Lincoln High School - Ahdawagam Yearbook (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

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T H E ADAWA II U U M “Lincoln Humbug and Adawahgum It i» now four or five yearn since the “Lincoln Humbug made its startling appearance in our High School, impressed itself upon the minds of many, and then sank into oblivion, perhaps forever. But possibly there are some still sitting in the Main Koom who remember its advent on a certain Fri- day aftemixm so long ago. Or. there may lie still others who have heard from their elders and letters of the commotion which the “Humbug aroused. But what was the Lincoln Humbug?” Why, bless you. the forerunner of the present most re- sjKH’ted newspaper. a document concocted from the genius and inspiration of “The Committee, bub- bling over with humor and replete with tales told out of school. It was full of witticisms, sarcasm, and profusely illustrated by a renowned artist. To he sure, it was n t quite so aristocratic as the present edition, never having f een through the form of “going to press; but then, the paper was of such large dimensions that, when it was lx»ing read l e- fore the school, even the people in the l ack row laughed at the illustrations delineated in gorgeous colors. The typical Lincoln High School l»oy was portrayed in all his glory,—a thin, meagre, saintly- looking youth, most precisely garbed, and so well combed that the numtier of hairs on the right side of the juirt exactly equaled the number of those on left. The typical High School athlete was there, too, beside an illustration of the charming charac- ter of the feminine Lincolnitcs. The Value of Studying in the Freshman Year the hardest, for so much depends upon our success or failure during this year. If, in the first year we form the habit of studying, we will find ourselves stronger and better able to do the work of the suc- ceeding years, for each year's work will lie harder and will require more application. If. by our hard work and honest endeavor we establish a reputation for ourselves while we are freshmen, we will have an incentive to work and a standard to live up to during the remainder of our high school course. Nothing is better than a g» xl reputation. “How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made” “Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your reputation: for it is better to be alone than in How many first things: impressions and ex- periences: joys, sorrows and triumphs come to us in our school days. We seem always to lie making mistakes Ijecause we are always doing everything for the first time. How important these errors seem, and of how much significance they really are. We usually make more mistakes in the freshman year of high school than we do in any other year of our school life. Everything is so different from what we-wereusedto; we are agreeably disappointed to find lifeless difficult than we had expected. There are so many interesting things to do liesides study- ing. But if we only realize it. this is just the year when it is nuist important that we should work Of the reading matter, much might lie said, but little ought to lx?. Most prominent of the articles was an interesting anecdote about the city superin- tendent of public schools, which was highly ima- ginative. Tales there were in profusion, some brief, tome long, but all—fairy tales. Jokes, too, galore, and very witty; in fact, so witty, especially those directed against the faculty, that some of the leaders of the journalistic movement were trans- ported to Siberia on charges of libel and high treason. In short, it was a newspaper that wits all comic section: but the tragic part about it was that the “Lincoln Humbug” never again made an appearance in public. Let it then be considered only as a humorous introduction to a more sensible newspaper, just as the farcical curtain-raiser serves as the introduction to the more serious drama. An attempt is being made to secure the one copy of the Humbug” now’ in existence, so that the genius of a former age may not be lost to mankind, though it is quite possible that the jokes, after all these years, may have become rather stale. Be that as it may, a search is being instigated in Chicago, whither it is believed the “Humbug” has flown, and little trouble is contemplated in effecting its re- capture, considering the small size of the town to w hich it has immigrated. Should the lost marvel, which ought to be considered as the eighth Wonder of the World, be recovered in the near future, some of its delicate witticisms will be inflicted upon the readers of the next installment of the Adawahgum.

