit. Alfred Butch Gher—pro football with the Chicago Bears is his meat. When last heard of, Jim Glick was building bridges for a large contracting firm. His address was Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. A. Did you know Henryetta Gleckler's Driving School is really a huge success? Harolyn Goddard is experimenting in botany-development of trees which do not shed their leaves in the fall. Whoever thought Notre Dame would become co-educational; anyway Phyllis Good is a volley ball coach in the Girls' Physical Education department. Ina Nell Gosnell, National Roller Skating Champ, is representing the U. S. in the Olympics. After a year's service as an airline hostess, Estella Graham is now taking her expense-paid trip to Slobovia. You asked about Mike Haddix. Hadn't you heard? Mike is on a biological expedition in the region of the South Pole. You remember Gail Hagen was torn between two desires—to become a designer or to go on the stage. Well, the stage won. She is playing Lady Macbeth at Homer's Hash House. Dick Hale is president of the Lion's Club of America. Carl Hall, another P.H.S. comedian, is a clown artist with Ringling Brothers Circus. Ben Harmon made sports headlines recently as the most sportsmanlike coach in the United States. Vivian Harvey, believe it or not, is now manager of the famous radio, stage, screen, and TV star, Harvey the rabbit. Sara Ruth Hawkins has now had her 62nd poem published in Handy Hints to the Housewife. A famous stunt woman now, Alice Ann Heischmidt has been eating her meals from the mantle after falling from her horse into a cactus bed in the 10th retake of the cowboy epic Showdown at Sundown. Faith Henson, nationally famous collector of Indian relics, now owns a chain of companies which make genuine imitations of Indian pottery. Marilyn Higgins—those singing commercials you hear on TV are written by this gal—for quite a large fee. You remember, no doubt, Larry Holley's ambition? Well, he is now a saw bones, and is preparing to open a hospital on Mars. Ronald Hooker is the very efficient diplomatic salesman for Chevrolet Sales Company in Paris. Our Trudy Hopper has replaced Sonya Heine as star in The Icecapades. Trudy always did love to skate. Leslie Horton, remember his rope twirling? Well, he has a rope twirling act booked ahead for some time to come. It is rumored that Charlie Hulan may retire from the sports world. Did you know he became quite a track star? Carolyn Hunter is now teaching classes of eager, bright, enthusiastic English students, and is learning the headaches of getting her school's yearbook together. As for Gale Hurst—would you believe it—he has become a hermit engineer in the mountains of Tibet. Philip Irish is a body and fender man for Buick Sales Company in Paris. Charlie Jones is still dancing his merry way into the hearts of his audience on Broadway, and dreaming of one day teaching agriculture. 25

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ecy As we look into the future we forsee that: Shirley Armstrong, Peggy Basquette, and Evelyn Brown own an exclusive dress shop in New York City, and are successfully combining career and marriage. Larry Alexander is a race car mechanic in Indianapolis. Joe Bangiolo is a partner with David Jackson in promoting experimentation in the field of radio. Karen Sue Babb can now be seen on TV as the Pall Mall Girl. Janice Barker is doing social service work at Hull House in Chicago. James Beck is vice president of an engineering firm in San Francisco, California. Bob Briel was recently made a member of the staff of the Secretary of Commerce and has moved to Washington. Nancy Brown is a talented designer of dresses for the Powers Models. Bill Brown is a famous news commentator; remember that deep, clear voice of his? Norma Bruce is manager of an Arthur Murray Dance studio in Louisville, Kentucky. Edith Carnahan is a noted authority in the field of botany. Saundra Carpenter—you remember the quiet Sandy—is secretary to a noted New York stock broker. Ovid Chambers (remember his smile?) is the genial manager of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The vivacious Carol Church still enjoys music and has a rare record exchange agency in Timbuktu, French West Africa. You know Bob Caskey is now a golf pro at Peoria, Illinois. Jovial Bill Cline, remember how much he liked good food? He is an inspector for the Heinz Company. Tony Cochran? Well, Tony has fulfilled the promise of his high school days. He is playing pro-basketball with the Rochester Royal team. I only wish you might