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

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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

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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?