Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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WILLIAM EDWARD ALLISON Wild Bill, king of the mat, jolly, play- ful and well liked by all, these combina- tions of admirable traits will help us think of this son of Cape May, New Jersey, who wants to enter the teaching profession. Football, Wrestling, Captain, Boxing Intra- mural, Track, Intramural Boxing, Varsity Club. New Jersey Club JOHN OLIVER BECKWITH Instead of Beckwith, Washington, D. C.. should have dubbed him Bookwith. As a scholar and a gentleman, “Beck was an astonishing fellow and as a football player, no back-seat driver. But why limit him to the pigskin? He participated in practically every sport on the campus. Medicine is his future field. Varsity Football, Intramural Basketball, Track, Tennis, Beta Kappa Chi, Phi Kappa Epsilon, Student Council OMEGA PSI PHI CHARLES MAURICE BLAKE Baltimore, Md., has first claims on our Charlie. His simple manner, sincerity and ability to laugh longest at his own jokes, are the things that will linger long- est with us when we hear his name men- tioned. He's bound for a principalship somewhere, Baltimore preferred, of course. Soccer, Glee Club, Polemarch Kappa Alpha Psi KAPPA ALPHA PSI 21

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WILLIAM FREDERICK ADEN Fred came to Phi Alpha Psi from Howard University as a sophomore. He has been outstanding as the campus ar- tist and cartoonist, and was an ardent supporter of the drama. Friendliness and poise were personified in his every action. Forum, Dramatics, Yearbook, Lincolnian, Dormitory Council-Lincoln-Ashmun, Car- toon Club OMEGA PSI PHI JOHN WESLEY ALEXANDER A bit of a scapegrace, John hails from Orange, New Jersey. He was most con- sistently renowned for his innumerable ‘ week-ends,” and seriously leans toward the pursuit of medicine. Intramural Basketball, Football Trainer, Chemistry Instructor OMEGA PSI PHI ROYAL CLARKE ALEXANDER, JR. Roy” was Phi Alpha Psi's Peck's Bad Boy, but not a bad sort, only very spoiled. His extra-curricular activities consisted mainly of sleeping, rabbling and using double-meaning words. About his future plan, let's toss a coin and take a guess . . . social work. 20

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ii CHARLES DOUGLASS BONNER College taught C. D. how to effec- tively capitalize on all his talents, how- ever slight, and turn them into unearned increment. His fine bass voice, excellent scholarship and scientific endeavors, were qualities which Lincoln should miss. New Bedford, Mass., has hit the bell again. GlGe Club. Choir, Quartet, Dramatics, Newspaper Stall, Instructor in Chemistry, Beta Kappa Chi, Dormitory Council, Leader and Manager ol Bonner's Swinging Col- legians, President ol Musical Club, Le Cercle Francois, Reorganizer and Presi- dent ol Phi Kappa Epsilon. Intramural Wrestling. Tennis, Class Football, Intra- mural Basketball ALPHA PHI ALPHA CHARLES HENRY BRISCOE “Little Grim was the campus busy- body. With his diminutive size and in- exhaustive energy, he was an invaluable aid in the administration building, if not so valuable as an ad-getter for the “Lion. Whenever he appeared with a stack of Business papers, it meant get scared. It might be a library notice, or more ter- rible, a grim expense assessment. N. A. A. C. P., Lincoln University Players, Dormitory Council-Lincoln-Ashmun. Busi- ness Manager ol the Lion ALPHA PHI ALPHA MILTON REID BROOKS A sound and logical thinker, a student of biology and the related sciences, M. R. . . . Baldy . . . was often solicited for advice. He was a I. V. guard and shone in the unforgettable Frosh-Soph melee. This son of McKeesport, Pa., will always be regarded as a man of culture, experience, and determination. He's to be a donor of knowledge. Treasurer ol the Class, Newspaper, Dormi- tory Council-Rendall Hall 22 KAPPA ALPHA PSI