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

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B O A H 1) O F 3 : 13 UCATION JOHN W. M EH HITT S M. HIGGS b. t. m’clain, Clerk c. w. WILSON, President. NED BERGEH PHOTOS J. II. EASTON H. H. WILDMAN BY TERRY

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Miss Elizabeth C. Hale, Principal. PHOTOS BY TERRY

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CLASS HISTORY. GOLDA LONG. ’10. We, the Seniors of the 1910 class, ere making our last appearance and we wish to remind you of a few wonderful events of our past school life, before we leave. The first is that the class of 1910 is the largest sinc£ the four years’ course was instituted and of course is the most remarkable that has ever left the Atwood High School. Four years ago, one morning in September, 1900, nine frightened and bashful students came into the High School room of whom only three— Maude Blackwell, Marie Robinson and Geneva Gross—have been faithful and remained with the class. Nothing eventful took place during the first year, except hard studying by which we profited greatly. Then came the Sophomore year, when six lonesome girls were all that came back. Blanche Drew left after a short stay of one month and Walter Ofifenstein came here from Casey. One morning just about six weeks before school closed, a very short, sturdy little fellow came into the room, looking as if he was scared green. And how surprised we were to find that he was a Soph, for he was much smaller than any one of us, but oh, how witty! I suppose you all know who this is why John Van Vleet, of course! The beginning of the Junior year found all working hard. Five new scholars, four boys and a girl, entered the class, making eleven members in all. Fred Romine and Bernice Barber had decided while in their Soph year ’07 that it would be more pleasure to follow the hoe than study. But to our amazement they were ready for school when the next fall came and entered as Juniors in ’09. John Liven- good and Golda Long also entered this year after ten years’ toiling in the rural schools. Just before our Junior year ended, one of our girls, Ethel Garrett left us and became .Mrs. Thomas Ramsey before the next school year. As a Senior class we had but ten members and to our great sorrow lost two, Helen Kaiser and Walter Often stein, who both moved away. They were jolly classmates as well as good students. Only eight still remained with us. We have done our best as leaders for under classmen. Three of our boys are on the track team this spring and we feel sure we shall win through the efforts of the Senior Boys, if all the others fail, for they have al ways accomplished everything they have undertaken. It is also a source of pride to us that one of oilr members, Maude Blackwell won first in the essay at the Preliminary Contest. The LI. S. pai’ties of the Senior year will long be remembered, as this has been the most pleasant year of our school life. As we look back, the events are many, but the years seem rather short. During our life here we have always done our best for advancing the reputation of our school and class. Our life here has been pleasant and profitable to us and we have tried to make it so to others as well. As we have been leaders for the advancement and betterment of the school and now are leaving for the commencement of our life in the world of temptations and discouragements, we bid the classes that come after us as much happiness and success as we have had, now again and for the last time we bid the dear old school days and all connected with them farewell. Fare thee well.