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

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1918 volume:

THE POST PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR GLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THE ATWOOD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ATWOOD, ILLINOIS HON. W. F. KIMMEL THE RETIRING PRESIDENT O F THE A. T. H. S. BOARD OF EDUCATION We dedicate this Post as a mark of the high esteem in which we hold his memory, and in appreciation of his unselfish devotion to the interests of the boys and girls of District No. 154. O O INTRODUCTION ♦J|N keeping with the custom of each graduating class of E3 the Atwood Township High School to leave a record of their high school days in the form of an Annual, we, the class of 1918, offer this as our contribution to the list of annuals. The following pages, we hope, will be an inspiration to our successors and a guide to the staffs of future POSTS. In this, the last tribute to our High School, we wish to extend our thanks to all students and others who have assisted in making the POST what it is this year. THE STAFF. The Pride of District 154 ATWOOD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Completed 1917. Two story and basement. Contains study hall, gymnasium, laboratories, cooking rooms, manual training room, sewing room, students’ lunch room, class rooms, and public reading room. W. F. Kimmel, U. S. Garrett, J. A. Kamm. J. B. Fisher, Emery Smith, J. H. Dorjahn and G. W. Smothers, Members of Board of Education; G. W. Sutton, Superintendent. OUR HIGH SCHOOL JlN a year now recorded in History, A leader in thought and in action Dreamed a dream of broad education; “Not a child in our land, dreamed the dreamer, “Shall e’er find excuse for missing The friendships, the joys and the trials Of four years of high school life. With courage undaunted. Spurred on by faith in his Maker, After weeks of working and planning, His dream was made law in the land. Somewhat apart from the world. Along the route of the C., I. . W., Lay a prosperous farming community. Long ere that dream became law A farmer had dreamed a like dream; ’Rising in the midst of their farms, Where the highways of rural life meet, He saw, with the eye of his mind. A center of learning and labor. Where his children and those of his neighbor Might mingle for work and for pleasure. The faith of the farmer grew stronger, For faith joined to work never dims. Through the ordeal of fire and of slander. Despite poverty, wealth and economy. He struggled incessantly onward To make his fond dream come true. Just at the edge of the village, By the wood where the wild flowers grow. Standing forth by the side of the highway. Where the throngs of humanity pass. Spacious, majestic it stands, This center of life and of learning; The dream of the farmer come true. Dear A. T. H. S., ’tis you. —Madden. BOARD OP EDUCATION W. F. Kimmel, President U. S. Garrett, Secretary G. W. Smothers J. B. Fisher J. H. Dorjahn J. A. Kamo) Emery Smith CLASS OF 1918 OFFICERS President - Hollace Muir Vice-President - - Harry Brunson Secretary-Treasurer - Helen Short Colors—Green and Gold Motto— “Loyalty and Service” Flower Pink Killarney Rose EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE POST Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Senior Class Editor Junior Class Editor -Sophomore Class Editor Freshman Class Editor Society Editor Cartoonist -Joke Editor Athletic Editor Calendar Editor -Social Editor - Garold Barnhart lone Pinckard Maude VanVleet Fred Brewer Mary Shonkwiler Lena Randall Celia Thrasher Blanche VanVleet Cora Lichtenwalter Virgil Edmondson Freeda Harshbarger - Emmette Conner Mary L. Flickinger Lena Jumper SUBSCRIPTION MANAGERS Senior Class - - Hollace Muir Junior Class - Loren Meece Sophomore Class - Ethel Reedy Freshman Class - - Mary Hofsas FACULTY G. W. SUTTON, Supt. Mathematics and Agriculture MARY E. ORR Science LAURA MAE WILLE Domestic Science NORA SUTTON Latin and German FACULTY MAUDE BLACKWELL English and Public Speaking GRACE E. MADDEN LUCILE BUSBEY History and Algebra English, History and German 0. T. MARSTON Manual Training-Commercial Subjects COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM MARCH Invocation - Rev. G. N. Wilkerson Music - - - - Girls’ Glee Club Address - - Dr H. C. Paul Music...................................Quartet Mary Hofsas, Margaret Storey, Fred Wiley, Emmette Conner Presentation of Diplomas - G. W. Rippey, President Board of Education Music ------ Girls’ Glee Club Benediction - - - ev- E. C. Geeding SENIOR CLASS PLAY “THE HOODOO CHARACTERS: Brighton Early (about to be married)____________________Garold Barnhart Billy Jackson (the heart breaker)_______________________Chester Moore Professor Solomon Spiggot (an authority on Egypt)_______Emmette Conner Hemachus Spiggot (his son, aged seventeen)________________ Fred Brewer Mr. Malachi Meek la lively old gentleman of sixty-nine)_Harry Brunson Mr. Dun (the burglar)______________________________________Fred Wiley Miss Amy Lee (about to be married)______________ Mary Louise Flickinger Mrs. Perington-Shine (her aunt and Mi. Meek’s daughter)___Hollace Muir Gwendolyn Perington-Shine (who does just as mamma says)___________ --------------------------------------------Mary Grace Shonkwiler Dodo De Graft (the dazzling daisy)_________________________Nora Sutton Mrs. Ima Clinger (a fascinating young widow)_______________Helen Short Angelina (her angel child, aged eight)_____________________Ethel Reedy Miss Doris Ruffles (Amy’s maid of honor)___________________lone Pinckard Mrs. Semiramis Spiggot (the mother of seven)__________Freeda Harshbarger Eupepsia Spiggot (her daughter, aged sixteen)__________Grace O’Laughlin Miss Longnecker (a public school teacher)____________ Freeda Harshbarger Lulu (by name and nature)______________________________Maude VanVleet Aunt Paradise (the colored cook)_____________________Lora Lichtenwalter Four little Spiggots Time—1912, in late September. Place—Mrs. Perington-Shine's country home, about thirty minutes from Philadelphia. Occasion A house party at the Lee-Early wedding. SENIOR GLASS MARY LOUISE FLICKINGER Vice-President Class, ’18 Omega Literary Society Play. ’16 Class Flay, ’17, ’18 Wr tonian Literary Society Calendar Editor, ’18 Camp Eire Girls Basket Ball, ’15. ’16 German Club, ’16, ’17 FRED BREWER Yamagata, ’14. '15 Omega. ’15, ’16 Wrytonian, ’16, ’17 Class Play. ’18 Assistant Business Manager, ’IS HOLLACE MUIR Yamagata Literary Society, ’15 Platonian Literary Society, ’16, ’17. ’18 Class Play, ’16, ’18 President German Club. ’17 Junior Class Editor, ’17 President Class, ’18 Camp Fire SENIOR GLASS ELIZABETH IONE PINCKARD Editor Class Notes, ’15, ’16 Calendar Editor. ’17 Assistant Editor-in-Chief, ’18 Class Play, ’17, 18 Literary Society Play, ’17, ’18 President Wrytonian Lit. Society, ’!7 Girls’ Basket Ball, ’15, ’16 Camp Fire HARRY BRUNSON Vice-President Freshman Class, ’15 Ladelphian Society, ’15 Basket Ball, ’15 Wrytonian Literary Society, ’16. ’17. ’IS Glee Club. ’17 Society Play, ’17 Class Play, ’18 Vice-President Senior Class, ’18 President Wrytonian Lit. Society, ’18 G. HELEN SHORT Arthur. ’15, '16 Class Secretary, 17 Wrytonian, ’17. ’18 Glee Club. ’17 German Club, ’17 Class Play, ’18 SENIOR CLASS LORA E. LICHTENWALTER Fairmount High School, ’15. ’16 Wrytonian, ’17, 18 Glee Club, ’17 German Club, ’17 Shakespeare Play, ’18 Literary Society Play. ’18 Class Play, ’18 MAUDE N. VANVLEET Class Play, ’16, ’17, ’18 B. B., ’15, ’16 Class Secretary, ’15 Class President, 17 Glee Club, ’17 Literary Society Play, ’16, ’17 Secretary Wrytonian Lit. Society, ’17 Business Manager of Post, ’18 Camp Fire GAROLD BARNHART Ladelphian Literary Society. ’15 Wrytonian Literary Society, ’16, ’17. ’18 Football, ’16, ’17 Basket Ball, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18 Captain Basket Ball, ’17, ’IS Class Play, ’16, ’18 Glee Club, ’17, ’18 Track Team, ’16, ’17 Literary Society, ’17, ’18 Boys’ Declamation MARY G. SHONKWILER Yamazata Literary Society, T4 Platonian Literary Society, ’16, ’17, ’18 Glee Club, ’17 Literary Play, T5, ’16 Class Play, ’18 Camp Fire Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class To Whom It May Concern: We, the Senior class of nineteen-eighteen of the Atwood Township High School, knowing we are of sound mind and memory, and upon consider ing the uncertainty of the future before us, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, that is to say: First. We give and bequeath to our successors, the Junior class, all the happiness and enjoyment that we have enjoyed here, as Seniors. Second. To Lena Randall of the Junior class, we give Lora’s art of “playin’ ’possum in classes. Third. To Ama Call, the industrious student of the Junior class, we give the exceptional brilliancy of Harry Brunson’s learning. Fourth. To Golda Heerdt. we give the originality of Garold Barnhart, which we think she will find very profitable when she becomes a school “mam. Fifth. To Leaman Wildman, we give all the art of bluffing done by this honorable class, and as this might prove too small, we also give our ability to go to physics class without our lessons. Sixth. To Lawrence Shelton, we give Maude’s privilege of talking in the corridors. Seventh. To Loren Meece, we give the privilege of transferring his argumentative nature to English IV. Eighth. To Paul Riggs, we give the privilege of choosing the first seat in physics class. Ninth. To Virgil Edmonson, we give the privilege of another course in mathematics. Tenth. To John Horton, we give Hollace’s loyalty to the Senior class. Lastly. To all underclassmen, we give the pleasure of receiving sugar-coated lectures from the faculty. In witness whereof, we, the Senior class of the Atwood Township High School of nineteen-eighteen, set our hand and seal hereunto this thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred eighteen. Signatures: Hollace Muir. Lora Licbtenwalter. Helen Short. Mary L. Flickinger. IonePinckard. Mary Shonkwiler. Maude VanVieet. Garold Barnhart. Fred Brewer. (Seal) Harry Brunson. