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

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A.T.H.S. the post 1925 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Four full years of trials, failures, and successes go to make our history interesting. Our high school career has been like a drama and so I shall represent it as such: Act I Time—1921-1922 Place—A. T. H. S The curtain rises on a group of Freshmen surrounded by brand new scenery. They are overwhelmed by the dignified atmosphere and the air of knowledge about the place. They soon recover and elect their class officers for the year. They are given an initiation party by the upper classmen, and then they feel more at home. All during this act the Freshmen display unusual abilities. Some of the members of the class have oratorical ability, so they represent the class in some of the public speaking plays. A few of the boys go out for athletics, but are not successful. Miss Wasson, the class advisor, helps them to plan many entertaining parties and hikes. They prove to be the freshest bunch of Freshies that ever entered the H. S., but as the act closes they are esteemed and honored by all the school. Act II Time—1922-1923 Place—Same Twenty-five egotistical Sophomores take their seats in the middle of the room. Several of the boys go out for athletics and Opal Barnhardt represents the class in the oratorical contest. This act of H. S. drama is taken up mostly with study, and the scholastic records of these Sophomores show a marked improvement. Act III Time—1923-1924 Place—Same Eighteen Juniors take the stage, having lost Ervin Boles, Francis O'Brien, Thelma Perrin, Della Rairden, Margaret Scanling, Joe Walsh, and Kennie Tuttle. It is a very successful year, with all of the class working their hardest, trying to obtain enough money to have an elaborate Junior-Senior reception. They succeed and the banquet goes off with a boom. Bill Kamm, Paul Evans, James Edmondson, and Ervin Shonkwiler represent the class in athletics, and Anna Weatherford displays her ability in the oratorical contest. As the act closes, they make their last step of advancement in this drama; that is, they move over to the last row of seats and call themselves “dignified Seniors”. Act IV Time—1924-1925 Place—Same Having acquired seven new members in our class, our number jumps from eighteen to twenty-five. The same boys represent the class in athletics, with the addition of Louie Lommele, Millard Monroe, and Bert Foster. The class completes several important projects, such as the Lyceum Course, entertainments, and Senior Class Play. In casting their titles, “Seniors,” for a more dignified one, “Graduates,” they look back upon this year as one never to be forgotten, dear to all the hearts of all the class of ’25. Twenty-four J. B. H., ’25.

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J 925 THE P O S T A.T. H. S. “GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN” On January 15, 1924, we were caused to lose a very loyal member of our class. Miss Bernice Bowman, who left with her parents to make her future home at Ontario, California. She has made her plans to enter the Chaffey Union High School and will there be able to graduate with the 1925 class. Bernice had the distinction of being one of the high honor students in our school. The class will miss her but we wish her well in her far western abode. Time and distance can never erase the fond memories that cling to me when I recall the happy days spent with you “dear Seniors”, and while the West is very fascinating, with its wonderful mountains and canyons, yet to me old Jack Frost is the most efficient artist, and home to me is Illinois. Thelma Jean Perrin, Class of 1925, Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park, Calif. Twenty-three

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1925 fii'': post A.T.H.S. OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Seniors, knowing that we will soon depart from this sphere of knowledge, and desirous of disposing of our belongings, do, in full realization of what we are doing, bequeath the following: 1 To the Junior Class, the south part of the study hall. 2 To the suffering faculty, a lasting peace of mind. 3 To the Sophies, our dignity. 4 And to the Freshman our sympathy. 5 To any A. T. H. S. student, Millard Monroe leaves the “milk business.” 6 To Stevy, Bill Kamm, gives his basketball ability. 7 To Mary Sanders, for memorie’s sake we give seat 12, row 1. 8 To Lynn Davis, we give John Peter’s height. 9 To Virginia Taylor, Gladys Medaris’ perfect marcelle. 10 Anna Weatherford’s studious nature we give to the Walsh brothers. 11 To Mary Howey, Dorcas Day’s mischieviousness. 12 To Violet Wilkens, Jaunita Harshbarger’s surplus avoirdupois. 13 To Elsie Mae, Adeline Landgrebe bequeaths her quiet demeanor. 14 To Grayce Parks, many noon chats with Stevy. 15 To Gwendolyn Bragg, Esther Harshbarger’s short dresses. 16 To Sara Edmonson, Mary Sterritt’s red hair. 17 To Helen Harshbarger, Raymond Ruddock’s ability to “cut-up” in class. 18 To Johnny Lewis, Paul Evan’s ability to get a date. 19 To Lorene Moore, Bernice Starr’s place on High Honor roll. 20 Helen Garrett’s ability “to move” to Pauline Harshbarger. 21 To Edna Dorjahn, Louie Lommelle’s privilege to “stall” in classes. 22 To Mildred Kincaid, Opal Barnhardt’s “make-up.” 23 To Lorraine Lewis, a lesson in lady-like manners from Gladys Wild- man. 24 To Edith Harshbarger, many pleasant days with Montelle. 25 To Gatch Abrams, we bequeath Lois Harder’s popularity. 26 To Alvin and Viola, we, the Seniors wish all the luck in the world. 27 To Blaine Pierson, we bequeath Ervin Shonkwiler’s friends. 28 To Otto Greve, James Edmonson’s place on basketball team. 29 To our Post Graduates we wish another year of H. S. life. 30 We express in behalf of Bernard Wilkerson our sincerest regrets that Nina Erhardt cannot graduate with the class of ’25. 31 To Grace Utterback, I, Bert Foster, bequeath the rest of my life 32 To any of the Freshies, Ralph Marty’s “pony” on which to ride to Lntin Class 33 To the Class of ’26 good luck in editing a “Post.” Witnesses: Signed. E. D. Walters. THE SENIORS. Edna M. Moore. Twenty-five