Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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if S Seniors graduate under the stars at Noyes Stadium for the first time in May, 1960. 172 Seniors Say Good-Bye to Paris High in You're it, is the text of Principal Dee Cunningham's mes- sage to the top five per cent of the 1960 class. OWL ' 20 GRADUATION, 1960, was a double milestone. First, 172 excited Seniors had completed four Wonderful years at PHS, and second, graduation under the stars was no longer a dream but had at last become a reality. Mr. Louis B. Williams, 4 a Paris High graduate, spoke on the Secret of Success for High School Graduates. I i 4

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THE BIG MOMENT finally arrived on May 16, as The 1960 Owl was revealed for the first time to its waiting public. The students, faculty, and friends of PHS who crowded the stands in the gym felt as if they really had The World on a String as they eagerly received their copy of the forty-seventh edition of the Paris High School yearbook. The remainder of the evening was a mix- ture of recalling happy memories, reviving special events of the past year, and the traditional Owl signing. At left: The 1960 staff gets their first View of The Owl's title page as Editor Pat Jessee displays the brownlines. l PHS students stand in line to receive their copies of The 1960 Owl in gym on the night of its debut. OWL '19

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I J IYW , , ' Mr. Thomas S. Justiss congratu- . . Etesd graduating t Sinior .tY1Ve?b , iar as res n s im 1960 Noyes Stadium Graduation diploma. ep 6 W1 15 Robert Burns' Auld Lang Syne is heard at the annual Senior assembly, as sad-but-happy Seniors give up their seats of honor in the auditorium to incoming Juniors. J