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

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INTRODUCTION It was at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia that the telephone was first demonstrated before the public. Among the people that witnessed the demonstration there were those who felt that it was an invaluable invention. In fact, William Thomson, a well-known British scientist of that era, called it the greatest marvel hitherto achieved by the electric telegraph. Little did he realize how true his words were. Over the years the telephone has grown in importance. The first people to have them were branded as llimpractical, and the few phones were thought of as mere novelties. But soon the novelty of the telephone wore off, as it came into being in offices and homes across the entire nation. It was not long before this great invention spread to nations all over the world. Today the United States has more phones than any other country, in a ratio of one for every three persons, although Sweden and Canada are close seconds with one telephone for every four persons. Why did the telephone grow in popularity? This is an easy question to answer. With- in a few years of the invention of the telephone it was no longer thought of as knick- knack for the homes of those persons wealthy enough to spend their money for such folly; it had become a great convenience geared for the American way of life. We all realize how important the telephone is to our way of life. Without it we could not exist as we do Communications at a moments notice could not be made, long distance messages would take days to reach their destinations, and national or interna- tional news would never be news by the time most people heard it. So, you see, we owe a lot to Mr. Bell. Now that you've read about this year's theme and why it is so important, let's all plug into the Lincoln party line and see what happened here this past year!

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DEDICATION On December 2, 1960, Miss Marguerite Quinn retired from teaching after forty- five faithful years of service. Miss Quinn has been teaching at Lincoln for twenty-three years although she is originally from Elgin, Illinois, where she attended grammar school and high school. She also went to the University of Colorado, the University of Chicago, and Normal Univer- sity where she received her degree. Before Miss Quinn came to Rockford, she taught in rural schools around Elgin and was at one time principal of a Chicago elementary school. When she came to Rockford, she taught physical education at Church School and in 1937 began teaching at Lincoln. She has instructed classes in both social science and math while at Lincoln. One of Miss Quinnls favorite hobbies is traveling. She loves to travel and has been to forty-eight states, Canada, and Mexico. She also hopes that some day a trip to Hawaii will be possible. Her other main hobbies are gardening and sewing. She is quite accom- plished in both these fields and she enjoys them very much. Throughout Miss Quinn's teaching career here, pupils have spoken of her as one of the best teachers they have ever had. She has certainly been one of the most respected teachers at Lincoln, and the pupils who have had her will keep this respect for her in the many years to come. We of the Annual staff dedicate this Album to Miss Quinn in appreciation for the many good and helpful things she has done at Lincoln during the time of her instruction. We all take part in wishing her the best of luck this year and in all the years to come.