Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1940 volume:

1 K PRESENTED BY TEIE SENIOR CLASS LINCOLN UNIVERSITY CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA Ciontents SENIORS UNDERCLASSMEN activities ATHLETICS A P'CTORIAL PANORAMA OP orewor ‘The moving finger writes, and having writ Moves on. Nor all your piety nor wit, Shall lure it hack to cancel half a line, Nor all your tears wash out a word of it. This is the thesis of our college days, and this edition of the senior class annual an attempt to im- mortalize those memories of our brief sojourn here, which have created so indelible an impression upon our collective lives. If in this, sometime in the hidden future we shall pause to relive those golden hours again and again and again, then its purpose has been fulfilled. LIFE AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY IN MEMORIAM i Well may some local Milton in thinking of Kenneth Sinclair Dodson, inscribe lines such as those of the poet to his friend Lycidas. For his parting was taken with deep sorrow by all who knew him and realized his capabilities. Not a year has passed since he influenced student opinion and action here at Lincoln with his intensity of apprehension and his refreshingly new viewpoint. His interests were wide and varied and his accomplishments distinctive. He was a friend to all as his impartiality in judgment was responsible for the settlement of numerous individual and campus problems. His firm convictions and his zeal to elevate the standards of his fellow student made him a driving force in our community. Especially did Dodson devote himself to the publishing of last year's annual. He achieved such a high degree of practicality and informality in “recapturing visually the myriad activities of student life at Lincoln” that he influenced to a great extent the policy of this year's staff. To him do we owe a special debt of gratitude and to his memory do we, the class of '40, dedicate this book—the 1940 LION. 6 CLASS ADVISERS The class of 1940 is indebted to Professor Harold Fetter Grim and to Professor Shelby Albright Rooks from whose wealth of experience and friendly counsel we have borrowed much to help us to realize the fundamental principles of service which our “Alma Mater” has tried so generously to infuse in us, and we shall sincerely carry them with us into the world which we are about to meet. The sunset of graduation slowly dawns upon us, and ere we depart we sincerely thank our faculty advisers and hope it was as James Thompson said: “Delightful task! to rear the tender thought. To teach the young idea how to shoot.” 7 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE To the Class of 1940: June, 1940, brings you to the time of graduation. The years of contact here with students and faculty arc over. You separate, each in his own field, to take up more definitely the business of life. We hope the years in college have been fruitful both in present satisfactions and in the acquiring of things needful for the days that follow. We hope you have been helped to sec more clearly the things that arc important, to distinguish between the things that arc transitory and the things that arc lasting. We live in uncertain days when the future offers possibilities of undreamed satisfac tions of the best desires of men and where also athwart our path lies the dark spectre of devastating ruin of things material and spiritual. It is ours to chcxisc. We can do our part in making the kind of world we wish hoping that those who come after will add their effort. We live in a new land, long' ing and laboring for a day when throughout its wide extent a man may be “a man for a that, without regard to class, race, or the externals of life. May we sec its dawning. Sincerely yours, Walter Livingston Wright. 8 DEAN WILSONS MESSAGE i To the Class of 1940—Greetings: The simple ritual of graduation ceremonies hears testimony to the acquisition of useful skills, the discovery of essential knowledge, and the cultivation of enlightened attitudes. To the extent that such achievement has actually taken place during your period of residence at the college, this public recognition of your attainments in sc hob arly pursuits is hut an introduction to those more deeply satisfying disciplines of mind and spirit so necessary to civilized persons in an age of intricate and exacting human relationships. In free concourse with congenial men and stimulating ideas, you have lived through late adolescence into early adulthood. May the level of your maturity he a match for the most rigorous demands of the rather impersonal, if not hostile, forces of that “greater society” beyond the reassuring confines of college. Let not “Commence' ment” he an invitation to frustration Be strong. Extend the areas of solid fact about man and nature, persist in critical inquiry into the unsolved problems of things human and divine, dedicate the energies of your Being to at least one great cause for the liberation and enrichment of human life. And this shall be a continuing comradeship between you who go out from college and those who remain for other years of endeavor on these grounds. May we to- gether renew our confidence in the power of truth over falsehood, light over darkness, good over evil; and wherever we may sojourn in time to come, let us bear practical and unremitting witness to the faith that is within us. Sincerely yours, Frank Theodore Wilson. 9 WALTER LIVINGSTON WRIGHT. LL.D. President and Professor of Mathematics REV. GEORGE JOHNSON, Ph.D. Dean of the University and Professor of Theology and Philosophy HAROLD FETTER GRIM. M S. Professor of Biology REV. ROBERT McEWAN LABAREE. A M. Librarian and Professor of Sociology and Missions WILLIAM RAYMOND COLE. M S. Professor of Physics REV. PHILIP SHERIDAN MILLER. Ph D. Dean of the College and Professor of Latin and Church History JOSEPH NEWTON HILL. M.A. Professor of English REV. FRANK THEODORE WILSON. A M.. Ed.D. Dean of Men and Professor of Education EDWARD KENNETH HAVILAND. Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry LAURENCE FOSTER. PhD. Professor of Education and History REV. SHELBY ALBRIGHT ROOKS. B.D. Professor of English Bible JOSEF HERBERT FURTH. J.D. Professor of Economics REV. SAMUEL DICKEY. A M. Lecturer in Classical and New Testament Greek JAMES ELMO DORSEY. AM.. Mus.B. Assistant Professor of Music JOSEPH LEROY WILLIAMS. A M. Assistant Professor of Biology and Chemistry PAUL KUEHNER. A.B. Assistant Professor of German and French JOHN AUBREY DAVIS. AM. Assistant Professor of History and Political Science ARMSTEAD OTEY GRUBB. Ph D Registrar and Assistant Professor of Spanish and French MANUEL RIVERO. A.M. Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Director of Athletics ULYSSES GRANT LEE. AM. Assistant Professor of English WALTER EVERETT WARING. A M. Assistant Professor of French REV. STEPHEN MILLS REYNOLDS. Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Hebrew and History NORMAN EDWARD GASKINS. M S. Instructor in Chemistry THEODORE RAYMOND STILL. A.B. Instructor in Political Science JEROME HOLLAND. B.S. Instructor in Physical Education and Sociology THOMAS JAMES BASS. M.D. University Physician and Instructor in Hygiene H. ALAN WYCHERLEY. A.M. Instructor in English 10 M FOR OURS IS TO DO AND NOT TO DIC DOR ALMA MATER ROBERT ALEXANDER Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Political Sciences Interm oral track and boxing Quiet . . . unobtrusive . . . trans- fer from Dickinson . . . pleasing personality . . . ever ready smile . . . diffident but not shy . . . “The mail must go through”—usually. JAMES HENRY BOHANNON Atlanta, Ga. Omega Psi Phi Sociology Glee Club. Quartette, Choir, Vice-President of Senior Class. Hustling . . . bustling Bo” . . . spells efficiency . . . Refectory boss . . . America for the Americans . . . cheery, spontaneous smile . . . midnight campus soloist . . . our bet for the Met. FRED JUNIUS AYTES New Rochelle, New York Alpha Phi Alpha Chemistry Glee club, track, intcrmural bas- ketball. Another chemist in search of the missing element—or a pillow ease . . . jitterbug . . . those air-condi- tioned trips a la cart. JAMES BENTON Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Chemistry Lincoln University Players, Wis- scnschaft Vcrcin and wrestling. Country squire . . . hails from Old Hams, Virginia . . . the last Zeus” ... a pluggcr . . . sobriquet “Pappy Time recently changed to just plain Pappy . . . camera en- thusiast. 