Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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14 THE LINCOLNIAN Herman Hockaday F. B. Ollia Haney L. H. The players who composed this team were all able ones and performed their duty down to the last man. Although some entered the game for the first time, they performed the work allotted to them like veterans. Claude Stirman, the quarter back for the team, was eas- ily the best one that Lincoln had since the season. Ora Jacqueps filled the posi- tion five years ago. David Crosthwait, v oli played in the same position, al- though not as brawny and husky as some, displayed rare courage and cool- ness. Edward Baker was the best cen- ter since the season William Lewis was numbered among Lincoln’s recruits. Launey Brooks, the star tackle, won much comment from the rooters, while Frank Watkins and Fred Holbert sup- ported. by their respective halves, made a combination hard to beat. Herman Hockoday, the back bone of Lincoln’s back field, although not one of the showy kind of players, was sure and steady as a rock. With such a list of players it is little to be wondered that Lincoln piled up so large a score against St. Joseph. It is almost needless to recount the in- cidents of the game, as it is largely a repetition of the last game played with Sumner. It was a walkaway for Lin- coln, from start to finish. Never was Lin- coln’s goal in danger as they kept St. joe busy on defense. If excitement pre- vailed at the preceding game pandomine certainly reigned at this one. It will go down in the annals of Lincoln High as the greatest game in which she took part. The score was 20 to 0, in favor of Lin- coln High. Lincoln’s baseball of this season is composed of an unusually fine lot of material, boys who can really play base- ball. Edward Jordon is one of the best short stops that ever graced a Lincoln suit. Frank Watkins, who plays third base, is a brilliant little player who will, with a proper amount of training, make an ideal third sacker. Roy Lewis, cap- tain of last year’s baseball team, is an- other player of unusual ability. He cap- ers around the second sack and covers ground like a La Joy and bats with a felicitous knock that has made the heart of many a pitcher quail. Together with l auney Brooks and Gardner Pinkney, these form an infield that would make the heaviest luting team hustle. The team is only weak ' in one branch, and that is catching, although the team has lost two games, it has still a vast opportunity to add further laurels to the glory of Lin- coln High School. Music and the Drama. ’09 — IZETTA FARLEY, MARY WHITE, EDWARD BAKER— ’09. The progress of music at Lincoln High School has been two-fold under the supervision of our most efficient music instructor, Mr. Gerald Tyler. This is acknowledged by both white and colored and has caused much comment, indeed. During the convention that was held for the teachers from different parts of the country at the Central High School last October ,the choral class of the Lin- coln High School was requested to pre- sent the music. They rendered “The Famine,” “Sweet and Low,” and “Wa- hononnin.” The Famine” and “Waho- nonnin” from Coleridge Taylor’s ‘Hia- watha,” were made quite popular. The Supervisor of Music, Miss Whitely, after hearing the music said : “I never have seen such splendid work before by any high school. It was superior to any- th mg I have ever heard in Kansas City.” The result of Mr. Tyler’s labor in the theory class was a new setting to the well known hymn, “Nearer My God to Thee,” by Miss Mary White, a member of the class of 1909. This sublime se- lection when presented by Miss White, startled not only those who heard at but even Mr. Tyler. The Lenten recital given by the pupils of Lincoln High School under the direc- tion of Mr. Tyler was gratifying in ev-

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THE LINCOLNIAN IS Athletics at Lincoln. By O. Haney, ’09. Although Lincoln High School has not made a marked success in every de- partment in athletics, still, one, on look- ing over the records made in the two branches in which she is represented, re- gardless of apparent streaks of misfor- tune, that seemed to pursue her, cannot fail to see that she has made a steady and pleasing advancement. After the admirable showing last sea- son made by a team, which was com- posed at the beginning of the season, of a mass of green material which no one could possibly conceive accomplish- ing such wonderful results, it was gen- erally agreed that Lincoln would have at least one more football team for the suc- ceeding year. But such a one as was eventually developed was not dreamed about. The first game, which was played with Sumner High School, caused much gloom to overspread the ranks of Lin- coln roters, and they began to think that of laborers from Armour, Swift and other packing company houses, who manliness that sweetened the bitterness were smuggled into the game under the pretext of being students of Sumner High, Lincoln’s boys showed a form and of defeat to a minor degree. Prof. H. O. Cook, the patron father of athletics, then came to the rescue of the boys and was received with open arms. He began to whip the team into their confidence had been misplaced. Of course it was the same old story re- enacted again. Sumner, through her customary duplicity of dealing, won by the modest score of 20 to 0 Although outweighted and outplayed by a bunch something more desirable, made them practice steadily and invented a code of plays that made Lincoln an adversarq to be feared, and whose fine points and ef- fectiveness were demonstrated in the