Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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To Macomb l-ligh Seniors oi 1945: personality has been described as the sum totals oi all the habits and skills which you have acquired. We sincerely hope that the habits and skills which you have learned at Macomb High will enable you to be oi real service to your iellowmen. Recognize your iaults and overcome them. People who are unable to recognize their shortcomings or their bad habits-,never develop good per- sonalities, Substitute good habits ior bad ones anfdjyiou will develop charm and a pleasiilg personality. t P. F. SHAFER fb' Suplt. oi Public Schools Qne oi the most obvious iacts oi liie is that change is certain and inevitable. Your school is endeavoring to make you conscious oi this and equip you with the means to meet these changes and adjust yourselves to them. ln attempting to do this it is evident that you will meet diverse situations, and it is recog- nized that you will not all make the same choices or follow similar means oi livelihood when you leave school. For this reason we have provided some basic, required subjects in the hope that they will lead toward good citizenship, ln addition, other subjects are oiiered from which you are encouraged to make a choice in the hope that they will aid you in becoming better iitted to occupy a definite place in the worlds work and liie. Various activities have also been oiier- ed to enable you iurther to enrich your ex- periences. With these it is our hope that you will emerge as well rounded individ- uals, better able to cope with the many problems which a changing world will pre- A. C. DRUMMOND principal oi Macomb l'ligh SZf'lf.

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Alexander, Robert Thomas-Dreams of quail hunting in the Ozarks. Likes all kinds of hunting and fishing, and most other sports. Teaches mathematics and is assistant coach. Recieved his advanced education at Western lllinois State Teachers College and Missouri University.. Black, Minnieflhe ideal place to spend leisure moments is in a flower garden according to Miss Black. Her flowers are her hobby. Miss Black is the efficient secretary to Macomb l'li h's superintendent. She is a raduate of Ma- comb l ligh School, and attended Meyers Business College, Bryant-Stratton Business College in Chicago, and did further work at Eureka College, Eureka, lllinois. Bone, Merrill-Interested in photography. ls easily dis- gusted when students don't study their lessons. physics and Chemistry instuctor. Received his B. A, in Chemistry from Car age College-taught at Knoxville, lllinois. 'X lj yw,'x,Mi Maw, Elsie-Singing advertisements irritate her. Sheis a collector of miniatures, likes photography and cartoons. Received her A. B. at Adrian College, B. E. at Western lllinois State Teachers College, and her M. A. at the Uni- versity of Michigan. She teaches Biology. Britt, Demontes4l'las a strange dislike for whispering students. She never misses a basketball game, because she likes them. She received her B. lf. at Western lllinois states Teachers College and has done graduate work at Greg .L College and Colorado State College. Sponsors Senioii . Sub-Deb, and teaches commerce. A 1 .s xX 'i Campbell, Ruth S.-Has traveled extensively in Europe. W rx After the war she wants to travel. Has plans all made for a ' trip to Canada, down the West coast, and into Mexico. ' K Likes to read. Teaches mathematics. Graduated from the r X i University of Chicago, and received her M. A. from Uni- i g versity of lllinois. i Churchill, Edith-Spends all her spare time sewing, and she enjoys it. Reading is second on her hobby list. l-ler , - pet dislike is people who chew gum in class. She's the commercial teacher. Received her B. E. at Western lllinois State Teachers College and her M. S. at Colorado State t College. She has done work at the University of lowa. Finnell, Anne-Enjoys food and cooking it, and can she cookl ls happy when students remember their book reports. X Received her B. S. at Northeast Missouri State leachersg College, and has done graduate work at Missouri Univer sity. Sponsors the Spider Web and teaches English. Goff, Howard-Enjoys camping. Any kind of a radio advertisement doesn't register with him. l-le's director of the M. l-l. S, Band and he received his B. and M. M, at lllinois Wesleyan University. Graham, Burdette-fNoted for his singing and guitar 'istrummingf' Received his B. Ed from Western lllinois State Teachers College and his M. Ed from Missouri Uni- versity. Teaches Vocational Agriculture and sponsors F. F. A. xx if Q mv