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

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For latest style in hairdressing see Joe C. What We Come To School For. Freshmen—To have a good time. Sophomores To study Caesar. Juniors Because we have to. Seniors Just to be somebody. Favorite Junior expression Now that’s just what I meant, only I said it different. Joe. C. 'to girl in store'—Do you keep dates? Girl—Yes, but I don’t remember making any with you. Junior Motto Always pretend you know even when you don’t. Anna Dor.iahn T6. SOPHOMORE NOTES Our hearts leap up When we behold, A decent grade upon our papers. So it was at first So is it now near the close. And we do only wish To see them oftener. There is never any false bottom in a peck of trouble when it comes to exams— Sophs. Miss S.—What do the people of Asia live on? Louis—Dates. Anna and Mildred were so good in Zoology class that they were promoted to the front table. Miss S.—(In Caesar) class, Retha you may translate. Retha—I can’t get Elias (alias) in there. The question was asked what is absorption? Ask Louis for the answer. As We know ’Em Solitary child Louis. A gleam of sunshine- Lera. Art and Tact— Retha. Always working—Mildred. Miss K.—Louis, what did you choose as the theme of ‘‘Silas Marner. Louis answers promptly, “Love once, love always. We mean well when we say — Ain’t it a peach Miss Kriege. Us teachers—Miss Stansbury. Yes you did Lera. I tho’t I’d die laughing— Mildred. I just had a fit Retha. Had went Louis. On being asked to characterize Eppie in Eng. II Mr. Stitt said, “I didn’t like her, she’s not in my class. Miss S.— In Caesar.) Was that a free translation? Mildred — No, I had to work it out.

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JUNIOR NOTES After Finals. We always thought, we knew we knew, But now we must confess The more we know, we know We know we know the less. Bright Remarks. Mr. W. What has taken the place of the drama? Earle The “movies. Pro. W. Give one characteristic of Pope. Joe C. He was a hypocrite. Earle In Eng. It sounds like one of them there ballads. Anna Columbus discovered the New World in 1600. (?) Mr. W. Give an example of a sentence having a double meaning. Junior How do you tell stories? Earle (In Ger. I Please spell that word. Miss Kriege P-a-u-s-e. Earle Oh. I thought you meant paws. Joe You can’t tell which way a fish goes by following its tracks. Mortified means dead. Anna. Things That We Must Know. School hours were not intended for visit • ing. To sit still, so that the desks will not squeak. To study or get a zero. Bluffing does not always work. Never to use “hain’t and “ain’t. Sights Worth Seeing. Joe C. trying to catch a grasshopper. Earle after he has been called down for whispering. Anna’s nose when she has a bad cold. For sale All vacant seats in the assembly. Terms that the buyer be a junior because the class needs some more members Miss K. Translate “Deutschland uber alles. Junior It’s all over with the Dutch. Some people can grow mustaches even if they are bald headed. Is It True That Pie crust is made of lard, grease and fat? That duration of time in Ivanhoe is 470 pages? That eating is chewing? That we may be given one hour to sleep on Monday mornings? That which hath made me drunk, hath made you bold Earle. Sure sign of Spring Baseball. Lost, strayed or stolen Several members of the Junior class. Reward offered for their return. Anna In Ger. I He became very small. Miss Kriege He shrank evidently. Do we need a course in punctuation? Ask Mr. Weisiger. Mr. W. What are “tresses like morn? Junior Aw, they are red, ain’t they?

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Miss S.—'In Zoology,) Why are fish well educated? Miss Retha Call They have a taste for going in schools. MissS. 'In Zoology) class. What bird is rude? Lera The mocking bird. Miss K.—What is the correct position when speaking? Louis—Face first. “I alius noticed great success Is mixed with trouble, more or less. And it’s the one who does the best tho gets more kicks than all the rest.” —Riley. Wanted—The time of the 8:23 train changed— Louis. Caesar and his army made a march eight hundred miles long over the Alps Mts.. forded rivers, in less time than it took the Caesar class to translate it. Miss K. Are the radii of all circles the same? Lera—Yes if they are round. A pair of friends M. D. and R. C. Miss S.—Where do the Chinese get most of their protein food? Louis From the United States. Miss K. Alright Louis you may spell and pronounce the next word. Louis—shuttle, s-h-u-t-t-l-e. Miss S. in physiology class was explaining the complete renewal of the body every seven years, thus: “Miss Doty, in seven years you will not be Miss Doty. ’ Lera cast her eyes down demurely as she replied, ‘ Well 1 sincerely hope I shall not.” In a physiology exam., the question was asked with regard to the five senses. Retha said, “the five senses are sneezing, coughing, sobbing, crying, yawning and a sixth one which some folks have is snoring.” Inseparables Miss S. and red sweater and hat. Miss K. and fraternity pins. Mr. W. and his gestures. Retha and chamois. Lera and curls. Louis and high class. Mildred and smiles.