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

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CALENDAR Sept. 4—School begins. Sept. 5—Eleven scared, green, little Fresliies. Sept. 6—Getting down to biz. Sept. 7—Is it hot? Well I guess. Sept. 8—Thank goodness. To-morrow’s Saturday. Sept. 11—Athletics well under way. Sept. 12—First Freshman ducked. Sept. 18—There is music in the air. Sept. 14—What happened? Sept. 15—Everybody settled down and working (?) Sept. 18—And it rained. Sept. 19—The high and mighty Seniors elected officers. Sept. 20—Nothing doing. Sept. 21—Pro. visits English IV. Wonder if he learned anything? Sept. 22—Speeches for first Basket-Ball game. Sept. 23—Did we beat Cerro Gordo? Such a foolish question. Sept. 26, 27 and 28—Grand Fall Festival. And no school. Sept. 27—Arthur played Basket Ball here Who beat? Well , we’ve forgotten, really. Oct. 2—Who studied during vacation? Oct. 3—Oh those Physics' notebooks. Oct. 4—Orchestra has first meeting. Oct. 5—First visitors of the year. Oct. 6—Gee whiz, a written quiz Oct. 7—Hurrah for Atwood. Sure skinned LaPlace. Oct. 9—Ding! Watch everybody jump. Oh that’s only our new class bell. Oct. 10—Miss Ross has a new blue skirt. Oct. 11—Seniors choose their class pins. Oct. 13—Friday, the thirteenth. Oct. 14—High School celebrates victory over Bement with a wiener roast. Oct. 16—Cicero Prose! E nuf sed u no y. Oct. 17—Girls organize their class basket ball teams. Oct. 18—Literary Societies formed and elect officers. Oct. 19—Girls hard at work practicing basiret ball. Oct. 23—Lit. societies choose their names. Oct. 25—Johnnie Biggs gets a new basket ball suit. That’s the reason he is playing so well. Oct. 26—Mr. Madden finds a mysteriously lighted lamp on his desk when he comes back suddenly. Who did it? Get. 28—What you know aboi t it? LaPlace beat us. Oct. 30—Quiz day. Oct 31—Prototopian Masquerade. Nov. 1—What’s doing? Nov. 2—Prospect’s of Winter. Nov. 3—Literary Program. Nov. 6—Last of month’s exams. Nov. 7—Senior Class Pins! Nov 8—Four visitors all to once! Nov. 9—Brrr! It’s cold. Nov. 10—Miss Bennett gives us a peach of a lecture on notes. Nov. 13—Company. Nov. 14—English IV gets a lecture. Miss Ross says she’s discouraged Nov. 16—Ditto Sept. 14. Nov. 21—Announcement no school Friday. Bless that Teacher’s Meeting. Nov. 22—Mr. Lehman speaks first period.

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PROGRAMME FEIDAY NIGIIT May 17. 1912 Commencement Exercises M. W. A. OPERA HOUSE Offertory Invocation Piano Rev. John Otley Lehman Vocal Solo— Arthur Van Cleve Indian Love Song' Salutatory Address— Mildred E. Riggs Dr. David Felmley ‘The New Responsibility of the School Vocal Solo— Arthur VanCleve Border Balad Valedictory Vocal Solo Winifred Wilson Arthur VanCleve “The Moon Drops Low' Presentation of Diplomas Pres C. W. Wilson

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Nov. 28—Hurrah for to-morrow. Nov. 27— One of us given job of teacher. Nov. 28—Snow! Nov. 29—Boys give a program all by their lonesomes. Nov. 30—Oh you turkey! Dec. 1—Alethenians entertain Proto-topians. Dec. 4—Miss Bennett’s hair is unusually curly. Dec. 5—Gee that Physics quiz. Dec. 6—Juniors and Seniors go about with sober faces after seeing their papers. Dec. 7—Miss B.-You freshman drive me distracted with the punctuation of your themes. (New?) Dec. 10—Oscar Collins has his arm in a sling Dec. 12—Miss Bennett doesn’t wonder she’s getting grey headed with such a Geometry class. Dec. 13—Mr. Baksh from India spoke to us last hour. Dec. 14—Paul Fisher had on a green tie and purple sox. Dec. 15—Basket Ball tournament. Bread and milk banquet. Mansfield wins first game. Dec. 16—La Place beat Mansfield. We beat LaPlace and the triangle is the same as ever. Dec. 19—A blank date. Dec. 21—Team given sweaters for “good work so far this season.’’ Dec. 22—No more school this year. Jan. 2—We return with good resolutions. Jan. 3—Look at Florence Quick’s new locket! Wonder who gave it to her. Jan. 4—Resolutions beginning todis-appear. Jan. 5—Mr. Madden doesn’t think “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and a Shakespeare program jibe. Jan. 6-Look at Oscar’s first long trousers. That’s why he’s s o happy. Jan. 9—If anyone knows how to cure a bunion please tell Mr. Madden so he will recover his sweet temper. Jan. 10—Announcement no school fi Thursday or Friday. Jan. 15—Finals. Jan. 16—And finals. Jan. 17—Mr. Madden sports new duds. Jan. 18—Miss Bennett mad at the plane geometry class. Jan 19—Guess what happened. Jan. 22—Miss Bennett thinks.;.,Carl Hassig would be better off in the other room. Jan. 23—Alethenians Literary Society holds election. Jan. 24—Mr. McIntosh visits High School. Jan. 25—Seniors elect the officers of their annual. Jan. 30—Contestants chosen for inter-society contest.