Atwood Hammond High School - Post Yearbook (Atwood, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1906 volume:

I k m GliEETING: WITH THIS ISSUE, THE HIGH SCHOOL POST MAKgS ITS FIRST APPEARANCE. THIS ISTHEFIRST MAGAZINE EVER PUBLISHED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL. GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT. AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER ISSUE. Bertha A. Archer. Ralph E. Kaiulull. CLASS OK 11MM1. Meria !• . Cross. Tens Mae Day. Harry M. Bishop. Margaret Keener. THE HIGH SCHOOL POST. A MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY THE PUPILS OF THE ATWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. ASSISTED BY THE TEACHERS. MAY 18. 1906. CONTRIBUTORS Class Day Essay’s Senior Class Alumni Notes Vivian Drew Laura Wrightsman Athletic Notes Leslie Lewis Poe vi Clyde Wiley Business Manaof.u Ted Merritt Assistant Homer Archer We have never published a magazine before. So many things are now happening during commencement that we thought this to be a good time to begin. Other high schools have magazines; we jvant one too. We want a magazine controlled entirely by tin pupils Both pleasure and excellent training could lie gotten from the work, and such .1 publication would be a stimulus t«� high school work. Give us your support, and w� will trv another issue ol The Hh:n Smoot. Post. We wish to express irTfir thanks to those who have assisted ns bv liberally buying our advertising space. Without this help our magazine could not have been a tinanci u success. Some people sav that our high school is not as good as it might be for the reason that the pupils do not take an interest in their work. We would like to say in reply that if some people knew how much good they co ild do us by a little encouragement on their part, they would assume a different attitude towards the school. We have been very fortunate in securing our com- mencement orator. J. W. Garner Ph. D , now head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois. Prof. Garner is oi.e of the leading writers of political science. He has written many articles on The Ship Subsidy and other popular subjects, and in collaboration with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, lias recently published a fourvolumn history of the United States. The new piano is not ours yet We should all remember that we still owe one hundred and ten dollars This amount must be paid before June 1. 1907. A payment of forty or fifty dollars will be made this year, but that will leave us a pretty large sum to earn next year. I t us get busy and pay the whole amount. For the benefit of some who are getting tired of school we publish the following extract; “The average educated man gets a salary of 1, )00per year. He works forty years, making a total of 40,000 in a lifetime. Tin-average day laborer gets 1.50 per day, 300 days in the year, or 450 in a year In forty years he earns 18,0oo. The difference, or 25,000, equal's the value of an educa tion To acquire this earning capacity requires twelve years at school of ISO days each, or 2.1«0 days. Divide 22,000, the value of an education, by ”160. number of days required in getting it, we find' that each day at school is worth a little more than 10 to a pupil. ( an t afford to miss school, can we! ’—School Topics. In this magazine we have said little about the semi-chorus. However, we are not ashamed of it. The semi-chorus was organized this spring and began to r«--hearse under the direction of Mr. William. The semi-chorus sang at the Tuscola meet, and compared very favorably with the choruses from other schools. Tin-following girls sang: -Vivian Drew. Lora Biggs. Meda Gross. Margaret Keener, Bertha Archer. Bess Fisher. Lena Birch field. Hazel Merritt and Nana Latch. Tuesday, May 1, was an important dav in our school history. On that day the state high school inspector. H. A. Hollister, visited us, and recommended us for thirty-three credits with the State University. Forty-two credits makes a fully accredited school. VVe are doing something after all. OCCASIONALLY J. Gr. ROSE Consorial [parlor YOU ATWOOD. I IiliS. Meet one whose love for exaggeration is intense and whose conscience is so elastic that lie will stretch the truth to the utmost limit. He may he a gentleman of leisure or lie may be a man with HARDWARE to sell. In either case, better be careful how you accept what he says. We aim to speak the truth and to misrepresent in nothing. 11 needing anything in the Hardware line we believe we can suit you and at right prices. .1. A. Monk-oi :. ™ ” ■ ' FIXE FRT ITS v ■' FLICKINQER BROS. DEALERS IH Hardware, Stoves, Tin and Granite Ware, Paints, Oils, Etc. row is the time to. send in uoiir ORDERS AND SECTKE(’HOK’K T. ALL KINDS oK SMALL PR HIT. PINE BERRIES AND FELL QUA RTS. ATIIMSTIC NOTES. We have gained no great victories in athletics this year, hut the little we have done shows us capable of fur ther development. The high school had never taken part in a track meet before this year, and only a few boys have been sufficiently interested to train. Nevertheless, four of the boys, Lewis, Randall. Fahrnkopf and Bishop went to the Monticello meet, and won third place. In this meet, the boys realized what they could do. They all made excellent showing although they lacked the training and endurance which would have helped them to win. Ribbons instead of medals were given as prizes. Our boys brought home eleven ribbons secured in the following events: Shot put, 3rd; Bole vault, 2nd; Discus, 1st; 100yd dash. 3rd: Running broad iump. 2nd; High u np. lied for first; 2jd Hurdles 3rd; Relay race, 1st. On tin das' before going to Monticello. Rahrnkopf, Bishop and Rimlali entered one event each at the Tuscola meet. There were sixteen schools entered here, and the competition was too great for our boys to win atfv points. However thev made a very good showing. Fahrnkopf ran a very close third in his heat of tin 22 yard run. and. Bishop vaulted six inches higher than he had ever $nne belp -J Hoys hflfo s Bh rtmtcst. know what one is now have so Fifha of how to train. Next year we expect to have a larger and better team. Starr and Matlies will probably be back in school to help in the weight events, and some of tin Freshmen promise to make good distance runners. Anyway, we will have a team that will not be satisfied with third place. Basketball is a game that most people think to be a girl's game, (iirlsdo play basketball, but use entirely different rules from those used by men. Last fall, we began to play basketball. We had a few games and were rounding into form when the weather forced us to give up our outdoor play. 14 we get a building suitable, we will probably arrange a schedule, and play some of the neighboring high schools this winter. iiilii school track tfv i Fahrnkopf. Bishop. knu hill. I.ewtK. Wilev. Not one fourth of the people realize that there is any good to be derived from athletics. 'Phis may be due to tin fact that the bad reputation of football has cast a reflection upon all forms of athletics. Some people, over zealous for reforms, dislike to see any form of athletics. They think that the high school is no place to learn to run and jump. The principal reason why we should go to high school is to learn from books. That is not the only thing we should do. There are many excellent things about a high school that cannot be gotten from print. Athletics is one. We do athletic work, and from it we get enthusiasm, strength and pure enjoyment. All these things are good to have. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The high school is for us; let us get all the good we can from it. -HILL V CLASS HISTORY RALPH K. RANDALL. I T ITHKRTO, the history of the classof 1906 has been bounded by the narrow limitsof the classroom and play ground. With the issue of this brief line of events, however, the class history of 1906 will end. and will be from then onward world history. For four years the class of 1906 has won and lost collectively, has enjoyed and sorrowed, has laughed and wept as one; it has “Town aixl broadened as a single b � dy. and has endeavored to till its place, in the high school. Our real history lies behind us. On a pleasant autumn morning in line, twelve wonder struck and fri .«htetied boys and girls entered the high school, and became known as freshmen. Kverything seemed strange to them in this new place, and for the first year they were too busy suiting themselves to the new conditions to create any history. Often during those first few m tilths they feared that they could never absorb enough of the high school subjects to enable them to pass. Their lot was a hard one. They wondered if they could ever learn all those subjects which stood between them and their diplomas. Three of those original pupils now remain in the class. The other nine have either moved from town or have quit school. Our history in the freshmen year is marked by no thrilling events. The only point of interest is the fact that Margaret Keener moved to Atwood and entered our class. Let us pass to our sophomore year. At this time, the class contained seven, and soon received a new member. Ilertha Archer, who came here from the (•arret t school In 1904. the class organized, and began preparations for commencement. The board decided to lengthen the course to four years, and of course we were to stay one more year. Later in the year, we conceived the idea of having a speaker for commencement, and doingaway with the old time essays. The authorities consented, and we raised the money by giving a basket supper in Storey's Hall. This was well attended, and the proceeds were ample for our undertakings. In the fall of 1905 at the beginning of school, eight seniors responded to the roll call. This number was soon lessened for Cupid shot a dart among us and Miss Maude Lawrence became Mrs. Livengood. During the first semester May Heath left school The other six are with us. Our class, assisted by the junior )class started the piano fund which has been paid on the new piano which is now in the high school room. The two classes each gave twenty dollars. We hone that the other classes may be as liberal and soon pay the entire debt. During our four years in the high school we have few things that are of any importance outside of the high school. Many things have happened which we recollect with pleasure. Many little incidents, of interest only to ns, have helped us to come more in touch with our school; and now we are grateful to honor our high school as the class of 1906. ( LASS WILL TKNA MAR DAY. Friends: Nought-six, about to die, salutes you! Contrary to the custom in such cases, and loath as are all the members of my conservative profession to establish precedents, only at the behest of my noble client, Nought six, have 1 called you together, l efore her death, to hear her will and to receive her gifts. I was persuaded to this action by the unusual circumstances of my client. A consultation of doctors was called together, doctors never known to fail in BOARD OF FDl F ATI OX Storey. Jacob Gross. Clias. V. Wilson. H. T. McClain. S. M. Riggs. John W. Merritt. John H. Easton. V.. v n-'iw,k: KJ?