Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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Page Fourteen P. L. KINNEY Student, Knox College, 1916-17 B. S., University of Illinois, 1920. Instructor: Ipava, 111., 1917- 18. Roseville, 111., 1920-21. Macomb High School, 1921-22 ETHEL MAE McMILLAN Western I'linois State Teachers’ College, 1917. B. S., University of Illinois, 1921. Instructor: Macomb High School, 1921. NINA ALDEAN STAUFFER A. B., University of Kansas, 1921. Instructor: Osborne High School, Kansas, 192 I -22 PEARL T. THOMPSON Western Illinois Stati Teachers' College. A. B., University of Illinois. Instructor: Township High School, Centra'ia, 111., Macomb High School. EARL WILSON Graduate State Normal Academy. 1912 B. S. Lombard College, 1917. Instructor: Macomb High School. 1920.

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Pagt Thirteen R M. GRIFFITH B. M., University of Illinois. Instructor: Macomb Fligh School, 1922. ESTHER M. HAMILTON A. B., Monmouth Col'ege, 1929 Instructor: Macomb High School, 1920. EDWIN HARRIS A. B., Uni ersi’y of IPinois Instructor: Macomb High School, 1922. MRS. H. M. HUNGERFORD B. S.. Western Illinois State Teachers’ College. Student Bradley Polytechnic Inst., Peoria. Instructor: Macomb High School, 1922. MATHEW JACK Graduate: Normal University. Bloomington, 1913. Bradley Polyt-chnical Stout Institute, Menominee, Wis. Inrtructor: Macomb High School, 1919.

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Page Fifteen fir 1- - -P s E. ZWEMER A. B., Hope College. Instructor: Big Rapids, Michigan 1919-1920. Macomb High School, 1922. Principals’ Page TEere comes a time in the life of every individual when he has his back to the wal'; when he is “up against it : when what he does means a live life or a dead life; when he is caPed upon to fipht his way cut. To come out whole he must hit hard and pla e his hits where they will ga n the most for himself. To be ab'e to fight and to fight hard is one of the most va'uable assets a human being can have. We are net making reference to the pugnacious attitude of the prize-fighter, but to the unbeatable qua'ity of a right-fighter. Nothing worth having is obtained by any ether method than fighting for it—the even's of history prove this. Whatever success cne may eventually have will be due to his fighting qualities. An individual with that “never gwe up the ship” attitude will obtain success, but he will need to play the game v ith his utmost strength. Many persons have no defini'e objectives—they hit at random, and their blows accomplish nothing. If each person would attack his difficulties with as clear an objective as the football bey when he plows through—squirming, twisting, pushing, pulling —his opponents to place the ball behind and between the goal posts, his life would be more likely to achieve greater success. However if he sidesteps, or allows himself to be pushed away from the goal he is striving to reach, the ball will be carried out of bounds and he may ne'er arrive. If, to avoid the hard knocks of life he seeks the easy path he will never shine out as a leader, but be relegated to the ranks of the “beaten”. The successful man is a fighter, a clean fighter, who does not allow a knock-cut” blow to keep him down, but will come back with his figh'ing togs still on. He is a fighter to a finish, one whom difficulties and discouragements may get down' but never out”. Let the members of society attain more of this clean, courageous, fair fighting soirit and there will be more successes in the world and far less failures. Let each number strive with all his m'ght to develop to the highest state all the latent possibilities that lie within him and human society will progress manyfold. Let each individual take advantage of the opportunit es presented to him and not only will his life be richei in personal satisfaction but society will also be richer to an equivalent degree.