Adair Community High School - Reedor Yearbook (Adair, IL)

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INTRODUCTION It has always been the desire of the class of '36 to do something v hich no other class before us has done. About the first of January webecame in- spired to fulfull this desire--yes, a high school annual or year-book. After a series of meetings and ‘‘rag-chewing contests we gathered together and completed enough plans to get started. host of our problems to be thrashed our v cro temporary--that is, they concerned the school year of 1935 - 36 only and then will vary from year to year. However, there was one problem came before us which could not be considered a temporary one— namely THE TITLE. We realized that whatever name we chose would, in all probability, be the christ- ened name of Adair’s ycar-boolc for many years to come. So, we set out to choose one which would be fitting and. lasting for a book that was to repre- sent our school and it3 alumni or community folk. As you now see we have selected for our title “The REEDOR named in honor of John Reedy, the founder of “Rccdyvillc’1 now known as Adair, Perhaps the following quotation will suffice to explain more in detail—. • ADAIR (Rccdyvillc) ••'Although this place was platted under the name of Rccdyvillc, which has never been changd , the location is better known as Adair,which is the name given the post-office. But this can not be . said to bo the true name of the town...The village t wqb laid out in August 1870,by John Rccdyand Jacob Grim...That part of the plat west of the C.B. Q. railroad track was laidout by John Rcocfyand on the ‘(Test sidcPby Jacob Grin. . .The first dwelling house was erected by Thomas Ellwcll, in 1870...The first store was built in that year by Stricklcr , Bcnnct --later owned by Arnold h in 1883 Herndon oc Company purchased the bus in a ? ?, which they still operate, - EISTOiO OF Me ROW 01 Kiri COt T ILLINOIS—Pub, 1885

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It I3 the general purpose of all high school year-books or annuals (in this case the Reedor ) to depict in picture and 3tory, as many happenings of the pa3t year as will someday be the backbone of our SCKOOI.DAY MEMORIES. Realizing that our high school days will be one of the gayest memories of all our life's do- ings, we have tried to establish a medium of pre- serving these for ourselves and every futuremember of Adair Community High School. This being Adair's very first publication of a school annual we sincerely hope that it will prove worthy of its purpose and merit its own per- petuation by the students of the years to come. Also, we ( the 1936 REEDOR Staff and SENIOR CLASS)wish to express our sincere appreciation for the guidance and services of our teachers so gen- erously lendedthroughout the year.To the merchants and other citizens ofthc community who gave manual and financial aid, we are especially grateful.

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“If you have built castles in the air your need not be lost;that is whore they should be, put foundations under them ;i work Now