Lincoln High School - Bumblebee Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Miss Marie R. Brasfield Decease:D Mother of Lincoln School

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Qedication We the Senior Class of 1926, in loving tribute, of a sympathetic cmworker, who was ever gentle. kind and considerate of students and teachersh- and in recognition of the valuable service ren- dered by her as teacherhmother in Lincoln School hand in recognition of one who was loved, honor- ed and reverenced by the community and school authoritiekwe dedicate this the first volume of Bumble Bee in memory to Miss Marie R. Bras- Iieltheacher-mother, of Lincoln School.

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HISTORY OF LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL The above is a representation of the present school building for the Negro youths of the city of Port Arthur, the garden spot of Jefferson County. In 1905 the Port Arthur school for our group was organized with Prof. A. J. Criner as principal. At that time, there were only six students. Prof, Crlner remained Prin- cipal until 1908 and was succeeded by Prof. M. W. Lawson. Who served as principal from 1908 to 1914 with three assistants. He was then succeeded by W. E. Sampson the present principal. Prof. Sampson, with five assistants, conducted school in a build. ing on Sixth Street together with the Odd Fellows Hall and the S'xth Street Baptist Church, from 1914 to 1916. Upon the recommendation of Supt. G. M. Sims to the school board, we came in possession of an entire block consisting of about two and one-half acres. And upon that plot of ground in the year of 1916 the building on page 12 was erected and known as the High School for our group. While at the same time other small buildings were erected on the same grounds. But Supt. Sims with his far reaching vision saw that the Negro school was moving on to progress and that the curriculum was being changed and in order to make such a change a success a school building must meet its demand. Again this great man, a lover of education and the ad- vancement of the human race, presented the needs of the Black boys and Black girls of Port Arthur t0 the honorable school board, who in turn heard his appeal and gave to the Negro youths of PortArthureone of the best, if not the best, school buildings for the accumodation of the Negro boys and girls to be found anywhere in this Suuth-land. This building is an up-to-date school plant with sixteen class-rooms with cloak rooms in connection. five lavatories and one book-room, a principal's office with all modern equipment and a Stenographer in charge, also sanitary drinking fountains, electric lights, bells and steam heat. It has a teacher's rest-room, each of these being fitted with modern equipment. It is located on Lincoln Avenue, from which it derives its name. Our school has continued to grow. In 1914 we had 334 students and four grades with five teachers, today, our enrollment is 1538 with eleven grades and 29 teachers. We have a department of Househould Arts and Domestic Arts and Cafeteria in conection, nManual Arts , uArts and Crafts . nMusic and Physical Education also a