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

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1923 volume:

Dedication 7o our Janitor THEODORE MAXEY The class of 1923 dedicates this volume of “THE POST” COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Atwood Township High School .Monday Evening, May 2N, 1023. Senior Procession. Invocation - Rev. G. W. Rippey Music........................................ Girls’ Glee Club Address, “Education for Democracy”............Foel V. Eastman Music........................................... Girls’ (Quartet Presentation of Diplomas - - - (). A. Weatherford, Pres. B. of E. Music .......... Senior Class Song Benediction - Rev. G. W. Rippey “Such A Little Queen’ ’ Presented l� .v the Senior ('lass of the Atwood Township High School Friday Evening May 2” th, 1 ('ast of characters in order in which they appear: Prologue.....................................Agnes Meeee .Mary ........................................Mary Sellable The Iceman ......... Walter Quick Baron Cosaea ......... ('arl Thrasher Anna Victoria, Queen of Ilerzogovina • - Hazel Wilkerson Nathaniel Quigg.......................................Ilugli Wyeth Robert Trainor ..... . - - Horace Phillips • Adolph Lauman........................Carl Livengood Mrs. Lauman.............................. Wilmina Cordts Elizabeth Lauman........................................Alta Quick Stephen. King of Bosnia ... . . - Arthur Maxey Cora Fitzgerald ..... ... Edna Billman Margaret Donnelly ........ Hattie Koebel Harry Sherman - .... . - - El by Stark May Klein....................................Norma Hussey A Messenger ......... Kenneth Maxey Count- Maviehec .............................Clark Gilpin General Myrza ......... rercy Hofsas A Maid ....... ... Hutli Hendrickson Hale.....................................................Max Perrin Prince Xiklas..........................................Wayne Reeder Under direction of Maude Blackwell. Music by A. T. H. S. orchestra. Board of Education 0. A. Weatherford, President R. F. Rideout, Secretary J H. Dorjahn Max Scheffer E. E Pierson Faculty W. A. Pratt, Supt, Mathematics Miss Hiatt, Latin and French G. M. Burns, Social Science and Music Faculty Miss Patterson, Domestic Science Lawrence Hamilton, Coach and Manual Training, Mech. Drawing Frank Shuman, Agriculture Miss Oergle, Science Miss Blackwell. Public Speaking STAFF OF A. T. H. S. POST FOR 1922-23 Editor-in-chief - - -.....................Arthur Maxey Assistant. Editor-in-chief......................Clark Gilpin Business Manager..............................Horace Phillips Assistant Business Manager.................Kenneth Maxey Literary Editor.................................Alta Quick Social Editor.................................Hazel Wilkerson Athletics...................................- - Percy Hofsas Dramatics .......... Norm a Hussey Cartoonist..................................Ruth Hendrickson Calendar........................................101 by Stark •lokes............................ Carl Thrasher Senior Class Editor ... ..... Max Perrin Junior Class Editor...........................Warren Baker Sophomore Class Editor - - - - - - - - Dorcas Day Freshman Class Editor ... .... Virginia Taylor Alumni Register - - -......................Agnes Meece THE POST Carl Livengood (Livergood) Plutonian Literary Society; Public Speaking Play, 22, 22; Oratorical '22: |HM-cttji '21, '22; Latin Play ’2i. '22; ’l;iss President 'Si; Class Pl iy Si. CLASS OFFICERS President.......................................... Carl Livelihood Vice President..........................................Edna Hillman Secretary and Treasurer ... . - - Mattie Koebel Class Flower—Sweet Pea. Class Colors—Pink and White. Class .Motto: “Character is the Only True Diploma. SENIOR CLASS ELBY STARK (Jack) Football '20-21-'23; Track '20-'21-'22-’23; Latin Play '20; Public Speaking Play 21; Operetta '22; Captain football '20; President Class '20; Platonian Literary Society; Class Play '23; Calendar Editor Post '23. NORMA HUSSEY Wrytonian Literary Society; Camp Fire '21-22-'23; Glee Club '20-'21-'22; Public Speaking Play '20-'21-’22-'23; Camp Fire Play 21; Operetta ’21-'22; Latin Play '21; Oratorical '22; Treasurer Camp Fire '21; Vice President Class '22; President Camp Fire '23; Class Play '23; Dramatic Editor Post '23. HAZEL WILKERSON Wrytonian Literary Society; Glee Club '20-’21-'22-'23; Public Speaking Play '20; Operetta '21-'22; Latin Play '20-21; Camp Fire ’22-'23; Society Editor Post '23; Class Play '23. KENNETH MAXEY (Tunk) Platonian Literary Society; Football '20-'22-'23; Secretary and Treasurer Class '20; Track '21-’22; Operetta '21-’22; Assistant Business Manager Post '23; Class Play '23. CLARK GILPIN (Jarks) Football '20; Track '20,-'21-’22; Public Speaking Play ’20-'21-’23; Operetta ’21-'22; Orchestra '20-’21-’22-'23; Glee Club '21; Vice President Class '20; Treasurer Class '22; Assistant Editor-in-Chief Post '23; Latin Play ’20-'21; Class Play '23. SENIOR CLASS WAYNE REEDER (Izzy) Garrett ’20; Football ’21-’22-’23; Basketball '21-’22-’23; Track ’21-’22-’23; Latin Play 21; Platonian Literary Society; Captain Basketball 23; President Class 21; Class Play ’23. ALTA QUICK (Betty) Wrytonian Literary Society; Glee Club ’20-’21-’22; Campfire ’20-’21-’22; Campfire Play ’21 Operetta ’22; Class Editor Class ’22; Literary Editor Post ’23; Class Play ’23. MARY SCHABLE Platonian Literary Society; Glee Club ’20; Latin Play ’20, ’21; Public Speaking Play ’20-’21; Camp Fire ’23; Class Play ’23. WILM1XA CORDTS Platonian Literary Society; Glee Club ’21-’22; Operetta ’22; Snap Shot Editor Post ’23; Class Play ’23. HUGH WYETH (Choc.) Garrett High School ’20, ’21; Football ’22-’23; Track ’22; Platonian Literary Society; Class Play ’23. SENIOR CLASS MAX PERRIN (Dip) Football ’23; Basketball ’23; Track ’21; Public Speaking Play ’21-’22-’23; Oratorical ’21-’22-’23; Orchestra ’21-’22-’23; Operetta ’21-’22; Vice President Class ’21; Class Editor ’22; Senior Editor ’23; Treasurer Latin Club ’22; Class Play ’23. AGNES MEECE (Aggie) Platcnian Literary Society; Glee Club ’21-’22; Latin Play ’20-’21; Operetta ’22; Alumni Editor Post ’23; Class Play ’23. HATTIE KOEBEL (Hatildy) Platonian Literary Society; President Camp Fire ’20; Glee Club ’20-’23; San Benito, Texas High School ’21, ’22; Secretary and Treasurer class ’23; Camp Fire play ’20; Latin Play ’20; Class Play ’23. PERCY HOFSAS (Perc) Wrytonian Literary Society; Basketball ’20-’21-'22; Football ’20-’21-’22; Public Speaking Play ’20-’23; Operetta ’21-’22; Quartet ’21-’22; Glee Club ’21; Latin Play ’20-21; Athletic Editor Post ’23; C ass P ay ’23. ARTHUR MAXEY (Babe) Editor-in-Chief Post ’23; Class President ’22; Football ’20-’23; Track ’20-’21; Oratorical ?20-’21-22; Public Speaking Play ’20-’21-’22-’23; Orchestra ’20-’21-’22-’23; Quartet ’21-'22 G.ee Club ’21; Vice President Wrytonian Literary Society ’21-’22; Operetta ’21-’22; yell leader ’22-’23; Class Play ’23. SENIOR CLASS RUTH HENDRICKSON (Ruthie) Platonian Literary Society; Camp Fire ’20-’21-’22; Camp Fire Play '20-'21? Operetta’21-22; Cartoon for Post '23; Class Play ’23. WALTER QUICK (Bob) Football '22-'23; Latin Play '21; Class Play ’23; Wrytonian Literary Society. CARL THRASHER (Doc.) Platonian Literary Society; President Platen ian Literary Society ’23; Vice President Class ’22; Latin Play ’22-’23; Joke Editor Post '23; Class Play ’23. HORACE PHILLIPS (Smilie) Wrytonian Literary Society; Football ’23; Orchestra ’2I-’22; Latin Play ’20-’21; Business Manager Post ’23; Operetta ’20-’21; Class Play ’23. EDNA BILLMAN (Billy) Farmer City High School ’20-’21; Glee Club ’22-'23; Vice President Camp Fire ’23; Vice President Class ’23; Vice President Platonian laterary Society ’23; Public Speaking Play ’23; Class Play ’23. THE POST HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF ’23 In the fall of 1010, one of the most important aggregation (we think) ol Freshmen in the history of the school entered the A. T. II. S. on a four hip relay through the realms of Caesar, Cicero, Shakespeare, and other great monarchs. We soon found our places in the assembly and when .Mr. Sutton (he seemed very fearful to us at first) stood up on the platform to lecture, we all cowered in o.ir seats to listen to him. Before the end of the first year the girls had taken an interest in the Campfire and 'lee club, while Klby, I Vref Kenneth, Arthur, and Clark represented us in athletic. Arthur .Maxey representing us in the oratorical contest at .Monticello, won first. After a short vacation we started out on the second lap of our relay with but twenty-three members, seven less than we had started with. In the fall we were saddened by the death o| a loved member, Carl Ilarsh-barger. tie kept up our standard i i athletics and in the oratorical contests Arthur again won first. Although we had a very pleasant time as Sophomores, we were glad to become Juniors in 11)21. We began our third lap with twenty ...ihers. We had two mem- bers in the quartette, three in the orchestra, several in oratorical work, and almost all the boys represented us in athletics. hor the last time the class of '23 has entered the portals of the A. T. li. s. I his year ends our high school relay. We have won a reasonable amount ol credit in scholarship;. In all social events and athletics, our class is represented as well if not better than any other. We are sorry to leave, and yet, it is with good wishes to the under-classmen, as wcil as with a certain literary home for four happy years. —Max Perrin. '23. THE POST SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Dear Diary: May 28, 1 !)i S Today I had the surprise of my life. Happening into Atwood on business I saw a great multitude of folks, and 1 thought they were having a street carnival such as they used to have in Coranado Beach, California; for now Atwood is a city of 1,105,000 and where the ‘ol’ swimmin' hole used to be is now a famous summer resort. But no, it could not be that, for the beach was west of the city. I walked up to an important looking man and asked him what was joying on. ‘‘Well, stranger,” he said, “thirty-five years ago today, a class of young men and women graduated from the, then small, but well known A. T. II. S. The mem bers of this class have made themselves world-renowned. I like to think that I was once president of that class. To my surprise, the speaker was Carl Livengood, now retired from the C. S. Senate. We started toward the large Atwood stadium, where the class was to meet again for a short time and then a program was to be given. On the way we met Hattie Koebel, the woman who has, in the last ten years, given Texas such prominence that Galveston was chosen as the place in which to conclude the peace treaty between Siberia and Chile. She told us that -lack Starks and his wife, AT a, had already gone up to tin stadium with Mrs. Leslie 11arshburger, who used to be Agnes Meece. Jack had broken all previous records in the dashes. At the Olympic he caused the Americans to win. The next Olymp'c is to be held at the Atwood University stadium which can accommodate 500,000 people. When we arrived, Horace Phili ps, the great engineer, was telling how he had completed the Arizona to Pacific canal. Next on the program was Hugh Wyeth, now a grea‘ lawyer. Then Hazel Wilkerson, wife of Count Carbon De Oxide, mad' a talk on the latest fashions in dress. Clark Gilpin, a noted musician and Arthur Maxey a renowed singer, gave us a few selections. Three of our former classmates repres-( nts us in (lie Atwood University, Carl Thrasher, 1). S. (’., I,. L. I)., is Dean ol the University, Wilmina Cordts is the Domestic Science teacher and Wayne Reeder is Athletic Manager. He is noted for turning out winning teams. Kenneth Maxey, who discovered the “Good Luck gold and coal mine, gave us a talk on the north Pole. Walter Quirk and his wife have mad? a fortune running a goat ranch in South America. Percy Hofsas is now president of the U. S. Ste el Corporation. Edna Billman is a great success as an Athletic Sup u-viser of the girls at Oxford College. Mrs. Keith Kimmel, who used to be Ruth Hendrickson, is noted for her original ideas in the agricultural line. Norma Hussey is a famous film ■dar. She has just finished starring in a play written by Kenneth Maxey who is an author in his spare time. After the program Wilmina Cordts gave in a fine dinner. We all departed, having wished each other tin best of luck and a long, happy life. I woke up in the morning to find that this was all a dream. I had been in an accident and as a result had been delirious. But one thing was true, the smiling face of my nurse was that of an old class-mate, Mary Sellable. -Max Perrin. 23. THE POST SENIOR CLASS WILL II«i inji consulted with our local physicians and finding our con-i rcte constitutions being about to wear out we, the ('LASS OF NINE-I KEN HI NltREI) T ENTW THREE, being of sound mind and understanding, do give and bequeath to the named beneficiaries the following items as laid down in this, our last will ami testament: 1. To Roseoe Long, Choc Wyeth’s disposition to cut up. In Alvin Weatherford, Wayne Reeder's large feet and basketball abilit v. •'!. To Floy Rose, seat eight in row one with tender memories. 