MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? WITCH Round about the cauldron go, In the poisoned entrails throw. Fillet of a fenny snak e, In the cauldron boil and bakeg Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adderis fork and blind-worrn's sting, Lizard's leg and owlets wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. ALL Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Klllacbeth: Act IV! They came mysteriously and without ceremony. They concocted many brews with bricks and cement and insulation as their esoteric ingredients which, when assimilated, might endow the recipient with-KNOWLEDGE. The continuous sounds of Wes Ireland, Debbie lvlathena, and Nan Silvernail are able to work in the quiet atmosphere provided by the newly constructed testing area. The newly renovated office facilities contrast sharply with the traditional problem ol iartlrus. hammering and sawing, heard last year were not, as may have been believed, the pre-lunchtime abdominal grumblings of a host of hungry students. Oh, no! They were the activities of those mysterious forces which were carrying out long- awaited plans for additional construction and renovation. During the day, these eerie forces took the shape of hard-hat workmen and feigned labor as many humans do. Some of the student body were actually tricked into believing ordinary men accomplished this task! lt was, however, the work of three eventful evenings. On the first night, as the clock struck twelve, the witches and wizards gathered 'round the bubbling cauldron and created brew-Administrators their first Elixir. They whipped up a newly renovated wholesome office with such ingredients as new testing rooms, new offices for counselors, and even an office lounge for relaxation. Spacious offices for the headmaster and vice- headmasters, as well asa new audio- visual room, were added to the steaming liquid to enrich its flavor andtexture. Ambrosia of Art was bestrewn across the space vacated bythe old library. Three roomstook sha pe with numerous cabinets for storage and more than ample working area for developing modern day De Vinci's. A self-propelled potter's wheel was among the modern new devices added to the department as well as the wide corridor used for painting football murals. renais ance 25

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Later, the dark company reassembled for another night of super natural tomfoolery. Their first creation was Extract of Library. The new recipe called for a pot twice as large astheone previously used due to an equivalent amount of added space in the new building. Into this huge new cauldron, the witches and wizards dropped soundproof conference rooms, an enlarged reading area, and a media production center. They stirred in additions to King Arthur's already large supply of literary works as well as cordless headphones and numerous microfilm readers which boiled and simmered until their separateness of structure disintegrated and they joined in fluid renaissance ls. Our Cauldron Runneth Cver union with the whole. Another viscous product of this same night of sorcery was an unearthly beverage called Thespian Broth. The recipe for its creation called for a new mini-stage classroom with carpeted audience section and stage, velvet-textured walls, comfortable seats with collapsible desk tops, and modern dressing room facilities. Consumption of Thespian Broth stimulates, in many, the desire to act amidst a considerable professional atmosphere suitable even for Shakespearean drama. For the second night's finale, the midnight gourmets produced a dish inspired by their brethren in the Province of Louisiana-Scientist Gumbo. lt is a true delicacy with extremely expensive constituents. The furnishings include lab tables Cseparated from the desksj with hot and cold water, electric outlets, and gas jets. Also in the recipe was the requirement of four huge, new classrooms and even an elevator. Scientist Gumbo's high degree of palatability comes from such herbs and spices as the chemical eyewashes, explosion vents, fire extinguishers, and master turn-off switches for student safety. Also included are numerous modern gadgets such as the rear projection screen Cwhich makes it possible to viewa film with the lights onj, and the new autoclave which kills bacteria with steam.