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

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BASKET BALL Soon after the school term began the boys of the high school were called together to consider the possibility of having a Basket Ball Team for 1912 13. The gloom which was cast over the school by losing two of our best players in last year’s class was soon overcome when we saw the material we had left which could be developed into fast basket ball players. After a few weeks of hard practicing under the supervision of Mr. Niedermeyer, another meeting was held at which the men chosen for the regular team were Moore and Fisher, forwards; Wilson, Center; and Offenstein and Biggs, guards, with Moore as Manager and Fisher as Captain. This year the Piatt County Athletic Association did not arrange a schedule between the high schools as was done last year. The first game to be played was with LaPlace, a team which competed in last year’s tournament for the county championship and did not lose any of its men in last year’s graduating class. In this game our new men played their first game and certainly showed the traits of good basket ball players, considering the short practice which they had gone through; but after a hard fought battle, our team lost to the fast LaPlace team by a score of 22 to 31. The next game was with th' B;mmt team, which has always proved a dangerous rival, and the boys took every precaution to be in good shape for the contest. On October 19, the game was played and turned out to be the fastest game of basket ball that was ever seen on the school grounds, due to the fast work of our guards, Offenstein and Biggs. At the end of the last half, the score stood 21 to 21 and required almost the extra five minutes for Bement to throw another goal, nicking a score of 21 to 23 in favor of Be meat. In fact, the game was so fast that the Atwocd team could not get a return game with Bement. Foran, Bement’s center, made most of the points for his team. Arthur, another hot rival, scheduled a game for November 23 to be played on the Atwood grounds, and this proved to be a day of all days. The wind was blowing (about forty miles per hour, and apparently from a snow storm, which conditions made the day very cold and disagreeable for out-of-door sport. The game was only interesting for a few minutes in the beginning and then, by the excellent work of Wilson, our center, the team won easily by a score of 12 to 22. This was the game in which the boys won the oyster supper from Coach Niedermeyer. The second game with LaPlace was played at that place on a cold blustery afternoon in November, LaPlace winning by a score of 42 to 23. The two LaPlace forwards starred in the game making most of the points for their team. The Atwood boys were not fortunate in securing a place indoors to practice and thus the bad weather in November forced us to cease ploying until on November 30th, when part of our team played their first game indoors at Arthur. The game, a very fast one, was easily won by our men by a score of 23 to 16. Moore, our right forward starred in the game making 12 points for his team. The next hard game was won from the heavy team of Hindaboro by a score of 21 toll. In this game everyone contributed toward winning the game. The success of this game encouraged the team greatly because the heavy Hindsboro team had not been beaten and had an excellent place to practice while our team was greatly handicapped by the lack of such a place. The next venture of the team was to enter the big basket ball team iment at Nor-

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Lives of Freshman oft remind us, That we once stood in their place. And departing left behind us, Greener ones to fill our place. Maud—“Whet is that noise, an caith-quake?” Mr. Niedermeyer—“No, Kenneth just dropped his feet on the floor.” Helen - “Mary and Maud are going to sing a solo patrons’ night.” Annie Laurie “How can they sing a solo?” Helen “Oh, Mary has no voice.” Herschel “Miss Cook gives me the blues” Paul “Why?” Herschel “Just lock at this test paper with blue pencil marks all over it.” Mary “Mau( do you know Mr. Nieder-meyer’s favorite quotation?” Maud—“No, what is it?” M ry “A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.” A little nen sense now and then oL bachelors make married men. Mabel “I don't like Maud Wcatherholt any more.” Annie Laurie “Why? Mabel “Well you know you Seniors think you’re the smartest people living and Maud said I thought I was smart but I don’t think I’m half as smart as I am. Maud “If you were going to tell what a Junior is, what would you say?” Mary—“I should say a Junior is one who thinks he knows it all and tries to teach the faculty.” Popular and Standard Songs of the Seniors. Lcve Me and the World is Mine or Just a Wcciy’ing for You. Maud. Dreaming of You. Annie Laurie. I Loveali the Girls from A to Z. Paul. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey. — Helen. Gee I Wish I Had a Girl. — Herschel. Honey Man. Mary. Mr. Niedermeyer If you were to fall down and break your leg in two places, what would you call it ? Paul— Two pieces of misfortune or a compound fraction. Answers Found on Examination Papers. The people who live in the uninhabited portion of the earth are called cannibals. In their art the Greeks were true to Nature no matter how it looked. An axiom is something that is always so, even if it isn’t. The Pilgrims came to America so that they might persecute their religion in peace. Sentence in German read: The fellow forgot everything as he was holding the girl.' Paul trans — The fellow forgot to hold the girl; Gee he must have been green. Mr. Niedermeyer Define corporation? Herschel It is a body of men that go together to form an artificial person. Full of wrath was Mr. Allen Win n he came into the aisle, Found the scholars in confusion. Heard of all the misdemeanors, All the malice, and the mischief. Of the cunning Paul and Herschel. Hard hisbreath came through his nostrils. Through his teeth he buzzed and muttered, Words of anger and resentment. Hot and burning like a hornet. Who has spilled this water, Herschel. All this water on the floor. Not so rude and rough the culprit, That my anger shall not reach him! Then in anger swift departed Mr. Alien to his desk, And the scholars as he left them Laughed in glee to see him go.

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mal. Atwood was very unfortunate in drawing Peoria Manual Training, the strongest team in the tournament and the team which won the Central Illinois Tournament in 1912 — 13. The game started out fast and continued so throughout the whole game. At the end of the first half the score stood 10 to 6 in favor of Peoria Manual Training, but in the first part of the second half the Atwood team piled up enough points to lead the Peoria team 10 to 12 which few other teams did that played the Peoria regulars. Offenstein, one of our fast guards, was attacked by a pain in the side and he could not travel as fast as was customary for him but having no guard along to take his place he was forced to do the best that he could, and the game ended with the score of 41 to 12 in favor of Peoria which undoubtedly would not have hap- pened if Offenstein had remained in the best condition until the last of the game. This was Atwood's last game. The team this year did not prove to be so successful as that of last year, because they did not have a place to practice, and also because the team had to be re-organized. In spite of these hindrances the team won a good per cent of the games they played and the team next year should prove the strongest in the history of the high school. Supt-Niedermeyer needs much credit for his work in coaching the team this year. He has kept the team together and helped to ward off the monotony of practicing every evening after school by sharing it with us. He was also instrumental in getting the grade boys to stay after school to play with us which aided much in giving valuable practice games. Paul Fisher T3. Classified Ads. Wanted—Some one to love.- Mr. Allen. Wanted- A shave.—Paul. Wanted Some one to teach me French —Mabel. Wanted Tugs, see Kenneth Wilson. Wanted— Brains. Dummy. Wanted Some one to skate with me.— Joe C. Questions How long may a pupil sleep? One period during the day except on Mondays when they may sleep two. If Maud should become a Fisher would she catch a sucker? If Annie Laurie letters her geometry so that it reads S. T. who has the right to object? What kind of a heating plant would be cheapest for Helen? Hot air.