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Senior class of nineteen eighteen as and for their last will and testament in the presence of me, who in their presence, and in the presence of each other, and at their request have hereunto subscribed my name as witness. Mr. G. Sutton, Notary Public. Codicil to the Foregoing Will Whereas, we the Senior class of the Atwood Township High School, did on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen eighteen, make our last will and testament, we do nowr, being of sound mind and memory, add this codicil to our said will and to be taken as a part thereof. First. We hereby ratify and confirm our said last will and testament, in every respect, save. Second. We give and bequeath our class key to our successors, the Junior class, which will aid them in unlocking the great door ol knowledge. In witness whereof, we hereto affix our seal and signature this first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen and declare this to be a codicil to our said will and amendatory thereof. The Senior Class. The above written instrument was subscribed, by the said Senior class in our presence, and acknowledged by them, to each of us; and they at the same time declared the above instrument. so subscribed, to be a codicil to their last will and testament, and we at their request, have signed our names, as witnesses hereto, in their presence and in the presence of each other, and written opposite our names our respective places of residence. Miss Mary Orr, Pekin, III. Miss Nora Sutton, Atwood, III. ATWOOD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Domestic Science Kitchen. Note large kitchen range and domestic science tables. There are ten domestic science tables, each provided with a gas stove, and arranged to accommodate two students working at the same time. The door on the left opens into the students’ lunch room. JUNIOR GLASS Leaman Wildman Paul E. Riggs Harold Barnhart John Horton Clifford Howerton Virgil Edmondson Loren Meece Lawrence Shelton Wayne Welker Fred Wiley Ama Call Lena Randall Golda Heerdt | “ £ R (3 S I C %C C C%C C C%C%D%C I ' History of Junior Class m The Junior class entered High School as Freshmen in 1915. There were twenty members to start with, but seven left us before the close of the year. Only thirteen now remained to finish the work and start in again next year. Our class was well represented in the athletic and literary associations. We were quite popular with the professor and were often seen paying him a friendly visit in his office. We were all glad when we dropped the name of. “Freshies and entered school in 1916 as distinguished Sophomores. This year cur number had increased to about seventeen, but did not hold that standard very long. Only a few remained when we finished our second year of high school. Eleven loyal Sophs bid adieu to school and knowledge on the eighth of June and entered into the summer vacation with as much spirit and enthusiasm as they had high school life the year before. Our boys and girls showed great skill in athletics as well as manual training and domestic science. We did nothing very distinguishing along these lines, but hoped to win our colors the next year. Fourteen proud and happy high school students entered the new Atwood Township High School as Ju- niors in 1917. We were proud and happy for more reasons than one. We certainly appreciated the new building and advantages which the people of the community had given us, but in addition to this we were proud just because we were “Juniors.” We started out to win, and have done our best all the way through. Our class was represented in every phase of athletics. Although it wasn't large, we still were able to have a few foot-ball stars on the team; also some basket ball stars. Two of our boys represented the Junior class in the basket ball tournament at Decatur. This is another thing which the Juniors have to be proud of. One of our Junior boys won first place in the oratorical contest between Atwood and Bement. At the county oratorical contest at Monticello he was awarded second place. Taken as a whole we have a very intelligent and resourceful class. We hate to see the Seniors leave us, but we will be very glad indeed when we may be known by that honorable name. Although we have only started this year, we hope to finish winning our share of glory before we leave our classmates and the dear old orange and black. Lena Randall. SOPHOMORE GLASS W. Wierman Pearl Barnhart Lloyd Kimmel Chester Moore Emmette Conner Ruth Kimmel Sophia Scheffer Freeda Harshbarger Wava Schoonover McLain Heath Inscoe Day Blanche Kainm Grace Roloson Elvert Brewer Raymond O'Laughlin Lela Billman Lena Jumper Ethel Reedy Leola Quick Mabel Monroe Lora Wild man Marie Bowman Grace O’Laughlin Celia Thrasher Mae Downs Nellie Thrasher Prophecy of the Sophomore Class One sunny afternoon in summer I sat down in a hammock under some shade trees and leaned back among the cushions. I was feeling dreadfully drowsy and the humming of the bees in some flowers a short distance from me made me feel more sleepy. Presently, to my astonishment. I found myself in a large city. I was riding in a street car to some unknown place. You can imagine my surprise when I saw Elvert Brewer and Ervin Anderson on a wagon selling vegetables. I just got a glimpse of them for the street car was moving rather fast. I was soon interested in a struggle between three policemen and a crowd of boys. As the street car neared the scene I became aware that I knew these policemen. They were Emmett Conner. Inscoe Day and Raymond O'Laughlin. I was simply dumbfounded. Who would ever have thought that these boys would be policemen! The street car stopped and I got off and walked into a drug store. I was looking at some books when I heard someone call my name. I turned around and whom should I see but Sophia Scheffer, my chum in zoology class. I was very glad to see her. I asked her what she was doing and she said that she had lately been busy hunting for zoological specimens. We chatted fora few minutes and then I bought a book and went out of the store. I went to a park and sat down on one of the rustic seats, which made the park seem very beautiful and restful. I picked up a paper that was upon the seat and began to look over its contents. On the want-ad page I found a few advertisements that rather surprised me. One was an advertisement for help in a large dry goods store owned by Ethel Reedy and Grayce O’Laughlin. Another was for help at a lumber yard owned by Lloyd Kimmel. The one that surprised me the most was an advertisement of a new hair tonic that could be purchased at a certain store which was owned by Leola Quick. I decided to go see her at once (don’t think I wanted any of the hair tonic.) for I hadn't seen her for a long time. She was very glad to see me and showed me around over her store. I was very surprised to learn that Mabel Monroe and Lela Billman were her partners in the store. I asked her if she knew anything about our class members, when we were Sophomores, and what they were doing now. She gave me the following information. Mae Downs and Marie Bowman owned a candy store in Atwood. Blanche Kamin and Freeda Harshbar er were Red Cross workers in France. McLain Heath and Chester Moore were teachers in Atwood. Warren Wierman was the coach of the foot-ball team. Wava Schoonover was selling Fords in Atwood. Ruth Kimmel was living in one of the western states. Pearl Barnhart, Grace Roloson and Lora Wildman owned an ostrich ranch in New Mexico. Lena Jumper was in New York overseeing a hospital for cripples who had just returned from France. Leola started to say something else but I shall never know what it was, for I just then fell out of the hammock and woke up. I didn’t laugh at my dream for I knew it was the future of the members of the Sophomore class of the Atwood Township High School of 1918. I went into the house and began to prepare for my journey to France for I, Celia Thrasher, was now a Red Cross nurse. —• of ,0 ATWOOD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Manual Training Room. There are fifteen work benches, each provided with all the necessary bench tools. Besides, there is a carefully selected set of tools suitable for all the various kinds of work done in a well-equipped shop. A SOPHOMORE ESSAY THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE GRADE SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS—A PHASE OF THE CENTURY’S PROGRESS Nothing has shown our develop-menfand progress better since 1818 than the advancement of the grade schools. The ordinance of 1787, passed by the Congress of the American Confederation, stated that education was to he encouraged in the northwest territories. The majority of the inhabitants of Illinois at this time were sturdy farmers. They tilled their soil and sold