14 JAMES FRANKLYN BOURNE Frederick, Maryland Alpha Phi Alpha History Lincoln University Players, Vice- President of American Student Union. The schoolboy socialite . . . forc- ing personality . . . known from coast to coast . . .“variety is the spice of life . . . transfer from Columbia . . . aegre scitquc men- dendo . . . Co-president of S.S.B.B. Club. VERNON VICTOR BROCK Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Chemistry Football—2, basketball—2, track —2-4. President of the Student Council, President of Beta Kappa Chi, Varsity Club. V square from Kennett Square . . . student and athlete . . . math- master . . . ambitious . . . shoulders • • • ' 2 of a great pinochle com- bination. CHARLES MATTHEWS BROWN, JR. Washington, D. C. Kappa Alpha Psi Biology Football—1-3, Wisscnschaft Vcrcin Gentlemanly . . . came to us from Howard . . . ace marksman . . . known as “Briggy or “Pergo to intimates . . . stately bearing. JOHN EDWARD BROWN Orange, New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Physical Education Football—1-4, basketball -1-4 Hard-running back, sharp-shoot- ing forward, smooth dancer . . . and knows it . . . swing enthusiast . . . disappointing injury in last year. 15 SALATHIEL NERO BROWN Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Alpha Phi Alpha General Science Football- —1-4, Wisscnschaft Ver- cin, Track 1, 2, 4, Varsity Club. Amiable . . . Nero with a bull fiddle . . immovable tackle . . . hclliftcr- ent . . . everybody’s “county boy . . . good-natured bluffer . . . rare combination of student and athlete. CHARLES DAVID BULL Columbia, South Carolina Alpha Phi Alpha Biology Wisscnschaft Vercin, Lincoln University Players, N.A.C.P., Lin- colnian staff, Lion sports editor, li- brary staff, intcrmural basketball and football. Quiet and likeable . . . not related to Ferdinand . . . future medico . . . Canteen comptroller . . . going places. EDWARD EDMOND CANNON Brooklyn, New York Phi Beta Sigma Biology Lincoln University Players, Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Wisscnschaft Vercin. Actor of note . . . gift of gab . . . excellent mimic . . . serious thinker . . . ready smile. GEORGE SHERMAN CARTER New York, N. Y. Alpha Phi Alpha Biology Fireside group, president of New York Club . . . intcrmural track, Wisscnschaft Vercin. Unassuming . . . friendly . . . perhaps not genius hut a plodder . . . understanding . . . never too busy to listen—or talk . . . motor- cyclist. 16 CHARLES IRWIN DANIELS Wilmington, Delaware Kappa Alpha Psi French and Education Student Council—4, Junior Var- sity basketball, intermural basket- ball. Known as Buhby” . . . smooth courtman . . . breaker of numerous hearts . . . good linguist . . . favor- ite pastime: pinochle . . . future pedagogue. OSCAR LLEWELLYN DANIELS Hackensack, New Jersey Alpha Phi Alpha Chemistry Glee Club, senior football man- ager, track 3, 4, Wisscnschaft Ver- ein. Chemistry instructor. Transfer from Rutgers . . . earn- est football manager . . . smoke any- thing if you buy it . . . dilemma . . . scientist. CHARLES HENRY FIELDS Absccon, New Jersey Alpha Phi Alpha Education Glee Club, 1-3, basketball, 4, in- termura) football. Stratosphere boy . . . not much to say . . . often requires a day’s sleep . . . perhaps the after effects of a week-end in Harrisburg . . . tried hand at basketball. CARLTON ERIC FORD New York, N. Y. Alpha Phi Alpha Biology Glee Club, Lincolnian staff, Lin- coln University players, American Student Union, Wisscnschaft Ver- ein, New York Club. Studious . . . loquacious . . . an- swers to Boot Nose (maybe) . . . specialises in sciences . . . terpsi- chorcan . . . favorite tunc as a prep: Organ Grinder's Swing . . . one of Dorsey's boys. 17 KENNETH ELLSWORTH GILMORE Newark, New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Education Football, Track, CIAA heavy' weight boxing champion, Intermural basketball. The mighty Tank” . . . his three years at tackle will long be re- membered by foes . . . real goods in a big package . . . good dresser . . . tried hand at singing. HERBERT W. GOULD Pinchurst, N. C. Phi Beta Sigma Education Y.M.C.A. Cabinet. Lincolnian Stall, New York Club, Fireside Group. Intcrmural track, Intcrmural basketball. Intcrmural football. From the old school . . . Esquire personified . . . would make hetter politician than teacher . . . calculat- ing . . . priceless in a bull session. HAROLD L. GREGORY Morristown, N. J. Omega Psi Phi History Philosophy Club, Business Man- ager of Lion, American Student Union. News Editor of Lincolnian, Ping Pong champion. Student In- tructor in History, Intcrmural bas- ketball. Intcrmural baseball, Intcr- mural track, Rcndall Hall dormitory council. Go-getter . . . Canteen Hitler . . . Those I means’ . . . efficient and officious . . . the sublime and ulti- mate authority on any subject . . . weekends in N. Y. C. . . . headed for Columbia . . . loves a good dis- FLOYD G. HARRIS Bedford, Penna. Kappa Alpha Psi Biology Football, Track, Varsity Club, Wisscnschaft Vcrcin, Tennis. Fleet back . . . Sal’s sidekick . . . disciple of the cinder path . . . retir- ing personality . . . starred in '37 Howard game. IK cussion. PAUL DUNBAR HARRIS Philadelphia, Penna. Kappa Alpha Psi Philosophy President of Philosophy Club. In- tcrmural basketball. Philly’s wonder boy . . . corn- muter . . . politician and diplomat . . . knows how to Ret what he knows he wants . . . heads you lose, tails I win . . . surreptitious. PERRY WILLIAM HONEY Camden, New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Physical Education Basketball, Captain 2-4, football. Student Representative to Athletic Committee, President of Varsity Club, Sports staff of Lion, Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Student Instructor in Physical Education Tall, powerful, graceful . . . the epitome of strength on the gridiron and the basketball court . . . imagine a lineup without his name . . . one of Lincoln’s best . . . how can we forget the Morgan game or that passing combine? JOHN KINGDON HORNER Bridgcvillc, Delaware Kappa Alpha Psi Biology Intcrmural basketball. Orchestra Quiet plodder . . . studies by main force—never reads a page less than live times . . . industrious . . . proverbial virtuous patience . . . “footprints in the sands of time never made by sitting down. WILLIAM ORRENSY HULL Wetipquin, Maryland Phi Beta Sigma Physics Track manager, Wisscnschaft Vcrcin, Dormitory Council. Occasional lab recluse . . . quiet . . . persevering . . . honor student . . . quiescent hermit in a cosmos of physics. 19 LORIN PALMER HUNT Chester, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Political Sciences Boxing—I, Boxing Manager— 3-4, Lincoln University Players— 1-4, N.A.A.C.P., Presbyterian Club, Intcrmural basketball and tennis, Varsity club. Supremely nonchalant and indif- ferent . . . the “fury . . . when a better man is made his name will he Hunt . . . two thirds of that Payne- Hunt-Nichols combination—ask him . . . versatile dramatist . . . Ques- tion of Principle . FRANCIS LA FENUS HUTCHINS Chester, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Biology Lincoln University Players, Glee Club, Forum, Wisscnschaft Vcrcin, Class President- 1-3, Intcrmural sports—1-4. Rugged individualist ... a future diagnostician ... an admirer of Baron Munchausen . . . honor stu- dent . . . character actor of note . . . “Mickey”. WILLIAM COX JACKSON Charlottesville, Virginia Omega Psi Phi Biology Manager Basketball, Intcrmural Football Cool, calm, collected and uncon- cerned . . . good team manager . . . lady’s man . . . future scalpel wicldcr. PAUL HENRY JACKSON Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alpha Phi Alpha Mathematics Lincolnian Staff. Glee Club—1, Debating—3, Student Instructor in Mathematics, Phi Kappa Epsilon— 4, Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, Forum. Mathematician and linquist . . . degree in three and a half years . . . obstacle ovcrcomcr . . . perservering. 