Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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X 30 Tiie 1930 Spider Web 30 OC X Nonsense It was early one morning, Just before I went to school— That my old Ford stopped, Like a Government mule. I looked into my gas tank. Though I thought I had a plenty; And there to my astonishment, I found I hadn't any. So I walked the mtle to town. And 1 bought a little gas. Just before I got it home again. The clock showed eight half-past. I poured the gas into the tank. And to my supreme delight She started with a chugity chug. So again I was all right. 1 headed for dear old high school. What a take off I did make; By the time I reached the parking place. All the cops were in my wake. I hurried to my classroom, For I thought that I was late. But to show how fast I traveled. It was still just half-past eight. And then up came the chief of police. He was hot and bothered and seeing red; He asked me what was my excuse, For driving like a mutton head. I explained my s’tuat'on. And attentively he did 1 sten To me, I saw the pr'son gates. And boy! they sure did glisten. He told me he was once a boy. He knew of my predicament— So this time he would let it go. But the next tme it would cost me. so, I guess that I will drive more slow. Unless I'm late to school sum mo”. —-LeSLYE WINCHESTER.

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K 30 Tli a 1 30 %ld«r 'Wa'b oc 30 OC 30 OC 30 School Loyalty Some pupils are physically strong, agile, quick, and they make gmd athletes, .me are keen witted, strong intellectually, and have a love for books. They rank high in scholarship. But whether weak or strong—little or big, keen witted or slow 11 some things- all rank alike in one very important thing, namely school loyalty. A loyal student reflects credit on his school. He enters athletics if he can, if not. he at least supports the school teams by attendance at games, by being enthusiastic about a team whether it is losing or winning, whether it has good luck or bad luck. He yells' for it, he encourages the players of the team, and he makes members of the .earns feel that they have his support on all occasions. A team cannot always win but. if t: members play their best on all occasions against all odds, they arc worthy of the loyal support of every student. If a student is loyal he is proud of his school and he will do his best to increase the good name of it. By hard work on his lessons he tries to raise the standards. He wants to be a credit to his school after g a.'.uatton No student with real school loyalty is content merely to “get by . He docs his best—-he gives all he can to his school. There is a time to work and a time to p’ay and any student who observes these times is a help to his school and is demonstrat ng true school loyalty. Such a student not only helps his school but receives great b'icf't for h'mself. In as great a measure as he gives of his loyalty, he receives benefits. Not What You Think They sat close together— He and She— Far into the night. With faces I'kc the sunslvnc. And eyes a starry bright. Was it in June? Beneath the moon? Do you suppose, He did propose? Ah, no! Hum, ho! TV rv w're listening to The R a d i o I Maxine Stump. 30 C30 17 30

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K ■—■JJOQL —Hiot — 0 1930 Spider Wish m- --------------------- ■ —m 7 he Red Bird It was a beautiful morning in Burnsville, a little country town made up of r.ch estates near New York. The birds were singing and the blue sky was dotted with little white clouds. Joan Cummings was out in her back yard playing tennis with Bill Keets, a neighbor boy. Bill and Joan had practically grown up together. They had lived side by side s.nce Joan was three and Bill was four. Many people had taken them as brother and sister, wh ch was probably due to the fact that both had curly, black hair that framed big, black eyes set in an olive complexion. 1 his particular morning Joan was not up to her standard and Bill was getting the best of her. When the last set was finished and Bill had jumped over the hedge into his yard and was teasing Joan about her low score, out of a clear sky a great red plane dove so low that both Joan and Bill unconsciously ducked. Then it soared away and an arm shot out and waved at them. They stood looking at the plane until it was lost from sight. “Gosh!” exclaimed Bill, “I bet he gets a big kick out of that. I wish Dad would buy me one.” “Gee, I wonder if he's good looking,” sighed Joan. Well, I'll have to be going if I'm to be ready at seven.” Where you goin’?” asked Bill. “Oh, to an old lecture on 'Elements,' Joe asked me to go and I couldn't refuse h m this time because I think he has found out about the time I refused to go to a Bug Lecture with him and then went on that terrible egg hunt with you. He has acted sorta funny since then so I'll have to be quite nice to him. Well, goo'by. Bill. Don't forget our match tomorrow.” So long. Joan, 1 11 be there with bells on—and by the way, I hope you have a good t me at that lecture and learn a lot about hot air. Ha, ha. So long. Joan hurried into the house and had just stepped out of the shower when the doorbell rang and she heard Joe's voice saying hello to her mother. After much hurrying Joan appeared at the door looking like an angel. Hello, Joey. I'm ready.” “Good evening, Joan. My dear you look simply stunning,” remarked Joe, in his aristocratic way. This was by no means an exaggeration because Joan wore a flimsy green chiffon dress that suited her exactly. Little unru y curls had slippe J out from beneath the broad brimmed hat that matched her dress, and her tiny feet were made to seem even smaller by the high heeled green satin pumps. To himslf Joe decided she looked like a fairy, but it wou'd never do to tc:1 a lady that. M ■ Mine 19 0d 00 . - 00t- ' DOW- W