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

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LITERARY DEPARTMENT The Literary Societies Shortly after the school term opened in the fall, the faculty decided that two literary societies would be of great benefit to the high school as a whole. The students were accordingly divided into two equal groups, known as the Yamagata and La-delphia Societies. Each society elected officers, program committees and the society colors. The programs were held once every month, thus giving each society a chance to give four programs Each student was given a chance to appear, in different numbers, such as debates, declamations, essays, extemporaneous speeches and one or more electives. A special point was made to have a debate at the beginning of each program. A mock trial was given by the La-delphia Society and a short play by the Yamagatas. This play was also given at a meeting of the Mothers’ Club and at the high school box social. At the first of the term each society endeavored to place its colors on the school building. One society even posted its banner on the ceiling of the assembly room and the general effect may still be noticed. On the whole the societies were a success in that they proved a benefit to the students as well as recreation and a pleasure. The faculty too, contributed much towards making them a success by suggesting new ideas and helping the pupils select new work. Der Deutsche Verein Praesident - Beryl Quick Vize Praesident - - Joseph Cogdal Schrift fueherin - - Anna Dorjahn Der Deutsche Verein wurde im Yahre 1915 organisiert. Alle Studenten die Deutsch studieren, koennen Mitgleider des Vereins werden. Das Ziel des Vereins ist eine groesseres Interesse fuer die deutsche Sprache unter den Studenten zu foerdern. und den Mitgliedern mehr gewandheit in dem Gebrauch der Sprache zu geben. Die regelmaessigen Versammelungen werden alle zwei Wochen am Freitag Abend abgehalten, und jedesmal wird ein Programm gegeben. Fuer jedes englisches Wort muss man ein Strafgeld von einem Pfennig bezalden. Erfrishchungen werden jedesmal serviert. Ada Doty ’15. In a quiet sunny woodland Where violets sip the dew — And daisies and for-get-me-nots Are shaded in richest hue, Stands a vine covered cottage With brown eaves hanging low; It fills his soul with longing. He loves, he loves it so. Beneath its rustic portico, They have sat for many hours And reared their airy castles Doomed to vanish with the flowers. There in the twilight soft and gray Roma and John whiled the hours away. Anna Dorjahn T6. Ada Doty 15.

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flit Iftemoriam Retha E. Call Born April 9, 1897. Died April 4, 1915. Fast as the rolling seasons bring The hour of fate to those we love Each pearl that leaves the broken string Is set in Friendship’s crown above. As narrower grows the earthly chain. The circle widens in the sky; There are our treasures that remain But those are stars that beam so high. — Oliver Wendel Holmes.

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Freshman Studies The first thing in the morning the last thing at night. Can you guess what that is? You can’t? Well let me tell you and then you’ll remember and say, “Why, of course, what was I thinking of? Of course, it’s Roman history. The reason that Roman history is placed first upon the program is: Children between the ages of 15 and 20 have a faculty of not getting up early in the morning, and when they arrive at school, they are often rubbing their eyes and looking so forlorn, that it makes one feel the same way, if one looks at them. Now Roman history is like a bucket of ice water thrown in one's face when one is least expecting it. It certainly wakes one up for all day and a few hours over, in which time one studies. You can imagine how much time one must spend at night studying in order not to be taken by surprise the next morning. The next thing is a brief period of time reserved for studying, while one is still wide awake. The teachers take advantage of the ice water and crowd two studies into one study period. They wish to gel in all the studying possible before one retires again. Algebra should really be studied the last thing before we are allowed to go home in the evening, so that our minds would be in good working order, should we have any business to transact. But children so small as we are, should not worry about business. Latin is edged in before noon so that we will have a good appetite. One has such a light empty feeling after one has escaped from the clutches of a dead language into a really live one. If Caesar only knew how hard it is to stumble over difficulties higher than the Alps mountains on nothing to eat, he would never have done such tricks so full of nonsense as Latin books accuse him of. He would not have even spoken that language. But it doesn’t bother us so very much, for the moment we hear the name of Caesar mentioned, we immediately forget there was such a man or such a name. All we can do is to live in expectation of the close of the hour. Oh! what a relief it is to think; no more Roman history; no more Latin today. But -well, thank goodness that we are given a period free from recitation before we must learn how to punctuate what I have already written. It’s English I’m speaking of. But cheer up everyone. English teachers especially. It's just as easy for me to say “aint” or “it looks like after an English class as it is before. Then after we are taught our manners, we are free to study, to play, to do whatever suits us best. Generally, one would think we would appreciate two whole periods free from recitation. But it is much harder to sit still and behave ourselves than to perform any other feat in the world. It’s a true accomplishment to be able to do so. IONE PlNCKARD ’18. Maurine has a little beau, Basil is his name, And everywhere that Maurine went Basil always came.