20 FRANCIS TREVANION JAMISON, JR. Wilmington, Delaware Omega Psi Phi Biology Glee Club, Philosophy Club, Wis- scnschaft Verein Little Juice . . . frequent trips to Philly ... an idle moment is a moment wasted . . . correct dcci- sions arc the result of much pon- dering . . . digger . . . like father, like son. JAMES EDWARD JOHNSON Springfield, Massachusetts Omega Psi Phi Sociology Debating, Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, President of Senior Class, Glee Club, University Forum Hail fellow, well met . . . The Lord Friday is displeased, F. U. please . . . loquacity . . . good class prexy . . . campus ward heeler . . . dabbles a little in everything . . . dining hall announcements ... six foot four of Springfield (via Ga.) culture and good nature NORMAN NESBETH JONES Woodstown, New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Biology Orchestra, Intermural track, Stu- dent Instructor in Biology. Trumpet tootcr . . . grind . . . heavy schedule, studded with sciences ... of definite rural origin. WADSWORTH BRUCE KIMBER New York, N. Y. Phi Beta Sigma Sociology Man-mountain . . . his proudest boast is that he is from the old school . . . friendly, light disposi- tion belies belligerent-looking bulk . . . persistent pinochlcr. 21 LYNNON JACOB KNIGHT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Chemistry Wrestling. Fireside Group, In' structor in Chemistry, Beta Kappa Chi. Life is more purposeful with an end in view . . . death on bunkem” courses . . . hails from Philly via N. C. . . . friendly. DANIEL LEE Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kappa Alpha Psi Biology Boxing, Lincoln University Play' ers. Track. Varsity Club, Inter mural basketball, football and softball. Pugnacious . . . known by all . . . what he hasn't heard before can't be right . . . hawk . . . good boxer . . . always heard before seen, and after . . . favorite pastime: rabbling. LEONARD POWELL LEE Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Biology Diligent and faithful pluggcr . . . things easy to get aren’t worth hav- ing . . . those all night sessions with Horner, Hossic” and Sample . . . thick brogue. CAESAR LAWRENCE MARSHALL Red Bank. New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Biology Intcrmural basketball, softball, tennis, football. Glee club. Wissen- schaft Vcrcin. “Little Crude” . . . the noisy one . . . a terror at ping pong and has kctball . . . Culture?—never heard of it . . . scholar and lover . . as� piring toward medicine. HENRY ARTHUR MARTIN Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Biology Wisscnschaft Vcrcin Quiet . . . reserved . . . slow and sure . . . strictly science . . . headed for dentistry . . . interrupted career. CHRISTIAN RUPPERT MOORHEAD Virgin Islands Phi Beta Sigma Biology Headed for med school—and then home . . . remembered for an- tics as a prep . . . occasional rabhlcr . . . honor student. JOSEPH HAROLD NICHOLS Salem, New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Biology Wisscnschaft Vcrcin, Beta Kappa Chi, Cheerleader, Intcrinural track and basketball, Fireside Group, Senior Class Chaplain Wimpy” . . . exponent of swing . . . honor student . . . sot” in ways . those A. M. sax lessons LESTER NORRIS Baltimore, Maryland Kappa Alpha Psi Sociology Lincoln University Players Legs . . . more heat than light . . . carefree . . . harmlessly dangerous . . . all the latest dirt . . . favorite expression: Have you heard?” . . . lost his frat pin in D. C. but re- trieved it . . . gay. 2J JOSEPH HOWARD PAYNE Baltimore, Maryland Omega Psi Phi Political Sciences Intcrntural basketball, American Student Union, Lincoln University Players, Debating, Lion Staff. Eastern coast his stamping ground . . . socialite . . . togs . . .future shyster . . . will argue down any mob . . . potentialities . . . “Merry Xmas . . . weakness—women . . . dramatist. KENNETH McARTHUR PHIPPS New York, N. Y. Omega Psi Phi Sociology Orchestra — 1-2, String Quar- tette- I. Glee Cluh —1-3, Manag- ing Editor of Lincolnian—2, Inter- mural basketball and track, New York Club 2-4, Circulation Man- ager of Lion. Musician . . . daily ping pong . . . south paw . . . ready response to every verbal challenge . . . owner of half the stock of P K Co. JOHN PREDOW Wilmington, Delaware Philosophy Distinguished parson . . . gentle- man at all times . . . poet . . . our bet for the Bishopry . . . that “prac- tice preaching . WILLIAM STEWART Lincoln University, Pa. French Quiet . . . “City . . . early trip to the altar . . . daily jaunt to the village spared many a trip to the P. O. . . . one of the village hoys. 24 - JOHN WESLEY THOMAS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Biology Editor-in-chief of Lion. President of Y.M.C.A., Business Manager of Lincoln University Players. Sports Editor of Lincolnian. Winner of Kappa Alpha Psi Oratorical (x n- test, Freshman Counsellor, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Student Instructor in English. Brilliant actor . . . orator . . . should he successful medico . . . combined extra-curricular activities with academic achievement . . . friendly . . . popular . . . heavy correspondence from the fair sex. JACK COLERIDGE TRACEY New York. N. Y. Alpha Phi Alpha English Editor-in-chief of Lincolnian; As- sociate Editor of Lion; President of Lincoln University Players; Execu- tive Secretary of Delta Rho Forensic Society; Phi Kappa Epsilon—4; Student Council 1-4; Y.M.C.A. Cabinet—2-4; New York Club—2- 4; Campus Representative of N.S. F.A.; Winner of Alfred Walker Memorial Medal—3; Winner of Class of 1900 Prize—3; Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges: American Student Union; Instructor in Economics and Polit- ical Sciences; Freshman Counsellor. Dchator . . . actor . . . orator . . . writer of note . . . honor stu- dent . . . enjoys tripping the light fantastic—mostly fantastic . . . rad- ical . . . address a moot question . . . lawyer-to-be . . . leader. RUSSELL TRACY Charleston, South Carolina Kappa Alpha Psi Physical Education Football -1-4: Y.M.C.A. Cabinet; Intramural Basketball: Instructor in Physical Education. A scrappy center . . . handsome . . . that Charleston brogue almost gone . . . correspondence over- whelming . . . efficient worker. t THEODORE ROOSEVELT TRENT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Chemistry Wisscnschaft Vercin, Boxing, Lin- coln University Players. Penn State's loss . . . tried box- ing . . . loves children—if they arc females over sixteen, so much the better . . . Brother Rat . . . lady killer . . . face his fortune. 25 LANXTER DERR WEBBER New Castle, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Biology Wrestling— 1 4, Intcrmural foot- ball. Varsity Club, Lincoln Univer- sity Players, Wisscnschaft Vcrcin. The campus barber . . . four y««uo wrestling champ . . . occasional salty humor . . . likeable . . . the reason for many a man's staying in the seclusion of the campus where a beard is not a novelty. WILLIAM GARFIELD WILKERSON Camden, New Jersey Omega Psi Phi Football, boxing, intcrmural bas- ketball and track, Glee Club. Welcome return after year's ab- sence . . . jack-of-all-tradcs . . . even tried hand at poetry ... re- sults moot . . . no-talk . . . quietly efficient . . . static. ALBERT PASCAL WILLIAMS New York, N. Y. Kappa Alpha Psi Biology Glee Club, Intcrmural football, Chairman Senior Key Committee. Faithful and ardent practitioner of the powers of Morpheus . . . one woman man . . . that is, one at a time . . . why rush . . . class keys. REGINALD WILLIAMS Sagon, Pennsylvania Omega Psi Phi Education Football, Boxing, Track, Varsity Club. Line smasher, blocker, tackier . . . in street clothes, a friendly teacher- to-be: in the ring, a fire-breathing monster . . . friendly . . . soft- spoken. 