4. To Elmer .Weeee, seat five with brotherly tor sisterly) memories. I’o Clara Hawkins, .Mary Xhable’s avoirdupois. (I. To Kenneth Johnson. Carl Thrasher's height. 7. To Hobby Hums, peace in room eleven. 5. To Kennie Tuttle. Hattie Koebel's talk. !•. To Helen (larrett, Edna Hillman’s Arthur dates. 10. To Stote Reeder, Tank Maxey’s history grades. 11. To latch Abrams. Clark Oilpiu's ability to play the clarinet. 12. To Hill and Alma, -lack and Alta’s consideration of each other. Id. To Ralph Marty, Percy llofsas' beautiful tenor voice. 14. To the Junior Class, the Senior's seats and classes with all the enjoyment from said classes. After all these gifts have been made, we appoint W. A. I’ratt as sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we the CLASS OF NINETEEN IM'NlJREM TW ENTY THREE, do set our hand and seal. THE SENIORS. THE POST i (r p u ORS THE POST JUNIORS President - - - - - Frank Edmonson Vice President - - - - - - George Elliot Secretary and Treasurer - - - - - Berneice Besore Class Flower—Lily of the Valley. ('lass Colors— Blue and White. Class Roll. Arnett, Thelma Ilarshbarger, Penile Auld, Harry 1 larshbarger, Richard Baker, Warren Ilarshbarger, Ruth Brewer, Oscar Hawkins, Clara Burke, Louise Hofsas, Harry Buxton, Olive Jones, Carl Buxton, Wilbur Lewis, William Clayton, Hazel Lommele, Louie Collins, Beulah Long, Roscoe Davis, Opal Meece, Elmer 1 Mikeman, Man Ouick, Rena Edmonson, Leonard Randall, Loren Foster, Bert Reeder Stote Graham, Paulette Rose, Ploy Hall, Ada Ctsler, Bertis Ilarshbarger, Esther Ware, Helen Ilarshbarger, Herman 1 rarshbarger, Kenneth Wilkerson, Bernard Junior Class THE POST THE JUNIORS Dame Wind had squeezed her mop about the morning that we entered, and quite as usual we were seared and much misrepresented. We came from town we many bums, ‘uind many hayseeds too, that tlio't w'd have a bit o fun, and Loaf the whole day thru. We’ve learned mueh better now you bet. and each one looks aslant; for Profs are excellent experts yet at shining blue serge pants. Hut ere the year we’d kicked behind, we won praise from Mr. Sutton. To be the smartest class in school, without a bit of cuttin'. At party times we keyed high, a id imitated Seniors, till now we help to make the styles along with like grown Seniors. But still we sling the pie-plates round, and gurgle false champaign; so spick, we strut and stare and shout, like toad frogs in a rain. In our first year two men walked out to football fields of gore; Stote and Richard hit the line, two learned the baskets lore. Our Sophomore year the same two men advanced themselves in glory; and did not Stoughton fill plump-out the paper head-lines story? Our first two years we did quite well up on the po and track, and this our third we hope to place more victories in our sick. This year in football we had six who against our opponents did clash and once again upon the floor had Oeorge and Stole and Hash; th y make us reel—a banana peel could not do much else worse. And now w Juniors have the field of girls a-singing songs; we lead the school in scholarship and boost the plays along. This pretty yarn doth make me yearn to swallow Jew's harps whole, that 1 might sing a better song of how we'll reach our goal. I'll is year we have Anna Weatherford among us again, and two new students—Berneice Besore, Michigan, and Paulette (iraham, Hammond High. Last year we were saddened by the death of one of our classmates, Ansel Cameron. Through three fine years we have rolled three snowballs up, and have partly thrown the third, into the face of ignorance. We look forward to producing next year's snowball and we hope it will be even better-shaped, harder, and more effective than any before. —Warren Baker, 24. THE POST JUNIOR CLASS Their Profession Even Now. Leonard Edmonson, Shiek. Ruth Harshbarger, debater. Ada Hall, Schemer. Roseoe Long, Poet. Louie Lomele, radio fan. Marry llofsas, radio bug. Beulah Collins, K. K. K. and yell leader. Rena Quick, making of phonograph records. Kenneth Harshbarger, Whiz-Hang editor. Olan Dukeman, actress with his ears. Stote Reeder, comedian, cutey in general. Harriet Reedy, growing ears to hide with. Louise Burke, decorations; freckle extinguisher. Elmer Meece, inventor. Esther Harshbarger, manufae tures boy's traps. Loren Randall, electric bell doctor. Harry Auld, dancer. Opal Davis, devoted to husband Berneice Besore, inventor of eye-out knockers. Frank Edmondson, hair polisher. Bertis I'tsler, authoress. Floy Rose, agitator. Helen Ware, grows genuine wigs. Oscar Brewer, manufactures red ink to fight with. George Elliot, make bean-pole-cartoonists. Thelma Arnett, general-in-chief. William Lewis. Bass voice singer. Bert Foster, match-striker. Herman Harshbarger, manufactures a stare-case. Richard Harshbarger, pop seller. Anna Weatherford, scholar. Olive Buxton, traveler. Hazel Clayton. Marselle Waver of hair. Paulette Graham, dog-catcher. Warren Baker. ':M. THE POST THE POST President Vice President Secretary Treasurer SOPHOMORES .....................William Kamm .................Ella Berniece Bowman ....................lames Edmondson Gladys Medaris Class Flower—Sweetheart Hose. Class Colors—Lavender and White. Barnhart, Opal Boles, Ervin Cordts, Ralph I ay, Do it as Evans, Paul Garrett, Helen Harder, Lois Harsh Larger, Juanita Landgrebe, Adeline Mechling, Lola Monroe, Millard Moore, Lorene O'Brien, Francis CLASS ROLL Perrin, Thelma Peter John Hairden, Della Ruddock, Raymond Scan ling, Margaret Shonkwiler, Irvin Starr, Berneice Stirrett, Mary Tuttle, Kennie Walsh Joe Weatherford. Anna Wildman, Gladys THE POST SOPHOMORE CLASS The following is the name, nickname, chief characteristic and ambition of each member of the Sophomore Class in the order named: Juanita Harshbarger, “Hash”, Happiness, to enter the 1930 Follies. William Kamm, “Hill”, Rowdiness, to become quiet. Adeline Landgrebe, “Addv”, her make-up, none. Lola Mecliling, “Tubby”, slimness, to become a tight rope walker. Gladys Medaris, “Happy”, Rouge, to have all the fellows I want. Millard Monroe, “Monroe”, “His big feet , Shuman. Lorene Moore, “Ally,” daintiness, to vamp Wayne Reeder. Thelma Perrin, “Tel”, chubbiness, a California home. Opal Rarnhardt, “Popal,” green middy, to own a movie. Irvin Holes, “Polk”, fond glances at Lorene Moore, to own a Ford. Rernice Bowman. “Rernie”, her giggle, to own a Rolls Royce. Dorcas Day, “Dot”, “Her good behavior”, to own a chocolate store. James Edmondson, “Jimmy”, he behaves like a prince, cigars. Paul Evans, “Musty . Pug nose, to become a clown! Helen Garrett, “Heinie”, Robbed hair, to teach fancy dancing. Lois Harder, “Cotton, Ear puffs, to live in Bemeut. John Peter, “Pete”, long strides, to win Rerneice's hea-‘ Della Rairden, “Del”, admiration for Porky, to be a bare back rider in a circus. Harold Randall, “Porky , Pleasing Della, to own a shack. Raymond Ruddock, “Ruddy , short trousers, Lois Harder. Irvin Shonkwiler, “Rossev”, bis No. 10's, basketball team. Rernice Starr, “Ree , good looks, that her heart may go “flip-flop”. Kennie Tuttle, “Windy”, his loud talk, 0th seat in row 10. Mary Sterritt, “Red”, red hair, to love and be loved! Anna Weatherford, “Anne”, dignity, to learn more. Gladys Wild man, “Gladys”, her ancestors. Ralph Cordts. Joseph Walsh, “Joe , overalls, to rush Hattie Koebel. Margaret Scalding. “Marg . her “men , to have a man to call her own. Frances O’Rrien, “Frank”, so boisterous, to be an old maid. THE HOST THE POST FRESHMEN President Alvin Weatherford Yiee President Lloyd Downs Secretary - Treasurer (latch Abrains Class Flower—-(tarnation. ('lass Colors—Purple and Cold Auld, Dorothy Heebe, Leonora Hell, Elizabeth Bragg, Gwendolyn Hrathwaite, Viola I 1-11111 field, Elsie Brunson, Leon Hushell, Mildred Calvert, Pearl ('arroll, Thelma Cordts, Vernon Corwin, Jesse Dorjahn, Edna Dukeman, Lois Edmondson, Sarah Erhardt, Marvin Foreman, Leona Graham. Pauline Harsh barker, Edith Harsh harger, Helen Harshharger, Pauline Jay, Teddy Johnson. Kenneth Kennedv, Pauline Lanier, Stephen Livelihood. Hazel Manaugh, Wilma CLASS ROLL Marty, Ralph Maxey, Madge Mechling Ilonier Montgomery, I )onald Neal, Oakley Neal, Olive O'Laughlin, (’urtis Quick, Alvena Quick, Howard Quick, Leaman Reedy, Troy Reedy, Wayne Hoinine, Jessie Sanders, Mary Sanders, Stephen Shook, Haskel Starr, William Stephenson, Oscar Taylor, Alma Taylor. Virginia Traxler. Frank rtterhack, Grace Wilkerson, Russel Wolford, I l ardy Wolford, Marie Wolverton, Montell Freshman Class THE POST FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY Last fall we, a class of sixty-three Freshmen started to the Atwood Township 11ij li School. We were very much excited and did not even know where we were supposed to go. There were many tardy for class for several days on account of our so-called verdancy, but now we feel quite as experienced as the Seniors. We are not as large a class as wo were at the beginning of school but we are still the largest Freshmen class which has come to the Atwoo I Township High School. The Freshmen were given a reception September lb. 11)22, which was enjoyed by them perhaps more than by us. As we entered the gymnasium, they crowned us with a wreath of green leaves. We were then shown to seats that were placed around the south, west, and north walls. The upper classmen were in the east end of the room laughing at everything we would say .or do. After we had all taken part in their program, we were served with peach pica la mode. At a later date we gave them a return party, at which we played games and served wafers, opera sticks, and ice cream. With the arrival of the football season we were pleased to find that several members of our class qualified, and later the Freshmen were also well represented in basketball. Those who commanded attention because of the athletic ability Ibis year were Alvin Weatherford, Ted Jay, Marvin Erhardt, Howard Phillips, and llaskel Shook. The members of our class who played on the Fr; shmen class team were Russell Wilkerson, Howard Quick, llaskel Shook. Ted Jay and Curtis O'Laugh-1 i 11 who made a very good record for our class. We have also been recognized for our scholarship as several of our members have been on the honor roll. We hope that throughout our high school course our members will be recognized for their scholarship and for their loyalty and participations in all school activities. —Virginia Taylor, '2(i. THE POST FRESHMAN CLASS Following is tlu name, nickname, for what noted, pastime and ambition of each member of the Freshman class, in the order named. Alvin Weatherford, Weatherford, Basketball, loafing, go college. Edith llarshbarger, “Curly”, wiseness, Latin, flirting with Alvin. Viola Rarithwaite, “Vi”, flirting with a hoy, flirting, to run a beauty parlor. Ralph Marty, Martv, Bigness, talking with girls, marrying Mary Sanders. Mildred Bushel), Millie, tallness, watching Lloyd, old maid. W ilma Manaugh, Bill, bobbed hair, chewing gum, to keep watch on Howard Quick. Lois Dukeman, “Duky , bangs, teasing, to be an old maid. (latch Abrams, Abrams, studious, reading, English teacher. Edna Dorjalm, Dimples, complexion, laughing, giggle. Lloyd Downs. Downsy, truthfulness, talking, A. (1. instructor. Pauline Kennedy, candy, beauty, writing notes, sewing teacher. Helen llarshbarger. Ellen, hair, Irving, 1. S. teacher. Curtis O'Loughlin, Curt, jokes, studying English, to be a taxi driver. Leon Brunson, (Josh, intelligence, blowing, to be a farmer. William Starr, Shorty, for being short, trying to grow taller, to la President. Pauline llarshbarger, Patty, golden hair, writing notes, to be a great singer. Homer Mechling, Mac, wonderful speaker, studying Latin, to be in congress. Madge Maxey, Me Me. flirting, dancing, to be a dancer. Roy Mosley, Mozlie, whispering, staying in for detention, teaching school. (Iwendolyn Bragg, (Irandma, best student in Algebra section, making people laugh, marrying State. Pauline (Iraham. Cutie, smartest student in school, flipping about, to marry Ralph. Ted .Jay, day. curly hair, talking to Della, playing football. Troy Reedy, Red, for saying “I don't know , playing, he don't know Hardy Wolford, dim, general Science grades, weeping to get to Den-era) Science. Kenneth Johnson, telephone pole, neatness, talking to Betty Bell, to make one Junior jealous of him. Alma Taylor, Bill, talking to Bill, typing, to be a Missionary. Leonora Beebe, Lee, riding with Warren, studying, religious. Leona Foreman. Onie, out jov-riding with Max Perrin, thinking of Max, have dates. THE POST Hazel Livingood, pretty, newest fashions, combing hail , to be a hair dresser. Elizabeth Bell, Betty, expert at hitching up horses, talking, primping. Modesta Crimmel, 1 testa, using rouge, worrying, making eyes. Mary Sanders, Sandy, date with hoys in