their crops in the cities. The greater part of the people had no education; in fact, they hardly needed it in their simple business affairs. If any one of them had to give his signature in any of his business dealings, he used a cross or some other rude sign. They did not realize the value of learning, and therefore they did not encourage schools. Considering their environment, it is not strange that this was their attitude toward schools. Nearly forty years had passed before new settlers came from the eastern states. In the East education was encouraged, therefore many of the immigrants had a fair education. They started a movement in favor of schools in order that their children could have at least as good an education as they had. Not until forty years after the ordinance of 1787 had become a law were schools established and organized. The Constitution of Illinois, which was signed in 1818, contained nothing pertaining to schools. Illinois had been a state seven years before the first school law was passed. In 1820, before any school laws had been passed, a chatter was granted to the Belleville Academy. In 1825 the Fourth General Assembly passed the first school law in Illinois. This law provided for the free schools for white children, and made provision for the use two per cent of all money in the treasury for educational purposes. Very few schools were established under this law, yet Illinois was a pioneer in the educational movement, because schools existed in the New England states only. The first school law provided no means of compulsory education; they were supported by subscriptions from the parents of the children. This method delayed the progress of education a number of years, for money was scarce the greater part of the time. The first educational convention was held in Vandalia in 1833. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss existing conditions, to improve methods of instruction, to awaken public interest, and to secure suitable legislation of a worthy free school system. The second convention was also held at Vandalia. Cyrus Edwards was chairman, and a man no less noteworthy than Stephen A. Douglas, secretary. They prepared a bill rec- ommending a system of taxation, a method of securing qualified teachers, a suitable supervision of schools, and the proper distribution of school funds. In 1845 an amendment was added to the law of 1841. It provided that there should be a superintendent in each county, that teachers should hold certificates, and that all text books should be written in English. To obtain a ceitificate a teacher had to be examined in reading. writing, geography, arithmetic, grammar and United States history. These examinations were only mere forms. If a teacher was asked a question on some subject that she could not answer, she would say that she was not prepared on that subject. If the examiner gave her some very long word to spell, and she succeeded in spelling it, she was given her certificate. In 1855 a bill was passed that levied a tax of two per cent on all property for the maintenance of the public schools. About this time Stephen A. Douglas, a congressman from Illinois, was influential in securing the passage of a bill which granted public lands to the Illinois Central railroad. The advantages offered by the building of this railroad led many business men of the East to come to Illinois. These men were interested in educational progress and were active in its advancement in Illinois. In 1837 the Surplus Revenue Fund, the County Fund and the Permanent Fund were set apart by the United States Government to be used for school purposes. The Surplus Revenue Fund is the interest obtained from loans of the surplus revenue in the U. S. treasury. The County Fund is the inteiest from the money in the county treasury that exceeds one-half the amount required for school purposes. The Permanent Fund is the money obtained by selling the public lands which the United States Government granted to the schools in 1785 Since 1855 the offices of the state superintendent, the township trustees and the district treasurer have been created. The state superintendent visits the schools of counties, gives lectures, confers with the county superintendent and reports the condition of the schools throughout the state. The township trustees collect the tax and distribute it among the schools. The district treasurer takes chagre of the money after it is collected. The progress of our schools since since 1818 has been extraordinary. Let us imagine that we are in a school of 1850. Often times the building is an old log house, one that is so unsubstantial that a family can no longer live in it. Or perhaps it is an old discarded barn or smokehouse. It rests on a foundation of logs, and on cold winter days we can hear the wind howling under it. Here, too, the wild beasts seek shelter. They bring hordes of fleas and other insects to annoy the children. Less fiequently one finds a new log cabin that has been built by the fathers and used as a school house. The crevices between the logs are chinked with mud to keep out the wind and snow. The benches are made of logs split in two, with pegs driven in them for legs. The desks are long boards nailed along the walls. There are no blackboards. The children C )cS3cS3cS3Cg3C®3C®3t C®DC%C 3C®D THE have only a few books and there is no school library. The teacher who is very ignorant is oftentimes an old soldier or sailor, or perhaps a farmer’s wife. The salary of the teacher is ’from eight to sixteen dollars a month. This is paid by subscription from the parents of the pupils. Once in a while we find a qualified teacher, but they are the exception and not the rule. Today our school buildings are very modern. They are well lighted and spacious. The rural schools have better systems of heating and ventilation today than the city schools had in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Laws have been passed which require the directors to keep the school building in a sanitary condition. All of the windows must be arranged on one side of the room so that the light will fall over the left shoulder of the pupil. The equipment is the best. The seats are arranged according to the size of the pupil. Most of the schools have a piano or other musical instrument. All of the necessary apparatus is found to make the subjects interesting. The life of the pupil is made more pleasant by the splendid school library. Every school in the state has a number of good books. The Illinois Reading Circle selects a number of books each year, which are bought by the schools. In this way new books are continually being added to the old supply. The rural schools are equipped as well as the city schools. A course of study has been planned for the grade schools of Illinois. It requires the teaching of certain studies at least seven months of the P S T year. It is used uniformly all over the state. Our system is considered so efficient that it has been adopted by several states. Education has been improved by the standardization of the requirements for teachers. Formerly the examination was conducted by the county superintendents. But now a law has been passed which states that all teachers’ examinations are to be conducted by the State Board of Examiners. One cannot obtain a certificate in Illinois today without having a high school education. Many of the teachers are graduates of the Normal schools and have degrees in Bachelor of Arts. The Illinois State Teachers’ Association, the Sectional Meetings and the High School Conference are all organized for the benefit 01 the teachers. Various topics of interest are selected and discussed at these meetings. In the High School Conference of November, 1917, the advisability of publishing the minimum requirements for the grades was discussed. Five Normal schools have been established for the purpose of training teachers in methods of teaching, and as a rule the teachers of Illinois are a well-trained class of instructors. In 1917 a law was passed that put every foot of Illinois soil in a High School District. Any boy or girl in Illinois can go to High School without paying tuition. This gives the poor child the same chance as the wealthy one. The progress of our slate’s modern educational system, which has brought the field of knowledge within the reach of every boy and girl in this state, is a matter of general pride. Blanche Kamm. T H E P Q S T C%(8x C C C C c5 C®D£ J£®jr ) Sophomore Quotations Pearl Barnhart: “We have found one Pearl without price. Elvert Brewer: “Better late than never. Freeda Harshbarger: “A little nonsense now and then. (All the time.) Mabel Monroe: “My hair is my crowning glory.” Blanche Kamm: “A maiden never bold. Ervin Anderson: “He’ll never die of overwork. He doesn’t believe in it. Lloyd Kimmel: “That man which blushes is not quite brute. Sophia Scheffer: “She works as conscientiously as she walks. Celia Thrasher: “Pretty to walk with and witty to talk with. Ethel Reedy: “Short and to the point.” Grace Roloson: “Graced with power of voice. Emmette Conner: “Unless some one choke him 5rst he’ll talk himself to death. Chester Moore: “As fresh as the month of May. Mae Downs: “Earth’s noblest or- nament—a woman. Grace O’Loughlin: “Her good hu- mor is a fountain never dry. Leola Quick: “As merry as the day is long. McLean Heath: “In fellowship well could he laugh.” Lora Wildman: “Her looks bespeak the stern mind within. Inscoe Day: “He slipped in all silent.” Warren Wierman: “A gallant war- rior, brave and bold. Ruth Kimmel: “Behold, she walks like a goddess.’ Marie Bowman: “Music hath charms. Lena Jumper: “Recognized quite readily. Raymond O’Laughlin: “ Tis feared he’ll die of overwork. Wava Schoonover: “Still waters run deep. Lela Billman: “She has two eyes so soft and brown. Beware! Beware! Characters in Shakespearean Pageant FRESHMAN GLASS L. Doty A. Rairden Harold Marty Irene Keyes Gladys Cameron Flossie Call Margaret Hofsas Elizabeth Edmondson Zelma Marty Flossie Buxton Eula Brown John Muns Alta Nixon Jessie Hendrickson Blanche VanVleet Madeline Pierson Dorothy Smith Leah Hamilton Dewey Fisher Margaret Storey Levi Landgrebe Mary Hofsas Fred Billman Russell Hadden Henry Wilson Lara Ransford Earl Long CS)C®)C )CS)C )CS3C CS3CS3CSDC®3CS3 ] H E P 5 T C cS)t 3C 3t 3C®3t C®3t 3tS; Freshman Class History One bright September morning twenty-seven little Freshmen entered the front entrance of the Atwood TownshipHigh School. They wandered about in search of the assembly room, but in vain did they search. Then one of the members of the faculty directed them to the right room. Fifteen of this group came from the Atwood Grade School, some came from Pierson, and the remainder came from the surrounding rural schools. Later two more came and joined the Freshman class. The members of the class have all studied very diligently. Although a few became discouraged and left the school, the remainder have stayed until the end. Billman has been our star in athletics. He has been on the first basket ball and foot ball teams, and has been an exceptionally good player. Doty and Wilson have been substitutes on the same teams. Several members of the class were in the Shakespearean plays. Margaret Hofsas won in the girls’ declamation at the Atwood-Bement preliminary oratorical contest and will represent the girls of this school at Monticello. Blanche VanVleet. FRESHMAN THEME Francis Scott Key and “The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key, the author of “The Star Spangled Banner,” was bom in Frederick county, Maryland, on August 9, 1779. He was a graduate of St. John’s College, Annapolis, where he studied law. In 1801 he became attorney of the District of Columbia. In the war of 1812 one of his friends was captured by a British man-of-war. Mr. Key went to President Madison and borrowed men and a vessel and, under a flag of truce, went to seek the release of his friend. While he was on the British ship Fort McHenry was stormed by the British. Mr. Key was detained on the enemy ship over night because the British did not want him to reveal their plans to the Americans. All night he watched the storming of Fort McHenry. In a lull of the battle he feared the fort was taken, and in his anxiety that the flag be saved, he wrote on the back of an envelope the first stanza of “The Star Spangled Banner.” In the morning Mr. Key still saw the flag waving aloft. When he went ashore Mr. Key wrote the remaining stanzas of the song. The tune of an old English drinking song, “Anacreon in Heaven,” was used as the music. The song was first printed on large hand-bills with fancy edges. Later it was published in the Baltimore American. “The Star Spangled Banner” is now among the most popular American patriotic songs. Henry Wilson. OFFICERS President - Freeda Harshbarger Vice-President - Leola Quick Secretary and Treasurer - - Lela Billman Pianist - Cleone Rose Sergeant-at-Arms - - Clifford Howerton THE POST — - t V v ) |] LITERARY SO ►Cl El LT ES 1 It has been the custom in the Atwood Township High School to have two literary societies whose purpose is to fit their members for later life, when they shall have become the ones upon whom responsibility rests. Early in the school term the officers of the previous year met to apportion the membership of the new pupils so that each society would be fairly represented. These societies, working together, have formed a part of the social life of the school, for their programs have afforded us much entertainment as well as a great deal of practical training. The first program was presented October the twenty-sixth. This was an inter-society entertainment, which was a decided success. The one-act morality play. “Dust of the Road,” by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, was put on. The characters were: Prudence Steele lone Pinckard An Old Man, Prudence’s uncle___ __________________ Loren Meece Tramp..----------------Fred Wiley Peter Steele_____Garold Barnhart Music and readings formed the rest of the program. The Shakespearean scenes and two French comedies were presented April tenth. The program was as follows: “THE MERCHANT OF VENICE'’ Trial Scene PERSONS IN SCENE Duke of Venice_____Lloyd Kimmel Salerio____________________Elvert Brewer Nerissa_________Flossie Buxton Clerk_______________ Wayne Welker Portia______________________ Lena Randall Shylock______________________Fred Billman Antonio_____________McLain Heath Bassanio______________Inscoe Day Gratiano______ __Emmette Conner Tubal_________________Earl Long “JULIUS CAESAR Rome—A Street PERSONS IN THE PLAY Flavius________ - Fred Wiley First Commoner______Chester Moore Marullus______Paul Edward Riggs Second Commoner Loren E. Meece First Woman______ Madeline Pierson Second Woman__________Mae Downs Third Woman_________________Pearl Barnhart “MACBETH” Dunsinane—A Room in the Castle Doctor____ Wayne Welker Gentlewoman. Lora E. Lichtenwalter Lady Macbeth___ lone Pinckard “AS YOU LIKE IT PERSONS IN THE SCENES Act I—Scene III. Rosalind’s Banishment from Court. Celia_________________Dorothy Smith Rosalind___________Margaret Hofsas Duke Frederick Raymond O’Laughlin Act II—Scene IV. The arrival of Rosalind in forest of Arden. Rosalind________________ Lena Jumper Touchstone_______________Fred Wiley Celia____________________ Mae Downs Corin. .._____________Loren E. Meece Silvius________________Chester Moore OFFICERS President - - Dolores Henry Vice-President - Harry Brunson Secretary - Ethyl Reedy Treasurer - - Maude VanVleet Pianist - - Mary Louise Flickinger Sergeant-at-Arms - Virgil Edmondson Act III—Scene II. Meeting of Rosalind and Orlando in forest of Arden. Celia_____ . ______Ama Call Rosalind___________ Pearl Barnhart Jacques__________Paul Edward Riggs Orlando_____________________Chester Moore Act IV—Scene I. Courtship of Rosalind. Orlando____________Garold Barnhart Rosalind________Freeda Harshbarger Celia_____ Golda Heerdt Act V—Scene II. Plans for Rosalind’s Marriage. Rosalind Cleone Rose Orlando___________ Leaman Wildman Phebe_________________Mary Hofsas Silvius_____________Ervin Anderson Act V —Scene IV. The Marriage Scene. Hymen, the God of Marriage______ ____________________Henry Wilson Rosalind Freeda Harshbarger Duke Senior ___________Loren Meece Orlando_____________________Garold Barnhart Phebe _________________Mary Hofsas Silvius_____ Ervin Anderson Touchstone______________Fred Wiley Audrey _________________Mae Downs Oliver ______________Chester Moore Celia_________________________Lena Jumper “MODESTY” A comedy in one act, by Paul Her vieu. PERSONS IN THE PLAY Henriette......... Dorothy Smith Jacques------------------------John Horton Albert __ --Paul Edward Riggs Scene Henriette’s boudoir, Paris. Time The present. “ROSALIE” A comedy in one act, by Mark Maurey. PERSONS IN THE PLAY Monsieur Bol. Warren Wierman Madame Bol_____________ Lena Jumper Rosalie_________________________Lela Billman Scene —The Bols’ parlor, Paris. Time—The present. The attendance was good, and the program was unusually interesting because of the elaborate Shakes-perean costumes which were worn by the players. E3 The next program of importance was the oratorical contest between Atwood and Bement to determine those who should represent our district at Monticello. We were represented in the Essay by Blanche Kamm, whose subject was: “One Hundred Years of Prog- ress in the Grade Schools in Illinois.” Garold Barnhart entered as our representative in the boys’ declamation. “Young Fellow, My Lad,” and “The Coward.” by Robert W. Service, which he gave, were very good. Garold will go to Monticello and we are going to help him all we can, for Atwood must win. Loren Meece, in the oration, won the first place for us. His subject was: “The War’s Legacy of Hatred,” by Maurice Maeterlinck. Atwood High expects lots of him in the future. Margarette Hofsas certainly carried her audience with her in the girls’declamation, entitled “How the LaRue Stakes Were Lost,” by Charles N. Hood. Of course we won, and we feel confident that Margarette will do her very best at Monticello. We were represented by Chester Moore in the extempore speaking, but Bement won this contest. We wish to thank the faculty for their help and encouragement during this year, and also the community for their interest in our societies. Lora E. Lichtenwalter, T8. o G O o o o o o o SOCIAL NOTES ggCg3Cg]C ]( ]C )t )C )C )C 3Cg)£ )£ )£g3C )C )C )C )Cg)C 3C g£ )Cg3Cg3Cg3C DC DCgDCgjCg3Cg3 §3 O O Q O G O O O O $ £ INITIATION PARTY On Monday night, September 10th, 1917, the upper classsmen initiated the Freshmen into the “society life ’of the high school. The upper class-men were highly entertained by the “Freshies.” Refreshments of brick ice cream and cake were served. FRESHIES RETURN PARTY The Freshmen entertained the upper classmen in the gymnasium of the high school on Friday evening, Sept. 21st, 1917. The evening was spent in playing various games and