26 Four long years we've sojourned here In harmony, peace and love, Accepting all that came to us From the heavenly powers above. The time has now arrived After long and tedious years, For us to raise our voices In this, our farewell song. The men who have sojourned with us, Who have taught us day by day. Now set us on an uncharted road. Then quietly fade away. But this rendezvous we'll keep alone O challenging universe, Your forces we will bravely meet For better, not for worse. WILLIAM GARFIELD WILKERSON. Farewell Lincoln, Mother of Men, pride of our hearts! We embark upon new careers, we know not where. By thy guidance weak youths have become strong men and wise. Many times we have sung thy praises far and nigh; Many times our loyalty has lifted thee on high. From thee, O Foster Mother, we have gained more than we can e'er repay! And now we turn toward the world; we await the fates inevitable; Alas! we embark from those sunny shores we have loved so well. Through the fog of our ignorance thy shining light has ever guided us. The fates choose, and we must do their bidding; The world without awaits our coming; O, Alma Mater, give us courage! 27 J. HOWARD PAYNE. FOR OURS IS TO DO AND NOT TO DIC POR ALMA MATER JLJNIOP Cl ASS Philip Randolph. William Ramsey Will it ('iilrm.ui. Reginald Yihiiik OIIICliKS .....President Vice President .....Secretary Treasurer The present Junior rl.iss consisted originally ol 125 mrn horn .ill parts ol ||� r United States, tin Virgin Islands ami Africa, who arrival at Lincoln in t lie I all of PA7 to embark upon their collegiate careers. Much water has passed under the bridge since that lime, and now they lind themselves ready to step into the place ol the outpoint; senior rlass. with their ranks considerably depleted hut, none the less, with head unlniwed and a hopeful eye for the future. This class of the line ol I'hi has achieved an amount of success in all those activities that j� o to make a class a well rounded one. It has produced outstanding men in scholarship, athletics, dramatics, debating and oratory, and looks forward to its last year as its most successful, with such men as Philip Randolph, Roy Nichols, Theodore Rohlen, Henry Mitchell. Will red lames and I N Perry in the vanguard. m SOPI IOMOI-T Cl ASS omciiKS Allvrt James Neely............................. (icorge Peter (‘.rump.......................... Charles Nelson................................. IHlield I liinnilvil Ki minus Stokes........................ Patrick Chavis................................. .............President .......Vice President ........... Secretary .............Treasurer . Student ('ouneilmaii . Student Councilman I’he elass of PM2 now numbers over seventy men. They have come from all parts « I the United States ami I it trope, from such loeations as Pucrta Rico, Nigeria, liuglaml, and West Africa. I he class has produced iu its two years of existence some important figures in numerous campus activities, especially Uramalics. Athletics, ami Music. The class as a whole harlmrs within its ranks high ideals, scholarship standing and manhood It is the desire of (his class to follow in the wake of the more famed classes th.it have gone Ivloiv, and to strive lor the Ivtterment of the institution ami of themselves as potential leaders. I FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS W. C. Glover ........................... J. A. Joseph............................ T. E. Blue.............................. T. E. Tcaglc............................ E. A. Maddox............................ ......President .. Vice-President ......Treasurer ......Secretary Student Council The class of 194J upon its entrance was not only the largest class to enter Lin- coln in recent years hut appeared to he one of the most potential, as well. It numbered 179 men drawn from every portion of the eastern seaboard and many of the western states. The class is instilled with high hopes for the future in continuing the traditions for which Lincoln likes to believe she has become distinctive. This fact has been aug- mented by that degree of accomplishment in this direction which has been attained thus far. A 19—19 tie in the annual Frosh—Soph fiasco denied the class one of the great- est joys of college days. In its ranks may be found a goodly store of promising athletes as well as men of numerous other extra-curricular abilities. FOR OURS IS TO DO AND NOT TO DIC POR ALMA MATER 'THE LION STALE John W. Thomas...................................................Editor-In-Chief Jack C. Tracey..................................................Associate Editor Harold Gregory................................................Business Manager Professor W. R. Cole..........................................Technical Adviser STAFF Charles Bull 40 B. Dabney Fox 41 J. Howard Payne '40 Garfield Wilkerson '40 James Baker '41 Perry Honey '40 I. N. Perry '41 The purpose of this year’s Lion staff was to make the Lion a truly representative publication. It was felt that in former years the publication was confined to the senior class and hence was not interesting to under-classmen. It was in the interest of the entire university community that the ycarkx k staff tackled their job early in the first semester. Class representatives were chosen to aid in the gathering and the writing of the material for the annual. The staff urged the student body to contribute short stories, poems and sketches. The year book was intended to be a glorified family album” of Lincoln University which purported to present a history of the school year. The senior class sponsored a dance in Philadelphia and many other projects in the interest of the yearbook fund. 36 Editor-in-Chicf. . Managing Editor News Editor. .. . Feature Editor.. Sports Editor. . . Re-Write Editor. Secretary ........ ..Jack C. Tracey, 40 .....Jesse Glostcr, 41 Harold L. Gregory, '40 ..I. Newton Perry, '41 .John W. Thomas, 40 , . . .Glenn Fowlkes, 41 ...Nathan Wright, '43 LINCOLNIAN STALL Two years ago, a group of interested students formed the nucleus for the re-ap- pearance of the Lincolnian which had not been published for two years before that time. Those students realized that Lincoln University should have a newspaper to ex- press the voice of the students. They dedicated themselves to the task of editing and publishing a representative college newspaper. This year as well as last, the Lincolnian has been a vital force for progress on the campus. Student problems, faculty problems and suggestions for the improvement of the community have all been pressing issues on the editorial page of the paper. Several improvements have been made due to its crusading; investigation of the state into the village school situation; addition of students to University entertainment committee; improvement of Refectory conditions; raising of scholarship require- ments of fraternities; definite action on Pan-Hellenic council plan and aid in develop- ment of better understanding between faculty and students. 57 STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council was formed in March, 1916, for the purpose of maintain- ing and developing a true standard of conduct among the students of the University, to promote and conserve their welfare in every respect, and to cooperate with the faculty more effectively in maintaining in character and conduct the high ideals of Lincoln University. The scholastic requirements for election to membership is not less than 2.70 in academic standing. During the first semester the group presented two one-act plays from last year's repetoire, namely “Transit” by Albert Maltz and “A Question of Principle” by Mar- tin Flavin. A new play, “On The Border by Peter Niki was also presented. During the second semester the Lincoln Players presented “Wings Over Europe”, a three-act play by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne on the campus, at Morgan State College on March 29 and at The Church of the Master in New York on May 4. “On The Border” was presented on April 5 at A T College, Greensboro, North Carolina, during the N.I.D.A. tournament. The group also participated in the Cultural Olympics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. L U PLAYERS w Y.M.C.A. CABINET The Y.M.C.A. Cabinet was established for the purpose of facilitating, main- taining and promoting the true ideals of the Young Men's Christian Association through the developing of the body, mind and spirit of each student of the Univer- sity. This year it has attempted to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character, to promote cultural activities, and to encourage athletic and recreational activities. OFFICERS John Wesley Thomas................President T. E. Bolden.....................Secretary Herbert Gould................Vice-President Roy Nichols.......................Treasurer Composed of thirty-five voices, the Male Chorus is the ensemble of all the vocal groups of the University. Each year the chorus makes a tour of some section of the country under the patronage, in most instances, of the local Alumni Association or friends of the University. 