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

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JOH VAN VLEBT. “Silence is divine; speech is human. — J hn Vim Vieet. 9 JOHN VAN VLKK T Jolin Van Vleet was born on a bright and unowy morning, December 2«, is. ). His eyes were large and very dark, but there was a light in them Which made his proud mother feel that some day he would be' a wise and noble boy. He has not darkened her hopes. John soon grew up to be a handsome, though a rather short young man. He grilbbed hazel brush and ploughed In the stump patch for several years, and attended school at the old school house on the hill during the winter months. Finally he became a student Ht the Atwood High Hchooh and now he leaves us for paths Unknown. GOLDA LONG. “Smiles, unending smiles, In radiant lines for miles and miles.“ —Golda Long. GOT, DA LONG. “Golda” was born with a smile on her face Which the cares of time have failed to erase tf you look at her every once in a while voU will always see that same old smile. In those long dresses she was cute to see. Each boy wondered whom her choice would be And now “one hoy does swear that she Is the fairest of the fair. PHOTOS BY TERRY

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T ii K O H A D V A r K B (rKN’KVA GROSS. “A pearl of great price, —Geneva Gross, M KIK Hum N'soN “O your sweet eyes, your low replies! A great enchantress you may Ik . — Marie Robinson PHOTOS BY TERRY GENEVA GROSS Geneva when small posscs.-ed many talents such as making mud pies and fingering on the piano. She was always exceptionally gifted In the line of music. While she was yet too young to read she learned her music by note. After she became a little older she became very fond of the bible. It Is said that when she was three years old she had read It through twice and had memorized many passages In it. MARIE ROBINSON Marie was born In u»e year IS o Alter being fed on cow’s milk It was soon discovered that she had a remarkable talent for “music (?) especially vocal, but her parents fearing that she might injure her lungs by such strenuous efforts decided they would buy her a tin horn on wnich sue might expend her superfluous energy. She soon took a great liking to this and spent much time in blowing, much to the dismay of her fond parents. After a while she gave up part of her time for play and began study lug. She went through the grades, then entered high school as a Freshie and by everlastingly sticking to it she has reached that last and superior step, her graduation.

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Prof. T. W. Samuels, Superintendent. PHOTOS BY TERRY