Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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Macomb High School The Spider Web, 1920 History of Macomb High School FEW years before 1800 Macomb High School was established, with the boys under the supervision of « male instructor and the girls under that of a woman. The boys went to a small building on the site of the present second ward building and the girls to the building which is now the Christian Science Church. The high school building was built in 1800 at the present site. Tin-first principal and the only teacher for several years was II. II. Smith. The first class graduated from Macomb High was graduated in 1808 and consisted of five girls. A class has been graduated each year since then. For the first few years Macomb High School averaged alnnit sixty pupils. The morning wns always n|H-ned with chapel exercises. The second principal was Matthew Andrews, who ap| ointed an assistant for himself. Miss Ahhie Summers. The subjects taught the first few years were: Higher Arithmetic: I. S. History: Civics; Advanced Algebra; Ancient History; Botany: Physiology; Chemistry: Latin: Greek: Geometry; Geology ; Rhetoric; Astronomy; Physics; Philoso- phy; Trigonometry, and Webers I niversal History. Monthly examinations were given with 100 ns excellent and 75 merely passing. Each pupil had an assigned seat. Talking wns not allowed in the halls. The Seniors were allowed all privileges as long as they did not disturb other pupils. The scIkkiI house burned in 1880. While the new building was l eing built, school was held in the Gatnagc building, the City building, and the Holland building. The building was finished in 1887 and is still standing. The cornerstone of the New High School building was laid in the spring of 1915 and was finished in September. 1910. The class of '20 en-tered the new building as eighth graders. V new system was introduced at this time known as the Junior-Senior High School. The Junior High consisted of the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades and the Senior High of the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades. This system has been continued for the last five years and has been very successful. It was launched by Mr. Mangun and continued by Mr. Lynch, our present superintendent. Sctcn

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Tke Spider Web. 1920 . Macomb High School Six

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Mncomb High School Board of Education WIIXARI) C. SUTTON. President JOHN (i. PATTON. Secretary Board Members S. M. GI.OYD GEORGE I)OAK J. D. PRICE W. F. SENN JOHN BOYLE G. W. ARCHER CHARLES SAFFKL KUhl