Abraham Lincoln High School - Landmark Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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In walking Through The halls you should speak roughly To The Freshman loT course, This applies only when seniors are noT aroundl, and when They ask you where The Dean's oTTice is. send Them up To The library. When you speak, leT no dog lTreshmanl bark. Moreover. you now learn To answer your Teacher when she addresses you land only Thenl. And now comes The Time when you gyp passes. NOT Tor you To use, oT course, buT Tor The seniors who ThreaTen To Tear up your books if you don'T. To become more auThoriTaTive, you obTain a posiTion in The Service Squad, Thereby giving you more Treedom To command. IT is now Time Tor you To Take upon yourshoulders The responsibiliTy oT Taking The baskeT around and picking up The papers Trom The Tloor. This gives you a chance To leT people know you exisT and Torm an impression oT you. Also aT This sTage you Take upon yourseIT The posiTion oT Board Moni- Tor so ThaT when The Teacher's back is Turned you may erase The home- work on The board. Then everybody can have a good excuse. This is an imporTanT epoch oT your high school IiTe and all advice given above should be Taken and adhered To. III For The Junior IT is aT This Time oT your IiTe ThaT you come inTo Treedom. You have now been in The school Three years. You can Tell your program adviser whaT you wanT and don'T wanT. Be sure To sTress The TacT ThaT if given The undesired subiecT, you will noT aTTend classes. The purpose oT This is To demonsTraTe ThaT you have a mind oT your own. The posiTion oT baskeT moniTor is now IeTT To an under-classman. while you Take The pass and sTay ouT The TirsT Tive minuTes oT The period, in order To be able To say ThaT you didn'T know oT The assignmenT. You musT now Try, all you ambiTious Juniors, To Take The pass ouT as oTTen as you can and Tor as long a Time as possible. The sTraTegy involved is noT To leT The Teacher geT wise To you. ' IV For The Senior You have now reached The beginning oT The end oT your high school career. The school is yours because you are a Senior lor, so you Thinkll You may now use The passes and cuT your classes: any class you desire To LANDMARK

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A GUIDE THROUGH LINCOLN or HinTs To Those Who Follow I speak wiTh linlexperience when I say ThaT The Class oT Jan. l938 was noT as TorTunaTe as you in having a plan oT This sorT expounded Tor us. We labored and ploughed Through Tour years oT inTense sTudy, and so wiTh suTFicienT consideraTion. as well as exTensive research, we have come To The conclusion ThaT in order To vacaTe The premises. commonly known as an insTiTuTion oT learning, all such measures advocaTed herewiTh will prove helpful. lnTroducTion To Helping Handbook To make a success oT This course you musT abide by These regulaTions religiously. In addiTion. you musT accepT These rules solemnly wiTh incen- Tive To accomplish The desired end. l For The Freshman As one passes Through The porTals oT his respecTive high school. The Freshman musT be on The lookouT Tor unscrupulous upper-classmen who demand exorbiTanT prices Tor gym spoTs. caTeTeria seaTs. assembly seaTs. eTc., The maximum cosT of which should be TwenTy-Tive cenTs. If a higher price is asked, wiThhold your order. Tor somebody is sure To come along who will be willing To sell aT The price desired. ln addiTion, Tor elevaTor passes. spend no more Than 60c. ThaT will Take care oT The Tew Times you have To go up To The sixTh Tloor. Remember above all: don'T Talk back To The program adviser. in TacT don'T Talk aT all, never Tell him which subiecTs you wanT or don'T wanT, because The resulT will be unsaTisTacTory eiTher way. Library cards can be obTained aT The main desk Tor The nominal sum of 50c a card. Be sure Though noT To use iT, buT go To an ouTside library, preTerably one which is Two or Three miles away. ll For The Sophomore In This lesson, you become a biT bolder because you have now been in The school Tor some Time. You are noT as meek as beTore and you Take no piTy on The helpless Frosh: you charge exorbiTanT prices Tor Gym lockers and Swimming lockers. Your lowesT price should now be 50c. LINCOLN

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dispense wiTh during The day. IT is your prerogaTive and should be Taken. Of course, you musT have passes which can be procured Through The proper channels. Be iT English or HisTory. you have The privilege. You are a Senior. Your nexT duTy is To TormenT The Freshmen and make Their lives miser- able. ForgeT ThaT you were once a Freshman. ThaT is all in The pasT. Never Take your work Too seriously, or aTTend school daily, as ThaT mighT prove deTrimenTal To your sysTem. Make iT a poinT To sTay ouT aT leasT once a week and aTTend a local movie To resT The Tired mind. Of course. if you feel exTravaganT, a show in The ciTy is prescribed. Gum should be chewed conTinuously. IT aids in The funcTioning of The mind as well as The iaw. AnoTher maTTer of prime imporTance is The Throwing of papers on floors and The going up down sTaircases. Whenever you geT The opporTuniTy, grab aT iT. Do noT pass up The chance To Throw refuse on The floors. IT marks you a Senior. FurThermore. if you do noT wanT To be Taken as an undergraduaTe, never walk up an up sfaircase. Also. because This is your lasT Term in school. The seniors now may Take as a souvenir anyThing noT nailed down. If all The above sTandards and precepTs are carefully heeded. you will have no difTicuITy in obfaining your diploma in four easy years. lf, aT firsT, There is some difficuITy, do noT become discouraged for we realize The above regulaTions are anyThing buT lax. If in ThaT case you wish To consulT us, wriTe To DeparTed Senior Freshman Division Any College U. S. A. LINCOLN., .... -