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the adawahgum OUR PAPER A high school paper has long been the desire of many of the Lincoln High School students. Much discussion has been aroused as to whether such a paper would t o successful in our high school. After much thinking and planning on the part of several students, it was concluded that such a paper could be successful in the Lincoln High School under certain conditions. A monthly paper such as this cannot exist in our school without the co-operation of the entire school. Of course you will give us your entire co-operation, and that is as far as you go. Perhaps, if you are so inclined, you will also give us your subscription: but do you think that that is enough? The entire success of this paper rests upon the student Ixxly as a whole. Can one or two individuals run this jxiper successfully alone? Most assuredly not. In order to edit a paper we must have something to print. There is where the great difficulty lies. It is too much to ask a few students to furnish enough material for nine issues, each containing about eight thousand words of reading matter. We. the staff, must rely upon the efforts of the school for a great deal of our material. Here is where you can co-operate with ns. Do not wait for some memlxsr of the staff to come around and lx g you to favor our next issue with 'a little poem, or a short article upon school spirit, or some other complex subject, but write up an article on any subject,—a g» xl story, a poem, or a g xxl joke and leave it in the l x in the hall. You need not sign your name, but hand it in. You do not need great literary skill as you have perhaps already noticed from this article. If we do not print the first material that you hand in. do not lx come dis- couraged and quit, but try again; perhaps you will have better luck next time. The object of this paj r is not to get your seven- ty-five cent subscription nor the money of your ad vertisers. but it is to cultivate the talent of students along literary, business and artistic lines; and to stimulate a similar desire in others. Aside from this it will advertise our school in many towns with- in this state and without; will promote the schtxd spirit and will do wonders in bringing you and me and everyone else closer together in one big bond of friendship and comradeship, which will hist as long as the memory of our happy high school ex- periences. LOCALS Harrison Kruger of Cranmoor is attending the Lincoln High School this year. Herlx»rt Wolf of Random Lake is completing his high sch x»l course here. He also attended this school two years ago. Chester LeMay. Newton Bode and Mary Dickson of Rudolph are attending the Lincoln High School. Medora Pease, who was formerly a member of this high school, has moved to Waukesha. Earl Myers of Star Route is attending the Lincoln High school. Mildred Brooks. Catherine O’Brien. Hazel Taylor. Nathan Denis, Harold Hooper and Mark Hulwr are the new pupils from Xekoosa. Carl Zimmerman of Urlxina. 111., has enrolled here this year as a Junior. We think he will be a big addition to our school. Frank Splies of Seneca is attending the Lincoln High School. William Pschoer, Lawrence Brost. and Marie Stout of Batxxx.rk entered H. S. this year. Esther Noel. Delma Padgham. August Buehler. Esther Eichsteadt. Mamie Gahl and Arthur Kuhn are the new students who entered school this year from Port El wards. Rose Powers enrolled here this year as a senior from Mazomanie. Thomas Anderson and Joseph Grohoski of Junc- tion City are attending high schixil here this year. Catherine Gilison of Chicago returned to the I. P. Witter home to spend her Junior year at the Lin- coln. Regina Mueller returned from her Forrest ville home to attend H. S. here again this year. Hattie Barton. John Gaulke, Lillian Gisler. I ag- ny Jensen. Dorothy Lundlierg and Nini Moll from different rural districts have entered the Lincoln High school.

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THE ADAWAHGUM bail company.” When we enter high school, graduation and diplomas seem centuries away. If some of us fail in a study or two, we do not consider it a serious matter, for we have three years in which to make up this work. But the next year is no easier to to study and about that time, with l ack studies and. perhaps, an idle habit or two. graduation is really centuries off. If the freshman does not understand his algebra, it will Ik very hard for the sophmore to understand geometry and almost im possible for the junior to do the problems in physics or chemistry: and if the freshman pupil does not loam to put a period at the end of the sentence, in his sophmore year he will find paragraph writing much harder lieeause he will have to stop then to learn what he should have mastered during the first year. Besides if the junior or senior wishes to enter into high school activities such as debating or orator)', he will find that he is hampered because of his first year failures. Our lives may be divided into three pericxls. pre parat ion. accomplishment and realization and the last two depend wholly upon the first. Student days therefore are the most important days of our lives. Lot us see that the first layer in this founda tion, the freshman year, is carefully laid so that it will be easy and safe to build upon. The Old Story in a New Form Is there anything that our High School is lacking? Perhaps we lack nothing in equipment, but there is something else just as vital that we do lack. We lack unity in the high school as a whole. Why is it? Because we do not get together as a school and take part in anything. Perhajis before this time we have not had many opportunities to get together in school activities, but now the opjx r tunity presents itself. This opportunity lies in the support we can give the footlxdl team by rooting. We never have had organized rooting and it is high time we did. What student wants to play football and have his efforts applauded in a faint, squeaky hip! hip! hooray? A footlxdl player appreciates having the whole school turnout and shout encouragement to him. It gives him an incentive to do great deeds ami have his team win that he may share in the honor of the victory. What we need is a yell master with plenty of energy, nerve, and go xl lung power. The senior class of 1912 left us a yell master, George Mullen. It is time George should assume his office and call a mass meeting. Every student who 1ms any ability what ever should write up yells or a good song and give them to the yell leader. Not only will the nx ting help the foot ball team, but it will improve school spirit. Just getting to- gether at mass meetings and games will help to make the school a unit instead of a collection of groups. What school is letter tlian our Lincoln High School? Are you willing to help sound her praisies by n oting at football games? Opening School Year Thoughts Back they have «une from farm, workshop and pleasure trij»s. Teachers are also Ixick fiom their short vacations in different parts of the state. The resident teachers have returned from trips where their vacations have ls en s|»ent. free from all thoughts of school work and duties. It is good to greet old acquaintances and renew old friendships among teachers and students of the year l efore. But many new faj es appear on the campus and in the halls. There are the usual number of pupils entering the high school from country and parochial schools. Then there are the new meml ers of the eighth grade, who are unfamiliar with the customs and rules of the schools. The faculty also lias Iieen changed to some extent. The students have made many guesses as to who is who among the new ar- rivals. “Will I have a study under that teacher?” is heard very often before the schedules have l een made out and the classes settled down to their work. It is to these, the new students and mem- bers of the faculty that we extend our most cordial welcome. We want you to enjoy all the pleasures that we have enjoyed, which are a part of high school life. We hope that you will soon feel, with us. a pride in the high school and that you, as far as your abilities permit, will work for its advancement and gtxxl name. We extend a cordial welcome to all newcomers.