Barrett, talking to Ralph Martv, to get married. Pearl Calvert, Pearly, fast walking, doesn't have any, shiney shoes. Brace Utterbaek, Stutter, brilliant recitations in Algebra, trying to look pretty, talking to Doc. .Jessie Komine, Shorty, being funny in sewing, running, to do nothing. Howard Quick, Quick, giggling, riding, to be somebody. Thelma Carrol, Ella. English tin nies, looking, to get a fellow. Mary Wolford, Toots, enjoys talking to Lloyd Downs, singing to he intelligent. Alveuia Quick, Beany, for mak ng eyes at Hardy Wolford, dancing, to go to school. Olive Neal, Shrimp, noted for using powclei puff, walking, to play piano. Sarah Edmonson, Ed, being fattest girl in class, taking reducing exercises, to be a dressmaker. Ilaskel Shook, Shook, acting cute, prancing, traveling salesman. Leanum Quick, Lizard, for wearing overalls, talking to Elizabeth Bell, giving readings. Elsie May Brunsfield. little flirt, short dresses, walking with Ker nie, to be admired. Dorothy Attld, Dot, pretty curls, walking to the house with Baker, become bride. Frank Troxler, Jack, blond hair, giggling, to become Prof, when Mr. Pratt resigns. Wayne Reedy. Reedy, cutting tin, getting sent out of Algebra, longing to go back to Algebra class. Russell Wilkerson, “Russ , athletics, wasting time, to be a preacher. Oscar Stephenson, Stephenson, awkwardness, flirting, to marry Leona. Marvin Erhardt, Erhardt, getting called down in Algebra, talking, taking Mary Ford riding. Steve Sanders, Steve, for being piiet, snoreing, wearing overalls. Oakley Neal, “Spit , paying attention to Mr. Pratt, moaning, to go to Texas to reduce. Donald Montgomery. “Pug riding with Lois to the corner, either looking at pictures or Lois, to take a trip. Montelle Wolverton, Mont., flirting with Elsie in Algebra class, working at Algebra, to be an Algebra teacher. Jesse Corwin, Clumsy, his pompadour, tagging around after some girl, making a hit. THE POST THEMES LEAD PENCILS Consider lead pencils and how they grow shorter. I read an essay on wire hairpins once, and decided pencils had ’em beat a mile. Lead pencils are indispensable. I repeat it, they are absolutely essential. There is no walk of life where a pencil may not be found. A lead pencil furnishes balance. Not only are equations balanced by their aid, but the tired business man finds it absolutely necessary to keep one over his ear in order to preserve the balance of the larger ear on the other side, incidentally, he uses it to write with. How could the lady stenographer possibly look business-like without the omnipresent pencil stuck in her blond locks? She couldn't,—her pencil and gum are the two essentials in her business. But the lead pencil plays another role, that of Dan Cupid. It makes a way for the young lady of seventeen to become acquainted with the young gentleman with a like number of years. The process is somewhat as follows: The young lady sees the young gentleman and immediately breaks her pencil. If she has no pencil of her own, ( which is often the ease) she borrows one from her neighbor and breaks that. The second step is to ask the young gentleman for his knife. This she does in a number of ways. He may sharpen her pencil for her, but generally that does not come until the next step. The next day the young lady has another broken pencil. This time the young gentleman is sure to sharpen it for her. She, of course, knows this, but she asks grinlessly, “May I have your knife to sharpen my pencil with?” The next day her pencil is only blunt, but the young gentleman has formed the habit and asks the young lady if he may borrow her pencil to sharpen his knife on, or something to that effect. Between this step and the last one, the young gentleman generally takes the young lady out. Sometimes he does not gather courage until after the last step which is as stated below. It costs the young lady a nickel. THE POST Silt (lashes to the book store and buys a brand new pencil, preferably blue. The young gentleman, of course, sharpens it. but he also carves beautiful squares all the way down its slender length. This last is a sure token ol unending devotion on the part of tin young gentleman. The lead pencil is of great value to the nerve specialist. Half the cases of nervous diseases with which he deals, are those resulting from tin continuous grinding of the muchly over used pencil sharpener. The other half is caused by the pupil who has just learned the .Morse code, llis pencil and desk makes a good sending apparatus. In conclusion, let me mention one more use which has recently been discovered for the lead pencil. It is used as a corrector of bad habits. The long-suffering pencil is taken to the Biology class. It is there used to poke a slimy, wriggling Hiology specimen. Immediately afterwards it is kindly loaned to a pupil who bites his pencil. The young people find this a very convenient method of over-coming the troublesome habit of putting things to their mouths. Here’s to tin pencil! Long may it wave! —Hern ice Bowman. ENJOYING A NAP It. was one of those cloudless sleepy June days, and an old man with a long gray beard sat reading the newspaper on the front porch of a little cottage. After he had read everything on the page, he sat for a while •staring at the paper without seeing it. Suddenly lie began to nod. Just as he was about to doze off, a fly lit on his nose, lie curved his lower lip up over his upper one and puff, the fly flew away only to light again in the same place. After puffing several times, the old man struck at the flv vigorously, barely missing it. This time the fly stayed away long enough to let him fall into a deep slumber. Two flies came back next time, one lighting on his nose and the other on his beard. The latter mischief-maker crawled up toward his face, over his month, making the sleeper twist his mouth this way then that. It crawled on across his cheek to his ear and just as it was about to enter hat ticklish cavity, the fly on his nose began to bite. A stray breeze came around the corner of the house and rustled the old man’s paper. He awoke, struck at the flies with both hands. The paper blew off his lap and the sleeper now wide awake jumped forward grabbing for it with both hands. —Homer Mechling ’2( . Freshman. THE POST THE HISTORY CLASS GOES TO URBANA On October 24, the Ancient. History class of the Atwood Township lli« li School left, the building at eleven thirty, and in three automobiles started to I’rbana to visit the history museums there. One of the cars, a Ford, having a little trouble, arrived there at one-tliirty, a little later than the others. The first thing after arriving there two pictures were taken of the class standing behind the sundial. Afterwards we went to the Natural History museum, and after sec1 ing the mummy, the chief thing of importance there, looked over the building for other things of importance and interest. The mummy there was not an Egyptian mummy nor was it as well preserved, but it gave us some idea of what one was like. The mummy was found in a desert in the mountains of I'tah by a prospector. The dry air of the desert absorbed the moisture and kept the body front decaying. In the grave were corncobs, pieces of pottery and one large pot filled with burnt black corn. After seeing tin mummy and looking over other things in the building none of which were of great importance to the history class, we went to the classical museum in the upper part of Lincoln Hall. Here there were many things of importance to the History and Latin classes. Among the things of importance to the History class were paintings, coins, writing, stone implements, and pottery. There were two paintings especially interesting. One was on the wall of a cave in the time of the cave dwellers. In another picture we saw a house supported by stakes, over a lake in Northern Italy. It shows plainly the lake dwellers’ huts. Many coins were found in the museum. Many of them were real coins found in the ancient world. A few however, were only re-productions. There were several pieces of papyrus paper with Egyptian writing that was found in Egypt. There was also a reproduction id- tin Rosetta stone. In one large case were many stone weapons arranged in the order of time that they wen used. The rudest were first and so on till the last were well polished and had handles. Many pieces of pottery were there. Some had been broken and then put together, other were all in one piece as had been made. Several of the pieces were found in ancient Egypt and other ancient countries. Some were only reproductions. THE POST -Many smaller things were there of interest to both History ami Latin classes. Also things of interest to the pupils that did not have much to do with either class. I am sure every one had a good time and saw and learned enough to make the trip one that was worth the tilin'. —Loren Randall '24. CAUGHT Buck Dindapper was a terrible looking sight as In walked into his mother's kitchen. He was returning home from the old swimming hole. As lie entered the kitchen he saw a freshly baked cake on the table, lie said to himself. “Well. I'll just have to have a piece of that cake, 'cause maw won't care the least bit . After devouring the first morsel he said, “I'll just have to have another piece of that cake, and then there is Sammy, mv dog, who wants a slice. Maw she will just think some old tramp stepped in and hooked a couple of pieces. As lie turned to leave the kitchen, he saw his father and mother standing in the doorway, lie turned and started for the other door, but tin1 iceman blocked his way. Seeing that In was caught in a trap lie ran into the pantry and shut the door. —William Starr, '20. SURPRISED On dune the nineteenth, my birthday, mother dressed my cousin and myself in our fluffy white dresses and told us to go to my father's office —that she would call him and tell him wliat she wanted us to get. We gave a hop and a skip and were off. It did not take' us long to get there. ' e looked at the funny paper until the phone began lo ting-a-ling. Before answering he sent us over to tin store to get some candy; then when we came back, he told us that we had better go home for mother had decided that we wouldn't, have to get. anything after all. Like children, we went the shortest way, back between two stores and out through our neighbor's yard. But what do you suppose we saw? In our front yard, under the big tree, there were four tables and on one of these tables I saw a very large doll. We were so surprised that we just sat right down in the grass, and I don't know whether we laughed or cried. After our first attack of surprise was over we ran to ask mother all about it and out from behind the house a bunch of fairy white girls jumped upon me. The significance of the ting-a-ling on the telephone finally dawned upon me. —Juanita Harshbargcr, '25. THE POST MY FIRST GARDEN lien I was but a mere child, one spring when my mother was ordering the garden seed, 1 decided I would try to have a garden of mv own. After tin garden was plowed and all danger of frost was thought to be over, I got busy with my garden. The first nice, warm day of spring my mother let me go to town with her, and I got all the different kinds of seeds I wanted to plant. Next. I had to get the ground in shape. So I raked and raked. I thought 1 never would get it iu good enough condition to plant my precious seeds. It seemed such an awfully hard task to get all the clods smoothed down but nevertheless I kept on until 1 did overcome them. I thought I could plant the seeds any old way. but mother told me I had better get a line and two sharp sticks so I could make rows, or 1 might have the rows so crooked I could not hoe my garden when it was needed. So 1 fixed my lines and set the sticks, one at each end, straight in line with each other. Then I took tin hoe and made ridges for my lettuce, radishes, pens and cabbage seeds. I sowed the seeds and covered them with (Ik finely raked soil. I also put out a few onion sets. In a week s time I could see the plants peeping through the ground. Soon .after that I could see them in rows; I was as proud as could be. I would make several trips a day out to my garden to see if they had grown any. Soon they were up high enough to hoe, then I bad to get busy and weed, and hoe every few days—when the ground was dry enough, for id' course it always rains so often in the spring. How proud I was one day when 1 could bring to the house some radishes for dinner! Mv mother told me I could make as good garden as she could, that made me more proud than ever. After that I always helped my mother in her garden. —Lois Dukeman, '2-t. SLOW MOTION He was coming. 