___ CI.ASS DAY ESSAYS. SA LUTATORV M RDA F. ( ROKK j CLASSMATES, Ladies and fientlemen: The class of ’06 extends to you a most cordial welcome. Within a day we will have reached that goal towards which we have lieen striving for four long1, yet seemingly short, years. To the more fortunate of our number this merely means leaving the d � ors of our High School to enter those of some chosen college; yet to the most of us it means the entering upon the greater lield of life which lies stretched out before us. We must cast awaymir school privileges and pleasures only to hold them within the firm grasp of our memories, and assume t bse graver burdens which beset us as we leave school. Our equipment is good. The class of ’Oti has the honor of being the first class to complete the four years course. We are also proud of the fact that we are completing the work since the school has been accredited. As our last efforts are now almost spent, we urge to greater effort those we leave behind, so that when another class shall leave the school they will leave it fully accredited. To- morrow' u'e leave school as undergraduates, but will return in future years as alumni to recount the never-to-be-forgotten lessons acquired on the athletic field and in the cjass room. The time is now at hand when it is necessary for us. as a class, to part, but we can defy those circumstances to arise which can weaken these ties of friendship so dearly formed by us during our school life. In future years in both prosperity and disaster, they can be but a source of the greatest pleasure and comfort to us. Let confidence and truth abide with us forevermore. We go forth as members of a class, to meet again when occasion offers, always ready to help one another, and always cherishing fondest memories of the old school days. f et today l e the brightest and happiest of our school life, and although nought six has but one more day to live, we will be of good cheer and enjoy these last few hours while we still have them with us. During tin exercises of tonight, I hid you listen to each member as he projects before us the various pictures of our high school career or prophesies into the far-distant future. And this night as we are gathered to be entertained with joke and satire, to chide one another, you must remember that good friendship and kindly feelings are the motives. We’ll sacrifice our own mistakes and follies to enjoy those of others. To such scenes the class of 06 bids its friends welcome. A DOLPH (iORK, A. � rPKKI NTKM)EXT. CO lx A L. TIIKASHKR. INSTRUOTOR IN II Kill snROOL. their prognostications and they have decided that on Friday, May the eighteenth. Nought six must die. Mv client wishes me to state that, owing to a lightness in the head, caused by its gradual swelling during the last four years, and a heaviness in the heart and other organs, caused by thoughts of parting and over feasting, respectively, she may have been mistaken in her inventory, but such as she thinks she has she gives to you, praying that you may not believe that it is only because she cannot keep her goods that she is generous. THE WILL: WV. the class of Nought six, being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of a sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this, our last w ill and testament, hereby invoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. First, we do direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our friends and well wishers, the faculty, only enjoining that the funeral be carried on with all the dignity and pomp our situation in the high school has merited. As to such estate as it has pleased the fates and our own strong arms to give us, we do dispose of the same as follows, via: Item: Wo give and bequeath to the Hoard of Edu- cation restful nights and peaceful dreams. We promise them a rest from “Naughty six's petitions. No more will we be called upon to bend our haughty knee to supplicate; no more will they be pained to refuse. It has been hard to have our fondest hopes thwarted; it must have been hard for them to refuse so fair a pleader. They have done their duty, and they have their reward. Hut oh! how much easier it would have been for them and for us if they had said “Yes. Item: We give and bequeath to the high school, as a whole, the two songs, “The Orange and the Rlack” and Our Class Song. These songs to become the posses- sion of the high school on condition that she hold them in trust as a nucleus to which, each year, others shall be added, until she has a collection to be proud of. Also, we give and bequeath to the high school the remainder of the piano debt, one hundred ten dollars. We have worked hard and have done all we could to lessen this debt. We sincerely hope that you may well succeed as we have succeeded. Item: We give and bequeath to our best beloved and cherished sister, Nought eight, all the wealth of love and blessing she may desire. She seems to get everything else unaided. May our mantle fall completely on her shoulders. We will waste no time in giving to one who seems very able to get. Item: The subjoined list will be recognized as entailed estates, to which we do declare the class of Nought seven the real and rightful successors. First, Senior dignity which is always handed over to the new made lords of the high school world. We are afraid this will be a strain upon the nerves and muscles of the gay and debonair Juniors, but all hope they will rise to the occasion, as they sometimes can. Second, The Senior seats in assembly to which as Juniors Nought-seven has not been unknown. May she be as fond of the front row next year as she has been this. Let every member show his gratitude for the gift by l eing promptly in his seat each morning. Perhaps Hie most valuable of this list will be found to be Senior Dramatic genius. Nought-six has enjoyed the excitement on the hoards , at least we have enjoyed the board of Control on its account. How the list lengthens; next come Senior priv iliges—with the professor's permission—too well understood to be detailed. Last comes the one thing hard for us to part with. To our successors we must give our course in Senior Ethics—and let me say that Ethics is a study where you learn that lots of things you once knew are not so. My .J. W. DOTY, Fancy Groceries, Cigars and Tobacco, Buyer of Country Produce. PIERSON BROS., Agricultural Implements, Wagons and Buggies, Hardware, Etc. Mutual Phone PIERSON, ILLINOIS. Get Good Insurance HARTFORD INSURANCE CO. Loss at San Francisco. not to exceed . ),7r o,� MM . Surplus to Policy Holders T. aO.OOn. The company lias since issued new stock to the amount of $7aO,HiNi at aO.) per share. Par value sjoo. HOME INSURANCE CO. I . 