39 MALE CHORUS AMERICAN STUDENT UNION The American Student Union is an organization for the purpose of creating and maintaining libera! thought and progressive social action on the campus. Since its organization in December, 1959, it has worked effectively for the Anti-Lynch Bill and the American Youth Act. It has also campaigned against segregation in Oxford and initiated the plans for the April 19 Peace Demonstration. OFFICERS Henry H. Mitchell.......President I. Newton Perry......Secretary J. Franklyn Bourne.Vice-President Robert O. Hutchinson.Treasurer BETA KAPPA CHI Beta Kappa Chi National Honorary Scientific Society, which was founded at Lincoln University, is composed of those upperclassmen who have maintained an average of 1.8 in at least 50 hours of sciences and a general average of third group. This society strives to give recognition to these men and also to stimulate in- terest in scientific achievements. It meets bi-monthly for the discussion of current scientific topics. OFFICERS Vernon Victor Brock..President J. Harold Nichols....Secretary •10 WISSENSCRAPT VERPIN The Wissenschaft Verein was founded in March, 1940, under the auspices of Beta Kappa Chi, an honorary Scientific Society, as a training ground for those who aspire for higher levels in scientific studies. Its purpose is twofold: to create greater interest in Science, and to raise scientific standards. At its meetings, which arc held bi-monthly, lecturers in all fields of Science, both local and national, are presented to the members. OFFICERS President Corresponding Sec’y- • . .Winston A. Douglas Vice-President.... Recording Sec'y D. Bull LIBRARY STAPP The library stalf is composed of those students chosen for the purpose of per- forming the functions of library assistants who have achieved distinction in their study of library science. They serve as desk attendants, cataloguers, shelvers, periodi- cal room attendants, reference room attendants, typists and assistant curators. The Head Librarian is Professor R. M. Labaree, and the assistants Mrs. Leonia Dorsey and Mrs. J. L. Williams. •ii STUDENT INSTRUCTORS The position of student assistant at Lincoln is the reward for high standing and scholarship in the field of the position. In the various subjects, the assistants help in the laboratories, check papers, assist in clerical work, and in general aid the pro- fessor wherever possible. In addition to salaries, the assistants receive very valuable experience and closer contact with the faculty. These positions serve as incentives to high scholarship and are quite tangible rewards. NEW YORK CLUB The New York Club of Lincoln University is composed of students who live in the state of New York. The club has given three annual scholarship dances in New York City since it was organized in 1937, and it is continuing to direct its efforts toward the creation of a scholarship fund which is to be offered to graduates of New York high schools. Its further purpose is to develop the educational and social standards of New York students at Lincoln University in order that their leadership abilities may be developed. 42 ir , . V c :r.Xs' i � fcr £r w;o mm tu PHI BETA SIGMA OFFICERS Herbert Gould................................... Christian Moorhead.............................. Edward E. Cannon................................ Wilfred A. James................................ H. A. B. Joncs'Quartey.......................... Hurdle C. Jacke................................. ...............President ..........Vice-President ...............Secretary Corresponding Secretary .Editor to the Crescent ......Dean of Pledgees Mu Chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Lincoln University on May 11, 1922. Its program for the year included the annual Bigger and Better Negro Business Week series, with its emphasis upon such vital questions as the place for the institutional training of young business aspirants, more cooperatives among Negro entrepreneurs and working men, suggestions for likely fields, and others of the same nature. The Chapter basketball team was reorganized under the captaincy of Juan Lu- yand, a stellar athlete. The social side of the program was rounded out with the an- nual Spring Prom in May. Through the appeal for funds for the erection of a monument of the late James Weldon Johnson and the establishment of an annual freshman prize, Sigma hopes to add to the list of prizes now in existence and to aid in inspiring new men here to high endeavors. 44 kappa alpha psi Polcmarch.............. Vice Polcmarch......... Keeper of Records...... Keeper of Exchequer. .. Strategus.............. Lieutenant Strategus... Parliamentarian........ Historian and Reporter . . Philip S. Randolph .. .Charles F. Murray . .Howard C. Gamble . .. .Ernest M. Green . . . .James A. Dorsey , . . Harold Kopchynski .....Shirlcv Gregory Maurice B. Anderson The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was organized at Indiana University on Janu' ary 5, 1911 and incorporated by the Secretary of the State of Indiana on April 15. Since that time the organization has established chapters on the campuses of many of the Colleges and Universities throughout the country. Epsilon Chapter, in keeping with the principles and aims of the fraternity as regulated by the Grand Chapter, sponsors each year a Freshman Oratorical Contest. The winner receives a silver loving cup and a gold medal is awarded as second prize. Each year Epsilon observes its National Guide Right Week at which time repre' sentatives of the local fraternities participate in the daily Chapel Services. It is a movement of vocational guidance and inspiration. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is willing at all times to lend its services to the bet' torment of school spirit, and will cooperate with all local organizations in attaining desired goals. •IS Jack C. Tracey..........................................................................President Roy Nichols........................................................................Vice-President William Land..................................................................Recording Secretary Jesse Gloster.............................................................Corresponding Secretary Peter J. Smith.........................................................................Treasurer James K. Baker................................................................Assistant Treasurer Wendell Logan.....................................................................Parliamentarian Paul H. Jackson......................................................Associate Editor of Sphinx John L. Sample..........................................................................Chaplain Oscar L. Daniels.................................................................Sergeant-at-Arms On November 6, 1912, NU chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity was estab- lished at Lincoln University. The fourteen men who founded the chapter have gone down in the history of the chapter as the “Fourteen Immortals.” NU chapter awards the Theodore Milton Selden