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

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GRATIT UDE: But we as Principal, teachers, students and patrons, have not made this wonder- ful progress singlehanded, there are those of our good white friends who have shared with us liberally and have offered many wholesome inducements to incourage us to go over the top, our building and campus is indeed attractive. Our school board and our superintendent have been at all times composed of men of high standing with a great vision. sive to the needs of the Colored youths of Port Arthur. And have at all times shown themselves respon- The present school board is composed of the following distinguished gentlemen: Mr Mr Mr Mr . H. 0. Preston, President . J. S. Parks, Vice President . W. A. Slater . Perry Pace Mr. Duvis Button Mr. Frank Hall Mr. W. H. Oldham Mr. L. B. Abbey, Secretary.

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trained nurse to see to thes needs of the children. We operate on the Work, Study and Play Plan . 0111- wotki ndepartmental Inn. The different departments of our school oifers splendid opplortounities for the git and boys to live their present day life for their own best good and for the good of the community, thereby molding goed citizens. In 1918 the first graduates went out frnm our school three in number, two and one girl. And each year since we have had a closs to go out. 'Tis true that the members of our classes were few 1n number and it is equally true that those who grad- uated, with few exceptions, were worthy and have proven to be 11 credit to the school. Many of them have gone and today are in college have made and are maki mg good. It has been the aim of the school to send out students worthy of graduation and who had completed the prescribed course with ex- edit; and not merely to send out large classes to make an exhibition of numbers. The result has been and is that our graduates are making good in cur leading colleges. We are pleased to say that our students are admitted into 0111- leading college- without examination. Today we have six members of our faculty who were former students and are graduates of our school, after attending such colleges as Bishop College,Wi1ey College, Prairie View College, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. At this time, we have representatives in Bishop College, Marshall,Texas;Prai1-ie View College-Tuske- gee Normal and Walden College, Nashville, Tenn. GRADUATES: The following is a list of 0111' graduates. Class 1918 Miss Mattie B, Halley Mr. Briseo Bameris Mr. Rodney Haley. Class 1919 Miss Elnora Jones Miss Millie Williams Miss Mable Bell. Class 1920 Miss Velma M. Dreyfus Miss Ethel Johnson Miss Esthmus Armstrong Mr. Lawrence Haley. Class 1921 Miss Lola Jones Miss Evon Bell Mr. Alfred Johnson Mr. Bethe Taylor. Class 1922 Miss Elmira Armstrong Miss Gertie Joiner Miss Grace B. Jeiferson Mrs. Cleonn Barker Price Mrs. Geneva Miles Carrol Mr. Mack H. Hannah, Jr. Mr. S. Earl Beauchamp Mr. William McAny. Class 1923 Miss Annie LauranTt Mrs. Leola Sm artT aloy xtea Wilder Noorbert Keliley Mr. Walter Sylverand tDeeeasedi Mrs. Juanita Fender Washington. Class 1924 Miss Evangeline Edgar Miss Qency Clements iDeceasedi Miss Bulah MEN 1.11t Miss He1en B. Jackso Mr. Thomas De Boy oArmsitumg Mr. Lester Mc Nulty Mr. Henry Williams. Class 1925 Miss Helen Williams Miss Julia Pugh Miss Gertie Wilbert Miss Corn Fuga Mr. Harvey Aaron. Class 1926 Miss Isabel Thompson Miss Jenel Waters Miss Alberta Ladet Mr. Walter Pen der Mr. Roosevelt Henderson Mr. Martin Jacquet Mr. Reference Martin.

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:lfatulty Hattie B. Tillman Willie C. Counte M. Louise Hendricks Ethel J ollnson Hartense Robinson Ruth Bouyer Hazel H. James Bridget Watson Leontine Osborn Second grade Second grade First grade First grade First grade First grade First grade First grade First grade