Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CCDLJNCILCCDMMITTEES HQMEWCDRK, CLIQLJES, LINPOPLILAR ltls liarcl to lliinlq ol ourselves as a class. XVO are eiglaily-eiglit separate inclivicluals. As a class we are pretty conceitefl. Xveyre loucl ancl sure ol' our- selves. Xve generally agree tlrat we are tlie laest gracle in tlwe sclrool. Vxfe seldom allow an important matter to receive our Oli., xvitlaout close scrutiny, even if we argue in circles in tlwe process. Once were soliclly loelaiincl a project tldougla, lilce last years procluction ol fllne Uncoln in lllinois, we see it tltrougla wliolelwearieclly anrl resourcelully. Socially we are cliviclecl. Our class is mucla too large to liave every mem- lyer at any single party. Tlaere is a certain social clique xvliiclm preclominates at tlae social lunctions. Unlortunately, a portion ol tlae male element in tlle class xvoulcl ratlder sit at lwome witlsi a goocl laoolc insteacl ol going to tlae parties. Vxflien a laig sclaool clance comes arouncl youlll see nearly all of us tlwere in awesome strengtli. Since tlwe two olcler gracles liave a monopoly on major ancl minor olnlices, most of tlae committee memlaers lwave come from our gracle. A lot ol tlae clirty worlc is palmecl oll on us, as tlae olcler memlaers ol tlae committees are too busy witl'1 otl'1er tlaings. One of our classls outstancling cliaracteristics is its interest in Council meetings. Xve attencl Council meetings, sit on tlie siclelines, ancl woncler alaout tlle intricate worlqings ol our stuclent government. Sometimes one of us Clares to contriluute to tlae cliscussions. Unfortunately tlais Cloes not laap- pen enougla. Many of our lvoys are varsity letter men. Xve llave otluers wlsio just try lrarcl. Vwllaen HM-I, captures tlsiat triple crown you can lae sure tlie tens lmacl something to clo witla it., Our girls are as active as tlle laoys in atliletics. Xvlaen not cavorting about on tlte playing Helcl tlaey may lime seen at tlie lboysl games claeering tliem on. Sometimes tlie girls attencl lnecause tlleir personal Hlle-rnenn are playing. .Gi cf AJ, h i W! . ' it X it U, I Wulf' 'X 0 ' GW' ,V Z .3 1' I 's 'T X f i X'- I 5 . ' i ,. - on Q o NX' 47 t A fy , X P r',,. it , ' n s 5, 0 1 r QQ. an a+-wysgt , - . fa ,iifff-Lxxil A21 I ! r' 26 f' 1' X' U .' WN Us Lmcglf -X ll l ' Ku wr dwg at 0 ' 5' IO

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WE LEARN WHCD JCI-IN BRCDWN IS Some scenes were tifted out of the bootq with tittte or no revision, white others had to be dreamed up out of thin air. Finatty the script was tinished and approved by the ctass. Casting was done and sets started. The music committee wortced tran- ticatty, trying to compose music tor those between-scenes spots when the audience takes time out to rehash the tatest gossip. Costumes were begun, and girls coutd be heard whispering in the halts, Htve got the ductciest costume. tts simply out ot this wortdf, The props committee made a series of impas- sioned pteas, and people began coming to school with such things as antique six-toot mustiets and oit tamps, borrowed from trusting retatives. The new panet-board came, and we had the honor of knowing that we would be the lirst ctass to use it. Parts were teamed and rehearsed at odd times. tt became a common sight to see Vxfhitney mumbting to himself, 'KMy bones have been washed clean .... The great day drew closer and closer. Costumes were finished, and gifts could be found gazing into any avaitabte mirror. Hammers were stitted, and the tast sets were carted down to the auditorium. The delicate odor of set gtue, prevalent on the 4th ttoor when there is a production, was tinatty gone. The production camewand passed. It surpassed even our witdest expectations fthe good ones, of coursej. Now att that are tett to us are memories- pteasant ones. . . . PRESENTATION

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BQLSTERED BY TENS School worlt eenters arounct Stotper anal the autohiographies. lwenly years from now it might he a pleasure to toolq lyaelq anct thinlc how lnrilliant we were at this age to procluee sueh masterpieces ol autohiographies. Right now it is an awlul heartache, this sitting clown ancl in one night trying to write thirty overctue pages that shoulrt have heen in weelqs ago. tn all, il we were aslaecl to sum up our gracle we-'ct prohahly say, HXVe're lnigger, loucter. anel hetler than all the rest..- TCDDAYS TENS ARE TGMORRQWS TEAMS Xvhen the Seniors leave the varsity teams this year they leave them in goocl hancts. This yearts soeeer squart was spurrert on to their amazing reeortl luv three tenth gracle regulars. a lew assortecl suhstitutions, ancl a partly usecl seeonet-hancl manager. The girls were really in there pitehing too on the hoelqey lielct. The tenth gratte girls are as line an athletic' group as lllxfl-l. has ever seen. ln luture years these hoys anct girls will holrl clown their hall ol the varsity anct .l. Y. haslqethall teams as they have clone so well this year. ln swimming the hoys shoot into the limelight. il' not hy quality. Name it ancl you ean have it. A .2.2tl inan? A haeltstrolcer? A hreaststrolqer or even a hall ctrownecl cliver? It the girls hart a swimming team it is Certain that tenth gracte girls woulcl malqe a hig splash too, hut as it is they have a walloping goorl time walloping a Hwolley halt. l-ooliing on to spring. our lmoys anct girls turn to thoughts ol love sets in tennis anct shut-outs on the ctiamonct. The girls' solthall anrt tennis learns are also tenth gracle allairs whieh is gooct insuranee ol' a sueeesslul season. loutayts tens are tomorrowts teams. so yvateh outl llere we eomel I7 Q