Memorial Medal each year to that member of the freshman class with the highest scholastic average. Alpha Phi Alpha sponsors annually their “Go to High School, Go to College, and Education for Citizenship Campaign.” To effect this program representative members of the fraternity are sent into the secondary schools and communities where they encourage students to continue their education and give adults competent advice concerning their political, social, economic and religious status. The fraternity has realized that a “Voteless People is a Hopeless People.” Scholarships are granted by the fraternity to enable students to continue their higher studies. The cardinal principles of the fraternity are: 1. To promote scholarship; 2. To promote Christian character; .V To protect the chastity of women; 4. To obey laws of the land. 46 OMEGA PSI PEI I Basilcus.......... Vicc-Basilcus..... Keeper of R. tf S. Keeper of Finance Keeper of Peace. . Editor-to-OracIc. .. Chaplain.......... Pledge Club Dean. OFFICERS J9-'40 John Wesley Thomas, Jr. ......James H. Bohannon . . . .James Edward Johnson ............J. H. Nichols ..............Perry Honey ............T. E. Bolden ............O. W. Hoffler ..............F. H. Bryant During its twenty-six years of existence Beta chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity has been concerned with pursuing the cardinal principles of Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift on which the fraternity was founded. Each year the fraternity sponsors a national Negro Achievement Week. This year in connection with this event Beta Chapter initiated a drive to revive the Pan-Hellenic council for the betterment of interfratcrnal conditions in the campus community. This year the local body effected an extensive program which included educa- tional, cultural, social and athletic aspects. The presentation of the Alfred Walter Walker Memorial Scholarship medal, the Epsilon Glee Cub of New York and the annual Omega prom rounded out the year's activity. 47 FOR OURS IS TO DC AND NOT TO DID DOR ALMA MATDR TOOTBALL North Carolina State vs. Lincoln A colorful homecoming crowd of alumni and supporters travelled out to Lincoln to witness a breath-taking exhibition of collegiate football. The Lions were trailing by a 8—0 score, but four minutes of playing time remaining, and suddenly reversesd form to gain a 13—8 victory. The North Carolina State Eagles contented themselves to protect a 2—0 margin, which they had gained by blocking a Lincoln punt and scoring a touchback in the early moments of play by punting repeatedly. The Tarheels did not attempt to crash the Lion line until the third period, when with successive line drives interspersed with passes, they pushed into pay territory. The score then stood 8—0. With their backs literally in the shadows of the goal posts, the Lions began one of those miraculous upsurges that seem to occur only in Hollywood. Little Bob Engs began to skirt the Eagle ends for long gains, but the Lions noticed that time was a-wasting and thought that they could not cover the necessary territory by crash- ing the line. Minute Jim Baker faded deep to spot Bob Beverly ten yards from goal. A mighty heave and the ball settled in the arms of Beverly, who trekked over the last stripe. Engs converted, making the score 8—7. The Lions seemed to have become possessed by that “Old Lincoln Spirit. As they kicked- off to the Tarheels, Beverly rushed down the field to recover a fumble made by a rattly Eagle. Jim Baker crossed his rivals here, and dashed through the line for twenty-two yards. Then the little star resorted to his passing and rifled the pigskin to Bill Hunter, who stumbled over the goal line with Eagles all over him. As the game ended, the score being 13—8 in favor of the Lions, Lincoln had driven to the Tarheel thirteen-yard stripe. Cheyney vs. Lincoln The Cheyney Wolves held the mighty Lin- coln machine scoreless for three periods and then the Orange and Blue turned to its aerial attack to subdue the gallant Cheyney Men by a 13—0 count. Herb Norris, Ralph Oves, and Bob Shade repeatedly ripped through the Cheyney line to break-up plays. In spite of the Lion attempts at sabotage, the Wolves remained intact. It was in the fourth period when Baker rifled a twenty-five-yard pass to Bob Shade, who was stopped at the Cheyney twelve-yard marker. After three line thrusts, Baker pushed over for the tally. The attempt to convert was wide. With the passing of a few moments, Bill Hunter heaved a pass to Perry Honey. Honey was brought down on the one-yard stripe, from where Reggie Williams hurtled over. “Winks MacDonald kicked the point. 50 FOOTBALL The raving Lions travelled to Baltimore to engage the mighty and supposedly superior Morgan Bears. Throughout three quarters the two teams fought bitterly. The consistently long punts by “Winks” MacDonald, the wonderful defensive work by Reggie Williams, Ralph Oves, Sal Brown, Lieutenant Harris, Russell Tracy, and Herb Norris was the only thing that kept the Lions in the game. In the midst of the fourth period, the Bears drove to the Orange and Blue seven-yard line. From this point, they decided to try a field goal from placement. Captain Wayman Holley faded to the eighteen-yard stripe, but the kick went wide of the goal posts, giving the ball to the Lions on their own twenty-yard marker. On the very first play, the diminutive Jim Baker trekked back to his own twelve-yard stripe; viewed his field calmly; and suddenly fired the ball with bullet-like speed into the waiting arms of Perry Honey. Honey gathered the ball over the head of Ike Chavies, Morgan halfback, and without breaking his stride streaked forty-four yards down the sideline without being touched. THE 1939 EOOTBALL Immediately after the kick-off, the Bears drove to the Orange and Blue four-yard marker. Four times they lunged at the forward wall; and four times they were repulsed. Thus, the game ended with Lincoln possessing the hall on her own four-yard line. This triumph marked the first over the Bears since a 12—0 victory hack in 1931. It also marked the first time the Bears had been de- feated in their new stadium. Hampton, October 28. The Hampton game was easily the biggest disappointment of an otherwise’ successful sea- son for the roaring Lions. Following the glori- ous victory over Morgan, the 12—6 defeat at the hands of the Pirates was as unexpected as it was disgusting. Jimmy Griffin cut hack over right tackle for one of his patented seventy- yard jaunts early in the first quarter and Hamp- ton led, 6—0. In the second period Boh Shade made a miraculous catch of Jim Baker's twenty- five-yard pass and the score was tied at 6—6. With less than five minutes of playing time remaining in the first half, Lincoln made a fool- ish and desperate attempt to score hy passing from deep in their territory. This decision cost Lincoln the game, as Baker's ill-directed toss was intercepted on the Lion twenty and run hack for the second Hampton score. Throughout the second half, the Orange and Blue marched up and down the field hut found it too difficult to penetrate the Hampton defense when a score appeared certain. Union, November 11. Coach Rivero's stalwarts gave their best exhi- bition of defensive strength and offensive prow- ess against a good team when they eked out a 7—6 win over the strong Union Panthers. A blocked kick in the first quarter gave Union its touchdown hut Captain Norris and his for- ward wall mates successfully stopped the two great Panther running hacks. Cooper and Camp- hell, throughout the game. Thus, with the line stopping any offensive moves on Union's part, Mike Roman and “Hoghead Williams pounded through the Richmond first defensive line deep into enemy territory time after time. Only re- peatedly determined goal-line stands and Cooper's booming punts prevented Lincoln from scoring almost at will in the second half. Late in the game, however, the locals' efforts began to show results. With Jim Baker doing the tossing and Bill Burnett attending to the re- ceiving, the Lions moved sixty-five yards to a