music was also furnished. The refreshments served consisted of pink and white brick ice cream and cake. E3 WEINER ROAST After the football game with Lov-ington on October 13th. the girls of the high school entertained the football boys at a weiner roast in Gross’ woods. This was one of the most enjoyable events that the school had witnessed. E3 HALLOWEEN PARTY The Sophomores entertained the Freshmen and Seniors in honor of the Juniors at a Halloween masquerade. The “gym” was darkened and decorated in Halloween colors, and “blue and white” the colors of the Junior class. A prize was given to Miss Wille and Earl Long for being the best masked couple. Among the other interesting things were “seeing your ancestors,” and fortune telling. The refreshments consisted of sandwiches cider, popcorn and apples. INDOOR FALL FESTIVAL On Saturday night, December 16, the Red Cross gave a box social, assisted by the Camp Fire Girls. The plan for entertainment was an indoor Fall Festival. There were fortunetellers, a doll-rack, pop-corn and candy booths and various other things of amusement. The Camp Fire Girls furnished boxes as did many other people. An old fashioned minuet and Virginia reel were also given, which furnished much amusement. The amount made was about one hundred and fifty dollars. FACULTY ENTERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL The members of the faculty entertained the high school in the gymnasium for the benefit of the Red Cross. The evening was spent in playing various games. Refreshments consisting of frappe and cakes were served. EE3 WRYTONIANS ENTERTAIN The Wrytonians entertained the Platonians on Saturday afternoon, from two-thirty until four p. m. There was a small admission charged and the proceeds were donated lor the benefit of the Red Cross. GIRLS ENTERTAIN The girls ol the high school entertained in honor of Miss Lancaster and the basket ball boys after they came back from the tournament in Decatur. Printed programs were used, which were carried out completely. An interesting talk was given by Garold Barnhart entitled ‘My Experience in Decatur the Past Week.” Refreshments of punch and wafers were served. E3 PLATONIANS ENTERTAIN The Platonians entertained the Wrytoniansat a St. Patrick’s party in the gymnasium. The evening was spent in playing various musical games. The gymnasium was tastefully decorated in St. Patrick’s colors of green and white. The refreshments consisted of punch and cakes. E3 BOYS ENTERTAIN The high school boys entertained the girls of the high school, the faculty and alumni Saturday night March 30. Everyone spent a very enjoyable evening. Refreshments of ice cream and wafers were served, and the tables were decorated with the colors of each of the four classes. FRESHMEN-SOPHOMORE RECEPTION The Freshmen entertained the Sophomores at the home of Miss Blanche VanVleet on Tuesday even ing, April 23. The rooms were tastefully decor-rated in red and white, the Freshman colors, and green and white, the Sophomore colors. The Sophomores were divided into different districts, and each district had a certain “stunt” to perform. Chester Moore, the only representa- tive of the “Lick-Skillet” district, won first prize, which was a box of candy. Refreshments, consisting of sandwiches, hot chocolate and wafers, were served. E3 JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION The Juniors entertained the Seniors at their annual reception Friday evening, April 26, 1918. The entertainment was held in room 10, which was decorated in pink. The evening was spent in air-ship riding and the representing of book titles. Victrola music was also given. About eleven o’clock the guests were conducted to the dining room, where luncheon was served, consisting of Mashed Potatoes Creamed Chicken Peas Olives Pickles Bread and Butter Sandwiches Fruit Salad Mints Soda Wafers Ice Cream Wafers Coffee Mr. Sutton acted as toastmaster. The following toasts were given: Our Senior Class,” Loren Meece, president of the Junior class. “Our Successors, the Juniors,” Hollace Muir, president of the Senior class The High School,” Miss Madden. “The Kitchen Maids,’? Miss Wille. Our Athletics — “Foot Ball,” Fred Wiley, Captain. “Basket Ball,” Garold Barnhart, Captain. “Girls’ Athletics,” Nora Sutton, Director. POST- TOASTIES Literary Societies: “Wrytonians,” lone Pinckard “Platonians,” Mary Grace Shonk-wiler. THE Sc )cS3cS3C )cSjC 3C®3C®3(®3C®3£S)C®JC®Jt%C%C tS3l f « 1 1 i °$° 1 CALENDAR 1 4° I ° eg go ° I 3Cg3Cg3 tg3Cg3CgJC )Cg3Cg3C )C i£ )C )Cg)£gJC JCg3C 3C )C 3C jg SEPTEMBER 10. Maude breaks mirror in assembly. 3. School opens. 11 First Physics quiz. Grades? 4. John Muns gets calling. 12. Odors from domestic science 5. Mary Hofsas attempts to de- rooms makes everyone hungry. molish dictionary. 13. Lovington Vs. Atwood foot-ball 6. A. T. H. S. represented at Ham- game. mond Picnic. 15. A warm wave strikes A. T. H. S. 7. New piano arrives. 16. Merle Stevenson ieaves our 10. Initiation of the Freshmen. midst. 11. Poor lessons. 17. D. S. class serves lunch after 12. Two new students. school. 13. Color rush and several boys get 18. Loren Meecc is found to have a locked up. very high lung pressure. 14. Visitors. 19. Vacation (teachers' meeting.) 17. Another new pupil arrives. 22. Stringent laws made concerning 18. Everybody attends the circus. tardies. 19. Everybody feeling lanquid. 23 Zelma Marty falls down stairs. 20. The injured return to school. 24. Nothing stirring. 21. Mothers’ club meeting. 25. Rain! Rain! Rain! 22. First foot-ball game of season. 26. Literary societies play. 24. Music class organized. 29. Everyone experiences a sensa- 25. Great excitement. tion of being in a refrigerator. 26. Out for the Atwood Annual Fall 30. Marston flirts with Maude dur- Festival. ing chapel. 29. Foot-ball game with Arthur. 31. A regular snow. S E3 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1. Quite a fad among the boys to 1. Physics class recites in a sweat- have arm in a sling. box. 2. School going on a strike if a fire 2. Sophomores entertain H. S. to in the furnace is not started. masquerade party. 3. A visitor. 5. One-half hour lecture at noon 4. Furnace is tested. period. 5. Freshmen entertain upperclass- 6. Marston takes a tumble on the men. platform. 6. Weiner roast. 7. Mr. Sutton says Seniors are pri- 8. Visitors from Villa Grove H. S. vileged characters. 9. Dog visits school. 8. Prospective student. 9. Valuables when brought to school are to be deposited in the safe. 12. Miss Madden entertains class after school. 13. Fred Wileyisgrowingamoustache 14. Another new pupil arrives. 15. Unaffected quiz in Physics. 16. Mothers’ club meets. 17. Maud bums her finger in D. S. 20. Ruth Kimmel’s ankle gives way in Ancient History class. 21. Mr. Sutton spends day fixing clock. 22. Teachers’ meeting. 26. Snow! Snow! Snow! 27. Lawrence has trouble reading his writing in German. 28. Out for Thanksgiving vacation. 29. First basket ball game of season. E3 DECEMBER 3. Seniors have charge of Chapel. 4. Camp Fire girls sell pop-corn after school. 5. Sophomore and Senior girls’bas- ket ball game. 6. What’s the matter with the fur- nace? 7. No school. 10. Beginning of good Engligh cam- paign. 11. Harry Brunson returns to school. 12. Miss Madden and Mr. Sutton both make their appearance in English IV. 13. Delores gets called for whispering. 14. Wrytonian literary program. 16. Box social. 17. Mr. Sutton gives everyone a bouquet. 18. Keep the doors closed . 20. Domestic science stoves arrive. 21. Platonian literary society pro- gram. JANUARY 2. Everyone back to school wearing something new. 3. New song books arrive. 4. Mr. McIntosh visits History IV 7. Watch your step! 8. Robert Harris visits school. 9. Review for finals begin. 10. A regular blizzard. 11. Slatz takes a nap. 14. Miss Orr returns from a prolonged trip. 15. Second day of finals. 16. Still having ’em. 17. Grades? grades? grades? 18. Teachers’ meeting. 21. Lena gets a calling. 22. Somebody’s watch must be off. 23. Basket ball game with Newman. 24. Sore heels becoming quite popu- lar among the girls. 25. Mothers’club meets. 26. Wrytonian stunt show. 28. Enough coal for one more day. 29. No school until further notice. E3 FEBRUARY 4. School re-opens again. 5. Semester reports are given out. 6. School out for lecture. 7. Wayne takes a nap in English IV. 8. Boys go to Newman. 9. Faculty entertain high school at Red Cross party. 11. Rain! Rain! Rain! 12. Orators discovered in History IV. 13. Basket ball game with Tuscola. for benefit of Red Cross. 14. Flossie Call takes a plunge in the mud. 15. Wrytonians entertain Platonians from 2:30 to 4:00 o’clock in gym. 16. Mr. Marston loses a picture. 18. Still more laws formed regarding tardies. 19. History IV finished. 20. School out for teachers’ institute. 21. Marguerite Bishop visits school. 25. Miss Madden is absent. 26. Seniors have a meeting of much importance. 27. Sophia gets her face quite ser- iously wounded in physical training. 28. Hollace Muir gets part of her thumb cutoff in physical training. MARCH 1. Boys leave for tournament. 2. School dismissed and everyone goes to tournament. 4. Party given for Miss Lancaster and basket bail boys. 5. School dismissed in afternoon for lecture. 6. Sophomore boys challenge rest of boys to basket ball game. 7. Last day of lecture course. 8. Maud sports new pair of shoes. 9. Plutonian literary program. 11. Editorial staff meets. 12. Seniors make a very important decision. 