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

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FRESHMAN NOTES The freshman class furnished two men for the basket ball team. John Biggs, right guard and Oscar Collins, manager. All the teams from the neighboring towns are afraid of “our big guard. Our class had the honor ol having two of its members in tne literary contest Will do better next year. Talre notice. everyday occurrence which make our teachers’ hair turn gray “I don't know.”—Joe “I can bring some Miss B.”—Ettie. Teehee, tee hee!”—Ada Which? —Beryl “That is”—John “Yes I understand.” (when she doesn’t)—Sybil It’s not like that in my Botany.” —Oscar. “Say—Miss B. please explain this —Floyd. “I got ’em all”—Roma in Algebra. “I can’t do it ”—Maurine “Rebecca came forth to meet her doom. She shivered as she beheld the burning steak.” —From a Freshman theme Herbert is our class artist. His specialty is lemons. Elizabeth and Sybil seem to have quite a secret. Wonder who he is. “Oh mother, I've learned to punctuate to day,” exclaimed Roma. “Well dear, how is it done?” asked her mother. Why, when von write, .‘Hark!’ you put a hat pin after it, and when you ask a question you put a button hook!” At the beginning of the term Miss Bennett gave the freshman boys a lecture on manners and the like. Do they observe it? Well I reckon they do. If a young lady happens to drop a paper, a book or pencil, every boy in the class almost breaks his neck, not to say anything about the speed limit, trying tt pick it up. To see them making a wild rush after a small piece of paper, a spectator would not be able to tell whether they were playing football or having a sham battle. When the classes pass to and fro through the halls every boy waits until the girls have passed through the door, and then they slowdy file in, and honestly every last one of them acts as if he'd jump if you’d say “boo.” For a few days we thought John and Oscar were sick they acted so queerlv, and Joe, oh why need I mention him. In Botany class if one of the girls has any trouble with her experiments, two or three boys immediately rush to her rescue. The following drawing shows a scene we al I enjoyed in Botony class one day when a finger was cut with a razor.

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ployer and the laborer and it is true that perhaps either would oppose arbitration but the former, in one sense of the word suffers as much as the laborer and should be anxious for a speedv settlement of affairs; labor should never oppose arbitration so long as it has the right to choose one of the arbiters and be represented thus in the conciliation. The advantages to be gained by an act compelling arbitration are numerous. Prompt settlements would be insured, continued strife prevented, and the main feature of a system of compulsory arbitration would be that business would continue undisturbed pending a settlement of the dispute, thus preventing unnecessary expense or trouble to the public. BLANCHE ROGERS ORATION EXPERT SERVICE There was a time, and that when the value of expert service in public affairs was scarcely recognized, if at all. From the time of Andrew Jackson’s unwise declaration that “to the Victors belong the Spoils” down to comparatively recent years, public positions have been handed around to Tom, Dick and Harry for almost any reason except for proper qualification to till these positions. But one of the most hopeful signs of the present century is the increased interest in and appreciation of Expert Service This service has been recognized and well thought of in the Government bv President Taft. He has shown this by appointing a non partisan Tariff Board of five well-informed men who enable him to learn quickly the cost of all articles specified in the Tariff bills, both at the place of production, and at the place of con sumption. Postmaster General Hitchcock, an expert, aided .by several helpers of great ability whom he has appointed has been able to save eleven million dollars of the previous year’s loss without anv curtailment in postal facilities This answers the question whether it is possible for the Government to manage its affairs on an economical basis and I think my readers will advocate handing over the management of the post office to a private corporation. But in the state we also have hopeful signs of expert service. Gov. Deneeti has appointed an educational commission whose duties were to at tend to the matters of education in our state. The Waterway commission, the Pure Food Commission and the Insurance Board are all the result of this commendable movement made by our present Governor. In many cities we have a commission form of city government. The difference between this form and a council is that in this one every man has a certain part in the Government which he must handle carefully and reasonsibly; the men are chosen for this position regardless of their political views and the best men air selected for the places which they are to fill. Those we see that on every hand we are greeted by the commendable conditions resulting from a lack of it. Whether it be in regard to the nation wide project such as the revision of the Tariff ora movement as small as the grading of the streets in a country village we realize the importance of the service of competent men. There is this same demand for men who know. Bv placing the proper value upon “Expert Service” and by repudiating those who seek advancement upon anv other basis, the public audits officials could very soon set the world to aught bv turning it over to a body of men who are Experts. PAUL FISHER

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Joe in Latin Class:— “I don’t know but—well 1—guess its —oil I don’t know what it is.” If I can't get Latin I can haul corn.”—Floyd. “I’d rather sit on a davenport with my best girl than go to any party you can name.”—Oscar. The more I see and hear of girls the more I love my dog.”—Beryl. “If we can’t draw lemons we can get Algebra ”—Freshman boys Wonder why Joe i wearing a “pomp?” Does she like it that way, .J oe ? “Oh my”—Floyd's favorite slang expression. “The slave works for the Master,” shows dative ol service One day Johnny Biggs was out in the yard playing when he thought he heard a Wildman. Now Johnny was always afraid of Wildmen so he ran into the house to call Ada to help him He could not find her so he called. “Come here Bervl, quick.” In their mad hunt for help they ran across Elizabeth standing by the stove all alone. Oscar came in j ist then and told them he, too, had been looking for Ad—a long time. They went to call more in (Mauiine) and told Joe to get some more (Moore). After the crowd had gathered they all rushed into the ard to find only a—Pigg M A f II1 NR STEVENSON