touchdown. Lionel Martin's extra-point con- version provided the close margin of victory. Biuefield, November 18 Failure to capitalize on a forty-five-yard drive in the first quarter cost the Lions any possible chance they had to conquer the stubborn Big Blues of Biuefield. Starting from their own forty-three-yard line, Captain Norris and his mates drove steadily to the Biuefield twelve- yard stripe. Here the West Virginians stiffened and stopped Mike Roman in the center of the line for no gain. Ferrell, the Blue's ace punter, batted down Jim Baker's pass intended for Perry Honey in the end zone. On fourth down, Lionel Martin, big frosh tackle, was called upon to attempt a placement from a difficult angle, Martin’s boot was aimed straight for the cross- bar but it fell short of its goal. Most of the game was played in Biuefield territory and it was not until the final quarter that a costly fumble put the westerners in scor- ing position. Led by Miller and Stevenson, the enemy eleven plunged time after time to the Orange and Blue broad stripe but “Philo Lee and Apple Pearcy checked Stevenson's center plunges when a Biuefield score appeared certain. St. Paul vs. Lincoln A fighting St. Paul eleven invaded the lair of the Lions only to be subdued by a 13—6 count. The Virginians scored early in the first period, when Howard Couch, left-handed passer, heaved an aerial to Waters for ten yards on a first down to the Lincoln fifteen-yard stripe. The Tigers bucked the line for a short gain and then Couch heaved an aerial to Caves in the end zone for a touchdown. A reverse for the extra point was halted. Late in the second quarter Lincoln's Bill Hunter passed to MacDonald on the St. Paul seventeen-yard marker, Hunter then crashed the line for about four yards and then Reggie Wil- liams lunged at the St. Paul defense two suc- cessive times. On the second attempt Williams crashed over the goal line to tie the score. 52 SEASON In the third period the Lion attack was sparked by the hard-hitting “Mike” Roman. The Lions drove from their own forty-two-yard stripe straight down the field to touchdown without surrendering the ball. The touchdown was made by MacDonald, who crashed over from the one-yard line. Lionel Martin converted from placement. Howard vs. Lincoln Twenty thousand jubilant football fans packed themselves in Drexel Park at Philadel- phia to witness the thirty-third session of the renowned Howard-Lincoln classic. In the begin- ning, the game was all that it had promised to be, both as a social fiesta and an athletic con- test. The powerful Lincoln machine with the trusty arm of Jim Baker and the “glue-tipped fingers of Bob Beverly pushed into pay terri- tory early in the second quarter; the score at the half being 7—0 in favor of Lincoln. In the third quarter, Lincoln tallied again on a triple lateral with Bill Hunter handling the ball last. Pearcy kicked the conversion from placement. As the last half progressed, the crowd be- came overjoyed and began to surge onto the gridiron. In many instances, the officials had to stop the game in an attempt to clear the field. While the spectators were gleefully en- joying themselves, the Howard Bisons completed a fifteen-yard pass to the Lion one-yard line, from where Van Buren crashed over. The attempt at conversion was good and the score stood 14—7. As the game aged, Howard drove deep into Lincoln territory, but the game officials thought it unwise to continue the contest with the spec- tators interfering at every hand. Under these conditions, the game was stopped with two minutes of playing time remaining. No immediate decision was made as to the winner of the game. However, at the C. I. A. A. conference in December, the game was declared “no contest.” BASKETBALL Lincoln University Quintet a Surprise in Collegiate Ranks The Lincoln University basketball team, under the able tutelage of Coach Manuel Rivero, former Columbia luminary of the gridiron, con eluded one of the most successful and brilliant campaigns in the athletic history of the Chester County institution. Not one of the more prominent pre-season dopcstcrs figured that the Lions had even an outside chance of finishing in first division of the torrid C. I. A. A. conference race. What's more, even the staunchest of Lincoln supporters did not dare expect great things of the current squad, which is not at all surprising when one considers that two of the leading members of 1939s promising team--Monty Irvin and Bob Bolden—were lost to this year's aggregation. However, Coach Rivero's proteges soon be- came the sensation of the year by the very capable and impressive manner in which they mowed down one opponent after another. Three times in as many games did Howard, perennial rivals of Lincoln, bow her head in defeat meted out by the flashy Pennsylvania quintet; while the ever-powerful Morgan State five was beaten three out of four games. Only the league-lead- ing Virginia Union “dream team and the classy A. T. dribblers broke even with the Lincoln' ites, both winning once and losing once to the latter. Finishing the swing around the conference circuit with a record of nine wins as against three losses, the Lincoln team probably has its annual nemesis—the practically insurmountable difficulty in scheduling a sufficiently high num- ber of games with sister teams of the league— to thank for its failure to finish in first or second place. Nevertheless, the Rivero-men have the somewhat dubious distinction of being rated by many sports writers, who have seen them in action against first-class opposition, as one of the best, if not the best collegiate combination in the country. Exhibiting an unqualified willingness to meet any and all comers, the Chester County Colic- 51 BASKETBALL T gians played a total of twenty-seven games and emerged victorious twenty-four times. Also listed among their victims were both some white and colored first-class club teams. The largest single factor in the almost phe- nomenal success enjoyed by the team may be found in the person of Ernie Young, the 6 ft., 4 in. sophomore sensation at the center position. By far the most outstanding player in C. I. A. A. ranks. Young is second to none in his remarkable wizardry at handling and passing the ball in addition to possessing a deadly eye for basket-making. The Trenton, N. J., product set the pace for scorers on the squad by racking up a total of 346 points, leading forward Alton Wareham by a 144-point margin. Another highly important cog in the splendid court-machine was Captain Perry Honey, who has rounded out four successive years as the mainstay of Lincoln basketball teams. Coach Rivero is going to find replacing Honey no easy task, for the Camden, N. J., guard has rendered invaluable services to the teams by exercising his talents as a ball-hawk to retrieve the ball for rifling up-court in a manner which he has made famous plus acting always as a steadying influence upon his teammates in time of stress. William Hunter, stellar freshman guard from York, Pa., and Jess Gloster of Pitts- burgh, a forward, comprise the fourth and fifth members of the speedy first-string combination. BOXING AND WRESTLING The Lincoln University boxers and wrestlers added the finishing touches to a very successful season by making a clean sweep of both titles at the annual C. I. A. A. boxing and wrestling tournament. This year the meet was held at Howard University in Washington, D. C., and proved to be one of the most interesting ever held. The boxing division ended in a three' way tie between Smith, Hampton and Lincoln, with the nod being given to the Lions as the result of the customary lot-drawing. The Orange and Blue was declared undisputed victor in the Wrestling department, however, gaining this title for the sixth consecutive year. The season consisted of the annual intra- mural tournament, and dual meets with the West Chester Community Center, the Wissa- hickon Boys Club of Philadelphia, and Virginia State College. Lincoln was victorious in each of these dual meets in both boxing and wrestling. The individual C. I. A. A. wrestling cham- pions arc Brandt, Harris, Webber and King, and the boxing champions arc Costa and Williams. Jasper “Soup” Turner was the mentor. 