1 do not know how close he was. .My legs would not obey me. If some one had been watching me, he might have thought I was riding an invisible bicycle at a very, very slow rate, as my feet refused to touch the ground and I continued to force them on, one after the other. But oh, how slow and painful it was. Then I heard him behind me. lie was not finding any difficulty in moving and 1 could move uo faster. I was now on the bank id a stream. Although I knew I could not step across, 1 was unable to stop. Then lie caught me. shook me and yelled. “John, it's seven-thirty. If you don't hurry you'll lie late. —Louise Burke. '21. THE POST EXPRESSION OF A CARPENTER WHO HAS SAWED A BOARD IN TWO IN THE WRONG PLACE Mill and I were busily engaged in building a Iren-house on Tom Gruff s farm, when I noticed Mill acting kind o' queer. First his large ( yes brightened, as if some suspicion were entering his mind. Then, bending low over his work, his eyes opened very wide, and he stared intently at the board which he had just sawed half-way in-two. His wide mouth flew open, and his blue eyes began to blink rapidly. 1 noticed a twitching at the corner of his month. Three wrinkles furrowed the smooth brow. A dull red spot began to glow through the brown of his rough cheek, lie (dosed his mouth. Abruptly he swallowed, moistened his dry lips, and bursting into gruff laughter, said “Dog-gone it, Pete, if I ain t sawed this ding-frazzled board in the wrong place! —Bertis Ftsler, '24. A PLEASANT DAY IN THE PARK One summer day a year or two ago, I was invited by my friend and her family, who were going to take a lunch and spend the day in the park, to go with them. My parents gave me permission to go, so we started on the trip of thirty miles at about eight o'clock. We reached there several hours before noon and so we spent the time investigating the park to find what tilings of interest it contained. There were slides, merry-go-rounds, a lake, boats and many steep hills. When w had found all of these things, it was dinner time. We had played just enough to enjoy an unusually good dinner over which we spent much time. After dinner we ti ied out all of the things we had found and the one which was the most enjoyable was going down the slides. We played at different things till about five o’clock when we were told it was time to go home. It was the most pleasant day I had ever spent in a park. —Virginia Taylor, '2 . A PAIR OF OLD SLIPPERS Oil here conies Tom and his new wife, sang out young brother .Jim. Horrors! I thought, as I looked at my slippers. These were the only ones I had downstairs and the visitors were at the door. As soon as my cousin's bride came in, I felt her eyes on my shabby slippers. They had been white once, but. were a very dirty, dingy grey now. That morning I had gathered the vegetables while the dew was still wet and each slipper THE POST was coaled with mud. I knew she saw that great spot of grease on the toe of the right one. Well, I couldn't help it if I did spill the fat. in which I was frying the doughnuts. And only Dial morning I had caught (lie same ked on a nail and torn a hole in tin side. The hackle on the other one was torn off and the toe was green with grass stain. That button had come off and si black one was the only one I could find to put on it. My new cousin seemed to stale at that shiny black button. 1 glanced at trace's good looking, high heeled, narrow toed, glossy patent leather pumps, which see.....1 to be crushing her feet, and back again at my good comfortable, dirty keds. and thanked my lucky stars that I wasn't in her shoes. —Pearl Marsh burger, 'l’I. A RAINY DAY I was awakened by the striking of the clock as it announced the hour of six. To my ears came the sound of raindrops and when I looked out of the window I saw a great stretch of muddy roads, well filled ditches, well watered lawns, and tin dashing rain. I bunder soon broke the monotony of the continuous pitter-patter. After that, a sheet of rain fell that seemed to envelop the globe and for a while it looked as it you could visit Niagara Palls without moving, but it soon diminished to a steady downpour. A book was a good entertainer fora while, but like the weather it soon grew dreary and 1 decided that the best consolation for a rainy day was a good nap. I retired to my bed and was soon lulled to sleep bv the musical sound of the rain as it beat on the tin roof. —Madge Maxey. 'lit;. SOMETHING ALWAYS TELLS Oh, us boys, we usl know of the hestest place t go swimmin', sli, don't 011 tell ma. It shore is a dandy. I st the nicest big hole and the nicest water an everythin , but—sli—don t you tell ma. e'd slip down through the corn back of the barn, dust go till you come to An there it is. list, all nice 'll warm. hen it was the nicest 't go, ma'd sew our shirts all up at tin neck with white thread. Seemed like she ala'ys sewed mine up, right when I wanted to go the worsest. THE POST Sat'rd'y, right after dinner, Pete 'n me slipped out and left sis wif all the dishes. (Joe, she was mad, ma’d gone t' town. We took some thread with us and then hiked out. We ist tore that old thread lose n jumped in. (ieo, hut it felt good. We just splashed around, first I'd jump, an' then Pete—Pretty soon Pete tliot we'd better get out, hut I didn't think so. hut we did. Pete re'clit in his pocket, fur the thread, hut--“Well, Pete. where is it ? •1 giv it f you. dim. Well, gee, Pete, you didn't neither. The goblins had got that thread. We couldn't go home without sewing our shirts, so Pete went over f dim Hocklyn's ilia's an' got some thread. But she wouldn't let him have any but black, 'cause she's sewin' on Lizar's best white dress. We went home, but we were awful hungry for breakfast the next morning. Floy ltose, '“4. THE RINGING OF TWO BELLS Tin hell rang, suddenly and to my sorrow I hastily scrawled a few words on my paper. What was the meaning of propugnande? Was it a gerund or gerundive? I rose from my seat mechanically, at tin1 same time turning to the vocabulary. Why couldn't I find that word? 1 was almost frantic for we had been assigned thirty-four lines of Caesar and 1 had only eighteen. My feet carried me unconsciously forward, and as an excuse to delay my doom I stopped to sharpen my pencil. As I withdrew it from the sharpener, the point broke, but I moistened my lips and went on. I was still looking in the vocabulary for propugnamli, as I went down the stairs. Oh, how I wished that bell had waited five minutes before it rang. As I didn’t seem to be able to find the word, I turned to review what little translation I had, lint I couldn't remember anything about it. My mind was in a whirl, and I kept wondering what Miss Hiatt would say. I had now reached the door and must enter. 1 did so and as I dropped into unseat. the tardy bell rang noisily—sealing my fate. Ruth Harshbarger, '24. AN UNLUCKY DAY I Jessie's grandmother had a very beautiful garden. She had in her garden nearly every kind of flower, but only one tiger lily which was in full bloom and she thought very much of this flower. THE POST One day Bessie telt lonesome, so slie invited three of her girl friends to spend the afternoon with her. Sin took them into her grandmother's garden and showed them the heautiful flowers. He fore she thought, she plucked this lily and gave it .. the girls, thinking that she had done a great thing. Hut just at that moment her grandmother appeared in the garden. Seeing that her favorite flower was plucked she said. “Bessie, did you pluck this lily “ es, answered Hessie. and Hessie, who had m ver before received a scolding from her grandmother felt very cheap l ; fore her friends. She felt had the rest of the day. and declared that she would never again take her company into her grandmother’s garden. Pauline llarshbarger, AN EXCITING MOMENT One day last fall the Amarillo Texas Sandstorms played the Clarendon football squad. I he people of Amarillo and Clarendon filled the bleachers. Tin Amarillo High School boys and girls were on the North side line because there were no bleachers over on that side. Time came for the game to start. The Sandstorms kicked off to Clarendon lirst. Hut the man was down on the thirty yard line on their side. They kept on playing and the first quarter ended nothing to nothing. The second and third quarters ended the same as first. Clarendon took the ball at the eighty yard line in the fourth quarter. Hut the Sand-Ktennx covered a fumble. Tin first down ended by fumbling the ball and Clarendon covering it. Clarendon lidu i gain anything in their four downs. When the Sandstorms got the ball they had five minutes and they wore on the ninety yard line. The first ended with no gain. The second and third ended the same. The people were all excited because it was going to be a tie and they had only three minutes to play. Hut on the fourth down they called on number fifteen to carry the ball around right end and he made a touch down from the ninety yard line. So it ended six to nothing in favor of the Sandstorms. —Marvin Erhardt, ’-hi. MY FIRST AMBITION My first ambition was to be a cowboy. I expected to have a big Idaek horse, spurs, bandana, felt hat. and a regular khaki outfit, I would m i d a rope across my Spanish saddle horn, and I wanted to lie able to look THE POST around the world with an eight power spy glass. I would have two six shooters both of which would be quick and sure shots. A carbine in a saddle case would complete my gun arrangement. I wanted to ride with a body of horsemen on dangerous quests. 1 would ride up a large mountain, capture robbers, and chase down runaways. 1 would be out all night on a secret mission. The only thing that prevented me from starting my career immediately. was my inability to go out West. I might even be able to overcome that difficulty if I could only have mountains. Yes, 1 wanted to do big things, but 1 confess that piling up enough dirt to make a mountain in my back yard was a task too big for me to undertake. Therefore I gave it up. (latch Abrams, Girls’ Glee Club Girls’ Quartet THE POST MUSIC Tlic Music Department lias been a very efficient and valuable asset to (he school and community throughout the year. Xo efforts have been spared to make each of the various musical organizations contribute its share of entertainment to the various activities they were called upon to assist. The Orchestra this year includ.d ten members and was probably more in demand than some of the other musical groups. Although they were at times assisted by outside talent, they have merited much credit at home and an enviable reputation unong neighboring school orchestras. The Girls’ Glee Club have worked hard and faithfully and responded very willingly to all rehearsals which were held twice each week after school hours. Each showed an interest, in tin work and all concerned felt much was accomplished. The Girls’ Quartette was a bright spot in the musical activities of the school year, and reflected much credit to themselves and the school each of the numerous times they appeared. The following are their names: Beulah Collins, Thelma Arnett, Louise Burk and Bernice Bowman. THE POST Dramatics The Twelve Pound Look A free program was given, December 17th. by the music classes anil members of the Public Speaking class. A one act play “The Twelve Pound Look was presented. The cast of characters follows: Sir Harry Sims.............................................Arthur .Maxey Lady Sims....................................................Helen Wal.(, ...........................................................Beulah Collins Tombes, a butler - Clark Cilpin Latin Plays On February Nth two Latin plays, which were under the direction of .Miss Hiatt, were given by members of the Ceasar and Cicero classes. The first year pupils took the smaller parts in both plays. Tirones (The Recruits) was given by the Cicero class. This was a play which portrayed Roman life in war time. The cast of characters follow Two sisters ( Lucia and Terrtula I Their .Mother .... Their Father .... Their brother, .Marcus -(Quintus, a friend of the family Two old women selling cakes An old servant of the family An attendant upon Ceasar C.-asar................. Silent Characters: Two men .... Two boys .... Heulali Colling, Louise Burk Anna Weatherford - George Elliott - - Frank Edmonson William Lewis Pauline Kennedy. Wilma Manaugh - - Catch Abrams - - - Donald .Montgomery Warren Baker ■ Alvin Weatherford, Haskell Shook - Lorene .Moore. Pauline Graham THE POST Saccus Malorum (The Sack of Apples) presented hv tlie Ceasar class was a story of four iris and three hoys in vacation time. Cast of characters: nice Besoiv, Francis O'Brien, and -Bernice Bowman. Gladys .Medaris, Three Homan hoys, brothers—B Thelma Perrin. Four Homan iris, their sisters •Jaunita Harsh burger, Helen Garret, Tranio, an old farmer Anicula, his wife .... .Mother of the hoys and girls Father of the hoys and girls Scapha, an old woman servant Apparitor, a court attendant A Farmer, neighbor of Tranio The Judge - - - ... An Apple Vender .... Spectators at tin trial scene ......... Leon Burnson, Kenneth Johnson, Elizabeth Bell. Paulette Graham, .Madge Maxev. Olive Neal. Elsie Brumfield. Carl Thrasher Viola Braithwaite Hath Ilarshharger Haul Evans - Edith Ilarshharger John Peter James Edmonson Roscoe Long Homer -Mechling The public speaking under the direction of .Miss Blackwell. .Mrs. .Martin Mr. ........ - .Mrs. Wheeler Bobby Wheeler Cora Wheeler Clarence Violet Finney -Dinwiddie Della 11 uberf Stem was presented April 1 lit h Cast of characters are: Olive Buxton - - - Percy llofsas - I’earle Ilarshharger - - Arthur Maxey Louise Burk - Clark Gilpin - - - Norma Hussey .Max Perrin Edna Hillman Carl Livengood Public Sperking Play. play “Clarence THE POST LITERARY SOCIETIES Wrvtonians President Vice President Secretary - Hnelali Collins Stolen Reeder Frank Edmonson Platonians. President...............................................Carl Thrasher ice President.............................................Edna Hillman Secretary.................................................. Mary Sellable The custom of having two literary societies in the Atwood Township High School has been retained. These literary societies have many benefits. One of the most out stand ng benefits being to prepare the members for later life in the way of speaking in public. The two societies, working together, have funned a part of the social life of our High School in the way o entertainment as well as giving important training to the members. At the beginning of the school year the old members of each society met to organize for H122-2:i. At this time they also apportioned the membership of tin new pupils. The first program was given b .• the Plalonians in November, followed by one given by the Wrvtonians. The Christmas program was given by the Plalonians, it was a g::ed program for (‘very one seemed to be imbued with the Christmas spirit. The grab bag was one of the main features of this program, causing much excitement and enjoyment. The Wrytonian program of January showed the dramatic ability of some of its members. The manless wedding, put on at this time, proved to be the source of much humor and enjoyment. The pantom-inr in the March program was enjo.cd very much. One of the most interesting features of these programs are the debates, and if more time and though' were given to tin preparation they would prove very worth while. As a whole, the literary programs of the year have been very profitable and we hope they will do even more next year. —Alta t uick, 2H. THE POST POETRY SPRINGTIME Springtime is blossom time Tis tlimi that trees and buds and flowers Respond to sun and April showers And rise and peep and swell and grow And leave their winter nests below. Springtime is mating time; Tis then the robins build their nests. Four bright blue eggs beneath their breasts; The sparrows eliirp, the red birds sing, Each building nests because 'tis Spring. Springtime’s a jolly time, 'Tis then we doff our coats and hats Put on low shoes or none perhaps. With skates and tops and kite and string We play out-doors because it’s spring. —Ren lab Collins. ‘24. IT IS! Why does the brook babble sweetly to me? What are the merry birds calling in glee? Why does that flower keep nodding near by? Why this rejoicing, oh why, tell me why? Do you think it. is Spring? Doors are thrown open, the windows are bare. Scrubbing and cleaning are seen ev'ry where. Dresses and curtains go out from the store; Ev’ry one hustles and hustles some more. Now perhaps it is Spring. THE POST Juniors go sneaking first this way then that. There is one secret on which they stand pat; Then all the Seniors look wise at the most Hurry and scurry to finish the Post. Now. we know it is Spring. —Louise Burke, '2 t. SPRING Old Robin Red Breast has returned. The blue jay and the wren; The violets we love so well Are blooming in the glen. The flowers are blooming everywhere. The birds are building nests; The apple trees are bending down With blossoms on their breasts. The little brook besides the road Is rushing swiftly past; It says, “Dear fellows, do you know That Spring has come at last? Hazel Clayton. '24. SPRING When the wind and snow of Winter Are banished by Father Time There reigns a charming princess Whose name is just Springtime. The robin is her comrade Of the wren and lark she's fond; The grass and trees all come to life When touched with her warm wand. She is a princess royal. She gives sunshine and showers; l ut what makes all folks worship her Is her beautiful Springtime flowers. —Roseoe Long, '21. THE POST A POEM Over in the pasture there is an old row. Two hogs, some chickens and sheep; I’d better gel mv English now Twill be the first I’ve had I his week. This poem is very hard to write That cannot be denied; Hut after it is finished. I can say that I have tried. I don't know what else to write about. But I am almost done; 1 have to have just two more lines But this is my last one. —Leonard Edmonson, ‘2-1. THE POST Calendar and Snap Shots August £3—School opens. All faces covered with a smile. August -9-—Down to business for nine mouths. August 30—AVowie! She sure am hot. August 31—Freshmen crowding upper classmen out of assembly. Only 59. September 1—Temperature 101 in assembly. Everybody studies hard? September -1—Freshmen start to classes when tardy bell rings. September 5—More Freshmen enter. September 0—Football candidates suggest practicing football in shade of barn. September 7—Air. 1 turns hopes that the uninteresting classes are due to the hot weather. Air. Pratt breaks a pair of glasses that were found in the assembly. AVonder who pays for them. September 8—Air. burns forced to ask the students to rise when they recite, owing to their conduct in class. September 11—Rev. J. X. Edmondson gave his farewell address to the high school students at 11:30 a. m., assembly period. September 12—Horace Phillips in History I A' class. “They carried on vegitatiou in the New England colonies.” September 13—After discussing where different crops were grown in the colonies, Clark Gilpin brought up the question of wonder where they raised cane. THE POST Calendar and Snap Shots September 14—Horace Phillips received a broken nose in football practice. September 15—A few sport fans from the A. T. 11. S. were assigned to the detention period for four weeks for skipping school and attending an independent baseball game. Our sympathy goes with them. Amen. September 18—Hattie K. (in English IV) “A parricide is one living off of another, (parasite.) September 1!)—Hamilton, “Seems like some children never grow up.” S pti'inher 20—In football practice “Choc”, or Hugh W. “Oh, you guys play to rough.” September 21—Senior class trying to order their rings from two different companies. September 22—Wayne Reeder (after spilling some boiling water on his trousers in Physics) “I am glad I had pants on.” September 25—All boys on football team must tell .Mr. Pratt that they have quit smoking. September 2(i—Everybody dreaming of the good time they will have at the Fall Festival. Awfully hard to study. September 27—Fall Festival. September 28—Fall Festival. September 29—Fall Festival. October 2—Atwood 0, Bement 0. October .'5—Mr. Pratt gave boys private lecture. Girls wonder what’s up. THE POST Calendar October 4—Carl Thrasher, “Now for Physical torcher”. (Physical training.) October 5—One of our old football stars who did not turn out this year for an unknown reason, got his hair cut free of charge this morning. October 6—In Commercial Arithmetic class Miss Moore “Work this problem in your head, Ilarry.” Percy, “He ain’t got none.” October 1)—Monticello— Atwood game will be played Tuesday. Oct. 10th, because of weather. October 10—Rain! Rain! Rain! Monticello 0. Atwood !). October 11—Have we a certain time to die? Ask the English IV. students. October 12—We received a lesson in salesmanship by Mr. Allen who represents the Curtis Publishing Company. October 05—Teachers' Institute. October 16—A contest in Business Arithmetic almost caused a knock down and draw out. October 17—? ? ? ? October 18—Wayne Reeder had to wear overalls due to a hole somewhere in his trousers. October 19—The slumberers at the Senior girls' slumber party did not slumber very much because of visitors who were forced to remain most of the night. October 20—'bdrn Quick, Hulda Orcve and Juanita Brunson were visitors at the A. T. II. S. Wonder why?( Any attractions.) October 2:5—Quizes for end of first quarter. Everybody studying hard (sometimes.) October 24—Students busy selling tickets for Lecture Course this winter. October 25—All of the girls wanted to be little again and wore large hair ribbons and their hair down their back in curls. All except those that has visited the barber shop recently. October 20—Football team turned in suits. October 27—The team signed petition and again started their work on the grid field. October :50—Mr. Burns: “Where is Clark?” Hattie: “He is up at Kankakee.” October :51 -Everyone busy thinking. No, not about their lessons, but how to mask tonight November 1—Mr. Burns (talking about harvesting in about 1860) “All that they needed was a scythe and cradle.” Wayne: “And a baby buggy.” November 2—We received our report cards for first quarter. Everyone anxious to see the other's grade and not so anxious to show his own. November .'5—Howard Phillips, (after being questioned in regard to their debate) “We ain't going to have no rebate.” November 6—Areola 7, Atwood 6. Sad—but—true. November 7—It's a shame that Hattie was not cut out for a teacher. November 8—Norma Hussy (in History IV) “They showed THE POST Calendar and Snap Shots their plows and machinery at an expedition (exposition) in Paris.” November 9—Hines, Hines, Hines. November 10—Big pep meeting in the assembly. Unable to get the team to say anything. November 13—Arthur 0, Atwood 2 November 14—The Senior girls started a rough house at noon —only one was injured. November 15—Everyone trying to make the best poster for the Atwood-Tuscola game. November 10—Big pep meeting. November 17—High School gave big parade down town and pep meeting on bank corner. Advertising Tuscola game. November 20—Tuscola 6, Atwood 0. November 21—In Business Arithmetic class. Miss Moore “Percy how many pecks in bushel?” “Percy: “04 pecks equals one bushel.” November 22—Miss Oergel warns Physics class that they must use their heads more. November 23—All classes in the morning and everybody off to the game at Bement in the afternoon. Bement 24, Atwood 0. November 24—Teachers’ Institute. November 27—A big snow fight, in the Assembly at noon. The dove of peace flew over when Mr. Shuman came in. November 28—Freshman class are having meeting —w o n d e r what is going to happen. THE POST Calendar and Snap Shots November 29—livery one fasted today ? ? ? ? ? November 30—Thanksgiving. No school. Arthur 0, Atwood 13. December 1—Thanksgiving vacation. December 4—Rain! Rain! Rain. December 5—Mr. I'ratt announced that Ada Ilall lost her bridge —we suppose it was her horse's bridle. December (5—Everyone seems to lie so good. Wonder why. December 7—Gladys Wihlman (busily working her Geometry) “Well, the diameter is half the radius.” December 8—Mr. Pratt absent because of sickness. December 11—Sullivan 10, Atwood 22. December 12—Mr. Pratt returns to school. He was welcomed by a loud applaud by the students. December 13—We feel sorry for Wayne because he is too bashful to stand and give the answer to roll call. December 14—II uIda Greve visits school. December 15—Monticello 11, Atwood 2(5. December 1 S—Some new seats have been placed in the Commercial room. “Did Santa bring them,” asked one of the innocent Freshmen. December 19—Thelma Perrin lost her hat and had to go home bare-headed? No she isn’t “ball headed.” December 20—Three of the Senior Domesitic girls bloomed out THE POST Calendar in aprons this morning. Their dresses must have been dirty. December 21—Everyone is talking about what Santa Claus is going to bring him. December 22—Program. Had a grab bag; school dismissed until January 2, 1923. January 2—Everyone is back— except those that didn’t come. January 3—Miss Blackwell said that ladies’ clothes were fashioned by men. We see now why they wear them so short ! ! ! ! ! January 4—Mr. Burns: “What manufacturing is carried on in Detroit?” Wayne: “Fords are manufactured there.” .Mr. Burns: “This is in regard to iron.” •January 5—Bement 29. Atwood 15. January 3—Reviewing for finals. January 9—A few touches of finals. January 10—Semester finals. January 11—Semester finals. January 12 Maroa 14, Atwood IS January 15—Jessie Romine got in a hurry to be dismissed and had to remain in her seat until all of the others were dismissed. January 1(1—Some of the gills put on a short vaudeville act in the cloak hall and took up a collection for the Near East Relief fund. •January 17—Harold Randall, bet-ter known as “Climax uses all of the dark corners in the corridors to a good advantage. January IS—Three girls turned over a new leaf, when the horse ran away, rather late in the year. January 19—Sullivan 12, Atwood 35. January 22—Tuscola 18, Atwood January 23—Mr. Shuman is ab-scent for all this week. •January 24—Miss Moore found Carl Thrasher’s pipe, lie must have had a hole in his pocket. January 25—Hugh llarshbarger, a student of the U. of 1. visits school. January 2(i—Big pep meeting in Assembly. January 29—Results of County Tournament: Bement lti, Atwood 25. Deland 13, Atwood 30. Monticello 31, Atwood 39. January 30—MissOergal: “War- ren, it is time to wake up.” Warren B: “I am not asleep yet.” January 31—Mina Peter very earnestly said that slie lost her combat. (Compact.) February 1—Huhla (Jreve and Jessie Hendickson visit school. February 2—Miss Blackwell said that there was no money in the vault and all that she eculil give us in the way of silver would be knives and forks. February 5—Helen Ware and Dorcas Day, professional smokers, were caught in the corridor with a col) pipe projected between their teeth. February (i—Classes in room eleven, were frozen out. Temperature 10 above zero. THE POST Calendar and Snap Shots that (lie court house was a church. .March 5—Literary program. March !