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

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INFCDRMALITY-THEME QF D.C.F.M.CD Fttie Stuctent Canteen ltiligggers' Cluln lor Minors Unlyl was an imlirc-rt result ol' ttle war. tts luouncters vreatect it as a protest to tlie sltyfliiglw prives tlie rtowntown movies anrt ollmer places ol amusement were c'l1arg3ii1,Q'. 'l-lie Canteen was rfreatert to ltll a cleltnite social neect. A plave was neertect wlnc-re tlie luoys anct girls linew ilu-y eoiilct meet eacli weeli ancl liave a lot ol lun witlm- out spencting all tlmeir allowanfe. 'ltlde existencie ol Sllfll a place XX'Olllft put many parents more at ease on Salurctay niglits. 'lqlie iclea ol llle Canteen was llfijllfjlit up lmelore tlie strirtents ol tlre llorafe blann lloysv Svlmool antt tlie l lorave Nlillill-l.,tlN OlI1 Setiool. Despite ilu- r'ritic'ism tluat tlme Canteen woiilrt lJe tlie lnreecting gjroiincls lor sorial C'llCllIK'S. llie Canteen was actoptett luy luotlw stnctent luocties anct tlue ly. Vt. rx. llelore Cluristmas vacation tlue ollieers ol ttle Canteen were elevtect. Vltlie Canteen, it was cteeiclect. was to tue an inlormal allair wlmere people ifoulel ctrop in. Dating was rtiscouragect. ljeople were eneouragect to mme anct Q0 in groups. it-tiere was always plannorl entertainment, ranging from Xvorlct Series movies to tlwe Quartet. Xvtuen tlre Canteen olinfially openect in rlaniiary it vonsistect ol a large permanent room witlw easy clrairs, rugs, lamps, carct talales, ractios, anct a piano. Two small gyms suppliecl spare lor ctanving, luotti soeial anct tolli. anct ping- pong. A relrestmment room. appropriately catlect mtqtme Cave tnnf, suppliect tlie extra punrlw wliiifli greatly laelpect tlae Canteen. The sufeess ot ttae Canteen lwas tween in its inlormality, its excellent lqaciti- ties, tlie entertainment cterivect from it, ancl most important ol all. ttao warm spirit ot trienclsllip wliirta laangs over its ping-pong tatnles, carct talvtes, easy Clwairs anct colce lnar. 46 Prllt' CftIIIlf'l'll . . l'!IC'f'1Cl'l'S. VHFLIS. f'UL4'S. FUIILHN

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mit l Reich and lxfulin: trighll Pliyl Stryker und r , . Ilzings are lreuflecl in Ilia' righl direction. COMMUNITY CLUBS BREAK BARRIERS The Lincoln building is a big, impressive, and mysterious sight to most people who live near it. lt isnt a real part ol its neighborhood. As a result. llbl-L students have occasionally felt uneasy as they hurry to the subway. and the people in the houses they pass have at times been suspicious and even hostile. 194-1-45 has seen what loolts lilce a change in this. lt's possible that the Community Club has helped to bring about this change. Organized to help boys and girls in HM-lu to lcnow the teen-agers in their own school neighborhood, it has worlqed through discussion meetings, with a more or less social event thrown in here and there. lts members are from several impor- tant high schools, and the club has given many ol them their lirst loolc inside l'llVl-l.. lwaybe they have seen only the rosy side tot all the years haslaetball games, the Birch-Vyfathen massacre was the one they watchedl, but they seem to have come to lilce the school and the people in it. Other community projects have carried the clubs worlc lurtherg most notably the worlc at lvlorningside and lvlanhattanville, the swell band that llowie ltowe organized, the new Hbjl-lu Neighborhood Center. One ot the best things about this last is that it has opened the gyms to the older boys ol the neighborhood. who have practiced baslqetball with some ol the boys lrom l llxl-L. tThe HM-I, players can tell you ol the fancy shooting the neighbor- hood boys have displayedl Community Club boys have worlced as assistants in the Center, sharing responsibility with HM-I- assistants and doing a lot towards malcing the whole thing a success. At the end of the year HM-l. still isnt doing the community job that it should and some day will do. It is clear. though, that things are headed in the right direction and that wegre really gaining ground.

