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

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t1 . 7 , Above: Choral Clubhs readings and songs on the birth of Christ SH mood for yulctide svasnn. assemblies were interesting t. Wednesday is not just another day of the week to students at Lincoln. It is the day looked forward to, because it is assembly day, and this usually means an interesting and entertaining program by one of the departments or organizations of the school. Opposite, right: Dorothy Ellison, contralto, appeared in assembly as part of our cultural series. Cultural programs, coming a! least once a month have been varied, Below, inset: History dev parlmenl students dis- Mr. Miller often makes cuss Negro History Week. Program was under di- rection of Mrs. Millert informal talks to slu- dents.

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R i gh t: HAmy questions! asks Donald Mack in his impersonation of Geometry teacher Bh Cu West. during The Bumblebee assembly program to boost yearhonk sales. Other scenes enacted in a humorous vein. carried the audience through Ihc various divisions of year book. boost sales over 300 per cent Right: The Bumblebee Girl. Appeared in homecoming pa- rade, and frequently during assembly programs. H4 9 g 5 t h r 0 u g h courtesy of Ida . mew r' B k17 h hnghE K, h: ; BHMBLEBEh W KWW a h L x H- Below: The music for me Annual King and Queen dance, furnished by the Robert Taylor orrheslra was the kind that umakes you wanna dance. Left: Staff member Joyce Hnward was a familiar figure during assembly announce- mums. The Bumblebee quinh m tnol picturedl. composed of Ted Dunbar, Willie Col- lim. Russell Pierre. Law- rvncc Anderson and Joyce Moutonh were well received when they sang their catchy campaign song during as- sembly periods.

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ttWe halld these truths to be self evident . . . in- troduces the theme of the Democracy program, an annual presentation of the Social Studies de- partment. This program points up the American democratic ideals as set forth by those statesmen who wrote our Declaration of Independence. democracy in action Left: Patrons tour the new wing of the school building during open house immediately following the De- mocracy program Batlom, left: Students in Mrs. Millerts govern- ment class learn the meaning of democracy and its impartance in fostering human rights. Bollom, right: Students in government this year had the responsibility of setting up and carrying through all voting in student electians. They issued poll tax receipts, kept the records on qualified voters, announced election returns, and handled the voting booths.