Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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I t jo Our javorife jxan F' WE, THE staff of l945, respectfully dedicate this thirty-second volume to one h t' and efforts for the advancement of our Who has unceasingly given er rme ' ' S lc l-A' true Texan, school-Miss Sallie ec e GENERAL SANTA Anna Was brought into custody on April 22, l836, the day fol- lowing the famous battle of San lacinto. Here, under the majestic, moss-hung oak, the self-styled Napoleon of the West formally surrendered to the l-lero of San Iacinto by ordering all Mexican forces to cease hostilities and Withdraw from Texas. E .2 llitl -if as yi 5 with ga? lg gl yi it 311' W MA lt iw W last ll ft, ,l iwx I tw W I 64711 X71 1 f S ll-ll it fl W J llfm F42 I NL lxff fbNsg,Mq,!q!N 'X VX NW Pl U2N'l5fZ lf x4.lsX it ll F-'s A 'f Xh XNQ ' d T as A Xl X t f r l ' lg Q' x77 ' jlw blk 4 , if f ,, HS ,. .. ,X V X.. , Q , , 4 el- E If T X 'fl 7? I I 'T rg FAM?-'dl f 53313 f ' iw! A,,. X -1 , ,, 2 v 'gt ' A f , l ,. all t , lffff s-r , 'lrs A 4' It W-L. 2.f',' li llf f . 46 HMM -. 1 .lsr per wt X 'ff' 4 ' l 1 X - 'P' X f xl w f - , ,,. mf r . 4 in

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'VM Yes, this is how our auditorium looks on almost any Monday or Thursday. Catherine Wright certainly looks comfortable. Where are 'y-ou?l