Paris High School - Chronicle Yearbook (South Paris, ME)

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'THE CHRONICLE 1 l l a good fight, they lost to the Lis- bon JV's. Look at all those tired faces. It was the start of mid-year exams and of course everyone has been staying up late studying? Amidst the roar of Drum and the clashing o-f Knives, Harry Ball- back danced into the gym in a grass skirt with his partner, Ro- bert Parker cheering him on. They gave the assembly an excit- ing talk on missionary life in Bra- zil. Hooray for the girls! Tonight they traveled to Woodstock to tangle with the Woodstock lassies, and brought home another victory for the books. The Cardinals beat a surprised Freeport tonight, 81-63, to make up for the defeat suffered during Christmas vacation. That's the way to fight, boys. Today Paris gained a new teach- er. Mrs. Barbara Hall took over Mr. Bean's place as math teacher. Clear the roadway everyone. To- day was the big day for the Driv- er Training Class as they took their tests at the Court House. This was a bad day for the stu- dents of Paris High. First of all, rank cards were given out and look at all those long faces. At night, the girls, JV's, and Varsity traveled to Bridgton to lose all three of their games. It's too bad kids, but remember, the season isn't over yet. Hear that music floating through the air? Tonight, Paris High School held their first Western Maine Music Festival. A large crowd gathered to hear the glee club, orchestra, and band from many of the Western Maine High Schools. FEBRUARY The Seniors put on the annual Firemen's supper which was to make mo-ney for their class trip to Washington, D.C. Today Dr Carl Woodcock of Bates College gave a very interesting talk and slides on atomic tests to- ward the safety of our country. Tonight after a well, hard played ballgame, Paris lo-st to Livermore Falls. What a team! Livermore Falls did their best, but lost to Paris. Big day for the Juniors. Tryouts for the play You'll Die Laugh- ing . Paris defeated their rival Norway tonight for another mark on their winning list. The Seniors are really getting down to business for their trip. Today they decided which show to see in New York. Oh, unhappy night! The fac- ulty lose to the Parkard Oil team. Wow ! I What a Student Voice that was put out this time!! Eight pages!! Another victory for the Paris boys tonight. They defeated Gould. J V's lost. This year the school tournaments start at Paris. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for the Cardinals. Tonight in the Medium school tournament-Mexico vs. Norway. Yippee !! Vacation starts. Tonight McFalls beat Mexico. Paris swung a defeat over Bridg- ton. Tonight was the final play off for the Small school tournament. All the Cardinal fans were at the Paris High gym tonight to- see Paris defeat McFalls. Bridgton after a hard game beat Mexico. Isn't it just wonderful ? Paris de- feated Bridgton tonight for the Mountain Conference League title. Great night! Paris beat St. lgna- tius in Preliminaries of the West-