see Lee Coulter play baseball with the Lakers. He's one of their best players. Linda Craig, now a housewife, collects religious literature to send to the Eskimos. Nancy Kay Crawford is still working for Weiier Drugs and has been promoted from chief waste basket emptier to vice president in charge of aspirin and Carter's Little Liver Pills. Carolyn Curl, still a beauty, by golly, is now a member of Ziegfield Follies. Jim Dillon is a guide in the Canadian wilds, and a good one, too. Paul Eller is an Industrial Arts Teacher somewhere in the Smoky Mountains. Alice Englum, we do not see much of her anymore, is a music critic for the New York Times. You remember Alice always enjoyed music and dancing. As for Ronald Farquhar, he is now one of those flying missionaries in the jungles of the Amazon River in South America. Guess what—Sharon Ferguson, after traveling abroad for the most of ten years, has returned to the United States and has her own TV show. And Judy Feutz now teaches Girls Physical Education at Paris High School. Dainty, petite Ruthie Findley models Parisian clothes for the May Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Have you heard from Sandy Findley lately? I heard from her two months ago—address: North Pole. 24

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Have you heard—Karen Jennings, noted Dodger enthusiast, is now manager of the New York Yankees. This has truly become a woman's world! Emma Jewell has a dancing studio in Los Angeles and is teaching Arthur Murray some new dance steps. Would you believe it, Jonsey the all-night disk-jockey on station YOU, is no other than Janice Doreen Jones of the class of '57. Ruth Keltz has found a way to make a housewife's duties easier, after many years of experimentation—she has hired a maid. Phyllis Kemper with her well-known gift of gab has now become an after-dinner speaker, and is very much in demand among the upper crust. It is no surprise to the friends of Jack Kerrick to learn that he is coaching basketball in a southern Illinois high school. Designer Ronald Kirby is quite successful as a designer of tools for the Crane Company of Chicago. Norma Kirby is a misisonary teacher in the Middle East. Judy Knecht teaches baton twirling, and coaches twirlers for the Rose Bowl parade. You asked about Barbara Lynch, too. Well, she has a key position with Western Union at their headquarters in St. Louis. Carol Jean McHenry is a dramatic coach at Vassar,- she teaches speech and drama. Bob McHenry lives close to Fort Knox, and keeps an eye on the nation's gold, as well as his own. We were much interested in an article written by Dick Manton in an engineering journal—written in Dick's clear, concise, and terse style. Malinda Mathews, always much interested in international affairs, is now a guide in the United Nations Building, New York. Now a famed rock 'n roll expert, Madge Mason has bought a recording company that specializes in symphony music and intends to revise Bach and Beethoven. Since graduation from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Beverly Merritt has been teaching in the kindergarten schools in the Bronx. Sara Jane Miller has turned her hobby, collecting snapshots of her high school days, into a career— she is now a photographer for Life. Want your hair styled? Well, see Leroy Minesinger who is now associated with Roots' beauty department, Paris or Terre Haute. Don Morecraft has an interesting career—that of a commercial artist with the Hitchcock Men's Apparel and Accessory Company. John Mulgrew has a path worn to his door since his invention of the cheeseless mouse trap. Patricia O'Hair, a noted collector of rare stamps, is on her 12th trip to the Orient in search of the King Tut stamp printed in 300 B.C. The adventurer, John Parkinson, is on a safari in Africa. Donald Parks has become a disk jockey specializing in the best of folk music. Linda Payne, since becoming a shorthand expert, has just received a medal for service beyond the call of duty awarded by the National Secretaries Association of America. Linda received this award for putting up with her boss, Mr. U. R. A. Sourface, whose business is pickling pickles. The mechanical engineer Ronald Peck is working on a device for translation of poetry into language anyone can understand. Jerry Pericho is in politics now—a janitor for the Republican party. CPA Fern Perry of New York fulfills the promise of her high school days. Nancy Peters, who used to collect movie star pictures, can meet them in person now because she is a top-notch agent in Hollywood. 26