Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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THE SPIDER WEB MACOMB. ILLINOIS 27 We bequeath Naomi McCutcheon’s will power to Katherine Fuhr. We bequeath Lamotte Carter’s Mary Pickford eyes, if she can do without them, to Edythe Cash. To Dorothea Vance we bequeath Margaret Anders’ extra pep which Dorothea should gladly accept. To Gertrude Black we bequeath all of Ada Andrew’s coquettishness. Last, but not least, we do hereby devise and bequeath any special characteristic, unmentioned above, possessed by any Senior, to those most desirous. (Signed) CLASS OF 1918. Witnesses: Man in the Moon. King of the Canary Islands.

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26 THE SPIDER WEB MACOMB, ILLINOIS Class Will TO THOSE WHO SURVIVE US:— We, the Senior Class of 1918, of the Macomb High School, hereby make known our last and final desires regarding the distribution of all property acquired during our High School life. We hereby name as executor of this document. Miss Gertrude Olson, whom we consider very trustworthy and capable of filling this very important office. Thus follow our desires: I o Byron D. Adkinson we bequeath Wayne Purdum’s safety razor. We bequeath all of Mary Purdum’s extra avoirdupois to Elliot Parker. We hereby bequeath Charles Foster’s popularity with the girls to LeRoy Byerly. To Eugene Munson and Paul Nebergall, we the Senior Class bequeath Macomb High School diplomas in 1925. We, the Senior Class, leave to Helen Marx all available empty paint and powder cans belonging to Helen Hebble. We leave to Elmer Price the fussed grin of Walker Baymiller. We bequeath all of Alfred Clem’s extra credits to Leslie Ruddell. I o Kenneth Lawyer we bequeath Leslie Toland’s ability for putting out a snappy annual. r t ' We bequeath Czerna Jobe’s propensity to psychologize to Stella Butterfield. To Lewis Erwin we bequeath Louis Tiernan’s curly pompadour. We bequeath William Hegstrom’s ability to argue to Bessie Callison. We bequeath Jessie Bliven’s winsome dimples to Cuba Parks. We bequeath Margaret Hanan s exceptionally beautiful voice to Grace Braun. Jf I o Bess Cox we bequeath Vernon Murray’s curly hair.

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28 MACOMB. ILLINOIS Class Prophecy CAST OF CHARACTERS The artistic artist...........................................Helen Hebble The artist’s model ..........................................Lamotte Carter I he famous singer ......................................Lewis Van Etten The wonderful flutist ........................................Czerna Jobe The noted pianist ...........................................Kathryn Early The physical training instructor ...........................Margaret Hatian The doubtful playwright .................................Margaret Anders The favorite play hero ......................................Alfred Clem The matinee idol ............................................Charles Foster The reliable weather man ....................................Donald Parker The civil engineer ...........................................Louis Tiernan The mistaken fireman .................................................Lloyd Dunsworth The chief of police ....... ..............................Arnold Hegstrom The efficient Dodge salesman ................................Ernest Runkle The soda fountain man ........................................Wayne Purdum The political boss .................................................William Hegstrom The suffragette leader ..................................Naomi McCutcheon The happy matron ..............................................Eva Watson The evolution lecturer .......................................Jeane Waldo The musical train caller .................................Lawson Burnham The news stand girl........................................... Ada Andrews The manager of the matrimonial bureau........................Frieda Towle The three of the great cafeteria. .Jessie Bleven. Ruth Newell. Mary Purdum The big cattle ranch owner................................Walker Baymiller The hypnotic milk tester ....................................Leslie Toland The experimenting chemist ...................................Vernon Murray The brilliant X-rayist .......................................James Towle