Lewis and Clark High School - Tiger Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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DEDICATION Seeing for the first time a land that was vast and powerful and free, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark desired to tame its rivers, to scale its mountains — to con- quer it. Such a land inspired in them cour- age, and greatness, and dreams for the future. They marked a trail so broad and clear all who came after could follow. There is a man moulded from the ele- ments of greatness whose courage, integ- rity and devotion have shown untold thousands of Lewis and Clark students a road through the uncertain years. He kin- dles a spark in the mind and imagination of every graduate. We, the class of 1965, hold it our privi- lege to dedicate our Tiger to this man who personifies the Spirit of Lewis and Clark, Mr. Abraham Lincoln Parker.

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Lewis and Clark High School Spokane, Washington Ellen Dean, Managing Editor Nancy Anderson, Art Donald G. Black, Editorial and Business Adviser Walter C. Zollars, Jr., Art Adviser Clarence E. Miller, Photographtj Adviser 1

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The Parker Years February 12, 1900, was a fortunate birthdate for Mr. Parker, for it provided his dispairing parents of six a ready solution to tlie name problem — Abraham Lineoln Parker. This, as it turned out, was a fortuitous choice, for he has demonstrated many of the characteristics of his famous namesake. After he grev ' up and attended school in Stillwater, Slinnesota, he then went to the state University. After earning his diploma, Mr. Parker ac- cepted his first teaching assignment at Prairie du Chien, W isconsin. But when, in 1926, the opportunity came to continue his career in Spokane, he was quick to answer the call. .And so it was, Lewis and Clark had its first glimpse of the new civics and history teacher. History and civics didn ' t consume all his time — in fact, PE became in- creasingK ' popular with him as his friendship grew with its instructor, Nh)nda X ' alicanje. After a gold-fish bowl romance aided and abetted by the whole school, they were married. July 1, 1942, was a red-letter day for ' ice Principal Parker — for it was then that he first sat in the principal ' s chair. He was obviously a popular choice, for his candidacy was svipported by every member of the LC faculty. .Additional good fortune visited the Parkers, as they were soon joined by a son, William, and a daughter, Peggy Jo. The subsequent years passed swiftly, and, more and more Mr. Parker became identified with the growth and development of Lewis and Clark into one of the outstanding secondary schools in the state. His capable guidance engendered the qualit - of excellence, just as his warmth and enthusiasm solidified an e er-widening circle of friends . . .