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

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Across the hall in the dark-room other portraits are perfected by those Fights in the Camera Club, a private club just for us. Its organization required David's determination, Madame Browne's cooperation, and Mr. Foshay's final consent, plus the assistance of Mr. Swift. At games and socials you can always see flashes from eighth grade cameras. Decidedly photogenic was our homemade horse. Some people said it was out of proportion, but in our eyes it compared favorably with any other, even the Trojan one. With its help, we had a marvelous Nwesternu partyj11February, from which every- one departed with a full stomach and a happy heart. And as we leave the eighth grade with mingled memories of merry doings, heavy books, social studies reports, and lunchroom antics, we still have happy hearts. Mrs. Peller explains the complex theory of multiplication Miss Bock makes English a pleasure Nmhmq llvy . 4.488 Page 34

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Eights 'horsing' around at a party Some of us take French and some of us take Spanish, but we all take science and mathematics. In science we have studied nutrition, in connection with which experiments were made on rats and guinea pigs. WBlondieW, our Ndeficient-in-vitamin-CH pig, failed to live. An autopsy was ordered. The bloody-minded members of the class, especially Barry, Joel, and Jay, enjoyed this immensely. Many of the rest of us were there, but mostly from force of ill ' w . A study of the pig s body followed, and again those with the strongest stomachs triumphed. Mathematics, they say, is an interesting subject. We find that statement only partially true. Here again, some members excelled either in their ability to argue with the teacher or in their genius in the subject. As we plod along, we think to ourselves WThere's a lot we do not know.N Very popular are the classes in the arts. H0h, the sewing machine, the sewing machine, my only pride and joy,W chant the girls as they puncture them- selves with needles trying to create Hthe.new lookn. Lathes and saws buzz with activity as some of the Eights continue their acquaintance with the shop,while others, in the fine arts rooms, ponder over block prints, models in clay, and portraits of their companions. Madame Browne giving instructions en francais. Determined carpenters Page 33

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Q75 Qwedk' Qfkmffza lvaad. Qmle Once there were forty-five dwarfs who spent their days in attendance upon a group of giants. The giants and dwarfs worked together in a five-story red brick cave adjacent to a wooded park. In this cave there were many chambers in which the dwarfs discovered how to do all manner of things. When they entered the cave in the morning, the dwarfs divided, each one going to his own chamber. Here their presence was carefully noted before they passed on tg other chambers. This process of moving from chamber to chamber went on throughout each day. In one chamber they were taught how to say strange works and to conjugate verbs. This was called NFrenchW. At first no dwarf knew oui from non and frequently a dwarf would mispronounce a word, sending the others into an uproar. HElle portera un cheveaux finstead of Nchapeaunj demain,N always made the giant chuckle unhappily and wonder if the dwarfs would ever learn to speak French. The next chamber was small and dark. There another giant sat in the corner, hunched over a pile of test papers. In her hand was a long red stick with which she was coloring the papers. On certain days, the dwarfs seated themselves and, amid flying erases and pieces of chalk, learnedto count with letters instead of numbers. This was difficult, because letters cannot be counted successfully on fingers. Emerging from this chamber, the dwarfs entered another one, both larger and lighter, where their time was spent on Wsocial studiesu. In neat, chronological order, the dwarfs learned what happened in the United States after 1812, during the Civil War, and in the years Uhat followed it up to their own time, 1948. With a helpful, enthusiastic giant as a guide, the dwarfs discussed events, deliberated upon their meanings, and pondered their effects. Then, in the dead of winter, when the snow was piled high around the cave, the dwarfs decided to give a play. First they read Sing Out, Sweet Land! and found that they liked it. Then followed two days of reading parts aloud--Ntrying-outn this is called--until the drama giant decided which character each dwarf could best portray. For three weeks all was confusion. The dwarfs and assisting giants rushed about re- hearsing songs, scenes, and dances, and sewing costumes, painting scenery, and -H , M , I . fl Q Q 'T 3Jk 'Z xii-iflcbh lug' lk? Dann QR