111:. ««I third in tin- i mount of preiniuni received from tin-state of ralifornia in ID but tliirtv-first in the amount received for the same time in l lie ci;y of San Fr.mcUco San Francisco loss. Si .r.on.mo Surplus t � policy holders S| 1.7 0,0 m PHENIX OF BROOKLYN San Francisco los . sl.77 � ,o � � . Surplus to policy holders. s5.t :ji5.770 We Have Only The Best Companies. White Means, Agents Herald Office, Atwood, III. note book is packed or I could tell you many interesting facts about moral law—the concensus of our moral nature and conscience, that makes cowards of us all when we are quizzed about it. But I must not tell you all we have learned from the course in live minutes. V will leave it a sealed book until next year. If Nought-seven gains half the profit and the inspirations we have found in room 7 with the principal, this will be their most precious possession, as it has been oars, as it is the one we are most loath to leave. Besides these enforced gifts, we leave, not of necessity, but of our own free will, our blessing and a pledge of friendship from henceforth. All the rest and residue of our property, whatsoever and wheresoever, of what nature, kind and quality soever it may be. and not herein disposed of (after pay ing our debts and funeral expenses.) we give and bequeath to our Principal and Assistant Principal, for their use and benefit absolutely. If they see fit, they may use the knowledge and startling information we have given them at whatever times we may have written quizzes or examinations, in the education of our younger sisters. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In Witness Whereof: We, the Class of Nought-six. the testators, have to this, our own will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hand and seal, this seven teenth day ol May, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred six. 1 CLASS PROPflKCT M A R4 i A 4 KT K K10 N RK. T WAS weary of the merry chatter of friends, and wanted to be alone. All had been excitement since boarding the ship for our return to America. I soon found an opportunity of stealing away to a secluded corner of the deck, and pulling one of the deck chairs near the railing, I found that I had a most excellent view of the waters. The weather was glorious. A fine large moon shown down upon the water, and turned the ripples into indigo waves. Only ten years had passed since I had lelt home, but I felt as if they were a hundred. I had lived so much. In the first place, I had never been abroad before. After leaving Atwood in 1908. my home wasat Portland, Maine for twenty years. Here, most of my time was spent in teaching school. But now I was on a delightful vovage. I had seen and learned much. I had always anticipated just such a tour as this, and to my happy surprise, it had far exceeded my expectations. I had been to Prance. Germany, Italy, Spain and England, and was now on my return voyage to America. Sitting alone on the deck, I thought, Can it be that this is 1916 Yes, and just thirty years since I graduated at the Atwood high school It seemed as though it was but yesterday that 1 received my diploma.” Half asleep, I gazed down into the deep waters. I saw a picture of the class of 1900 just as we appearel on the night of graduation. A wave rolled by and the picture was destroyed. 1 wondered what had become of the members of that class and what each was doing, for I had not seen one of them since 190(5. Suddenly, my attention was turned to what sounded like a wagon and looking out on the waters, there was sure enough, a big wagon coming into one of the streets of an Indiana town. In the wagon sat a woman and a man. the woman carrying a big basket of eggs. 1 had not seen such back woods people for many a day. I watched them drive down the street and stop their noisy wagon at a grocery store. I heard the man sav, Tena, you can take these eggs into the store and wait until 1 come back. I am going to get some plows sharpened.” After getting a good look into the lady's face, I Ur SFIliSTNATIONAL BANKS tf 4 v4 fe ik 1 vi k l iii iJ 4 of ATWOOD. ILLINOIS. No. ( 350. Capital Stock Paid in - 25,000.00 Surplus .... 5.000.00 Shareholders Responsibility 50.000,00 Individual Responsibility 500.000.00 GEN Kit A , COM MERCIA I. HA NKING. m 'f� m m m m m m m ■ . T.' Joseph IjKWis, president C. E. Morrison, cashier. W W (’. M. Fmckinoek, v. p. T. A. Gross, asst, cash _____________________________________________________ Jfl 5 -5 -� 5 -5 -5 -5 - 3 3 43 3 £ 3 4 3 -5 -a knew it to be the Tena that was in my class at Atwood. I would hardly have known her, had I not heard her name for she was no longer the sickly looking little Tena Day that I had once known, but now looked strong and robust. Just then she turned towards me. She recognized me at once and called out, Margaret K------ or is it now Margaret Keener?” Her name was changed, and she thought of course mine was too. I soon explained to her I still retained my maiden name. She told me she had married this Indiana man twenty years ago. and had been living on the farm ever since. I was just ready to ask Tena something about the other members of the class but much to my disappointment, that happy little face and the basket of eggs had vanished, and only the tossing waves remained. Another view returned but its scene was far away from that of the first. 