—New typewriters arrive. Miss Moore tickled green, if possible. March 7—The Senior class expressed, in themes, their opinion of (lie faculty. March 8—Mr. Burns’ sister gave a very entertaining program at the 11:30 period. March 9—Atwood does not attend Sectional Tournament. March 12—Only a few were aide to attend school after the storm. March 13—Several of the Freshmen are seen with all-day slickers. We thought they had out grown this. March 14—Weather fine for track March 15—Rain, rain, rain. March 16—Basement full of water —no school. March 19—Zero weather. “Hot •log!” Looks had for track. March 20—No excitement. March 21—Della Utterbaek and Hulda Greve visit school. March 22—Someone threw a base ball through a window in Assembly. Guilty one must confess. March 23—Ella Berneice B. (in English II) Ceasar died dead. March 20—Miss ). tin I’hysics), “Wayne, when your watch gets magnetized, what is the best thing you can do for it?” Wayne: “Slam it on the sidewalk.” March 27-—Received our grade cards for third quarter. Every THE POST Calendar and Snap Shots February 7—Juniors had a party at Stoten Reeder’s home. February 8— Plutonian society gave their program. February 1)—Areola 11. Atwood 4. ). February 12—Snow, rain, hail and sleet. February Id- Zero. February 14—Ten below zero. February 15—Ella 1 . in English II. said that motive meant Ford. February Hi—Pauline H. wants to know if your face is your modesty. February 1!)—Monticello 1!) Atwood 25. February 20—Wanted key to room 18. Three students. Ask “Dot” I). February 21—('lark Gilpin is growing corns on bis eyes. February 22—Mr. Pratt is sick. Mr. Shuman tries to fill bis place. February 22—By some mishap Hattie sat on the floor in Civics class. February 20—Bement 15. Atwood 25. February 27—Mr. Melntash visited our school and gave us a talk. February 28—English IN' spent a period discussing the Ku Klux Klan. March 1—Yo! Ho! And a ticket to the tournament. March 2—District tournament: Atwood 25, Assumption 15 Atwood 15, Bement 25. During the tournament Rena lost her pickle. Alvin thought THE POST Calendar class, except Senior, luul some fl linkers. .March 28—Planted some trees on campus. There was a program given in connection to tin1 planting. March 2!)— Hugh Ilarshbarger from Bradley visits school. .March 30—Two of our high school girls took their friend and sister out of town for the first time since Christmas April 2—Mr. Burns picked up the janitor's brush today at noon, and worked two minutes for once in his life. April 8—Harriet Reedy has quit school. April 4—Rain! Rain! April : —Students preparing for typing contest at Bemeut. April (i—Seniors off to see Tuscola's class play. Is it to get ideas? April 9—Hereafter boys will be escorted from Civics class to Assembly by an instructor. April 10-—Horace I , fin Civics) “They are not allowed to send explosions in the mail. April 11—All that the Senior boys need is stripped suits with numbers on the back. April 12—Ruth Hendrickson (in English IV.) “Mess is a group of army officers.” April 13—To let us know that spring is here, Bernice Besore and Helen Ware bloomed out in spring bonnets elaborately decorated. April 10—Some Freshmen need instructions in marching. They will know how next year. April 17—William Starr (in Music class) “Fine, means to sing soft and sweet.” April 18—Mr. Pratt gave us a lecture on smoking. April 19—The girls who tried to do their smoking in the cloak hall did not get by with it. April 20—11 is nice that some girls have brothers so they (the girls) can wear their clothes. April 23—April showers. April 24—-Seniors working hard on play. April 2o—Seniors averaging up their grades. April 20—It is nice that some boys have sisters so they will have some extra clothes to wear. April 27—Football and basketball hoys are entertained by the community. April 30—Warren B. and Mr. Pratt go for three rounds. May 1—Junior-Senior reception. May 2—Juniors and Seniors seem to be so sleepy. May 3—Max: “Bernice this hair is too short to be yours.” Bernice Besore: If it is black it is Frank's.” May 4—Off for the track meet at Charleston. May 7—Those entered in track and oratorical at Charleston, made a good showing. May 8—Spring sure is here. We can tell by the A. T. II. S. students. May 9—Traeksters working hard for Millikin meet. May 10—Seniors discussing high school days. THE POST Calendar May 11—County track meet. May 12—Millikin track meet. May 14—Some one said this was Monday. Another said, “O, yes, last night was Sunday night. May 15—Freshman: ‘‘1 wish school would last all summer. I don’t want to have to go back out to work.” May lt� —Traeksters working hard for state track meet. May IT—Students—“School is too near out to work.” May IS—State track meet. May 21—Juniors busy decorating for commencement. May 22—Seniors practicing hard on play. May 23—Walter Quick, I have to go visiting tonight.” May 24 Finals. May 2. —('lass play. May 27 Class Sermon. May 2S—Commencement. May 29—All’s well that ends well. The sun has set on this school year. —Elby Stark, '23. THE POST Initiation Party The upper classmen, following the custom of previous years, gave a party to all new pupils in the High School, after which they were regarded as naturalized High School students. The evening was spent in games and various stunts. Refreshments of peach pie La .Mod was served. the post Freshmen Return Party. Oil the fifth of October, the Freshman gave their return party to the upperclassmen. The gym was beautifully decorated. During the (‘veiling various games were used for th entertainment, planned by the Freshmen entertaining committee. Re freshments of brick ice cream, wafers and opera sticks were served. Commercial Department Party The Commercial Department of the High School, under the instruction of .Miss .Moore, was entertained at a party at the home of Opal Monroe . The department had planned various games, which were carried out very cleverly. The party ended in an oyster supper. Junior Class Party. The Junior Class held a class party at the home of Stote Reeder. The class had a business meeting, after which games were played. Refreshments of ice cream and cake, apples and pop corn balls were served. Senior Class Party. On the fourteenth of February, Norma Hussey entertained the Senior class at a party at her home. The e vening was spent in playing various games, after which piimapplc sherbert and wafers were served. Sophomore Class Party. The Sophomore class was entertained at the home of Kinnie Tuttle. The house was decorated in the Sophomore colors. Refreshments of cheese and crackers, pineapple salad and wafers were served. Junior-Senior Reception. The greatest affair of the year was carried out when the Juniors gave their annual reception to the Seniors on May 1, 1923. The gym was le corated as never before, in blue and white, and pink and white, the Junior and Senior colors. Sweet peas w. re given as favors. A program was arranged for the first part of the evening. The first number being a duet by Heulah Collins and Thelma Arnett, followed by a violin solo by Mr. Burns, accompanied on the piano by Marie Bowman. Then the Senior Class History by Arthur Maxey. a reading by Rena Quick; the Class Prophecy by Max Perrin, and the Class Will by Hazel Wilkerson. The next part of the evening was spent in various games and music. One of the events of the evening being the choosing of the May Queen, the honor going to Miss Blackwell. THE POST About I0:.5(l ii dinner was served, consisting of the following menu: Fruit Cocktail Chicken Patties .Mashed Potatoes Peas in Timbals Banana Salad Pickles Olives lee Cream Angel Cake .Mints The following toasts were given between courses: Toast Master................................................ Senior A isdom....................................... Frank Edmonson Take the Spirit of the A. T. II. S. and Cod Speed Von - - Louise Burke •lust One More Milestone...............................Pearl Harshbarger In Retrospect..........................................Carl Livengood Appreciation of Our Teachers and Classmates - - - Mary Schable The .Juniors deserve much credit for their clever planning and for their faithful work in carrying out their ideas. The attractive part of the decorations was the Senior class motto that was upon the stage curtain. The letters were of cardboard and each letter carried flowers.— Thanks to tin -Juniors. —The Seniors. L THE POST JOKE SMITH “DOT- THRASHER Wliat is so rare as a Jay in June? A liiekle plated ieiele. Wayne—(Set us Oasey, the gas is leaking. Oasey—Well put a pan under it and eome hack to hed. Recitation—and (hey captured the town of Xancey. Burns: “Stote, where is Xancey? Stole: “Absent”. Duke: “Rrewer has a loud ring.” Long: “Veil, a brass hand.” Orrgel—-Well I see the first question is number one. Friend: “So your son is in college. What is he preparing tor? Father: “Don't know, but. from the way he works me, I thing he will he a diplomat.” THE POST Well , said Tut, as the sound of the excavators shovels on the roof disturbed his slumbers, this goes to show that you can't keep a good man down. Hums: “What did the early sillers of New England raise? Horace: “They raised vegetation. .Miss Blackwell, speaking about army: “ltuth. what is a mess? Ruth: “A mess is a group of officers. Miss Wasson: “How do you know 'lianeey dictated to a steno- grapher? Raker: “.Inst look at the spell’ng. ' The head lines of the paper: To Take Picture of Salvation Army Cooking Students. Burns: “What battle was Wolf killed in? Bright Senior: I think it was the last. Fresh: How tall are vou doe? w ’ m doe W.: Five feet, fourteen inches. Fresh: “Is that possible? 1 should say that you are at least six feet. Three burglars mitered a Seattle filling station the other day ami (scaped without losing anything. Have you an opening for a bright, energetic high school graduate? Yes, and don’t slam it on your way out. Harry: “Why do you wear clocks 0:1 your stockings?” .Mary: “To keep my feet awake. Harry: “They ought to make good hat trimmings. “That's th j guy I'm laying for said the lien, as Wayne Reeder crossed t barnyard. Il( who can bottle up bis temper is a corker. Stewer: “Shay I . .y, whersh my hat? Sfude: “'sou your head.’’ Stewed: “'S funny. I didn't feel it. Stude: “Well, 's not a felt hat. The distance between some people's ears is one block. “1 want a book for high school boy.” “How about Fielding?” I dunlin, (lot anything on base running. THE POST Lady: “Young man can I get into the pack through that gate? Maxey: “I guess so lady, I just saw a load of hay go through. I hear. Si. that while ye were in the city ye took up this here golf. How did ye like it? Wall tol'able. Its a leetle harder than hopin' corn and a little easier than diggin' potatoes. I try an says wealth is a disease, hut does not tell how to catch it. A cannibal motto for strangers First come; first served . Hirt: I haven't anything to cl today. (trace: How will you know when you're through? Mother (to small boy) William, did you put father's new book in the bath this moring? Small boy, Yes mother. 