last two games played by Lincoln. The next game which was again with Sumner High caused Lincoln’s colors to move high. But, oh! how different the score. Sumner High School deter- mined to have clean sports in the school and agreed with Prof. Cook that none but scnool boys could take part in this game. And such a game that was played. From the beginning to end it was one continuous string o fexciting play. Nobly did our boys acquit them- selves, nobly did they redeem themselves from the sting of the first defeat. The enthusiasm ot the rooters waxed warm and grew to such an extent that one of Lincoln’s most dignified teachers so far forgot all teacherly dignity that she, too, in the great excitement predominating, became one of the yelling, joyous mob ot rooters. When the smoke of battle finally cleared away and the dirt-begrimed braves picked themselves up and pre- pared to depart it was found that a tally of 16 to 0 had been piled up against Sumner by the boys of Lincoln. Every- one who bore Lincoln colors was happy and went home rejoicing. The last game of the season in which Lincoln participated, was played the day following Thanksgiving, against St. Jo- seph’s Barlett High School at Associa- tion park. It was played before an im- mense crowd of about 900 spectators. TheSt. Joseph team, sanguine with a victory of 16 to 0 against Sumner High School came to Kansas City with the idea of overwhelming our boys; but never were they so wrong as the result will show. Lincoln’s team had worked until they were a little short of perfection, and while they vrere not over confident, were determined to win the game. Lin- coln’s line-up was as follows : Frank Watikins L. C. Howard Fisher, Launey Brooks, Thomas L. T. Arthur Toney L. G. Edward Baker C. James Williams R. G. Mathew Proctor, Wallace Austin .R. T. Frederick Hulbert R. E. Roy Lewis, Capt., Paul Crosthwait R. H. Claude Stirman, David Crosthuart Q. B

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THE LINCOLNIAN 15 ery respect. It was of a sacred nature and was in every way in keeping with the occasion. The school was assisted bv some of the best talent of the city. The program was as follows : 1. “The Heavens Resound” .Beethoven School. 2. “Nearer My God to Thee Mary White. School. 3. The Legend Beautiful .Longfellow Miss Vivienne Lee, ' 09. 4. “Largo” Handel Edward Baker, ' 09. 5. “At Morn” Miss Lulu Knox, ' 09. 6. “Crossing the Bar.” Hitss School. 7. “I heard the Voice of Jesus Say”. . Harris Mrs. Page. 8. “Evening Hymnal of the Crusaders” Gadc School. Solo by Herman Hockaday, ' 09. 9. Gavotte Bach Improvisation McDowell Marche Grotesque Binding, Mr. Dennis. 10. “Mv Redeemer” Dudley Buck Mr. Kincade. 11. Easter Hadley School. The people that come to the city al- ways take Lincoln High School as one of their chief places to visit. The school has been highly honored by visits from some of the best musicians of our race, among whom the following have sung and played for us: Mrs. John Wright, soprano, of Topeka, Kans. ; Mr. Frank Brown, tenor of Indianapolis, Ind. ; Karl Diton of Philadelphia, the most brilliant pianist of the race. Mr. Diton is a grad- uate and is indeed a real artist in his pro- fession. His playing seems to say to us “The piano is to me what his ship is to the seamen, his steed to the Arab.” tl has always been my very self, my speech, my life. It is the confidant of all that has moved my inmost soul. To it I have whispered all my hopes and dreams, all my joys and sorrows. Its strings have quivered under my emotions ; its ready ke rs have obeyed my every caprice,” Others that have sung and played for us are Mrs. Abbie Mitchell Cook, soprano of New York, Miss Hubbel, soprano of our city, Herman Kincade, baritone of our city, Miss Inez Clough of Boston, who sang so beautifully the leading so- prano role in the oratorio, Mary Mag- oelene,” given at the Central High School in April under the direction of Mr. Tyler, Edward Dennis, Kansas City’s most brilliant pianist and H. T. Burleigh of New York, most noted bari- tone of the race and a composer of rare roerit. He has been kind enough to write a special composition for the class of ' 09, which will be sung at commence- ment. Mr. Burleigh is at present a solo- ist in St. George’s Episcopal church of New York, and is the only negro hold- ing such a position in America. He was filled with so much enthusiasm over the singing of “Wahononnin” and the “Fa- mine” by the schoi that he said that he was going to write to Coleridge Taylor and inform him of the good work that is being carried on at Lincoln High School.. Lastly let me say that this progress in Music, at Lincoln High will never be for- gotten. It will remain fresh in the minds of the people for, as one writer has said: “Music, when admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit that never dies ; it wanders perpetually through the halls and the galleries of the memory and is often heard distinct and living as when it first displaces the wavelets of the air “All Hail the Drama.” Miss Carrie E. Brydie presented dur- ing the second week in June in the High School Auditorium a one-act drama in three scenes, written by request of the Boys’ Glee Club by Mr. James F. Browne of the faculty. The institution is already indebted to Mr. Brown for the words of its school song; and this latest effort increased the obligation. The story centers around that per- petually fresh and fascinating one — the love of a man for a woman — in fact the love of a man for two women — and the incidents growing out of this seeming paradox. Orestes, a typical castaway of the cities, meets Lucilla and her mother —