1 was surprised to find myself not on the deck but approaching the Capitol building in Washington. As 1 entered the gallery of the House ol Representatives, I could hear the clear voice of some man speaking. After making inquiries, I found the per-s ii to be Ralph K. Randall, a member and one of the leaders in Congress. I also learned that Harrison Fahrn-kopf was a member ol the House. He and Ralph had been having a series of debates on Woman Suffrage, the leading question in politics. Ralph had always won. All this reminded me of the times when Harrison ami Ralph had debated in the Atwood High School, and I was glad to think that for once a member of the class of noughty six bad won a point against the noughty sevens that counted for something.' While I was very glad to hear of Ralph's success, I was not much surprised for when he was in school he showed ability for doing something great. The House must have adjourned for after one good view my picture was gone, leaving me gazing out into the sea in hopes of seeing some otlier wonderful picture. I had not long to wait for soon another large wave came rolling by and seemed to carry me into the laboratory of the State University. I gazed around the room until suddenly inv eyes fell upon a man seated at a desk. He was so much interested in his books that he did not notice me. This gave me an opportunity to inspect the laboratory, ami after looking all around tlie room I decided to speak to the gentleman. Just as I was about to ask him who was the teacher of science, two black eyes caught mine and I was too surprised to say anything but, “Harry Bishop, is that you?” He, too, was surprised at seeing me, and told me that he was the teacher of science, and had held that position for fifteen years. He said he was going home as soon as he heard the physics recitation, and would like for me to go with him to see his wife who was a freshman when we graduated at Atwood. Of course I knew he meant the girl he was always talking with, but before 1 could make a reply to his kind invitation the picture was gone. I had spent an hour in this reverie, but was still intensely interested. Was this real telepathy or had T only fallen asleep, and dreamed these things? 1 was wondering if I could call up another vision when suddenly before m • appeared a great forest. On nearer approach, a neglected residence cam into view. The spot was desolate, and there were no signs ol inhabitants. Surely there could be no one living in that gloomy old house which looked as if it would tumble down with the lirst little pulT of wind. Who would even care to spend an hour in this ghostly old place? I soon made my way up the creaky old steps, and finding the door open walked into what looked like a hall. It was unfurnished and did not prove a very inviting place, so I hurried on into an other room; This was also unfurnished and the only living thing I could find was a mouse running about the room. I was about to retrace my steps when I noticed some old stairs. I spied a daisy on the steps and, picking it up, found it to be as fresh and pretty as if it had just been plucked. Someone, thought I. must be near, EE R. N. MORGAN for Painting and Paper Hanging. Wall Paper Furnished. A. C. Roberts Livery, Feed and Sale Stable As fine and up-to-date buggies and horses as can be had. Mutual phone No. 44. Atwood Art Gallery J3. T. Mo Clain, ALL STYLES OP PHOTOS MADE. ORDERS TAKEN for ENLARGING. Ipbysician and Surgeon MISS EDNA WHITE - Proprietor. Atwood, Illinois. Fitting Eye (Hasses A Specialty ATWOOD ILLINOIS. H. B. Brewer Farm Implements, Buggies and Harness Summer Robes and Whips All kinds of wire fencing. H. A. Sanders Barber Shop and Laundry Agent Hast Side of Main Street. Atwood, Illinois. so I mounted the stairs. At the top was another daisy, but before I had time to make any further investigations, I heard some one mutter these words. “Oh! I thought that when I reached this rustic place I would be inspired to write this book, but now I find it just as hard for me to write us when I was in the crowd 'd city. My very existence depends upon my success in writing this book. I did think this would be a little easier than washing all my life. Can I bear to go back to the wash tub after mv hopes towerin' so high? Hearing these remarks, I waited a lew minutes for a reply. He mg impatient to know who thi . poor forsaken person was I moved on i.i the direction of the speaker. On opening a door, I found myself in a little old shabby room, scantily furnished By a window at a table, sat a lonely little woman with head low red upon her hands. She was too much worried even to notice my entrance. Picking up a crumpled letter from the iloor, I noticed the salutation. “Dear Miss Archer: —Thought I. This must be Bertha Archer, my old friend.” f was just ready to ask her if she didn’t think even a Cicero key book would be of use t her when again my vision was Interrupted. Eiv, « f the six of the class of noughtysix had been revealed to me by ilioie mysterious waves. What wonderful picture would I see next? I waited and waited, bit all I coaid see oa tde waves was the light from the moon. When 1 could not again catch even the slightest picture, I became very much alarmed for fear some sad fate had come to this last member. I finally decided I could not stay on the deck any longer, but must have some rest, for tomorrow I was to land in America. For many hours after 1 had retired I could not sleep for thinking of III • pictures I had just seen, ami also of the one I had expected but did n t se '. However, I did not give u tall n � p s of seeing this last faithful member, and li ially console I inys.df in the belief that som time soon I would eith -r see the missing picture or see the person face to face. It was about five-thirty on the following day when we came into the harbor. I was wry anxious to leave the ship, but in mv hurry and excitement, a sw. el strain of music caused in to stop and li- e i I found that the music was m ule by the SilvutiO i Arm . I could not help but take notice of a lady drei� l in a tie u b'ack suit. She ha 1 a beautiful s � au voice, b it tn it was not all. There seem d to be something about her face that was familiar. I forced my way through the crowd, and soon found the familiar face to be that of mv old friend and classmate. Meda Gross. Site soon told me about the wonderful work she was doing, and what a happy life she was leading. I did not talk to her long before I found out that her name had not changed, but was still Meda Gross. 