1 did. 1 heard father say last night that it was too dry for him.” Ha be: Who is that fellow over there? Hernieee: lie's a fellow from Yale. Italic: Oh. I've often heard of those Yale locks. Prof. “Who is the greatest inventor? Corwin: “An Irishman named Pat. Pending. Papa, what is a pedestrian? “An individual my son. that is a’ways found in front of automobiles. •lack (with a new poem) “Is thj editor in? Clark: “No. Jack: “Well, throw this poem in the waste basket. l ip: Does your girl know much about automobiles? Carl L.: “Heavens no; she asked me if I cooled my ear by strip- ping the gears. Hums: “What is the penalty for bigamy? Choc: “Two mothers-in-law.” Teacher: “I . .y, what is the plural for man? Iswsv: “Men . ’ Teacher: “And the plural of child? I . .y: “Twins. When Tut-ankh-Ainen retired into his dug-out. he little thought what he would be. Harry: “How did you keep your donation secret? Percy: “1 sent in an anonymous check.” THE POST •lust after the apple hit him oil the head. Sir Isaac Newton hreauie suddenly serious. I realize the gravity of the situation. .Mrs. Noah: Noah, what is the matter with the camel? Noah: “The poor beast has both the fleas. Soph. 1 suppose your father will be all unstrung when he hears about your exam.” Fresh: “No, I wired him last night.” bngine s missing. (1 ness I need a diagnosis. “Sorry boss, but we’re plum out of 'em.” Hums to lady. “I-er-l just called to tell you that your cat-er-kept us awake last night with its serenade. I am a musician myself and a humane man. and i-er-don't wish t have it destroyed, but I thought if you would have it tuned?” onsider the fish—If he didn’t open his mouth, he wouldn't -et caught. Hums said that the tune haunt'd him. “Why shouldn’t it? lie murdered it. THE POST Alumni Register Class Of ’17. Stitt, Louis, I'mlertaker, Monticello, Illinois. Doty, Mildred, 1 leceased. Mhillippe, William, Chicago Western Electric. Class Of ’18. Barnhart. Garold, Restaurant, Atw......1. Brewer, Fred, Student I', of I. Liclitcuwalter, Lora, Teaclier. Muire, Hollaee, Home. Minckard, lone, California. Short, Helen, .Mrs. Steek. Slionkwiler, Mary, Mrs. Marcus. Van Vleof. Maude, Mrs. Silvers. Class Of ’19. Harnhart, Harold, Restaurant. Atwood. Howman, Marie, Home. Call, Ama, Home. Downs, Mae, Teacher, Easton School. Ilarshbarger, Freeda, Mrs. Sunderland. Ileerdt, Golda. Teacher, Arthur, Illinois. Howerton, Clifford, Bank employee, Decatur. Edmondson, Virgil, Employee, ML Vernon, Illinois. Meece, Loren. Student C. of I. Randall, Lena, Mrs. Henry. Riggs, Haul Edward, Drug Store, Atwood. Wildman, Leaman, Farmer, Atwood. Welker, Wayne, Electrician, California. Class Of ’20. Anderson, Ervin, Teacher Slionkwiler school. Bowen, Fred, Farmer, Atwood. Brower, Elvert, Employed on railroad, Kansas City, Mo. Day, Inscoe, Fainter, Atwood. Heath, McClain. Standard Oil Decatur. Jumper, Lena, Mrs. Riggs. THE POST lvamm, Blanche, Student I , of I. Kimmel, Until. .Mrs. (juiek. Kiniine], Llovd, Farmer, Atwood. .Monroe, .Mabel, Mrs. Day. Moore, Chester, I', of (’., California. O'Loughlin, Braver, Mrs. Balbr ath. Ouick. Leola, Mrs. Day. Iieedy. Ethel, Teacher country school. Ueeder. Ralph, Farmer. Atwood. Scheffer, Sophia, Student. C. of I. Ktirrett, Blauclie, Teacher Coffin school. Wildinan. Lora, Home on farm. Win-man, Warren, Student l of 1. Class Of ’21. Brown, Eula, Mrs. Pan key. Buxton, Flossie, Teacher Moore school. Burger, John, Deceased. Call, Flossie, Employee Atwood Bank. Dragon, Tiana, Mrs. Markle. Edmonson, Elizabeth, Mrs. Fisher. Ilofsas, Mary, at home. Keyes, Irene, Home, Atwood. Nixon, Alta, at home, Newton, Illinois. O'Loughlin, Raymond, at home. Pierson, Madeline, Teacher, Hammond. Illinois. Rose. Cleone, Home, Tuscola. Illinois. Roloson, (irace. Home, Atwood. Illinois. Smith, Dorothy, Student C. of I. Storey. Margaret, Mrs. Horton. Stirret. Henry, Home Atwood. Van VIeet, Blanche, Teacher, Atwood (Jrade School. Wilson. Henry, Student V. of I. Class Of ’22. Auld. Harold. Teacher. Anderson, Clausie. Teacher Landis school. I trait h waite William Employee Chicago. Illinois. Broyles, (trace, Home, Hammond. Illinois. Baker, Joe, Student C. of I. Bushel, Brace, Home, Atwood, Illinois. Dukeman, Guenelle, Mrs. Woods. Edmondson, Cecil. Employee. Mt. Vernon. Illinois. Breve. Hulda. Home, Atwood. THE POST i larshharger. Leslie. Student I • of I. Ilarshharger, Ihigh. Student Bradley. Harder, (Jladys, llonie, Garrett, Illinois. Horton. Marie, Teacher, tiarrett, Illinois. Hendrickson, .Jessie, Home, Atwood. Kimmel. Keith. Home Atwood. Merritt, Carl. Student I', of I. Manangh. Laverne, Stuilent I , of I. Monroe. Opal. I’ost (iraduate A. 'I'. II. S. McConnell, Stella, Cashier, Decatur. Illinois. He ter, Mina. Host (iraduate. A. T. II. S. Hat-sons, Edward. Student l of I. Quick. Helen. Telephone Operator. Atwood. Illinois. Kominc, George, llonie, Atwood. Keedv. Cornelius. Employee. Detroit, Michigan. Higgs. Kichard. Student Normal. Normal. Illinois. Stevens. Harold, Employee, Indianapolis. Indiana. Shonkwiler, Virgil, Home, Atwood. Taylor. Charles, Teacher, tiarrett. Illinois. Ware, Claude. Student Wesleyan. Wiley. Wallace. Student Maryland. THE POST FOOTBALL LAWRENCE HAMILTON A Real coach and a friend to all his men. WAYNE REEDER Guard-Captain Without a doubt Wayne is one of the best guards that ever wore an Atwood uniform. He was a stone wall on defense and he always played a hard, steady game. As captain of the '23 team, he could not have filled the position better. TED JAY Guard With three more years ahead of him, Ted should develop into an excellent lineman. He was so tough this year that he blocked a drop kick with his face. ARTHUR MAXEY Half-back ‘ Babe's” double joints were somewhat cf a handicap to him when he was put into his brother's place. But he made the best of it with his ability to imitate his brother in wriggling through holes. FOOTBALL GEORGE ELLIOTT End. “Lanky George” proved to be an end valuable to our team. His ability to tackle around the shoe tops was a feature. As this was his first year, he has a chance to go good next year. KENNETH MAXEY • Half-back. “Tunk” our light man, could wriggle through the smallest hole made for him and some that were not made. His many gains were valuable. WALTER QUICK End. “Bob” played end so well last season that he was picked to play it again this year. His outstanding features were his ability to run down on punts, and to tackle hard. HORACE PHILLIPS Half-back ‘ Phlip” knew but little about football when the season started, but he developed into a half-back that we were proud of. MAX PERRIN Quarter-back. “Dip” was a husky, fast man and took advantage of breaks on the part of the opponents by picking up the ball and gaining ground. FOOTBALL RICHARD HARSHBARGER Guard. With Richard on one side of the line and Wayne on the other it looked like a stone wall with pillars. Richard held his own and as he was one of the bulwarks he was hard to handle. BERT FOSTER Half-back Bert proved to the fans that although he had a lazy stride about him, he cou'd play football. He carried the ball through when he had it. He saved us from several defeats by intercepting passes. ELBY STARK Quarter-back. “Jack” was the ground gainer of the team. His quarterback sneaks were clever and they helped to win for Atwood. ALVIN WEATHERFORD Full-back. As a substitute for Stote, “Weatherford” did good work. He had all the nerve it takes to be a full-back. HARRY AULD Tackle. With the handicap of a bad ankle, almost all of the season Harry helped the line wonderfully and always played a steady game. FOOTBALL MARVIN ERHARDT Was the one man on the squad who didn't wear long trousers, but he was a husky lad and played football when put in. STOTE REEDER Fullback. When Stote hit the line something was sure to give way and it was usually the other fellow. He is unusually fast and was a good ground gainer and the valuable man to the team. HUGH WYETH Tackle. “Choc turned his opponents out, in or upside down. He played his part of the game at all times. MONTELL WOLVERTON Guard. Although “Mont was a Freshman, he played in some of the games and he has a football career before him. ROSCOE LONG Center. Long was one man who never lost his wits, neither did he lose his nerve for on defense he made leaps over the opposing center’s back to the back-field man carrying the ball. THE POST FOOTBALL Coacli Hamilton faced a tough proposition this year, lie had to build a new team around two or three experienced players. lie lost several stars by graduation and some by scholastic difficulties. However, at the first call about ‘50 responded, some of the Freshmen showed a great deal of promise but they needed a lot of coaching before they were of varsity caliber. Marty, a big strapping Freshman, was declared ineligible and could not play, this left a big hole in the line to fill; some of the other star players were injured at the first of the season and were not in very good shape for the important games. On the whole the season was successful. We won five games, lost two and tied one. The following is an account of the games played. Atwood O-Bement C. On the last day of the Fall Festival Betnent came down with blood in their eye, they were going to give us a trimming but they got fooled. Atwood played in the enemies territory most of the game and Hement never had a chance to score. All the Atwood men showed that they had stuff; they only needed more coaching. They were playing against a team of seasoned players and all Atwood's players were playing their first year of football and some of them their first game. There were no individual stars of the game. All of the Atwood men played clean, steady football and should have won the game but the breaks of the game were not for them. We did not have enough punch to put over a counter but we kept them from beating us and that is as good as winning with Hement. Atwood 9-Monticello 0 We went to Monticello to meet Sutton's champions. The game could have been played much better in bathing suits. The whole field was covered with water and the game was played in a steady rain. Again our boys showed the old time pep and came through with a win. The two Reeders were the main stays for Atwood. Stote put over a place in the first quarter and Wayne scooped up a fumble for a touchdown in the last. We clearly out-played the champions all through the game. THE POST Atwood 60-Sullivan 0. Atwood had a walk away with Sullivan. The Firsts played the first half and then the scrubs finished the Slaughter. On flu first play Stote inn through the entire Sullivan hunch fora touchdown and that started it, first, one and then the other of the Atwood backs would plunge through the Sullivan line for long gains. Stote was the star of the game getting foui touchdowns to his credit. All of the Atwood men showed their worth in this game, and Coach Hamilton is to la congratulated on producing a winning team out of some inexperienced players. Atwood 2-Arthur 0. The next game was not so spectacular but Atwood won just the ....... The game was played in the rain and neither team had a chance to show their true value. Atwood was off form or they would have won the game by a big score. The ball was fumbled by both sides and At wood seized one opportunity and scored a touchback and this won the game. None of the Atwood players were in form; the two Reeders carried the brunt of the assault. Atwood tt-Tuscc!a 6. 1 uscola tied us by a lluke play. Atwood started strong and soon put over a touchdown. The teams played even through the rest of the game until the Tuscola team displayed a forward passing attack that took Atwood by surprise. They scored a touchdown and tied the game. The Atwood men came back and soon had the ball down within two feet of tin goal only to have the whistle blow and tin game was over. The two Reeders and Maxey were the strongest for Atwood while Rustic was Tuscola's best bet. Bement 24-Atwocd 0. We wont to Bement expecting to win a game but we had counted too much and we were a little over-confident. They did not play clean football. They started in to try and lay out our lightest men, and they did it. That is the only way they could ever win over Atwood and they were determined to win. Atwood played clean football and lost the game while their dirty football won for them. Wayne Reeder was the star of the game, lie was a tower of strength in the line and deserves credit; he was fighting all the time. All the people who saw the contest thought Atwood was their equals but they could not play dirty enough to win. THE POST Atwood 13-Arthur C. Atwood drew the curtain on the football season by defeating Arthur on Thanksgiving day. It was cold and no one wanted to play and all the people who saw it wished they were home by the fire. The game was played in a rain which made it -a very slow affair. Atwood was truly the master throughout'the game and deserved to win. Sc.......A the players were playing their last game for Atwood and celebrated it by playing a good game. Stark was the star of the contest. He ran through the Arthur team twice for touchdowns and none of them could attempt to catch him. He made a good quarter-back for the Atwood team this year. Although the season was not as successful as last sea son we did not have the material to work with. THE POST TRACK Atwood did not do so good in track this year. There was not interest taken in it. Most of the boys wanted to play baseball and they did not go out for track. Only four men reported for practice. These men did well in the meets and deserve credit. Charleston Atwood sent two men to the Charleston meet. Stark was the only man who placed. He got 2nd in the 100 yd. dash and 4th in the 220. Shook failed to place in his event. County Meet Deland won the meet in easy fashion. Atwood showed up very well throughout the meet. Stark won 1st in the 50, 100. and 220 yd. dashes, and also tied for individual honors. Shook got 2nd in the 50; W. Reeder, 2nd in the discus; S. Reeder, 3rd in the discus and 2nd in the baseball throw. Peter got 4th in the