Abraham Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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THE ENCHANTED HILLSIDE— (Continued from page 17) School and a year later she became principal. The faculty has undergone somewhat of a change every semester, and many of the teachers who have left Lincoln, have obtained advanced positions in other schools. A form of student body government called the Student Council was begun at Avenue Twenty-one. This group met about once every month and was composed of two students from every class room. Later the method of selecting the student officers was changecJ and they were chosen by pop- ular ballot and called Commissioners. At first, the Commissioner group was small, but as the enrollment and the school activities increased, it became necessary that the students have a larger representative body, gradually the group grew until this term there were twenty-one commissioners. An important change occurred at Lincoln when the Mechanic Arts building was constructed and vocational subjects were taught. Due to this change, many students have been able to secui-e employment because of the experience gained at school. The earthquake of March 10, 1933, which destroyed so many schools, merely left a few cracks in the buildings of Lincoln High School, and after a period of about two weeks, the students were allowed the use of all parts of the school except the English Building. However, Lincoln was not to escape entirely, for one Friday in October, 1934, the students were barred from the buildings, told 10 assemble on the gymnasium field, and informed by their student body president and by Dr. Andrus that the hill was slipping slowly and that the buildings on the un- stable ground were unsafe and had been condemned by the inspectors. After an explanation of the recent developments, the students were dis- missed for the remainder of the day. That week-end showed marvelous organization on the part of the administration. Tents were placed on the tennis courts, and classrooms were changed completely. On their return to school the following week, the students found a complete schedule of their classes and were very coopera- tive in carrying out the directions of the office. Then followed weeks of great activity when the music building, the library, and the main auditorium were battered down and, for the most part, were carried away in powdered form on trucks. This work was com- pleted in a short time without disturbing classes, and the buildings which had been closed were reopened. One Hundred One

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