Lincoln High School - Best of Lincoln Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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Were you a friend? Mary was special. She was incredibly bright. She was articulate. She was sensitive. She was alone, outside the circle. She wanted to belong, To find her way into the circle. She thought she was too fat. That was why, she lost weight, Far too much. She remained outside, Alone. She spent time jogging and walking. She was lonely and in pain. She spent time studying, achieving Far beyond what anyone asked of her. Fourteen A+'sl Can you believe it? Mary is dead. Were you a friend? Have you thought about your circle, Those to whom you reach out. Feel connected? When did you last notice Someone alone, wanting in ? Have you made an effort to Draw someone in, to give your time To care, to make that person a part Of your ever-broadening circle? Are you a friend? Can you help? Maybe there is another Mary Alone Wanting in Are you looking? Memoreujm Kleinsmith ends life She was so young to lose, said Chemistry teacher Richard Schneck. She had just started getting into life . . Early Thursday morning, March 25, 1982, Junior Mary Kleins- mith died of an apparent overdose of perscribed medication. Kleinsmith, who had suffered from anorexia nervosa at the beginning of her junior year, had been showing marked im- provement, and was, in all appearance, regaining good health. The Kleinsmiths moved to Stockton at the beginning of Mary's eighth grade year, at which time, Mary and her older sister Kathy attended Lincoln Schools. Mary excelled in her classes and maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout her high school career. Her school involvement centered main- ly around academics, although recently she had joined the ski club and was an active member of Assisteens philanthropic organization. Mary also took part in the school sponsored Aca- demic Decathalon during her junior year, and received two first place awards. Mary made a really important contribution to the competition--basically, she carried the team, said Schneck, who acted as team coach. Despite her broadening interests, Mary remained for the most part isolated from her peers, but she did share close ties with teachers and counselors. She was just a young lady who wanted to have friends, said counselor Joan Woluka. There was a lot of real pain there, and people have to be sensitive to that. Mary was, to many, a shining example and an inspiration. She managed to be both a perfectionist and a realist at the same time--an accomplishment not easily attained. Mary was a very special young lady, said Schneck. ln losing her, I feel like l've lost a really good friend.

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CRUIVIBLING DGWN Sorrow, joy, happiness and sadness all filled the air, but the world kept on turning as the year of 1981-82 CRUNIBLED DOWN through the annals of history. The fall of 1981 set a dubious tone that was, unfortunately, to carry on through the year. The same good fortune that had sur- rounded Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul ll didn't hold for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, as he failed to survive an assina- tion attempt at the hands of his own countrymen. The bad news from the international front continued later in the year as the Polish people's short breath of freedom was doused when martial law was imposed by Poland's communist regime. In addition to the Polish tragedy, both eastern and western Europe were faced with a continuing conflict over nuclear disarmament. Massive pro- tests of hundreds of thousands of people rocked the continent, as more and more people demanded a nuclear free Europe. The tiny Central American state of El Salvador also proved to be a major international stumbling block. Protests by Americans were by no means infrequent, with many fearing the situation would develop into another Vietnam. The U.S. also faced a new wave of international terrorism, most of it centered in Europe. Ambassadors were shot at, military bases were bombed, and NATO general James Dozier survived-a 44 day kidnapping at the hands of ltaly's Red Brigade. Closer to home, the bad news touched domestic affairs as well. President Reagan continued to face a tough test on the economy, as interest rates and unemployment soared. The state of the U.S.'s ailing auto industries only got worse, setting the stage for more layoffs and plant closings. Tragedy struck the nation's cap- ital in January when an Air Florida flight slammed into a Potomac River bridge, killing over eighty persons. On the state front, Govenor Jerry Brown found himself faced with a state full of problems as he continued his quest for the U.S. Senate. Much of the Bay Area was inudated following torrential January rains, and the Med-Fly Wars and the debate over the Peripheral Canal continued as well. Locally, the fall of 1981 marked the beginning of developer Eckhart Schmitz' Waterfront Redevelopment Project, with its of- fices, shops, restaurant and apartments. November saw the Stockton City Council gain a new image when the city elected three new council members and a new mayor. In February, nearby Lincoln Center was hit by a fire that caused over two million dollars worth of damage. A Yet, the world had its share of good news . .. I 274 Crumbling Down . . . 4