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

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Sophomore Notes President. Lena Randall Vice President. Paul E. Riggs Secretary, Loren Meece Motto:— be sharp and be natural BUT NEVER BE FLAT. Flower. Rose Colors. Purple and Gold HISTORY THE Sophomore class was first known in 1915 when they entered high school iih Freshmen about twenty in number. Before the year was completed however our number diminished until we had reached the thirteen mark Thirteen is generally considered an unlucky number, hut not so with our class so far. for taking all things into consideration, we have been very lucky. We have had some difficulty in obeying some of the rules and as a reward to our disobedience we paid the professor a call in his office. 30Q00DE30

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Last winter when we were in New York. Elizabeth look pninting instructions from Lowell Toad' Stevenson. You remember, he always decorated all of our Posts. Delores is his assistant. She always did like to draw. You know, her books were always filled with sketches. Ota isn't Miss Day any more either. She was so entertaining to Elizabeth while she was there. I was so glad she was there and she sure did relate some of the happenings of the old A. H. S. Oh! Yes. Mary Shonkwiler is the Superintendent of the Kindergarten in New York. If you are in New York you must go to see her. She certainly is a success. Did Miss Sutton mention any of the others? She said John (Jit Horton was in Mexico, she thought, trying to explore that old Indian Trail from Asia to Mexico? Well. I should say he isn't in Mexico. He is in Alaska, where he manufactures Fords. He has a special permit from the government. Maude invested $40,000 from her father’s estate in it. I guess John will stick a factory on the South Pole next. Say. I wish you could be here for to-night we'd drive over to Frisco. The U. S. Marine Band is going to be there and Garold Barnhart is the Band Master. I guess Maude and I will go You know, it’s only forty miles Say. when you are in Washington you must call on Fred Brewer, who has been at the head of the Agricultural department since he returned from the war. We are going to move to New York the first of next month and if Mary Louise comes up to Washington we must give her a big dinner and a class reunion. Well. I am sorry you have to leave so soon. I'll see you in a few days. Don't forget to go and see Fred. Good-bye. I am so glad you got to come. —••o- 3E3BBSSSBE

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per at his home, north of town. The table was decorated as a football field, the lines being made in orange and black. After supper the hoys were surprised hy the arrival of a number of high school girls, who had been invited out by Mr. and Mrs. Smothers. The evening was spent in games, music and high school yells. Wrytonian Party The Wrytonian Literary Society entertained the Platonians Friday evening, March .'JO. 1917. An amusing feature of the evening was ti mock wedding. The time was spent in games and music. Refreshments of cocoa and cookies were served. Platonian Return Party The Plutonian Literary Society entertained the Wrytonians at an April Fool party at the high school building. The guests were invited to a Fourth of July Celebration at the home of Lela Sidney. Upon arriving there they found n card directing them to the home of Ota Day Here was another card which sent them to the school building. They were greeted with such expressions as Merry Christmas, birthday greetings. “so glad you couldn't come. etc After the contest partners were chosen, napkins and doughnuts were passed around. The doughnuts proved so good Louis Stitt wanted a second helping This time he found the inside of his doughnut to be composed of rope. The guests were then told that an interesting game was being played in the laboratory. Here they were served with refreshments consisting ol pineapple sherbet, wafers and fruit punch. Platonian and wrytonian Party On the evening of April 20, the Wrytonians and Platonians gave an economic party. Certain rules in manner of dress were drawn up and unless these were complied with, the offender was charged ten cents or required to take part in n program. Refreshments of banana split, wafers anti lemonade were served