13. Fred Brewer has a date. 14. Snow and rain. 15. Lena goes shopping. 16. Platonians entertain Wrytonians at St. Patrick’s party. 18. Visitors. 19. Seniors order their rings. 20. Track practice begins. 21. Garold appears in new red sweater. 22. Camp Fire play. 23. Maud’s cat decides to visit school for the day. 25. Lawrence leaves to join the navy. 26. Deedum returns from the navy. 27. Miss Wille has ‘‘liberty’’measles. 28. Play rehearsal begins. 29. Help the joke editor. 30. Boys entertain girls, alumni and faculty. APRIL 1. Fred Brewer saws logs during assembly. 2 April showers. 3. Thirty more days of school. 4. Garold take a business trip to Decatur. 5. Distribution of Senior pictures. 6. Lecture on German atrocities. 8. Shakespearean costumes arrive. 9. Everyone has the shivers. 10. Plays given by public speaking classes. 11. Quite a commotion is caused by a little dead gray mouse. 12. Hollace takes a nap. 13. The annual photographer arrives. 15. In search of an essayist. 16. Mr. Sutton discovers new pro- nunciation of names. 17. Someone thinks a mouse an es- sential ingredient in perfection salad. 18. Warren is advertising the Red Cross on his back to-dav. 19. Harold Marty learns how to use dictionary. 20. School election. S) ®)iS)iS)tS)t®)tS)tS)tS)cacg)tSj THE POST tgitat tac cac tacSjcSitSbta 20 School dismissed early for yell practice. 22. New board visits school. 23. Mary says that she is able to smell solitude. 24. Preliminary contest. 25. Senior ri.i s arrive. 26 Junior-Senior reception. 27. Seniors go out in the rain to plant two sycamore trees. 29. Senior finals unexpectedly begin. 3). High School visitor from Uni- versity of Illinois. He gave us 24A credits. E3 MAY 1. Senior finals finished. 3. The annual county contest at Monticello. 4. No school. 6. Lower classmen finals begin. 7. Write. Write. Write. 8. Class play. 9. Rounding up of work. 10. Commencement. - -0.- .. ATWOOD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Sewing Room. Note sewing machines on right. This room has north light and is provided with machines, tables, mirrors, and other things necessary for sewing. Maude B. Paul, were you conscious of the subordination in Golda’s reading? Paul. No, I don’t believe I can. Miss Sutton. The thermometer has been going down all morning in this room. Paul. Maybe the janitor tied two tags to his coal shovel. Maude B English -When you read, use your gumption, use plenty of it. Don’t let any of it lay idle. Maud B. Would you have read it differently? Ervin. Yes. I would if I could. Marston. Where’s Wayne? Margaret. He’s shucking broom-corn. Jessie. I never have time to get my lessons on labor days. Miss Sutton. On what? Jessie. Labor days, you know those days on the program marked Lab. Why, those days. Senior. What is the difference be-ween a blind man, a sailor in prison, and a biscuit? Freshie. Don’t know. Senior. One can’t go to sea and the other can’t see to go. Freshie. But where does the biscuit come in? Senior. That’s what you bite on. MissOrr. What relation is the sun to the moon? Jessie. Why, lone told me the sun was the grandfather of the moon. Miss Madden. History —Of what use are the Ural Mts? Lena J. To keep the wind off. Maude B. Who wrote “As You Like It?” Lawrence. Julius Caesar. Lela B. In “As You Like It.”—Come a-pace Audrey, I’ll fetch you to your goats. Maude B. Do you people feel that Pearl’s voice goes up at the end of the sentence? Chester. No, I don’t feel it, but I can hear it. Miss Madden. History — What were some of the strong cities of the Mohammedans? Wava. The Hindoo’s. Smart Freshie. Miss Blackwell, what does “Ghoughphtheightteeau” spell? Miss B. I give it up. S. F. Well! “Gh” stands for “p” as in “hiccough”, “ough ’ stands for ‘o” as in “dough”, “phth” stands for “t” as in “phthisis”; “eigh” stands for “a” as in “neigh”, “tte” stands for “t ’ as in “gusitte”; and “eau” stands for “o” as in “beau”! Put them together and you have P-o-t a-t-o, potato. Easy, isn’t it? Maude B. But what was the Hunter’s name? Emmette. Well, you see, that’s just what I can’t remember. Miss Orr. What’s matter? Fred B. Nothing. ! 3CS3cSDC 3CS3C DcS3C®3cS3t 3C®3cS3 H El Mary. Say, do you know what makes Alfred act so crazy? Hollace. No. Mary. Well, a train of thought passed through his head and wrecked it. Warren. Gee, I like potatoes and gravy. I could live on ’em. lone (excitedly). Oh, I can cook potatoes and gravy; nuff said. Check. They’re looking for you. Harold M. Who? Check. The buzzards. xMiss Wille. Domestic Sc. In making lemon pies, use more brains and less fats. Maud B. How many lines are there in a paragraph? Ervin. Just as many as you want to put there. John Horton. In “Antony and Cleopatra.”—Know ye not Papa! (Pompey)! Maude B. to Seniors. “Never lose yourself in frivolity.” Grace O’Laughlin—English— I don’t see where Roderick Usher was so crazy at. Ethel Reedy. Why in the head. Miss Madden. Listen, Please, to Webster Miss Orr has found a new variety of trees, respectively known as the “cotton-top trees.” Mary L. English—It hurts my feelings to see a mouse in a trap. Dorothy S. I’d be scared stiff if Mr. Sutton asked me to come to his office. Gladys C. Oh, I’m getting used to it now. P Q | C%cS)C 3CS3C 3cS3C 3C 3cSDC 3tSDCS3 Miss Madden. This History IV class is moving like molasses in January. Miss Madden. What are theboun-daries of U. S. as in the treaty of Paris? Helen. Northern boundary is Florida. Miss Madden. What provisions was made concerning Loyalists? Mary L. They couldn’t be killed off. Miss Madden. Did war actually exist in that country? Mary L. F. No—well I don’t guess so. Miss M. Well, was anyone killed? M. L. F. I wouldn’t be surprised. Grace M. Virgil, who is Secretary of Interior? Virgil E. Secretary of Interior Lane? I don’t know who it is. Mr. Sutton. If you people don’t clean out your desks. I’m going to get in them for you. (Wouldn’t you like to see Mr. Sutton in one of our desks.) Miss Madden. Explain what “grazing” means. Mary Louise. Grazing is done by the western people. Miss Madden. lone, on what do you base your statement? lone. On my knowledge. (Confidence in knowledge.) Leola. Look how fresh these flowers are. There is some dew on them yet. Inscoe. Yes, I know it, but I’m going to finish paying for them tomorrow. lone. Wecan’t send milkto Europe so we just use it and send fats (reasons for using milk.) CS3C 3CS3CS)[ £ )C 3C%CS3C %0%0% THE POST Miss Madden. Fred, are all the senators elected every four years? Fred B. No, I think the governor appoints them. Madeline P. (Freshman). The Sophomores don’t know anything, and they don’t know it. The Juniors know something, but they don’t know it. The Seniors know something and goodness knows, they know it. Miss Madden. Is the population very large in Putman county? lone. There are 4000 people in Putman county at Starved Rock. Grace Roloson. “Draw a picture of me coming up the walk on a windy day.” Pearl B. “I take orders from nobody.” Mr. Sutton. What is the matter with Chester’s problem? Ethel R. He got the wrong answer. Miss Orr. What is the difference between an elephant and a flea? Lena J. The shape Clifford. If the world would stop turning which side would be up? Miss Sutton. The best feature of the program was the orderly way in which the students got in and out of the auditorium. Freshman says: There’s meters of measure And meters of tone, But the best way to meet her Is to meet her at home. Stranger (passing the A. T. H. S.) Where does all that noise come from? Freshie. That’s not noise; its the Glee Club Chester Moore. “He wouldn’t be good if he could. He couldn’t be good if he would.” Senior. Subject, “Dogs”—“Dogs are a great disturbance especially at night when people want to sleep.” Clifford Howerton. “Don’t bother me with women.” Ode to Mary Louise: Mary had a little curl, It hung behind her ear And when she went to bed at night It hung on the chiffonier. If Mary is ill, will Flossie Call? If John gets ninty in English, will Miss B. give Chester Moore? If Warren is a Wier-man, is Lora (a) Wild-man? If Golda is a hart (Heerdt) what kind of a hart is Garold? If Lena slaps Pearle, will Celia Thrasher? If Helen is Short, is Earl Long? If Elizabeth is white, is Eula Brown? If Irene tells the truth, does Margaret Storey? Maud. Garold, give me a piece of Art Gum. Garold. Here’s a piece of Beechnut chewing-gum will that do? Harry Brunson informs us that he he is a “Vantrilloquist.” Miss Orr. Mary did you have any trouble with your problems? Mary. Oh, the fifth was rather bothersome. Miss Orr. In Physiology—Leslie, how do you get air into your lungs? Leslie D. Usually, thru my lungs. Lena. Did you say your cousin enlisted? Freed a. Yes. Why? Lena. He was rather young, wasn’t he? Freeda. Well you see he enlisted in the Infantry. Macedonia Items. Mr. Lloyd Kim-mel Irom this vicinity and a Mr. Day from Atwood, “Forded” over to Ca-margo last Wednesday evening and brought two Camargo girls over to the Shakespearean play. The High Ione Pinckard—Noted for golden locks; hobby, acting; achievement, patriotism; as we hear her, “Jiminy Crickets!” known by, “Patty;” enjoyment, dancing; understanding, white. Hollace Muir—Noted for independence; hobby, knitting; achievement, to graduate; as we hear her, “Oh! I don’t care;” known by “Polly;” enjoyment, writing letters; understanding, ones. Garold Barnhart—Noted for his perseverance;hobby,athletics;achieve-ment, physics in on time; as we hear him, “I seen her;” known by, “Barney;” enjoyment, making yp