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

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We sim. -':r M'7 President, Robert Merrillg Advisor, Mr. Cunningham. The purpose of this organization shall be to: develop atti- tudes of, and practice in, good citizenship: promote harmonious relations throughout the entire schoolg improve student-teacher relationships: improve school moralep assist in the management of the schoolp provide a forum for student expressiong provide orderly' direction of school activities: charter school clubs and other organizations, and promote the general welfare of the school. Front: B. Loveioy, B. Foster, J. Starbird, M. Niskonen. Back: C. Edwards, M. Mann, M. Haley, S. Sturtevant. 32

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SPRING FLOWERS In spring, the flowers bloom once again At dawn they're covered with dew -- And with them comes a kind of cheer That lasts the whole year through. Betty When I was iust a little girl, I used to wonder so About the way things got so big And what had made them grow. You see I was away down low And they away up high, I then was nearer to the earth And they looked near the sky. As I look back upon my plight, I'd like to have you know What all the world was like to me 'Ere I began to grow. I saw the knobs on cupboard doors And some I opened wide. I saw the knobs on ladies knees As they passed by my side. Merrill Some legs down there were bowed and long. And some were bon thin Y And those of men were draped with cloth The truth to keep within. Jackie Jackson A POETRY ASSIGNMENT Here I sit, deep in thought My brain is all awhirl, Facing the darndest lesson Ever assigned a girl. Two poems is what the teacher asked His English class to write, But I can't find the words to rhyme I guess I'm not that bright. You'd think the way he acted 'Twas easy to compose, He'lI find I'm not Longfellow And no relative of Poe's. I'll iust hang my head in shame And hope my ranks don't fade I only hope he understands That poets are BORN, not made. A FLY AND I Upon my head a fly did light, And I that fly began to fight. He buzzed and lit and buzzed and lit, And I did squirm and duck and hit. He rose in the air and dove at my head, Looking so ferocious I darn near fled. But he missed me completely and bounced off the seat. And I turned to trample him under my feet I stepped on my toe and kicked my own shin. Then he was up and at me again. This time his whole family he brought to the fray And I felt I'd not live to the end of the day. Flies to the right of me. Flies to the left of me. . Flies all around me Buzzed and rumbled. I spat through clenched' teeth as I swung at a head. And knocked them around 'til a dozen were dead. Then I froze in the mid-swing as I heard a voice say An ode on a fly you'll write me this dayI So the rest of the period I quietly sat. Through their buzzing and biting and such as all that. And sometimes I wonder as I feel one light If they'll pick my bones clean before the dark night. Toby Averill In history we note, that so women could vote They were willing to fight tooth and nail. They would pay no heed to getting men's feed 'Till they voted, so how could they fail? Toby Averill A little rouge, a little curl A box of powder, a pretty girl. A little rain, away she goes, A homely girl with a freckled nose. Vira Pratt Jackie Jackson

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Iohn Simpson 11958, 1959, Mrs. Hull, Advisor ATIONAL HO OR SOCIETY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The National Honor Society is a national organization set up to recognize scholastic achievement in high school. Its purpose is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire 'to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character. A person is elected to this society only by a unanimous vote of the faculty after consideration of his qualities of service, leadership, scholarship, and character. liz E x'i9 ' 'N f ga '. . if MQ Sandra Smith and Wendy Thompson, 119592 33