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

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a festive weekend . stately and precise steps of the drill and hand units as they set the pace for the colorful and regal parade . . . the flash of camera bulbs 5 . . then quietude I'm so it seemd . . . till game time . . . Yelling to old friends over the hubbub and cheers of excitement during the home- coming game . . . presentation of uMiss Lincolf, and her court during halftime . then . . . later comes the unwinding . an easing of the lenseness and excite- ment . . . 50, comes Monday, a school day . . . still . . . too excited to study . . . hibove, right: Outrageous garb and hilarious an- tics marked homecoming funeral. Opposite, right: One of the most colorful and earefully planned Heats in the parade was that lesigned and constructed by the Physical Edu- alion Dept. Brinw: uMiss Lincoln and courL Radio An- wuncer Bob Londow, Alumnus W. R Hicks, xlies Hortense Robinson, who presented flowers 0 THiss Lincoln ; Joseph Isles, Allendant 03.60 Howard, Alumnus John M. Washington, Miss Lincoln, 1953-54, Viola Johnson; James Jifayelle, uMiss Lincoln, 1954-55, Barbara N'ewman; Attendant Josephine Broussard, and inward Sampson.

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,4 ;t Mack H Hannah, Class 22, cxowns Barbara Newman Miss Lincoln of 1954-1955,, during Alumni Night program Homecoming eve, Nov. 19. Left: James Lafayette's campaigning from the flagpole helped his candidate to win. homecoming . . . Homecoming! . . . the Very atmosphere heralded its approach . . . halls ob- structed with float preparations . . . sen- ior class nominations for ttMiss Linccln . . . just too much excitement for studies . campaigning for favorite candidates those crazy-garbed seniors taking over the funeral for the foctball oppo- nents . . . still, too much excitement for studies . . . the roar of the bonfire home- coming eve, which seemed to have kept attuned to the cheers of an excited and anticipating student body . . . the wail of the juke box as it emitted a variety of tunes played by an assortment of orches- tras during the hamecoming eve dance Left: Odelsa Willis, Gussie Andres, and Mattie Sweet in the full swing of the KiVIiss Lincolnt' campaign. Below: The isBumblebee float which piloted the home- coming parade

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Miss Cunningham and Mr. Hicks crown queen and king, respectively, who were winners from their homeroom sections King Howard Smith and Queen Velma Ventress and their court reign at the Annual King and Queen Ball, December 14 annual king and queen activities Everybody loves a contestetrue-but the response of the student body to the Annual King and Queen contest to boost subscription sales for The Bumblebee was much more than love of the competitive. It was school spirit in action, and a keen awareness that The Bumblebee was their bookipossibly their best chronical of 1955 at Lincoln High. The annual queen was Chosen on the basis of the highest percent of sales to students in a particular homeroom section; annual king, from the class selling the highest number of community subscriptions. There were one hundred percent subscriptions from four classes, which resulted in a tie between Velma Ventress, senior; Lena Parish, junior; and Kitty Miles and Patsy Garrett, sophomores. However7 the student body decided the winner by popular election, and Velma Ventress was their choice. Howard Smith, freshman, was elected annual king by a wide margin. These winners were crowned in furmal ceremonies in the gymnasium, De- cember 14-. The court for the occasion was made up of runners-up and their escorts and students from the homeroom classes of the king and queen. The dance carried a yuletide theme and color scheme.