civics; understanding, pumps. Lena Jumper—Noted for her carelessness; hobby, stalling; achievement, regaining Paul; as we hear her, “Oh, Say! known by, “Betty;” enjoyment, flirting; understanding, bootees. John Horton - Noted for his style; hobby, going; achievement, good grades; as we hear him, “Huh!” known by, “Jit;” enjoyment, washing that Ford; understanding, new. Harold Marty—Noted for his girls; hobby, loafing; achievement, a hair cut; as we hear him, “I don’t know;” known by, “Musty;” enjoyment, talking with the girls; understanding, modest. Maude VanVleef—Noted for her laughter; hobby, making dates out of town; achievement, a Buick six; as we hear her, “Oh, Slush!” known by, School Mirror “Cutie;” enjoyment, winking; understanding, keen. Mary Shonkwiler—Noted for her shyness; hobby, shocking; achievement, to grow up; as we hear her, “Listen, Kid; known as Shonk;” enjoyment, strolling; understanding, cute. Helen Short—Noted for her haste (?); hobby, German; achievement, a date; as we hear her, “Great grief;” known by, “Biddy; ’ enjoyment, reading novels; understanding,enough. Lora Lichtenwalter—Noted for her persuasive tones; hobby, quoting from a teacher; achievement, public speaking; as we hear her, “Lawsy, Massy!” known by, “Paradise;” enjoyment, smiling; understanding, good. Harry Brunson - Noted for his teeth; hobby, pretending so; achievement, more knowledge; as we hear him, “Oh, Boy!” known by, “Brunsie; enjoyment, gettin’ a date; understanding, two feet. Leslie Doty—Noted for his big feet; hobby, working algebra; achievement, a pomp; as we hear him, “By Gum! known by,“Dutch; enjoyment, a date; understanding, big four. Fred Brewer—Noted for makin’ hot beds; hobby, stalling; achievement, one good grade in civics; as we hear him,“Oh—a—!” known by,“Bart;” enjoyment, a nap on Monday; understanding, No. 9’s. S e T'C “Our Coach,, FOOTBALL TEAM Top Row —E. Long, G. Barnhart, F. Wiley, Capt.; W. Welker, P. Riggs Center Row—F. Billman Bottom Row-J. Horton, L. Shelton, L. Doty,C. Moore, L. Kimmel, E. Anderson, W. Wierman FOOT BALL FOOT BALL RECORD Atwood at Villa Grove The game proved to be a hard one for the beginning of the season. Our team worked well, and Hadden deserves special mention, but Villa Grove, being probably the strongest team in this part of the state, had no trouble in walking away with the game. E3 Bement at Atwood Atwood rooters were out in force at this game and the boys showed their appreciation by making this a game worth seeing. Muns was the star man in this game, making a run from the 85 yard line through Bement’s whole line for a touch-down; this with his line plunging made it a bad day for Bement as our team was working together well. EE3 Arthur at Atwood Our rooters were out in full force again and the team played a splendid game, but having played Bement the day before, were too nearly worn out to withstand the huskies from the South. Arthur won by a small score. E=3 Newman at Atwood Here is where we fell down. Our team seemed to be in the best of condition, and with a new set of signals all worked out, as we supposed, perfectly, but some way the boys often became confused, and Newman, playing foot-ball at every turn, was too much for us. Lovington at Atwood We decided to win this game after meeting defeat in the last game. The team work was better developed and our new signals were perfected. We shut Lovington out. Atwood at Blue Mound Well, the new signals seemed to be easily solved by the Blue Mound bunch, and every play seemed to be met by our opponents at its start, yet with this handicap we made two touchdowns to their three. Muns again deserves special mention for his good work in this game although laid out in the last quarter. E3 Atwood at Lovington We thought this to be our easy game, but imagine our surprise when Lovington showed such a“come-back.” We fought hard but had to be content with the small end of the score. This was the second year for Atwood's team in foot-ball, and while we have the small end of the scoring are not discouraged and are ready to schedule with the same teams for the coming season. Schedule Atwood 0__________Villa Grove 81 Atwood 44___________ Bement 0 Atwood 7---------------Arthur 13 Atwood 6_______________Newman 20 Atwood 12___________Lovington 0 Atwood 14__________Blue Mound 20 Atwood 10___________Lovington 33 BASKET BALL BASKET BALL TEAM Coach Marston, E. Conner, G. Barnhart, Capt.; C. Moore, F. Wiley, L. Doty, H. Barnhart, F. Billman, W. Wierman A TOAST BY GAROLD BARNHART Of all the sports of men and boys There’s none can equal you for joys; None that can bring out your fine points Like the game that develops the supple joints. 0, ye ball of the basket, What more can ye ask o’ it Than to feel the thrill Of the dribble of the big pill? Then here’s a health to the lads of the game And a health to the rooters who cheer the same. And may there always be a team that loves to play, As well as a goodly crowd that comes to pay. THE POST BASKET BALL WITH two regulars and three substitutes from last season’s squad remaining in school, no idea of a winning team for the season of 1917-18 was hoped for. But among the players and the coach there was a spirit of determination to do their best. About a dozen new and untried men signified their intention of learning the game, and most of these men remained loyal throughout the season. Some of them developed into great players and all are fairly good ones. The first nights of practice were spent in fundamentals, such as loop shots, jump shots, pivots, reverse turns and the various styles of passing the ball. It was not long before it was clear that we were to have a number of good shots at the basket, but it was also clear that material from which good guards could be developed was exceedingly scarce. This worried the coach, as he realized the importance of an air-tight defense. Each practice in the gymnasium was followed by a blackboard illustration and a round-table discussion, where all the merits and faults of the previous practice were discussed and remedies were worked out. Our first game showed a lack of almost every requirement of a good team, so the following week was spent on polishing up our offense and developing a man to take Day’s place at left forward, made vacant by sickness. Connor, a new man at the game, was tried. His height was ad- vantageous and his eye for the basket was good, as was his head-work, but he lacked experience which his predecessor possessed. Our next game was a battle with Hume, which we won through sheer ability to outscore the enemy, but not through any ability of ours to keep the other fellows from getting under our basket. Our lack of defense was evident, so a great deal of time was spent on methods of guarding individuals at various points on the floor, and then on working out a system of defense that should prove worthy of adopting. We selected the five-man defense system the minute our opponents secured the ball. It worked admirably and proved Coach Mar-ston’s theory that no team could expect to win games in high class society who could not hold the opponents to less than twenty points. Soon the work of Moore at back guard, Wiley at running guard and Captain Barnhart at center began to to tell, and it was not long until our defense was such that our opponents found it a heart-breaking task to get past the center of the floor. With the injection of Billman. a scrappy freshman, into the left forward position and the increased development of Moore and Wiley, the defense of our team improved by leaps and bounds and proved the salvation of our team. This theory was clearly demonstrated by the fact that in eleven of our games played since January 1 our opponents only averaged 14 points per game, while two teams, Areola and Monticello, were THE held to 7 and 8 points, respectively. During the same eleven games we ran up a total of 280 points, or an average of 25 5-11 points per game. This record is extraordinary when one considers that eight of these eleven games were played on foreign floors, some of which were poorly adapted to the purpose of basket ball. Our season as a whole has been the most successful that any Atwood High School team has ever enjoyed. Our record for the season shows seventeen games played, eleven won and six lost. Three of these defeats, one by 1 point and another by 2 points, were due to the floor on which we played rather than to the superiority of the opposing teams. Our season’s record also shows that we have scored a total of 465 points and have had 314 points scored against us. This is an average of 27 6-17 per game as against 18 scored by our opponents. This record is good when compared with other good teams, such as Spring-field for example, which averaged 26 points per game and had 19 points scored against them for the season’s average. During the tournament we scored 85 points in four games, an average of 21 1-4 per game, while Clinton, the championship team, scored only 71 points, an average of 17 3-4 points per game. In Piatt county we defeated both Bement and Monticello, and these two teams have defeated every other team in the county, so we feel that we have a clear title to the championship of our county. P S T At this point a look into the future may not be amiss. Only one man. Captain Garold Barnhart, is lost to the squad for next season, and as five good boys come in from the grammar school, together with some boys who have had to drop out and have signified