1. in return, told her of the mysterious pictures 1 had seen the night before. When I had told her all, she was amazed for she said, “What you have told me is the truth. Since I have been in this work 1 have had an excellent opportunity for seeingand hearing from the members of our class. I have, so far, kept track of all with exception of you, and I had given up all hopes of ever seeing or hearing from you again. My friends were calling me, so I had time only to wish Meda success and say good bye. EMBLEM AM) AT)VJCK TO THE JUNIORS HARRY M. ltlSIIOP ¥ rONORED Juniors: tin Class of 1900 has allowed me the privilige of presenting to you this emblem of supremacy. I address you as “honored ’ for such a gift as I am about to bestow upon you will make you honored. This ladder you see here was made by the great class of 1904, the greatest class that had ever, up to that time, graduated from the high school. We praise this class because of the fact that they were the first to con- Robinson Burger Burger Bros. Clothing Branch of ROBINSON BURGER are always in the lead with the largest and best assortment of Dress Goods, Silks, Trimmings, THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHING STOKE OF THE COUNTRY Staple Dry Goods, Notions, La The Famous ALCO BRAND diesand Childrens Shoes, Cloaks CLOTHING stands in the lead Skirts, Hosiery, Gloves, Under f r QUA LIT'V. WORK M A N wear. Corsets. Umbrellas, Car- SHIP and STYLE. Every gar- pets. Linoleum. Rugs, Groceries. ment is perfect in manufacture. McCalls patterns carried in A choice assortment ofYOUTH'S stock 10 and 15 cents. and CHILDREN'S SUITS al We endeavor to have in ways in stock. stock the newest novelties of We sell W. L. Douglas Shoes the season and you can find Kex Hats, Cl nett and Monarch them here. Shirts and Collars. Courteous treatment to all. Your trade will be appreciated. 1. 0. 0. F. Block Atwood Illinois. Masonic Block Atwood, Illinois. ceive the idea of symbolizing their accomplishmeuts in this manner, and handing down the emblem to their successors io be used as a sign of high school supremacy. Since this ladder has been entrusted to our care we have done well. We have exercised all the dignity and wisdom that occasions have demanded. It has been said that the most accomplished are the least given to saying anything about their accomplishments. In this case we must be an exception to the rule. Even though our mod esty would prevent us from encounting our greatness, we must sacrifice our feelings and freeiy discuss our noble works in order that the .Juniors may take us as an ideal and strive to be like us. The Class of 1904 has been spoken of as the great est class up to its time. That famous class is not to be compared with the high and mighty class you see before you. 'I hat class was once a great star in the educational universe. Now a new star, the class of 1906, has risen above the horizon with such a splendor and brightness as to pale into insignificance all reputation of former classes. We have one year's more training than was ever before given. We are a choice bunch of six pupils selec ted from a class of thirty who entered the first room. Our struggle has been a survival of the fittest. You should not wonder at our accomplishments, but should expect such deeds from persons ol so great quaiitv. We modestly admit that we are wiser and better Ilian any former graduates, and perhaps there shall never be a class so learned as ours. We are an ideal class, and for that reason you .Juniors should follow our very footsteps to the best of your ability. According to the established precedent we wish to leave this emblem as a reminder that you are our successors, and also as an inspiration for you to be like us. When given to us this emblem presented much of its present appearance. You see it is wrapped in “red and gold”, the colors of the class of 04. But our girls like all their sex were consumed with curiosity until they had taken off the wrappings. Imagine our surprise when we found the real condition of the ladder. Our practiced eye could see at once that they had chosen very poor material for the ladder. Tt was made of the poorest pine and the action of two years time upon it had left it in a very dilapidated condition. When we had removed the wrappings we found that the purpose of these was to keep the rickety ladder in shape. Every’ rung was loose, showing that it had not been conlructed by master workmen. At once we began the task of reconstruction on a higher plan, choosing indomitable will power for the supports. As a stable foundation we put in the base rungof mathematics, and strengthened it by a secon 1. the solid rungof science. Realizing that the next was of equal importance. We formed it of universal history and classic literature. We constructed the next four respectively of foreign language, ethics, music and art. Then, to this ladder of such woundrous strenght and symmetry we gave a beautiful polish of belleslettres. Lastly in deference to the class of 1904 we wrapped it again in their class colors. In this condition, but having further decorated it by our colors, we present it to the class of 1907. Juniors, this isthe ladder of historic interest. Tt has been by means of this ladder that Randall has scaled the heights of fame in the world of science and Meda dross in the realm of music. By this same ladder Archer has ascended, an 1 now looks down upon you from the domain of mathematics. Together, hand in hand, have Tena and Margaret climbed it to the very pinnacle of dramatic reading. Juniors, with such inspiring prede cents before you, can yon help accepting this ladder with grateful hearts? So, entrusting it to your care, hoping that you will use it to advantage. I now present this honored emblem to you in the name of the class of 1906. JOHN W. MERRITT Blacksmith and Machinist... HOTEL ATWOOD Best Equipped Shop in Douglas, Piatt or Moultrie Counties. Mrs. R. Birchfield Hall Proprietress Plow W ork and Horse Shoeing a Specialty. General Repair Work. ATWOOD, ILLINOIS. THE LEADING HOTEL IN THE CITY We cannot leave our school days, and the pleasant associations which we have had for many years without acknowledging the debt of gratitude we owe to our school and teachers. We have too little experience of the duties and responsibilities of active life to under stand and appreciate