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

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SENIOR CLASS tn MATTIE MAE MITCHELL ttIl Mattie had been tall and stately, per- haps she would be trying to paint the skies with sunshine. tn ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE Blessed are they who expect nothing from me, for they shall not be disappoint- ed. GD ELLA BADGETF A nightingale sings its fairy tales, but she believes in telling them. 00 KERMIT BAKER Take it from Kermt, he'll be our next president. tm MELVIN ARVIE M. T. is quiet, but still water runs deep, you know. GD DOROTHY GILLIAM Imagine her playing the part of a shrinking Violet. m LAWRENCE BAYSMORE ttIf USpot Wouldn't try to be boss so often, he wouldn't always have to pay the cost. at BEATRICE GUIDRY She's full of pep, she loves the style, and yet she's but a guileless child. GD JOE LYONS qu. KnoW-itvall even knows why God made the skies so high. 0m BURNESS BROUSSARD He is truly a wise man who knows that he knows nothing, GD MARGUERITE WESLEY I wonder why Marguerite talks so soft- ly in class and so loudly outside. 0D AGATHA PREVOST What would be the stranger, Agatha trying to fuss or not trying to tease Bays- more 1'

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SENIOR CLASS 0 WOODSON ANDREW Woodson has been with us only one year, but during that time he has won the love and respect of all, always ready and will- ing. 0 MONA MITCHELL Full of pep', always ready for fun. 3 BLANCHE BATISTE Willing to sing her way through. 0 HELEN JOHNSON Happy, carefree, and contented. 6 ARZALIA DEESE A very studious girl, kind and lovable. GD ETHEL THOMAS Ethel has been a very loyal student. She has a winning personality. tD OLLIE MAE OLIVIA You may search this land from side to side, you'll find but a few more dignified. 6 LAWRENCE DE BLANC Lawrence has a smile for everyone. GD MYRTLE MCNULTY Serious looking. OID ANNIE MAE CALHOUNE So modest and innocent, OD PETER DE BLANC uPeter is indifferent at times, but very gentlemanly.

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CLASS HISTORY One morning just as Aurora, the beautiful goddess of dawn, stretched her rose- tipped fingers across the horizon to announce her Lord ApollosY coming, I wandered on as in a trance until I came to Mount Helicon. At the topmost peak of this moun- tain sat the Goddess Clio writing the history of gods and men. Lo 0 king over her shoulder, I read the histcry of the class of 1933, and this is what I saw: One morning in September while the ship of education of Lincoln High was cruis- ing along some strange shores, it was hailed by a group of boys and girls 27 in num- ber. jrhey were called Freshmen, for truly they were fresh. To the casual eye, they seem merely a group of ordinary boys and girls well dressed, reas nably good looking, and badly frightened, but to the trained eyes of these dareless and experienced explor- ers, these strangers seemed distinct and widely separate individuals, each possessing aptitudes and talents, deficiencies and capabilities decidely worth finding out. Gently attempting to dispell the fears of the strangers, the faculty bade them get on board, and spent the next few weeks attempting to gain their confidence and friend- ship. After great difficulty they succeeded in accomplishing this. So great were the achievements cf these sgtrangers that their discovery will ever be remembered in the history of Lincoln School. As the voyage went on, the Freshmen became part of the life of the ship. The were taught new strange customs and manners, and were required to learn dfficult lessons. At first they often wished they had never been found, but before a year was over they became thorcughly at h:me in their venture as high school students. During the first few months of the year the Freshmen suffered many inconven- iences because of their untamiliarity with the rules and regulations. They suffered intense agony and despair during- this period, because of the social functions which they were required to attend in order to acquire poise and dignity. The male Freshmen tin particulan found the dances ttrture, but the female enjayed them greatly. In time, however, this functioning became festival occasions for all. Much information was gained, regarding the Freshmen, by the exploring faculty in the first year of the voyage, Their intellects were found to vary in keenness from sponges to razors, but as a whole they turned cut to be very satisfactory and some were a source of great joy to their explorers. Already some of the Freshmen were showing signs of unusual ability in various fields. Joe in athletics, Mattie in dancing and Agatha in Home Economics. At the end of this year a terrible disaster befell the Freshmen, althocgh it was instigated by the benevolent faculty, and intended to prove lasting benefit to them, they suffered greatly. Several had their growth retarded this year by it and few, permanently disabled, left the ship forever. This disaster was called Final Examination. With the coming of next September, they receive a new name because of the skill acquired on the first nine months of their voyage, The prccess of naming- was called promotion, a term very familiar to the crew on board. They were given the name of Sophomores. Remembering the scorn with which they had been regarded when they first started on the voyage, they adopt- ed the same attitude toward the coming strangers who took their places. The routine of the class room was familiar and they found studying easier than before. The talents discovered the previous year were developing rapidly. The explor- ing teachers found much to please them, and also much to astonish them. Incipient love affairs were noticed in the stage of the voyage such aFBaysmureis abnormal desire for Ella, and Blanche's eagerness to become friends with Peter. In the third year of the voyage, becncse of an old educational custom, the Sopho. mores became Juniors, and their promotion made their sense of importance increase out of all due proportion. Great, indeed, was their scorn for the Freshmen and the Sopho- mores, completely absorbed in their own process of being explored, were no wiser, were not embarrassed or concerned. This was a year of hard work, and the dreaded ordeal of examinations was passed with few casualties. The teachers had endeared themselves to the hearts of the class,