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

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 Nov. 1--Seniors and Freshmen entertain Juniors and Sophomores. Nov. 2—LaPlace game 15 to 45 in favor of LaPlace. Nov. 3 Gymnastics first fifteen minutes under Mr. Niedermeyer’s direction. Nov. 4 - High School votes for president. Roosevelt elected. M „ Nov. 5 Mr. Niedermeyer sports new duds and goes home at noon to vote. Nov. 6 Wilson elected! ! Nov 7 Half the Grammar Room visits us. Nov. 8 Spelling match with Grammar Room High School wins. Nov. 9 Examinations. Nov. 11 English IV has a discussion. Nov. 12—New library books arrive. Nov. 13—English IV in recitation room. Open dcor into assembly room. 3rd grader thrusts head in. After looking around a spell, “Mr. Neidermeyer ain’t in here, is he? Miss Cook, “No, you’ll find him in the west room. Three seconds later, open door into hall. Head appears again. 3rd grader, Mr. Niedermeyer ain’t—Oh! this is the same room, ain’t it? Nov. 14 Mary takes Paul and Miss Cook auto riding and is twenty minutes late. Nov. 15 - No school for three days. Nov. 16 Mr. N. has a new hat. Nov. 19—One of the faculty takes a slide. Nov. 20-Member of rhe board visits us. Nov. 21 Mr. N. finishes the story he was reading to us. Nov’ 22 Singing for a change. Nov. 23 - Basketball game with Arthur. Mr. N. gives an oyster stew. Nov. 24—Snow! Nov. 25 Two societies organized. Nov. 26 Maud gets lost and goes to Cicero class instead of Greek History. Nov. 27 Mr. Eldredge talks to us the first fifteen minutes. Nov. 28 Thanksgiving. Nov. 29 - No school. Nov. 30 Basket ball game at Arthur 25 to 16 in favor of Atwood. Dec. 1 New month. Dec. 2 Miss Cook says she is not interested in farmers. Dec 3 Annie Laurie gets back from her Thanksgiving visit. Dec. 4 Algebra class plays “Simon says Thumbs Up Dec. 5 Rain. Dec. 6 Algebra class doesn’t like long lessons. Dec. 7 See October 8. Dec. 8 Snow. Dec. 9 - Mr. N. sports new black suit. Dec. 10—Physical geography class goes on an excursion down the railroad. Dec. 11 Maud tries to bluft in history class. Dec. 12 12 12 12. Gertrude goes to sleep the first fifteen minutes. Dec. 13 Mr. N. carries a box of pigeons about under his arm. Dec. 15—Mr. Allen’s brother pays us a visit. Dec. 16- District spell i n g match. Dec. 17- Floyd has a party. Dec. 18- Juniors and Sophomores give Seniors and Freshmen a party. Dec. 19— First society programme. Dec. 20 Mr. N. is disturbed about something. Dec. 21 Only three more shopping days before Christmas. Dec. 25 Christmas vacation. Dec. 31 Alumni Watch Party.

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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!

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 Jan. 1-1913! Jan. 2—School again. Look at the Christmas presents! Jan. 3 Faculty goes skating and Mr. N. falls with lhe lantern. Jan. 4 Basket ball game at IIindsboro21 to 11 in favor of Atwood. Jan. 6 Ice all over everything. Jan. 7 Mr. N. comments on the stupidity of his advanced algebra class. Jan. 13 Mr. Fonger visits us. Jan. 14 Mabel gets to bring her books and sit on the front seat. Jan. 16—Day cf doom. Finals. Jan. 20—New semester. Jan. 21 New scholar. Jan, 25 Mr. McIntosh. Jan. 27—Mr. A. has a new suit. Jan. 30 —Mr. Solomon fixes the bell. Jan 31 Mary says she is Mr. Allen’s pet. e all know she is the star Cicero reader Feb. 1 — New month Feb 2—Ground hog day. Feb. 3—Paul doesn’t get Mr. Niedertneyer’s point. Feb. 4 Stray yeller dog drops in to see us Feb. 5 —Mary punches Mr. N in the ribs Feb. 6— Examinations. Feb. 7—Seniors sport class rings. Feb. 8—Mr. N. goes to Decatur. March 3 —Mouse visits Cicero class. March 5—Miss Cook tells her botany class that the microscopes in the laboratory are mouse traps. March 6—Skating party. March 11- Mr. N. goes to Garrett. March 12—Freshies sport colors. Sophs show dapple gray and brindle. March 13—Flag fight Fresliies vs. Sophs. March 14—Patrons’ night March 15—Tug chosen manager of track team. A Feb. 9 First Sunday i Lent. Feb. 11 —Miss Cook is angry with her classes. Feb. 12—At close of German I Mr. Allen exclaims. “Another forty minutes wasted.” Feb. 13—Three-minute talks by Civics class. Feb. 14—Valentine party at Senior president’s. Feb 15—Mr. Allen and Miss Cook leave to see Ju ius Caesar. Feb 16 Mr. N. is wearing glasses. Feb. 17 — Victrola music first fifteen minutes. Feb 19 Spring weather; spring fever Feb. 20- Decorating for Washington’s birthday Feb. 28—Sophomore present Sil°s Marner. Apr Koner sKnung party Apr. 4 — N i e d i e ’ s birth d a y. Boy s give him 23 fats. Apr. 8-Joe W yet h ’ s desk breaks down with him. A p r. 1 1 — J o h n n i e sports Sophomore colors, one red sock an 1 one black one. . i Apr. 14—Botany class goes on an cSfcpaditi m, Apr. 16 Joe Moo goie vaults 9 Icet 6'inel»cs. Apr. 25 - Marv offers Mr A half of her coat when he says ne is cold. Apr 26—Floyd has a hair cut. • Apr. 30 -Junior-Senior.