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

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY In September 1917, twenty-seven Freshmen entered the Atwood Township High School. Some came from the Atwood grade school and others from the rural schools. This was a successful class although some became discouraged and left school. This class had three boys, L. Doty, Henry Wilson. Fred Billman, represent them in Athletics and one girl, Margaret Hofsas, in the oratorical contest at Monticello. September 1918. saw twenty-one Sophomores, nineteen members of tho original twenty-seven and two new members, Tiana Dragoofrom Camargo and Edna Harder from Garrett. The class as a whole has had great success this year. We have fine school spirit and to prove this, have been the only class to hang its class banner in the assembly hall. We had three boys in athletics, Leslie Doty, Henry Wilson and Fred Billman and one girl, Cleone Rose, in the oratorical contest. Both class and school were saddened by the death of Fred Billman on March 13. 1919. He was a student with high ideals and fine spirit and a friend of all who knew him. We hope that the spirit, which we have fostered—may continue in the years to come. This being the true spirit of the Atwood Township High School. Leslie Doty, ’21. When Biddy Used the Broom Biddy, who was Jimmy’s sister, had just passed her eighteenth birthday and thought that little brothers, especially those ten years old, were nuisances. Originally her name had been Catherine Mae. but her mother had said she didn’t like such a long name and for her part she was going tocallher “Biddy” because she thought it was such a “cute” name for a girl and so Biddy it was. Jimmie thought the name suited her perfectly because she was so much like his hen, “Biddy,” who was always scolding. Over Jimmie, Biddy reigned supreme, scolding and causing him to get many whippings. One rainy Saturday she scrubbed the kitchen floor and then went into the living room to rest and let the floor dry. Suddenly she heard a rattling of pans and thinking the pet cat was in the pantry she went to chase her out. The sight that met her eyes made her flush with anger for there on the floor was a path of muddy foot prints leading from the door to the pantry, and there in the pantry, helping himself to the

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Sophomore Class Eula Brown, Flossie Buxton, John Burger, Fred Billman, Flossie Call, Leslie Doty, Tiana Dragoo, Elizabeth Edmonson, Edna Harder, Mary Hofsas, Jessie Hendrickson, Irene Keyes, Alta Nixon. Madeline Pierson, Cleone Rose, Grace Roloson, Dorothy Smith, Margaret Storey, Blanche Van Vieet, Henry Wilson

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THE POST- cookies, was the culprit, Jimmy. A moment she stood clinging to the door speechless with rage. A moment she stood thus and then the storm broke. “Oh you little rascal! I’ll teach you to track my clean floor.” She snatched the broom and rushed madly at Jimmy. He hurried out of the pantry, double quicked it to the door, and then shot out into the yard. Biddy followed him but as he was the swifter runner, he was soon at a safe distance. She realized that she could never catch him so she threw the broom at him, but just as the broom left her hand her foot slipped on the wet walk, she lost her balance, and down she went in a puddle of water. Jimmy dodged the flying broom and turned in time to see her fall. She rose quickly and hurried into the house while Jimmy, convulsed with laughter, called after her, “goody, goody.” Biddy’s dress was covered with mud and muddy water ran from its folds. Her face was dirty and she held her arms so that they looked as if they were artificial. Now when Biddy has company and tries to reprimand Jimmy, he sings: “Biddy, Biddy took a run. She took her broom along and thought she’d have some fun—” But he never gets to finish for Biddy won’t let him.