Lincoln High School - Quill Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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DECEMBER We return to School filled with turkey and unwilling to settle down to work. QDo we ever?j Mr. Wilson wants definition of emulsion. Pupil: I can't define it, but I can give an example. Mr. W'ilson: Let's hear itf' Pupil: I second emulsion? Akmakjian: Vous achetez une canare, M. Barget? Wanna buy a duck? fWisequacker!j An ambitious history student well-versedf?j in international affairs enlightens us with the fact that the Russian peasants go hungry because they have no food to eat. A bright student suggests a hard question for a history test: What nations fought in the Spanish-American War? Mr. Schwarz at the assembly: All right, girls, divide yourselves into two parts. Mr. Schwarz, again, to the boys in the orchestra: Let's begin again, all playing the same song. Room 3: In what state of the Union is Hoboken? Our aforementioned bright student: It isn't in a stateg it's in a conditionf, A dog enters Miss Jackson's room and sits listening to her interesting discourse until the end of the first period, then he yawns and quietly slips out of the room. Miss Stackpole gives dressing lessons to the girls in her class much to the embarrassment of the one boy, William Tallman. While discussing paints in Mr. Wilson's room, Litka is heard singing Hi-ho Lacquerdayf' Class Play is a great success from every point of view. A new fad among the Senior boys. Bright bow ties are worn. The Senior girls attempt to rival the boys' fad by wearing bright hair- ribbons is quickly subdued by Mr. Quigley and the teachers. The Christmas spirit prompts Mr. Taylor's chemistry class to bring lolli- pops to school, where class of forty nonchalantly sucks on them for forty-five minutes. Francis Sorin's books catch fire in chem. lab. In the excitement of extinguishing the flames, Ed Santeramo spills a bottle of nitric acid. And so to press with Merry Christmas, and good-luck to our successors. 91

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increased by a large number of youngsters from the Annex Studios Stop In the past year they delved more deeply into the mysteries of mathematics stop the Caesar and Cicero stop and the subject of biology Stop Nouns stop pronouns stop and verbs still prove a source of worry to many of the students Stop At the present time physics and trigonometry are furnishing their share of trouble Stop But persistence still dominates the spirit of the students Stop Regardless of all obstacles in the way stop they Hght their way ahead Stop As Juniors the members are granted the full rights of participation in all student activities stop both athletic and social Stop Having progressed thus far in their course stop they are permitted to select from their number an Executive Board and choose John Thompson stop President stop stop Rita Cornetta stop Vice- President stop stop Spencer Scheffling stop Secretary stop stop Clifford Baum- gardner stop Treasurer stop stop Patrick Pandolfo stop Historian Stop Under the supervision and guidance of a member of the Board of Directors stop Mr. Hubert A. Wright stop these five will guide the class activities for five months Stop Their first duty is to select with a committee a pin and ring as a readily apparent sign of membership in the Class of January stop 1934 Stop Stop Stop CXQQZE JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY January 31, 1934 Flash - LHS - LHS - LHS At last that group of prospects entering our studio in January stop 1930 is within sight of its goal stop graduation from the several courses taught in the Lincoln Studios Stop Since the last message the class participated in several memorable events Stop In February stop 1933 they selected a new president stop Joseph O'Brien stop and a new Treasurer stop John Carlson Stop In May stop 1933 they were permitted to show their preliminary dramatic training in a play stop The End of the Trail stop an interesting tale of the American Revolution Stop They realize there are other benefits to be derived from the name of Seniors than the privilege of hazing those unfortunate creatures called Freshman Stop The same Executive Board was reelected in September stop 1933 Stop As a mirror of the things learned during their four years' stay in the Lincoln Studios the class presented Tbe Quill stop the year-book in which these chronicles are set down Stop As a further indication of their versatility thc class presented on December 16 stop 1933 stop A Lucky Break stop a farce comedy which proved a real mirror of their remarkable powers of ex- pression Stop And now having arrived at the End of the Trail successfully by no Lucky Break stop they are about to leave the Lincoln Studios and enter the World Studios stop the goal of all students Stop Whether the success they enjoyed here is an indication of future events remains to be seen Stop Time alone can tell Stop All we can say is stop Good luck stop Seniors stop may success be yours Stop Stop Stop 93