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

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3BBSBeBSBaSBBBE3GE3E3SE3eSE3E3BBSBBBSBBBBB Junior-Senior Reception THE juniors entertained the seniors at the home of W. J. Flickinger. Thursday evening. May 17. 1917. The hall was draped with red. while and blue and the other rooms were decorated in the high school, junior and senior colors. As soon as the guests arrived, a contest was held. The baby pictures of the faculty, juniors and seniors had been obtained. They had been numbered and the guests were told to identify as many of them as possible in a given length of time. Miss Nora Sutton won the prize. During the evening Mrs. Sutton gave three very interesting readings. The remainder of the evening was spent in games. Victrola music and other amusements. About eleven o’clock the guests were taken to the dining room where n four-course luncheon was served. The menu consisted ot Cocktail. Olives. Pickles. Radishes. Cheese Filling and Fig Sandwiches. Chicken a la King. Peas in Cases. Salad. Saratoga Chips. Ice Cream. Fruit Cake, Macaroons, Salmi. Mints. The place cards were decorated with hand painted lilies-of the valley, the senior flower. In the center of each table was a bowl of lilics-of-the-valley. while at either end was a bouquet of pink Killarney roses, the junior flower. Killarney roses were given as favors. Some of the toasts were of a military order, others were given to the classes and still others were upon subjects of general interest. Mr. Sutton acted ns toastmaster. The following toasts were given: MILITARY MISCELLANEOUS Bugle Call Salute ........ Attention Shoulder Arms Forward March Mr Marston John Horton Maude Van Vleet Wayne Welker Lowell Stevenson Senior Class Our School Days High Cost of Living Americans Automobiles Farewell Dolores Henry Mildred Doty Maude Blackwell Ruth Lancaster Garold Barnhnrdt Louis Stitt

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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

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3E3E3E3E □CUE 3C3E3E3E3E3E3E3 -=3QE3E3E=3C 3E3E3E3E IT has become nn established custom in the Atwood High School to hive two Literary Societies. The necessity and benefit of them has been realized. These are in connection with the work in English and each member is required to appear before the school on programs or in plays given by the society of which he is a member, at least four times each year. In the evening of October 12. 1916, some of the members of last year’s Societies, which were The Omega” and “The Platonian.” met to divide up the freshman and members of the upper classes who came here from other schools. The pupils were informed the next day ns to which society they belonged ami meetings we held to elect new officers and to appoint committees. The name of the Omega Socity was changed to that of Wrytonian The officers elected were: President. lone Pinckard Vice President Secretary and Treasurer. Virgil Edmondson Sergeant-at-Arms Pianist. Mary Louise Flickinger The Plntoninns: President. Ota Day Vice President Secretary. Mildred Doty Treasurer. Sergeant-at-Arms. Lloyd Kimmel. Pianist. Maud Van Vleet Ted Thrasher William Phillippe Holllace Muir Marie Bowman