Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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Meiffffe ORGANIZATIONS l SENIOR CLASS PLAY - The Youngest he iii 1 VAGABOND CLUB PLAYI ,Tlo-Ma' 'K 5 -U v.4 Page Twenty-seven -' 'Heart Trouble' ' v' 3 , I JUNIOR CLASS PLAY - The Ghost Train SENIOR CLASS PLAY- The Youngest l'The Youngest, by Philip Barry, was the three act comedy chosen tor production by the Senior class of Macomb High School. The play is an ingenious variation ot the Cinderella theme, in which the hero, a down-trodden son, comes into Contact with a charming busybody. The youngest eventually learns to assert fCcntinued on page 345 ok, t 4,14

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ORGANIZATIONS -www VAGABOND CLUB The Vagabond Club was organized in the year l925 for the purpose ot promoting interest in dramatic work, and also to develop the ability of the club members. Miss Wills with the assistance of Mrs. Thompson was the first director, the club start- ing in the second semester. Seventy people tried out for member- ship but only thirty were chosen for the new organization. The constitution drawn up at the first meeting barred all freshmen CContinuecl on page 341 THE DEBATE CLUB The debate club started the year as a rather boisterous organization without seemingly much thought for achievement. Soon humorous debates were given and from the members ot the club two teams were chosen. The Debate Club then became uni- fied so that there was an assembly program in which three boys de- fended themselves against three girls very successfully. As debates with other schools loomed out, the sponsor, Hoyt Rawlings, called Continued on page 345 Page Twenty-six

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ORGANIZATI NS .ith MJ . Jima. Z Ov -Aff ,ov-L 4' f THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Three chords are struck, and then the Girls' Glee Club swings into its practice, which takes place every Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday, the eighth hour. This club is directed by Miss Helen Rothgeb and is accompanied by Dorothy Noel. The Cflee Club is a social as well as a musical organization. Throughout the year it has studied many musical selections and has participated in various programs. The girls made their first CContinued on page 343 BOYS' GLEE CLUB The Boys' Glee Club was organized early in the first semester and met every Thursday night alter school. The club was changed to a credit course at the beginning of the second semester and met every Tuesday and Friday during the seventh period. There were about forty charter members interested in organizing the club but some were compelled to drop out when he meeting time was changed to school hours. iContinued on page 341 ,Aj 114.443 Page Twenty-eight