a desire to return, we feel that a great team may be expected next season. But this anticipation of a successful season may be our undoing. Only one way lies clear to a good team, and that is the way of hard work. It means that each man must give up some personal desires, must attend every practice and work like he never worked before at every practice. It means that the student body, the faculty and the community must back the team. They must impress the boys with the responsibility that rests upon them, and make the boys understand that they are back of them in every move that is right, that leads to better and higher manhood and more efficient citizenship; that the team is their team, the school team— yes, Atwood’s team. If this feeling of loyalty exists, both on the part of the players and the community, we feel that the season of 1918-19 will bring Atwood a championship team—a team which every man, woman and child will feel proud to call theirs. “A” MEN The Illinois Athletic Association has ruled that any man winning a place on his school team belonging to their association may wear his school letter on a bronze watch fob, and these men from our team have qual- C®3( 3t®3C®3C DC )Cg3C 3C Dt )cSlcS3 T H E ified for this honor: Captain Garold Barnhart, Warren W. Wierman, Fred Wiley, Chester Moore, Fred Billman, P O 5 T Emmett Conner, Leslie Doty and Harold Barnhart. To Inscoe Day belongs his class numeral. SCHEDULE A. T. H. S. Score Opponents 21___________________ At Bement 14____________________ Garrett____ 45 - Hume________ 43____________________ Arthur 26._ At Villa Grove__ 25____________________ - Villa Grove .. 64 ____________ Areola_____________ 20 ___________________Newman 11_____ ___________ At Garrett_________ 16___________________ At Newman------ 42______________________Tuscola________ :32 _________At Arthur ----- 21 _________________At Areola______ TOURNAMENT AT DECATUR 23____________________ Weldon ____________ 33______________________Monticello_____ 14 __________________ Clinton _ ______ 15 _______________ Hey worth__________ Score .. 14 __ 28 .. 34 .. 15 28 18 13 __ 14 17 17 __ 24 13 __ 7 13 .. 8 _ 18 .. 31 465__________________________ Total 312 Games played, 17; games won, 11; per cent of games won, 647; per cent of games lost, 353. PLAYERS’ RECORD PLAYERS CO S a Player’s « •- g Position 6S9S o iE o JS zo- za, Points Made j Field Goals cc o O 3 o U- Warren Wierman Forward 17 630 208 86 36 Fred Billman . Forward 14 480 74 37 Insco Day _ _ Forward 2 33 3: 1 1 H. Barnhart Forward 3 56 8 4 L. Doty _ _ _. _ Forward 4 62 8 4 E. Conner. Cen. and Fwd. 14 247 40 16 8 G. Barnhart Center 15 557 38 19 _ _ C. Moore Back Guard 17 660 2 1 Fred Wiley Runn’g Guard 16 640 79 35 9 S. M. RIGGS J. G. ROSE BARBER f EXALL DRUG STOR£ d agent for Roberts' Laundry and Dry Cleaning, Springfield, 111. SCHOOL BOOKS and STATIONERY bUDA rOUNlAIN and SOFT DRINKS Dr. L. P. Keyes HARNESS Assistant State Veterinarian VETERINARY HOSPITAL ON Harness and Shoe Repairing a Specialty WEST SIDE Nails Calls Answered at All Times Phones 53 and 53X Addison Richey o o o o o o o o o o We take this opportunity of thanking our customers for past patronage. General Electrical Contracting That we may continue to merit and receive the same is our intention. FANS MOTORS FIXTURES Yours truly, Farm Lighting Plants Atwood Lumber Goal Go. Ralph Blackwell o o o o o o o o o o • Lawrence Bishop The Only Place In Town AUTO and HORSE LIVERY E3 CITY DRAY LINE Second Door North of Railroad We Haul Anything Anywhere Prices Reasonable • Service Day and Night O O O O O O o o o o PERSONETT'S STORE G. F. WILEY For GROCERIES FURNITURE and FRUITS and VEGETABLES UNDERTAKING Price Makers on Country Produce ATWOOD, : : ILLINOIS o o o o o o o o o o | |—j Q after looking over the visitors. They had every chance in the world to do so, as our boys seemed to have lost their shooting eye, but our defense was great. This alone saved us. Captain Barnhart shut his man out and scored twice from the field, while big Fred Wiley, at running guard, rolled in four beauties, and Wierman added five more field goals. Moore was responsible for the low score of the visitors, and we won 25 to 18. Areola Gets Swamped Two years ago Areola defeated Atwood by one point and on January 18 they came over intending to do as much again. Conner, a substitute, was started at center and for a few minutes it looked like a real game, and then the scoring cogs of our machine started to working. And such a slaughter! First Wierman, then Bill-man, Conner and Wiley would drop one through, and by half time the score stood 32 to 5. Captain Barnhart relieved Conner and away we went. With just three minutes left to play Doty was sent into the fray and dropped in three baskets for good measure, and the timer’s whistle sounded when the score board read Atwood, 64; Areola, 13. Wierman contributed 14 field goals and 3 free throws; Billman, 14 points; Conner. 6; Wiley, 6; Doty, 6, and Barnhart. 2. Newman Comes to Call Although Coach Collins of Newman knew our team like a book, Coach Marston opened the game with Doty and H. Barnhart at forwards and Conner at center, all substitutes. These men held Newman to a 9 to 8 score the first half, when the regulars took the field and completed a P O S i 20 to 14 victory. Newman played a great defensive game, which was concentrated on Wierman. Garrett Takes Another On the following Friday night, with only one day’s rest, the team and about seventy fans drove and walked to Garrett to meet a team that had met defeat on their home floor only once in three years. Garrett fans were confident and were wagering that they would defeat us three to one, but they forgot to calculate on our fighting spirit, and when the first half had finished Atwood led by one point. During the second half so many fouls were called on Atwood and made by Garrett that the final count went against us 17 to 11. This was fine considering the size of the hall, the lights and the fact that previously Garrett had defeated Bement 96 to 8 and La Place 80 to 5. Again We Lose; Poor Floor On February 8 we went to Newman, where the low ceiling and the slick concrete floor proved our undoing. The game was a good one, but the low ceiling prohibited our shooting over the Newman defense, and we were unable to work our way through their five-man defense under the baskets. But it wasn t bad, only one point, 17 to 16. Tuscola Gets Hers Tuscola, playing Coach Boyer, Brown, Campbell. McCumber and Hel-lingworth came over on the next Wednesday, and they certainly looked good and they were good. They played us off our feet for about fifteen minutes, but we managed to turn in a 15 to 16 score at half time. C%cS)cS3C )CSb )C C )C®3( }cS3C®3 | H E P O S T C tSD t 3C 3cSDC®3C®3C®3CSDC )cS3 Season by Games v Atwood Defeats Bement About a week before Thanksgiving Long, Brewer, Wilson, Doty, Conner, Moore, Wiley and Wierman went to Bement for a game. The game was close all the way through, the first half ending with the score 9 to 5 in Atwood’s favor. Early in the second half Bement took a spurt and led at the end of the third quarter by a 14 to 9 score. Here a shift in our lineup was made. Four baskets by Connor and two by Wierman gave us the victory by a score of 21 to 14. Garrett Wins With only three nights of practice in about two weeks we met the fast Garrett five on Thanksgiving night. We met defeat by a score of 28 to 14 at the hands of a better team Hume Comes Over Last season Hume defeated us on two occasions and came over on December 9 intending to make it three straight. The offense of both teams was at its best. Goals came thick and fast, and this helped to make the game an exciting one. Wierman was the shining light of the battle with nine field baskets and five free throws to his credit. Alter making four field goals Conner was replaced by Wilson on account of personal fouls. The final score was Atwood. 45; Hume, 34. Atwood Defeats Arthur After three years we have developed a team that whaled Arthur. Proud Arthur was forced to go home with the short end of a 43 to 15 score, and every one in Atwood had a grand and glorious feeling in his heart. For some time it appeared as though Arthur would not score. Again in this game Wierman led the attack, with eleven field baskets and one free throw. This was Bill-man’s first game and his fighting spirit, his team work and his judgment commended his selection by the coach and won him a place in the hearts of the fans. Our guarding began to show up, and Wiley and Moore proved that they were of the right material. Moore’s ability to break up team work and to leap in the air and take the ball away from the opponents’ back-stop, together with his judgment in directing the attack of our men, proclaimed him the best back guard that the Atwood High School ever had. We Lose Again On December 21 we went to Villa Grove and met there a team much larger and heavier than our men. on a gymnasium floor that was small, had a concrete floor and was not more than eleven and one-half feet high. At half time we led by a score of 19 to 14, but the second hall failed to bring our come-back and the timer’s whistle blew when the score stood: Villa Grove. 28; Atwood, 26. Oh, well, they have a good team, but it was their floor, not their team, that defeated us. Villa Grove Visits Atwood On January 4 the husky Villa Grove team appeared in our midst and many of the fans prophesied defeat for the local high school team - % f V M J'