Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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s PIPER WEB. MACOMB HIGH SCHOOL. MACOMB. ILLINOI - Patre Twenty-three S Senior Class Officers Howard Turner ........................................President Ray Murphy ......................................Vice President Ward Ingram ..........................................Secretary John Leander..........................................Treasurer A. D. Eby .......................................Class Advisor Class Colors—Lavender and White Class Flower—Violet Class Motto—“The elevator to success is broken; take the stairs Class History The Class of ’I 7 is the only graduating class of our time that did not have to resort to some twelve year old boy stunt to bring themselves to the attention of the school and community. We have never found it necessary to liberate a bird in the assembly hall with our colors attached to bring us into recognition, nor is that the sort of fame we have sought during our four years stay in high school. Were you to ask us what we have done for Macomb High we would point to our record in school activities both athletic and literary and ask who can beat it? If the statement oft made by our principal that, “we get out of high school only what we put into it”, is true, then you must join with us in saying that the Class of I 7 must have put in a great deal. Yet we realize that any attempt on our part to repay Macomb High School and the community for the benefits we have derived would be paltry indeed. It is a debt that is beyond the reckonings of dollars and cents. When we entered high school four years ago at the old high school building conditions and customs were very different from what they are now in the new building and with the Junior High School. T here is a great difference even in the way a student enters high school. Under the present system the change from an eighth grader to a freshman is imperceptible, but when the Class of 1 7 entered high school the transition was very abrupt indeed. With all due ceremony the upper classmen gave us a tonic from the well of learning at the back of the building which prepared us for the store of knowledge we were to absorb during high school. Although we resented the ordeal at first we feel now that it was all for the best. I his

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gPIDER WEB. MACOMB HIGH .SCI DOL. MACOMB. II.LINC)! Pa»re Twenty-two - s RAY MURPHY “Babf.” Varsity Football, ’13, ’14, '15; Captain 16; Varsity Basketball, ’14-15, ’15-’16. I6-’I7; Varsity Track. 15, ’16; Vice President Class '17; Class Play. • »- 0 MARGUERITE GRAFTON Class Basketball; Oxford Literary Society. , ALFRED RUSH “Spud” Varsity Debate; Class Play; Vice President Wattonian Literary Society. GEORGIA JOHNSON Washington, Iowa High School, ’14, ’15; Oxford Literary Society.

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gPIDER WEB. MACOMB HIGH SCHOOL, MACOMB. ILL1V Paure Twenty-four might be given as a reason for our superiority to the lower classmen as they do not receive the ancient Freshman ducking which used to be an entrance requirement. I he Class of 1917 believes that the class history that does not contain something about the class's faculty advisor is a farce. So in order to make this history even more complete we deem it best to mention our dearly beloved, all-star, faculty advisor. Professor Allan Dale Ebey is his name and he hails from Princeton, State of Indiana, of which fact he is very proud. The piide this Hoosier school master has in his state is quite humorous at times. For instance in civics class whenever he asks what state some man is from, and the students yell “Indiana , a pleased expression comes onto his face and he compliments the class on being so well posted about the native states of the prominent men of our country. The institution of higher learning from which this pedagogue came is none other than Wabash College. Mr. Eby tells us that this college is famous for its high standard of athletics, some even say that it rivals the Western Illinois State Normal, although we can hardly believe this possible. Mr. Eby demonstrated the high standard of athletics at Wabash when he showed us how he could play baseball (he made his letter at Wabash) one afternoon at the Normal. He made a perfect score (fanned twice). At the first of this history we mentioned our wonderful record in school activities, possibly it would be well to publish it. Freshman Year One representative in varsity football. Sophomore Year—Three men on the football eleven; three men on the basketball five; three men on the track team. Junior Year—Five regulars on the football eleven: four regulars on basketball five; five out of seven track letter men; boy’s oratorical. We won class basketball championship. Senior Year—Seven football letter men; four basketball letter men; all four regulars of debating team; class basketball championship; (other literary contests not yet held as we go to press).