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

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HOW THEY WILL LOOK IN 1923 Last night Maud Weatherholt, the celebrated high soprano, sang before a large and enthusiastic audience. Miss Weatherholt possesses a voice of unusual sweetness and quality and those who did not hear her may be sure they missed something worth while in this life. From New York Tribune. Forward and onward, oh my sisters! Let us fight for this noble cause! Let all else be put aside for this perfectly grand undertaking! Let us be up and at work! I, Mary Colyer, will lead you! Forward! Onward! ! March! ! Ah hum. This is what I call comfort. Bachelor life for me! I don’t want any girls hanging around. Poor things, they are sort of crazy about me. How those girls in the A. H. S. used to run after me! And I never gave them any encouragement either. But no more girls in mine! But no more girls in mine! But no more girls in mine! Believe me, Paul Fisher’s not the fellow to get married! “Senator H. F. Baker, of Illinois, made a strong and impressive speech yesterday in the Senate on Protective Tariff. He advanced many new and valuable ideas which doubtless will be adopted. Senator Baker is one of the most active and progressive members in Congress. He is well known all over the United States and on the Continent for being one of the best statesmen the world has ever known. From the Washington News.

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“Mary Colyer —Mary Ma—ry---------------Oh! Mary Colyer, yes I know her, she wouldn’t talk much at school tho, and never seemed to like me in Cicero Class.’ “Why you little rascal you have not been to school before today have you?' “All winter my Lady, Oh I know a thing or two, even tho you Seniors do think you know all there is to be known.” “Now I will tell you about Mary Colyer for a second. She will attend the Champaign University next year and will be the leader of her class and one of the best entertainers in the University. The next year she will do something which will make her famous, but I can’t tell you what it is. It is one of those things which cannot be told — I’ve got to leave you this minute or I will lose my power of knowing the future of other people.” Wait you Genius!—Genius!—Genius! You forgot to tell me about myself.” But he was gone, Alas! gone. Annie Laurie Suffern ’13

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w Sept. 9—School opened. Sept. 10 Nine Freshies. Sept. 11 —General confusion. Sept. 13 Hurrah for Saturday. Sept. 16 Freshman class dwindled to six; three didn’t like Latin. Sept. 17 Miss Cook has a sore throat. Sept. 18—Mr. Allen talks Esperanto for us. Oct. 1—Paul laughs at Merton in history class. Oct. 2-Mary addresses Mr. Allen as “du. Oct. 3—Visitor and director. Oct. 4- Examinations. Oct. 5- Teachers’ meeting. Oct. 6 Faculty entertained in the country. Oct. 7- Exams so bad Mr. Niedermeyer won’t let us see our papers for fear we will have heart failure. Oct. 8 -Mr. N. holds an algebra class after Oct. 9—Basket ball team organized. Oct. 10— Dictionary agent and alumni visitor. Oct. 11 Basket ball game with LaPlace. Don’t ask for the score. Oct. 12 First hundreds in algebra of the year. Oct. 13—Seniors hold meeting; no results. Oct. 14 - Ditto 13. Oct. 15—Mr. Niedermeyer has a hard time saying “juxtaposition. Oct. 16-Senior election. Oct. 17 Speeches by basket ball stars. Oct. 18 Basket ball game with Bement. Beat us one over a tie! Oct. 19 New set of Encyclopaedias. school. Sept. 19 Mr. Niedermeyer has a sore throat. Sept. 21—Freshman party at Flickinger’s; Juniors and Seniors not honored with invitations. Sept. 23 Book agent. Sept. 25 Another book agent. Sept. 28 Hammond backed out of a basket ball game. Sept. 29 Mr. Niedermeyer spends Sunday with Decatur friends. Sept. 30 —Two new scholars. Oct.20 Maud, Gertrude, Elsa, Annie Laurie and Helen receive special written invitations to attend a 4 p.m. lecture by A. W. Nied-ermeye r. A pleasant time was had by all. Oct. 21 Miss Cook and Mr. Niedermeyer spend Sunday in Decatur. Oct. 22 Victrola agent takes a few minutes of our time. Oct. 23 Three fifth graders promoted to high school for afternoon on bad behaviour. Oct. 24—Old-fashioned spell down. Oct. 25 More fifth graders. Oct. 26 No basket ball game. Oct. 28 Heated debate, Two Societies or One? Oct, 29 -Board pays us a visit. Oct. 3D Head of spe lling line changed to foot. Oct. 31 Hallowe’en!