Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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l 936 LINCOLN ANNUAL TREASURES As jewels are treatrured in the casket, to be brought forth on great occasions, so we should preserve the 1'6'Wlf6111fIIi'l1-MCE of our joys, and keep them for seasons when special consolations are wanted to cheer the soul. -JANE KIRKPATRICK. These words express much that we hope to accomplish in this, our nineteen hundred and thirty-six ANNUAL. For we are engaged in the collection of these memories. We should not keep them locked away in caskets, as are jewels of the mine that thieves may steal. Our jewels can not be taken from usg we should wear them always, enriching our lives and the lives of those around us. Our treasures are not precious stones, nor stores of gold, nor works of the old masters. Our treasures are the knowledge we have gained, the friends we have made, and the characters we hope we have developed. While we are in school, we do not fully appreciate the worth of these treasures we are gathering: VVe know that the time will come when we shall know their worth much more truly. It is to preserve the record of some of these treasures that we have written this book. The first of our treasures is knowledge gained in school. We have a large building, well- equipped, and an excellent staff of teachers. Our opportunities are wide and varied. Almost every department that could well come within the scope of our ability and interest is repre- sented in our school. We gain the knowledge and skills in junior high school that will enable us to do the work of the senior high school. In this book we are showing the members of our faculty, we are showing pictures of some of the classes, and we are showing pictures of some of the treasure hunters who have been unusually successful in their search for scholastic treasures. VVe are proud of these people. , A second treasure, scarcely less valuable than that of knowledge is that of friendship. How we envy the person who has a large circle of friends! We, in junior high school, learn that we must cultivate friendship as the gardener cultivates a beautiful plant. We know that we must choose our friends carefully, must be alert to cultivate this friendship, and must pre- serve it that we may enjoy it for years to come. This book contains the pictures of all our junior high school friends. We know in years to come we shall find much happiness in looking at their pictures and remembering the happy days at Lincoln. Health is another valued treasure of our school days. Our need for an outlet for our peut-up feelings is satisfied in our line gymnasium, swimming pool, and playground. Here, both during class and during the hours before and after school, we have the joy and stimulation of exercise and exciting competition. We have shown in the pages of this book some of the activities of the gymnasium and the playground. We have shown the school teams, some of the gym classes, and some of the people noteworthy in their leadership and ability in athletics. We value, as the most desirable treasure, a good character. Much is done by us and for us that we may gain strong traits of character. In our classes, in our associations with our friends and classmates in classroom and out, we learn and appreciate the worth of honesty, kindness, good sportsmanship, reliability, and honor. These we trust we shall always be able to preserve among our treasures. In the pages of this book will be found the names and pictures of some of our friends whose strength of character has caused them to be marked for special recognition. Among our treasures are a great many memories of happy days spent together in Lincoln. There are the assemblies, the class plays, the operetta, the amusing incidents that give variety to our class work-the hundred and one things that make each day different from any other. These memories are recorded in this book in picture and story that we may enjoy them again and again. Thus we make our book a record of the treasures that we find in our years at Lincoln Junior High School.

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1936 LINCOLN ANNUAL MR. B. M. HANNA, OUR PRINCIPAL .E u A ul f 4 E

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