the full value of the intellectual and moral training we have received here: but we know that we are now the wiser and better for it. We know that without it we could achieve neither a moral nor business success. To some of us the education we have obtained here will be our only capital in beginning life, and, whatever of wealth and honor we may attain in the world, we shall be largely indebted to our school for the means of success. As a class, w feel especially inlebted to you, members of the school board, who have labored so unceasingly to bring our school to its present high standard. We realize that we are honored by being the only class that has completed the four year’s course, and, while the time has seemed long, we are now thankful for your foresight in securing for us this opportunity. In return for yojr service, in the name of the class of 19 � 6 I beg you to accept all that we can offer— our thanks— hoping tnat you may yet recieve a partial reward in our success. To our school mates who have stood by us and given us encouragement, we must say a few words in parting. We have labored and enjoyed together; we have had the sam- interests, and have assisted one another over thorny places. Now, our ways divide. With wishes for only a bright future for you, we must now bid you farewell. Worthy teachers, it is needless for us to linger over our parting. You know what we would say, how that we repent now of our follies, and regret that our misdeeds have ever vexed you. Let our faults be forgotten in this our last moment under your guardianship, and now. with none but a feeling of deep and unshaken friendship, w'ejoin at last in the one final word, to you and to all—farewell. Tell Your Wife Presented by Class of ’06 Under The Management of Miss Mabel Coddington. CHARACTERS. fanny .layer Wife of Doctor. M A RO aret K een er. Alice Ogden Her Cousin. Meda Gross. Edith Harringtun Friend of Alice. Ten a Day. Hannah f' lis Mrs. Joyce's Companion. Bertha Archer. Vartan Mht'anil In Love With Kdith. Harry Bishop. hr. Jtnjt'r Mr. Gore. PalHifi r 11 is Secretary, in l � ve with Hannah. Ralph Randai.u synopsis. Dr. Joyce's house is to Ik? the scene of great trouble. Morton Kllwood brings an old letter from Kdith to return to her. Dr. Joyce keej tin secret from his wife. She tinds the letter, and thinks that the words of love are from Kdith to her husband. Hannah thinks the letter is to Pulsifier. Jealousy and trouble is the result. An accident clears everything. Peace restored. UP=TO=DATE MILLINERY Mrs. Frank Weatherholt FRED HELTON, Lumber, Building Material, Hard and .Soft Coal. ATWOOD, ILLINOIS. I T AVING finished my winter term of music under Prof. Kaeuper of the J. M. U. of Decatur am prepared to receive pupils for the summer. Also, I will start a Technic class free of charge to all music pupils. L.KAII MAY SI I'� K. Latest Styles in Fancy Millinery MISS JESSIE W ILEY. TIIE PAINTKU WHO IS? A. H. Bercher 96, Atwood, III. Saratoga Restaurant R. A. Jolly, Proprietor. HENRY GROSS Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Suit Cases, Telescopes, trunks, Men’s Furnishing goods. Mutual Phone ATWOOD, ILL, Riley Monroe THE HOUSE-FURNISHERS. jfurniturc Ibardware Sideboards Lawn Mowers 1). vans (i a soli lie Stoves Fold inf? Beds Oil Stoves Couches Ranges Hook Cases Rochester Nickel Chiffoniers Plated Ware Kitchen ('a hi nets Enameled Ware Iron Beds Reeds anti rust Ware Library Tables Elliott Ware Extension Tables Paints and Oils Curtain Poles etc of all kinds Come In and See Us, We Will Treat You Right. Miss Ella Stevenson Dressmaker First door Hast of Hotel Telephone No. 40 ATWOOD, ILLINOIS. C. B. Mosbarger REAL ESTATE AND MONEY TO LOAN Arkansas Lands A Specialty ATWOOD. ILLINOIS. GROCER I KS Chat’s M! -- G. F. W11 jEj Y - ACCEPTANCE OF LADDER 11 A PRISON FAHRNKOPF 07. iyj OST Honorable and Glorious Seniors: 1 come into vour presence fearing and trembling. Not love of duty, not a desire to gain honor, but hard luck causes ine to take this undesirable task of accepting this ladder. The members of the junior class, knowing of your reputation and greatness, feared to stand before you, and make a speech of acceptance. At first, we thought the speaker should be decided by lot, and was about to consult the angury of the buzzards when some one remarked that the speaker should have a firm foundation. On that issue, the question was decided. I wore two sizes larger than any competitor, and now the victim o| fortune stands here to greet you. A mighty class of Nought six you have a most appropriate name. The six applies to the number of members; to what the Nought applies we are in doubt. Perhaps, it is the value of your accomplishments. Perhaps, it signifies your pist intentions. Perhaps, it is only an abbreviation for naughty which charicter-izes your past conduct. Anyways, most learned ones, you are it. We do not envy you in your superior position. We are proud of the fact that you have more training than any other class that has graduated. You are about to graduate from a four year’s course, the first class to do so. You are simply a proof sheet, a sample copy, of what the school is going to do. The school board saw that your class was good and said, It is well. Now let us make more improvements, aud graduate a better class, the class of 1907. Learned seniors, your accomplishments will l e nothing as compared with what we shall do. One year from today when we grad nate you shall feel ashamed of your feeble efforts. Because of this fact, 1 am restrained from saying more. We, the class of juniors, wish you all success. Our true attitude towards you may be expressed in this one sentence. We shall miss you from the high school, and regret to see you leave. VALEDICTORY BERTHA A. ARCHER. NOTH KIt year of our school life is ended and today manv of us have attended school for the last time. We have often looked forward with pleasure towards this day, but now, when it has come, we find it to be a time of s id parting. Day after day we have met to work together. The associations we have formed can never be forgotten. They have not only b-en pleasant ones, but form an important part in the experience of each one ol us, and as such, will influence our later lives. In our past woik. we have laid the foundation, on which, if we choose, we may build a massive and lasting struct ure. Our career has but commenced, but with bright hopes for the future, aud the encouragement of our friends, we intend to make our lives worth while. We are only graduates in a small countrv town, but it is an established fact that the small town is the most fortunate location for the development of great minds. Examples of this truth are too numerous and too well known to need mention. Then too, no person has a better opportunity to rise in the world than the young high school graduate. With his fundamental knowledge, his exuberant hopes an I undaunted spirits, tlie.