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HIGHLIGHTS , QUALITY BEFGRE QUANTIW Higliligllts is no Ionger a pIioto-0II'set newspaper. It is prinIecI. ancI aIm0st twice the size of the oIcI Higliligfils. TIHQ news tI1at appears in it is up to tIie minute in every sense OI' tIwe w0rcI. 'I4Iiere is a rernarIcaIiIe story IveIiincI tIie success OI tI1e paper tI1is year. TI1is years ecIitor, I-en Ragoxin, experirnentecI Iast year WitIi tIie icIea of printing HigIiIigfils. I'Ie IiatI IiacI some printing experience Inut practicaIIy none in tIie newspaper IieIcI. Hy astute pIanninQ ancI arguing Len won tIie IInanf'iaI support OI tI1e sc'I1ooI. IXIiss IIocI4acIay.s IqnowIecIge oI newspaper worI4, Iwer aIviIity Ie MsineII out acIs, ancI Iier manner wiII1 peopIe were no mean reasons wIiy tIie cIiange came aIJonl. I-en Iias triecI tI1ree printers since IIie prinlecI paper Iirst vaine nut. Ilf- Iias cIone a Iol OI' Iqoot-worIc in searr'Iiin,q Ivor printers. ,XIlIiougI1 I.en ftifl innsl eII tIie pIanninQ ancI tecIinicaI worIq on tIie paper Iw malft not Iiave cIone lIie ioIJ witI1out I-aiireI fxggers ancI Ieni I5ineII's assistance. I.anreI was I.en's rig1Iit-IiancI woman wIio ecIitecI tIie copy. assienecI artic'Ies, ancI pim'I4ecI np wIim-re I.en XYOIIICI Ieave QIII. 'Ipni was a QncIsencI in assigning anrI c'nIIem'ling copy. I-en ancI I,anreI ancI Ioni set ent In lIlilIit' lIie niateriaI in IIig1IiIigyI1ls more reafIaI1Ie. 'I'Iiey slressecI qnaIity Iwelnre quantity, ,I4Iie news arlicIes Iiave ref veix'ecI a Iot OI' attention Irwin I.en ancI I.anreI. 'I4Iiex' Iiave lriecI In niaI4e IIieln enjoyaIiIe as MII as inInnnalix'e. VIqIie Iveature writing oI Ifigififigifils Iias IieItI lIie paper IngelIier on inany' occasions wIien news was Iac'I4ing. fNIiarIes Rc-im'Ii.s artim'Ies on IIie svIinnI Iiave Ineen outstanding among IIie Ieatnres. TIie c'oInnins In' IIicI4 IIviIIer. ,IaIin NIann, .Iay IXIeIIxer. anrI IIert I'ainIJere Iiave a InIInwinQ ancI are rea4I wiIIi IHIIVI1CIIIIIIISIZISIII. I.i'lI IQEIQOZIII. IIIIVIQIIKIEIX, I.ilIlI't'I. IIIICI 'I.UIII IIRIYL' UIJUIIUKI it IIVXX' . . ,,1 . r 5, f '- page in IIie Instory nI Ifigilifigflzls. Il xxnII Ime Inr Ixeir'Iii f 1nncIlnan, IXInpIer, ancI Itnsc-nImanin anrI lIinse IIiaI Iallfm In IiII IIial page. Ifigffzfigifzls inarrIies nnI Ihnz Il Iv If Ii CinnrInmn Iyer. fznrI Iqllflflilii-lllflll Iigyfils UI 'I IigIiIii'1Iil'