Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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l 1 p THE SPIDER WEB fatvi i I r,. a.-,A-rv!5L9.g,3j '2, -.v:':,-.'Af,NJ'AA,v. xv:'1v:'nv:'- Ten minutes later a messenger brought a letter from the Royal Treasury. It began: Your Highness: I regret to report that the money just received from you is not gold. It is what is commonly called i'fool's gold or iron pyrites. Please advise- E Here, shouted the Queen, take this message to Solomon. Quickly she wrote it o . And, Mababba, tell the treasurer to make that fool's gold into a smoking stand. And Mababba, knowing that the Queen never smoked, just smiled. -Ford Shryack. IIIJIIIIIQIEBZ IIHIHIEEIIR IIRIIISIEB AIINIHHD llFAlIblIb FOUND IN STUDY HALL MONDAY: DEAR SALLY: Since complications have arisen in the form of Tommy's having blue eyes too, you will know that hereafter when I speak of blue eyes I mean bluefblue eyes, and not grey' blue eyes. Helen told me that she was with B. B. E. and Ernie somethingforfother last night. B. B. E. had his car. They came down to church for her and she skipped choir. They went down to Helen's house and then they were going to take her to Lillian Thompson's house. In the course of their conversation, Helen told B. B. E. that there was a girl down at High School that liked him pretty well and that her initials were L. P. He said, Lillian Thompson, and she said, i'No, I said 'P', not 'T.' Well, I don't know just how it happened, but my picture was on the phonograph and she told him. They were going down to Lillian's then, and he asked her where I lived. She told him and said that I wasn't home now, that I was at church. He said, And you took me away from church! Cthrills and heart throbs!D To use your expression: 'Tm all afflit over it! Well, I've got to read L'Allegro. I'1l be seeing you. Love, Luke. FOUND TUESDAY: Dear Sally: Guess what? HE asked me to go to the game tonite! Kid, IIII1 so excited! The bunch isn't going together, is it? I hope not because I told him I would go. I don't know what to wear! Maybe the blue dress-he says he likes blue-so do I. We're going down to Foster's Fancy afterwards. I can hardly wait. Love, Luke. p FOUND FRIDAY: Dear Sally: . That old B. B. E. asked me to go to the show tonite. I told him NO!.He gripes me. All he does is talk about his brother! I HATE MEN! ! ! ! Yours off men forever, Luke. -Martha Purdum. i ffkvflk., 1.f'1.f'1,f'1.f :wi 1 8 11+ g, sv '-:-f Q aaf'1gf

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THE SPIDER WEB 'f'Ng2.'f'1L-f'1c'f'x'x'nvf x'fAxv:2g2q 52 llDlllllDllb4DllMIlACilIR:f UEEN of Sheba-romantic name-beautiful woman, ropes of pearls, countless diamonds, tropical days and romantic nights, cleverness-she portrayed them all. And King Solomon-wealth and wisdom-and a touch of the quixote. The Queen of Sheba had been on the throne ever since she was fifteen. She had ruled well and wisely. Her treasuries were full of jewels and precious metals. Across the plains four hundred miles away was Solomon, reputed to be as wise and wealthy as she. So she sent him an invitation to visit her. He came, six foot two, blond and handsome, and thrilled her by his presence. Then followed a month of feasts, exhibitions, and lion hunting. And when he said, Sheba, be my queen ! , though she wanted to say yes, she just originated Why, I don't know what to say.fIt's so sudden! I'll have to have time to think it over. To her maid that night she said, I love him but I promised myself I'd never marry anyone I could outwit. But how can I put him to the test? Try to sell him some of those fake diamonds, the maid replied. And if he buys, then you'll know he ain't no lit person to run this place. That's it. That's just what I'll do, agreed the Queen. The next day when Solomon demanded her answer, she brushed him aside. I must show you some of my diamonds, she said. I must have more time to consider. A servant brought her private jewel case. This one, she said, I call Omar ! He took it and then with an exclamation of delight, reached past her and picked a large, squarefcut and highly polished stone from the case- Such a beauty--and lustre. I will sell it to you, the queen said, coldly. He glanced at her from the corner of his eyes, a frown upon his face. I shall have it set into my crown. I will give you fifty thousands of Kasoes for it. In gold! Sold! from the Queen. The gold came, five big bars of yellow metal, and was weighed before the Queen's eyes. Here is your diamond. Go. I can never marry you. Go! As he swept through the palace door the Queen thought that perhaps she saw a trace of mockery on his lips. The fool, she thought, the fool let me sell him a paste diamond. He didn't even test it, to see if it was genuine. Well, I can't marry that kind of a fool. Aloud she said, Send this gold to the treasury. Tell them to make it into a few perfume bottles. And they said he was wise. Ha! Ha! 2n.'f'x'.'Ag',f xE, 1-,ft,': '-wif I7 114'- ',vf 3, :'1vf'xvf'xvf'1.,vx'1

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THE SPIDER WEB iQxitviivx'xvx'x'fAx'f'xvf'1vx'xv4f'1'r'15,f'1g2g 52 MT IBIIHIIIDIIIIEIIEQ IT seems funny that a student would have a choice between teachers. I do. Maybe it is because I am so much different than anyone else. The girls all say I am different than any other boy. My choice is an English teacher. She conducts, and what I mean is, Conducts, the fourth hour English Class for Seniors. She is a married woman, Cwe all make mistakesj and is the proud possessor of three unruly children. She is a large woman, I do not dare guess at her weight, and she has bobbed hair, a million dollar smile, and sometimes she wears glasses. She is, if I am any judge at all, good looking. CAnother AJ. Truthfully I can say that she is the best English teacher that I have ever had. Alf though she failed to pass me last year, I like her just the same. I hate English and I don't mind telling the world, but she can make it seem so easy. Is it any wonder that the majority of kids like her? I say kids because it is good high school English. just do your work for Mrs. Pearl Thompson and your report card won't cause you any grief. ---David Brown. ismlsmisiai iermsarf OW you folks needn't laugh at my new glasses. I think they are quite 'it.' But l do believe I will get a black ribbon to put on them. All right, what were we to have today? The sonnets? Oh yes, that's right. All right, who is going to be the first one? Cedric, you think you would do? All right. Cedric arose looking as if he owned the world and started out with a flourish 'Avenge, O Lord, thy scattered' say is that word scattered? I don't think so. 'Thy scattered bones' no his bones weren't scattered. Well, what was it? Oh yes, 'thy slaughtered saints' sure that was it. Imagine me saying scattered bones. I don't see how I ever made that mistake anyway. Do you? Now where was I? I'll just start again. 'Avenge, O Lord, thy scattered bones' Say, I guess I don't know this. I'll say it tomorrow. Well, Cedric, you started all right, at least you could say 'Avenge, O Lord - All right, Tommy, you're next. Tommy stands up with a 'Tm really good air and watch me and you'll learn something. The only trouble is that not many people agree with Tom except, well, maybe a little straight-haired brunette. Tom says his and gets through all right. He stresses the right words,-that is at least part of the time. A question then pops into Garland Rigg's curly blond head, about which so many persons have remarked. He happened to think of Paradise Lost and wonders how long it took Satan to fall from Heaven to Hades. The answer is given right away and the class proceeds before he and others, who have a mania for asking questions, can think of some more. ::atv,f'f.,f'f.v.f'1v.f-w.,,-Axv.fwf 19 jafxvfav.-'Q-Q,e,