mile run. Milliken Stark was the only man to place in this meet. This is very tfood when you stop to consider that some ot the largest schools in the country were there. He ran a pretty race to win 1st in the 220 yd. dash. State Meet Again Stark was the only man to place. He had to run against some of the best men in the state He got 3rd in the 220. and 5th in the 100 yd. dashes. BASKETBALL STOTE REEDER Forward-Captain. As captain and forward of the 1923 basketball squad, Stote kept up his standard of excellent basketball. MAX PERRIN Forward. Had an eye for j� oals and was fast as a guard. v TED JAY Standing Guard Was an excellent substitute for Elliott and he also has a basketball career before him. BASKETBALL GEORGE ELLIOTT Standing Guard. Proved to be a standing guard of pronounced ability. He was constantly on guard and filled his position like a basketball player. WAYNE REEDER Running Guard Wayne’s floor work was a feature all through the season. His ability to handle the ball was clever and he was always fighting to win. RICHARD HARSHBARGER Center. Richard proved the basket-shooter of the season. He surely could drop in field goals and fouls. He held his own at center also. BASKETBALL ELBY STARK Forward. “Jack” was equally as fast on the basketball floor as he was on the gridiron. His dribbling from one end of the floor to the other was so fast that one could hardly follow him with his eyes. HASKELL SHOOK Forward. Was on the squad because he could play the game well and because he will hold a position on the team next year. ALVIN WEATHERFORD Forward. Has three more years ahead of him and his chances to be one of the best basketball players Atwood has never had are certain. THE POST BASKETBALL Atwood had a hard row to hoe this year. We had to develop a team to take the place of the last year's runners up. That is not so very easy to do sometimes. But we think that our coach deserves a lot of credit lor what he has done. lie lost several of the main stars by graduation ami some were ineligible to compete this year, lie had the two Reeders to build a team around. They were the hack bone of the team and with the injection of Marshbarger at center and Weatherford and Elliot we developed a team that was to be feared by all the teams in the district. We played Hi games this year and lost two of them. We have played 38 games in the last two years and we have lost but 3 games. We have a record that is a good one and every one should he proud of the team and what it has accomplished this year. We will only lose one member of the team this year and will start the year with four experienced players so we will show them something next year. Atwood 22-Sullivan 10 Atwood opened the season by defeating Sullivan by the score of 22 to 10. The Atwood team although not as strong as the last year’s aggregation showed that they could play basketball and with a little more couching ill make a strong contender for the title. Harshbarger led in the scoring but the two Reeders played a good game and kept the visitors' score down. Atwood 26-Mcnticello 10 Atwood easily defeated Monticello here 20 to 1(1. Atwood started off with a rush and the highly touted MonticeIJo team never had a chance. The Atwood team showed the signes of coaching and began to work like a real team. Harshbarger was easily the star of tin evening; he alone scored more points than the entire Monticello team. The Atwood guards held the enemy to Hire field baskets and smothered every play. Bement 18-Atwood 15 (Seconds) The Bement Seconds strong bunch trounced our Seconds in a fast game here on our home floor. Our team had not much practice together and could not get together somehow. They show that Atwood will have some good men to pick from next year for the varsity. THE POST Bement 29-Atwood 16. Benient defeated Atwood on our home floor by the score of 29 to 16 Our hoys were decidedly off form and could not liit the basket. All of them had gone rabbit hunting and they were not in shape to play basket ball. When Atwood is held to 6 field baskets there is something wrong somewhere. We will soon get revenge on them on their own floor and we will beat them right. Atwood 18-Maroa 14 Atwood went to Maroa to meet their team; this town always has a good basketball team and Atwood was lucky to beat them. We have played them about four times and we have split even with them. Stote Reeder was the star of the evening with 6 field baskets to his credit. Vi Atwood 35-Sullivan 12. Atwood journeyed to Sullivan to play on the big floor. They held us the first half but when Atwood got to going in the last half they could not stop us. Atwood should practice on a big floor and then they would be in better shape for the tournament games. S. Reeder and Harshbarg-er were the stars of the game. Tliev mads j tactically all the scores for Atwood. The guards put up a good game and held the Sullivan boys to a low score. Atwood 22-Tusccla 18. Atwood went to Tuscola to help dedicate their new gymnasium and we did dedicate it for them. Although we played off form we were able to [tut over a win. They led at the half and until the fourth quarter, but by the wonderful work of Wayne Reeder, we won the game. We would work the ball through their d. tense only to miss a short shot under the basket. If we had been in form we would have won by a large margin. Atwood 45-Areola 11. Another slaughter took place in Atwood when Areola came up to play. All of the Atwood players were on and the slaughter began. First one and then the other would drop in a field goal. When the smoke of fht battle cleared away the scores stood Atwood 45, Areola 11. llarsh-barger was the high point man with 21 points to his credit and the two Reeders displayed their old time form, while Elliot and Weatherford showed that they were equal to any of the opposing players. We will have a good chance at the tournament if the team plays like they did against Areola. Atwood 25-McnticeIlo 19 Monticello came down minus a coach and we took them into camp. The Atwood boys were a little slow at getting started but they led at half THE POST time. W. Reeder led Hie attack with five field baskets, lie also played an excellent, floor game. The Monticello hoys threw a scare into the crowd at. the first when they got away in the lead but when Atwood got going this was diminished rapidly. Atwood wins f.om Bement Atwood got revenge from Bement here this evening. Both the first and seconds won their game. The first game was a fast game; the seconds had the advantage all through the game they clearly out-played the Bement scrubs. The score, Atwood 14, Bement 12. I lie first team came out on the floor determined to avenge tin defeat which they gave us on our floor at the early part of the season. They fought and soon had the Bement players at their mercy. We started out with a rush and got the lead and Bement was never able to overcome it. We were clearly the masters throughout the game. The boys played in championship form and we expect great things from them in the district tournament. The Piatt County Tournament. Atwood humbled Bement in the first game of the tournament. Atwood players were every where on the floor and the Bement quintet was bewildered by the clever passing game employed by the Atwood gang. We won the game in a walk and the scrubs finished the contest which ended 31 to 10 for Atwood. We won our right to play in the finals by defeating Delarnl 30 to 12. Ibis game was a slow affair; the Atwood players did not exert themselves but were waiting for tin championship struggle with Monticello when they would get a crack at the title. The scrubs played well in this game and our coach is lucky to have them to save the first string players for the important contests. We won tin championship by defeating Monticello 3!) to 2!1. Although tired by the game in the afternoon we showed the old time pep and took them in a walk. They expected to beat us and we upset tin dojte bucket by a big score. This is the second time Atwood has won the championship and maybe some of the people in Monticello will begin to respect- Atwood after while. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Atwood won her first game in the tournament today by defeating Assumption -53 to 12. flic game was a slow affair and not very exciting the Atwood boys grabbed the lead a id held it to the finish. Coach Hamilton saved his first string men and put in the scrubs at the end of the half. They were a match for the Assumption players and increased the score on them. The two Reeders played a wonderful game and contributed to the win. THE POST Bement Displaces Atwood In Tournament Play. Wearied l)y the game in the afternoon we trotted out on the floor to play Bement, a fresh team, at night. The game started out with a rush with Bement taking the lead Atwood pushed them hut they could not stand the pace after the game in the afternoon. Bement led at half time by four points, we came back the last half and played hard but we were never to overcome the lead that they piled up in the first half. They put us out of the tournament by the score of 25 to 15. Some of the Bement players said after the game that they had caught Atwood with an off night or they would never have beaten us. Well we will have a good chance next year; we only lose one man and we will be in there fighting just as hard as we fought this year. All the towns know that Atwood stands for clean athletics and that is a very good reputation to have. We wish the boys better luck next year. “AFTERWARDS FIRST” Our policy is that it s the ‘Afterwards that counts. We give our customers the best qualities we can find—and we want you to buy here with full confidence in our values; with an assurance of satisfaction. Looking beyond the sale is the service idea in our store-to be careful that our customers get what will satisfy them—courtesy always pays. Politeness gains friends and advancement. Cheerfulness just naturally draws people your way. Anywhere in life this is true; and never more so than in the store. We aim at perfect service; a good thing to aim at. We are not faultless. We make mistake and learn something by the complaints we get; we want to hear them. They who think deeply realize that what profits the people as a whole must reflect its benefit on the individual-this store feels that the only way to get satisfaction out of our business is by giving satisfaction to our customers. Burger Bros. ATWOOD, ILLINOIS R. A. SKINNER The New ATWOOD GROCER desires to thank the people of Atwood and vicinity for the liberal patronage they have extended to him for the short time we have been among you. Hoping that the future will bring us closer together, in friendship as well as in business relations, we extend to all a cordial invitation to come in and investigate our stock of high quality Groceries, and to give us a fair share of your patronage. With good will and good wishes to all. We are yours for service, R. A. Skinner, Atwood, 111. See The NEW SHOE STORE ft for Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes and Hosiery Hats, Caps, Overalls and Shirts for Men and Boys Martin Jake Stock Arthur ami Atwood, 111. HARDWARE Electric Goods Ranges Hamilton, Illinois, Elgin Watches Builders’ Hardware Coal Oil Stoves Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks Cutlery Heating Stoves Jas. J. Abrams Harness and Shoe Repairing A Square deal for a Round $ ADDISON RICHEY Phone 320 ATWOOD, ILLINOIS. OPTOM ETR1ST JEWELER Complete Optical Department Watch Repairing It is better to pay a little more, get something good, and always be satisfied than to pay a little less, get something cheap, and never be satisfied We feature the following lines—all known for their super quality and reasonable price: Iron Clad Hose and Butterfly Hose Cooper’s “Kenosha Klosed Krotch” Underwear Peter’s Diamond Brand Shoes Martha Washington Shoes Chase and Sanborn’s Coffees and Teas Enterprise Flour We buy all kinds of Produce We appreciate your patronage 0. A. Weatherford PHONE 2 ATWOOD, ILL. WE SELL GOOD CLOTHES for the Men and Boys The things you pay your money for: good materials good workmanship good style long service with continued good looks We sell FLORSHEIM SHOES All these are guaranteed to you here We refund your money if you don’t like them Bower Muthersbough Bement, Illinois MEAT MARKET FRESH AND CURED MEATS We handle and Deliver ICE in town Phone 173 Atwood, Illinois 0ordts Jurgens Shippers and Feeders of LIVE STOCK It's Just As Easy To Be SURE! Of course, you can ask your grocer for just ‘bread ’ and you’ll probably get a good product But it’s just as easy, and so much more satisfactory to ask him for “SPiJT TOP or ALL THE TIME BREAD,’' and get the very best. It pays to ask for everything at the grocery store by name. Learn the brands that suit you best, and then stick to them. ‘Split Top and ALL THE TIME” are one of the ti ade r air.es fcr ycu to remember! W A. FULLERTON TUSCOLA. 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