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

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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

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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 Hall, Betsy Ross House, and tour- ing Valley Forge. We registered at the York Town Hotel and the evening was free for movies. Gettysburg was their next destin- ation. The Electric Map and a visit to the battlefield were the highlights of the trip. Then they toured the Skyline Caverns, and fro-m there to Washington where they registered at the Raleigh Ho- tel. In the evening, they visited the Ford Theater, Washington Monument, and the stately Lin- coln Memorial. Some walking was done today. They began at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, and then proceeded to the F.B.I. building, the White House, the Capitol, and Margaret Chase Smith's office. A night club supper at Casino Royal was a feature of the evening. Their first journey today was to the Arlington National Cemetery where they witnessed the chang- ing of the guards. From there they went to Mo-unt Vernon, Washington National Memorial, and the National Cathedral after which they boarded the bus for the return trip to New York where they attended the Broad- Way Show, Witness to the Prose- cution. With a feeling of sadness to think their wonderful hours to- gether had ended, they started on the homeward trip and arrived at Paris High School at 10 A.M. Sat- urday morning. The Seniors arrived home today, tired, but happy, after a wonder- ful trip. Well, here we are, back in school again after a swell vacation, start- ing the long stretch toward sum- mer vacation and graduation. Boy, how those athletes like to eat! A banquet sponsored by Wil- ner's Was held at Hotel Stone for the Norway-Paris athletes and cheerleaders. MAY The month of May starts out swell with Paris playing at Dixfield. More baseball??? Gould enter- tained Paris in a lively game. A busy schedule for today. Paris was host to the Mexico eleven in a baseball game and the annual Mother and Daughter banquet was held. No boys allowed. This time Paris entertained Dix- field in another baseball game. Care for wrestling, boxing, tumbl- ing or almost any other indoor sport? The place for you is the P.H.S. gym where a thrilling Sports Nite was staged tonight. Paris sure is playing baseball fast and furious this month, another game with Gould today with Paris playing hosts. The Cardinals played at Bridgton today with lots of cheering from both sides. Baseball sure is in the air. An- other game, this time with Mexico was held at Paris right after school. The annual Junior-Senior prom was held tonight. It was a big success and well attended. The Cardinals and Rams battled it out tonight in the last baseball game of the season. A swell job, boys. JUNE Graduation is almost here. The Baccalaureate service was held at the Baptist Church tonight. The last day of school and awards were given out at the Last Chapel Exercises. We have waited a long time for this night. The Seniors received their diplomas tonight in a beauti- ful graduation ceremony. Another class starts out on life's road.