Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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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

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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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29 MACOMB. ILLINOIS ACT I. SCENE 1. Time: 7:30 on a May morning, 1927. Place: M. I. L. Railroad station, Epperson, Illinois. (A news stand in one corner and a soda fountain counter in another). Wayne Purdum (at the soda fountain)— Have you read the morning paper yet?” Ada Andrews (at news stand)— No. Is there anything special in it?” Wayne—“Yes, it tells about the two plays to be given at the Astor Theatre today. Our old friends Alfred Clem and Mose Foster play the parts of the heroes, and between the two plays Jeane Waldo will give a lecture on evolution.” Ada—“Maybe I’ll get enough time off to go. I’d like to see how they are progressing.” (Enter Naomi McCutcheon, Frieda Towle, and Eva Watson). Frieda—”1 guess it isn't quite time for the train yet as it is only a quarter of eight. I always like to be on time though. So many things in life are missed if appointments are not kept.” (Walking to counter). “At just what time does the 8:15 train arrive? Why if it isn't Wayne Purdum!” Wayne— That is right! Well. Frieda, when the train isn’t late it usually arrives at 8:15.” Naomi—“We have just half an hour then, haven’t we? Now, Frieda, I would like to persuade you to give up your present position, join my ranks, and fight for equal rights.” Frieda—“I’ll have to argue with you on that point. There is no use in that at all. Don’t you agree with me, Eva?” Eva—“I’m afraid 1 can't agree with you. Naomi, though of course it may be all right for some people. Still I am perfectly happy and contented. Frieda—“That’s the way to talk. I have helped a great many people through my bureau.” (Ernest Runkle enters). Ernest— Ladies’ and gentlemen; each and everyone of you should now have a Dodge car of your own reposing outside, waiting for you. A Dodge car runs the most miles per gallon of gas and per set of tires. Two tires run 10,000 miles, one running 10.270 miles. This is the absolute truth as it is my own record—why—well, if it isn’t Naomi—and Eva— and Frieda! How are you all?” Naomi— Fine! That is certainly a well prepared speech you were giving. Do you profit by it?” Ernest— I say I do! I’ve sold six in the last nine weeks.” (Enter Lawson). Lawson—“Train for—Prairie City. Abingdon, Galesburg, Galva, Neponset, Wyanet. Malden, Arlington. Mendota, Menden, Earlville, Somonauk, Sand—wich. Plano, Bristol. Aur—ora, Downer’s Grove, and Chicago. Train on the thirteenth track. All aboard!” Eva—“That must be the train.”