-e is null ing left him bjt to siez� the golden opportunity which the world is ever offering. We launch to night on the sea ot opportunity, and may the friends wli � have en couraged us, tile parents who hive denied themselves in our behalf, and the teachers and school board who have directed us, ever have came to be prou 1 of our efforts. d’lie events of thisday and of pastscho 1 days will b recalled with pleasure, perhaps with pri ft ?. after we have passed over many years of trials and troubles. Little incidents which occur daily, .and seem of little interest to us now will then linger fondlv in our memories. To-day with its trials and triumph's will be regard ed as a day worth remembering bv all of us. WHAT SOME OF THEM ARE DOING. Wilheltnitia Kaiser, '88, graduate from Ann Arbor, is now teaching in Big Timber, Montana. Ida Davis Yuell. ’88. is teaching in the public schools of Fort Payne, Alabama. Mary Abrams, ’91. is on accomplished elocutionist, in Kansas City. Missouri. Ray Coddington, ’91. is practicing dentistry at Litchfield, Illinois. Theodore Bercher, ’91, was lately married to Miss Daisy Clingan. and is living in Champaign. Illinois. Henry Gross, '91. is employed in the l S. Weather Bureau, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rose Hanse Messenger. ’93, is primary teacher in Garrett, Illinois. Alfred Helton, M. D., ’93, graduate of Rush Medical College, Chicago, is located in North Yakima, Washington. Thwaite Aorams, ’94, is salesman in department store, Marshfield, Wisconsin. Albert Gross, ’94, Trinidad, Colorado, is traveling musician w t‘i the Reis Ca nival Company. Jurdy T. Hughes. ’94. is a baker. Sullivan, Illinois. John W. Meeker. '94. of Tuscola, is a member of the real estate firm of Meeker Bros., of that city. Katherine Krhardt. ’96. is stenographer in ollice of Santa Fe Central Railway Company. Santa Fe. New Mexico. Kdward Wrightsman, M. D.. ’9o. also of Baylor University, Dallas.Texas, ’04. and Northwestern, Chicago. ’u5. is located in South Chica-K Fred Latch. ’06, is un attorney, Shelbyville, Illinois. Vollie Smith. ’96. graduate University of Illinois. ’05. is now superintendent of schools. K h-U Island. Illinois. Burtner Moss. ’96. holds an important position with the C. it K. I. Railroad Company in Marion, Illinois. STOREY’S STORE Is the place to go when in want of anything in the line of GENERAL MERCHANDISE No matter what it may he you may depend upon it that you can buy it right at STOREY'S STORK. In SHOES AND OXFORDS we have them for men. women and children, in the celebrated STAR BRAND. The best that money can buy. In DRY GOODS AND FURNISHINGS we buy often, keep good selections and sell cheap. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS to suit one and all. Let us supply you. Quality considered, we are able to compete with anyone in prices. J. L. STOREY SON. Phone No. 2 W.P. LtAMBDIN, Mutual 'Phones ATWOOD, ILL. DUGAN’S PLACE First Door North of Jolly's Restaurant. Icc Cream Parlor Magazines and Periodicals Sanatorium in Connection ATWOOD. ILLINOIS WHAT SOME OF THEM ARE DOING. Continuedjrottt Alumni Page Sadie Hoff, '98, holds the position of tvpe setter in the office of the Tuscola Review. Walter 1 ftasig, ’00, is employed as book -keeper in a lumberyard, Kennewick. Washington. Alfred dross, ’00. holds the position of taxidermist at the University of Illinois. He is also a Junior in the college of science. Clarence Marshall. '(K . lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he has a position as vouch clerk with a railroad company. Nora Richey. 'Ol. teaching near Areola, will soon join her parents in Oklahoma. Walter Hrhardt. ’02, is h bookkeeper in Saint l.ouis, Missouri. Clara Rideout, 'oj, is bookkeeper in Freeport. Illinois. COMMKNCEMENT ADDRESS: “GOVERNMENT AND LIBER I V” BY J. W. Garner, Ph. D. PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. I NIVKRSITY OK ILLINOIS FRIDAY, MAY IS. 1906. ODE TO THE CLASS OF '06. Clyde Wiley, � 9. Now the forth year class is leaving At the ending of the year. And as the classic |x� ets sav They’ll soon be scalterd far and near. Now they hand to us a ladder. ( Far too light for us to climb Telling us that we must climb it. And keep climbing all the timr Thev try to tell ns in sad accents Of the goal they strove to gain. How they struggled, how ihe toiled. And how they worked with might and main. I don't I relieve they mean such nonsence About the last sad parting word. For never in my whole school life Have 1 such unreal Badness heard. The reason whv they graduate And mournfully hurry forth away Is simply this, my Junior friends, You see they’re quite too old to stay. HACCAI.AI R FATE SERMON . “ Iht Passage of the Kings” BY Rev. J. C. Ashley OK INDIAN VPOI.IS SUNDAY, MAY 13. 1906. WM. M. WHITE, Ifieal Estate and Insurance North East Indiana Lands a Specialty. Have Some Fine Illinois Farms For Sale. See Me and Be Convinced. ATWOOD. TDD. MRS. W. E. MEANS fashionable Dressmaker MUTUAL TELEPHONE. 3a. ATWOOD, ILLINOIS. YOU WANT the very best when you buy School Supplies and Stationery RIGGS at the Drug Store will supply you at Prices that are Right. .