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TH E CHRONICLE 39 at having the Governo-r speak in front of the entire student body. More food ! Another supper by the Seniors. This time for the Wom- an's Club. See all the glum faces. It's the end of the first quarter and re- port cards were given out. I'll study harder next quarter was the usual confunent. A two days vacation started as the teachers attend the Oxford County Teach- ers' convention at Rumford. Look at the birdie! Yes, the Sen- iors had their pictures taken and everyone was dressed fit to kill. The annual Senior play, We Shook the Family Tree, was pre- sented tonight. It was a howling success. After the play a party was held at Lakeside. A good time was had by all. NO SCHOOL! Hooray - Thanks- giving vacation. Don't eat too muchg you wouldn't want to get sick and miss any school. Congratulations to Coach Briggs and the basketball team. The Car- dinals beat Windham in the first basketball game. DECEMBER Looks like the girls' basketball team is real good. They beat An- dover today in a swell game. Lots of basketball today. The girls tied with Livermore Falls in a real thriller after school. The annual Round Ro-bin was held tonight in the Paris gym with Paris coming out on top. The Cardinals rolled over the Rams tonight to make up for the tie game in football. What a game! Paris beat, Gould tonight by one little point. These are the kind of games wiflike to see. 1' The girls played at And ver to- night and won in an excililig over- time game. 'I rv' ,st L S Do I look like this? Hear the com- ments as the Seniors look at their pictures. It happens every year. Santa is on his way. Christmas vacation is here once again, and everyone left school fo-r two weeks amid yells of Merry Christmas. In keeping with the spirit Paris de- feated Mexico for their third vic- tory. I guess vacation is too much for the boys. Lisbo-n's team dealt them their first defeat in basketball this year. Better luck next time boys. Another defeat as Freeport's classy five gave Paris a trouncing tonight. I hope We have better luck after vacation is over. Windham beat Paris for the third loss of the sea- son for the Cardinals. A triple win for Paris. The var- sity, JV's and girls showed their stuff tonight in three smashing victories over Mexico. JANUARY An alumni dance was held in the gym. A good time was had by all. The girls are at it again. They beat Woodstock in a close game here at the gym. Good going, girls! Tonight was another big night for the basketball team. The Varsity and JV's beat the Bridgton Black- hawks in a real thriller. The girls broke their winning streak tonight by losing to the Bridgton lassies. Keep up your courage, girls. Want to be a nurse? Today the girls of the high school heard about a career in nursing. The speakers that gave us all the de- tails were Miss Jordan from Presque Isle and Mrs. Schindel from the C.M.G. A revengeful Paris team tonight beat Lisbon on our own floor to get back at the loss suffered at Lisbon. Although the J V's put up

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'T HE CHRONICLE 41 ern Maine School Class M. The Paris boys played a great game to-night even if they lost. We are all proud of you boys. Jay won-76-66. Jay's really right on the ball! They defeated Paris for Sun Jour- nal League trophy. MARCH The Science Fair Committee met to-day to discuss the plans of our annual fair. Mr. Schutt was in charge. No school! ! Hot day at Paris town meeting was held in the school gym. Prize Speaking tryouts today. Good luck kids. Lucky Kiwanis Club. The Seniors entertained them after dinner. The Junior Class met to choose Girls' and Boys' State Delegates, Patsy Scott was entertained at the D.A.R. banquet today. Everyone was kept very busy to- day at school getting prepared for the Science Fair. The Science Fair was a big suc- cess, even if we did almost lose our school house under the big snow storm. An unexpected number of stu- dents particlpated voluntarily in Public S1 king this year. Social stu-ly classes elected dis- trict precinct captains for Pres. Preference Primaries. Bryant C. Bean heads Regional Science Fair held here this year. Paris students forfeit morning of study to attend Easter Assembly movie King of Kings. Patsy Scott wins humorous award in Regional Prize Speaking Con- test. Paris High students practiced their voting this year by partici- pating in Pres. election. Assembly of the year! Students carried away when Lieutenant 30 1 Pike from Michigan, mixed magic with safety. Students rejoice over end of third quarter. P.H.S. enjoyed a visit from Mr. Cunningham today. Wish he could visit with us more often! APRIL Anyone want to join the service? Today the girls heard a represen- tative from the Women's Air Force while the boys listened to talks given by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Today the Senior Class got to- gether te think up a class motto. You can hear them laughing all over town. The Junior High and High School were entertained dur- ing the afternoon at the Associa- tion Hall, at the m'atinee of You'll Die Laughing put on by the Jun- ior Class. Hats off to the Juniors for a swell performance. It .lo-esn't seem like those long faces will ever disappear. Rank cards came out today but cheer up kids, only one more quarter to go. Also, this was a big night for the Juniors as they again put on their play, this time for the townspeo- ple. Oh, those hams! After a delicious supper given by the Juniors, the Seniors boarded the bus for adventures unknown. The class arrived at New York City at 7 A.M. and registered at the Henry Hudson Hotel. During the day, they toured Radio City, NBC-TV, the R.C.A. Building, and City Hall. Then they took the trip to Bedloe's Island to see the Statue of Liberty, and then visited the United Nations Building. That evening the group attended the stage show, Pajama Game. They left New York for Phila- delphia. In this historic city many landmarks were pointed out and time was spent at Independence