5 6 TRACK i i i } The 1939 track season found the Orange and Blue garnering third place in both the C. I. A. A. Open meet and the Championship meet, held at Virginia State and Morgan, respectively. A mile relay team composed of F. Harris, T. Bolden, L. Ramos, and Melvin Taliafero emerged victorious from a Class B Mile Relay at the Penn Relay Carnival. This was the second year in a row that Lincoln has won in this event. The Lincoln C. I. A. A. champions are the sensational Juan Luyanda, who set a new record for the high jump at six feet four inches; Milton Pearcy, who won both the Open and the Cham- pionship laurels in the shot-put event, and Mon- ford Irvin, who captured the javelin crown in the Open meet. Men who gained other places in these meets are R. Williams, in the shot and discus; W. Ramsey, second in the two-mile run; M. Taliafero, second in the 220-yard dash, and W. Hamilton, second in the high jump. Luis Ramos, former Central American middle- distance star, is the acting captain for the 1940 season. William Hull is the senior manager and Theodore E. Still the coach. 1940 Schedule April 19, 20—Dual meet with Morgan (pend- ing)— Morgan. April 26, 27—Penn Relays—Philadelphia. May 10, 11—C. I. A. A. Open Meet-A. fe? T. May 17, 18—C. I. A. A. Championship Meet— Hampton. 57 STUDENT LIED AT LINCOLN 59 WHO'S Nn (—IO 1 n the class of 1940 Biggest Hawk” Best Personality Best Dancer Class Musician Laziest Biggest Prevaricator Most Modest Most Indifferent Did Most For Class Most Studious Social Celebrity . Class Baby Most Gentlemanly Best Writer Class Farmer Class Lovers Biggest Crumb” Most Popular Best Athlete Loudest Quietest William Hull Best Looking Best Dressed Most Likely to Succeed Most Brilliant Class Poet Best Scientist Most Cultured Jack C. Tracey Biggest Bluffer Shrewdest Class Orator Class Politician Most Efficient 60 CLASS PROPHECY Mr. Edward Kingston Nichols, Jr. 711 St. Nicholas Ave. New York City Dear “Slick:” I'm awful sorry “ole gal” that you couldn’t get down to our class reunion. I hope that business deal of yours came through alright, hut I guess business comes before pleasure. That night club of yours has certainly made plenty of money for you in these last few years. Dear old Lincoln's campus really “jumped” at the class of '40's reunion last week. I ran into all of the old gang there. Most of the fellows were able to make it. The first guys I ran into were “Ole Lady” Palmer Hunt and “Uncle” John Thomas. Palmer is THE political “Boss” of Chester now. It used to be “Boss” McClcw but now it's “Boss” Hunt. Palmer is the power behind Chester’s “throne.” “Uncle John is Dr. John Wesley Thomas and the head of the Douglass Hospital in Philadelphia. He isn't as slender as he used to be, he weighs about thirty or forty pounds more now, mostly around the waistline. At dinner I sat at my old place in the senior dining room. They still serve the same kind of food. Our waiter turned out to be none other than James Edward Johnson, Jr., and he's the spitting image of his “old man.” He's a junior now and quite a debater. The “Lord” is one of the most prominent lawyers in Springfield. He's President of the Springfield bar association and the head of Johnson's Home for Wayward Girls. Petey Jamison, M. D., came down from Wilmington, but tripped over the running board of his car when he got out and knocked his knee out of joint. (He hasn't changed a bit in all these years.) Perry Honey is coaching out here now. His teams have been C. I. A. A. football and basketball champions for the last four years. Jack Tracey is the “Commissar of Propaganda” of the Communist party in New York City, with a staff of three hundred anarchists under him. Russell Tracy is the principal of a high school down in Charleston, S. C. He's married and has ten kids. The Right Reverend Wendell McDuffey Logan (alias “Ain” Logan), is Professor of English Bible here at Lincoln. Harold Gregory is a big pawnbroker up in Morristown, N. J. Lester Sylvester Norris is the head of the Social Welfare agency in Baltimore, and the owner of a local distillery Norman (“Farmer”) Jones and “Pappy Time” are running a sweet potato farm down at Benton's Landing, West Molin County, Va. Lanky Webber is the owner of the national chain of barber shops where, with each haircut and shampoo, the customer gets a wrestling lesson, free. He has invited me up to his Long Island estate for the month of July to do a bit of golfing, and to play a bit of polo. Well, “ole lady,” I guess I had better get back to work on this case I have to try tomorrow, so I'll say: So long; write soon. Your longdost pal, “HOWY. CLASS WILL Salathiel Brown leaves his clubness to George Cannon of the freshman class; Oscar Daniels leaves his four years of poverty to Maurice Anderson of the junior class; Perry Honey leaves his football prowess and popularity to James Baker of the junior class; L. Palmer Hunt leaves his indifference to I. Willis Pinkett of the sophomore class; Paul Jackson leaves his first group to Aaron Peters of the junior class; Norman Jones leaves his farmer complex to James Robinson of the sophomore class; Wendell Logan leaves his motion picture machine to George Logan of the freshman class; Caesar Marshall leaves his crudeness to J. Camillus Knight of the junior class; J. Harold Nichols leaves his ability to “rug cut to James Garnerc of the junior class; John Thomas leaves his smoothness and CO'presidency of the S. S. B. B. club to James Lynch of the freshman class; Jack Tracey leaves his progressiveness and his radicalism to Robert O. Hutchinson of the junior class: Lanxter Webber leaves his wrestling ability to Benjamin King of the sophomore class; James Benton leaves his cars to Beverley Carter of the freshman class; J. Franklyn Bourne leaves co-presidcncy of the S. S. B. B. club to Roy Nichols of the junior class; James Bohannon leaves the Refectory to anybody that will have it; George Sherman Carter leaves his accent to Arthur Brisbane of the junior class; Paul Harris leaves his “shrewdest title to St. Julian DcCosta of the junior class; James Johnson leaves his political ability to Patrick Chavis of the sophomore class; Albert Williams leaves his laziness to Samuel Bromfield of the freshman class. John Thomas and Jack Tracey leave their intellectual leadership of the campus to Isaac Perry and Roy Nichols. 62 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the class of June, '40, being of sound body, in our right minds, and in full possession of our faculties, if no longer in full possession of our faculty, do hereby bequeath the following books: To Professor Wright: “The Education of a College President To Dean Johnson: “The Prince Who Learned Everything Out of Books To Professor Grim: “Seeing Double To Dr. Labaree: “Rolling Stones Gather No Moss To Professor Cole: “The Light That Failed To Dean Miller: “Eminent Victorians To Professor Hill: “The Great Impersonation To Dean Wilson: “The Hindered Hand To Dr. Haviland: “Chords and Discords To Dr. Foster: “Reynard, the Fox To Professor Rooks: “Up From Slavery To Dr. Furth: Innocents Abroad” To Professor Dickey: “On First Looking Into Joe Rabble’s Homer To Professor Dorsey: “Spreeing With the Glee Club To Professor Williams: The Tyranny of Words To Professor Kuehner: “Mein Kampf To Dr. Grubb: A Literary Coup d'etat To Professor Rivero: “The Secrets of Marriage' To Professor Lee: “Rabelaisian Nights” To Professor Waring: ‘The Mauve Decade To Dr. Reynolds: “The Last Puritan To Professor Gaskin: “Little Men To Mr. Still: “Secret Armies To Mr. Holland: “Scientific Farming To Mr. Wycherley: “The Philadelphia Social Whirl To Mrs. Dorsey: “How To Make Friends and Influence People To Mrs. Williams: “Secrets of Helena Rubenstcin To Mrs. Lighston: “The Tantrums of a Dietitian To Mrs. Patterson: “Student Co-operatives 63 Friends of The Lion ' Dr. Conwell Banton Mr. Samuel Barrett, D.C. 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