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

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6 THE LINCOLNIAN Launey Smith, of the Class of ’97, is a successful business man in one of the large cities of Canada, where his racial identity is no bar to success. Thos. McCampbell, of the Class of ' 98, is making his course and work in pharmacy a stepping stone to medicine and is now completing a course in that profession, while a younger brother of the Class of ' 04, Dr. Ernest Mc- Campbel), has completed a medical and post graduate course and became one of the professional men of our city. At least five — four boys and one girl — have completed courses in pharmacy and are “making good” in that profes sion: Houston of ’97, McCampbell of ’98, Green of ' 04,- Wil- lard Hines of ’01, owner and manager of a successful drug store in Oklahoma, and Wilmer Campbell of ' 04, who was re- garded by the faculty of K. U. as one of their most brilliant students in pharmacy. Another girl, Wertie Blackwell, ’09, has entered upon the study of pharmacy in K. U. The Class of ’04 is remarkable for sending out the largest percentagle for college study. Out of a class of twelve, eight pursued further work, two taking pharmacy, two the A. B. course, one taking medicine and the remainder work in Nor- mal schools. Their motto was a fitting one: “Fnished, yet just begun.” The largest numbers for further study have gone out from the classes of 1907 and 1909. The Class of ’09 was the first to send out the number 10 out of 28. Four of these went to K. U., one to Perdue, Ind.; two to Howard University, and three to Manhattan Agricultural School, Kansas. A few months later the Class of ’07 sent 10 out of 23 for further study — two of these to Fisk University, two to Lincoln Institute, four to K. U., one to W ilberforce and one to the University ' Denver. Another of this class, with remarkable thrift, has already a large bank account with which to begin his college course this season. At least fifteen of our graduates have passed the civil ser- vice examination in the city. Several have been appointed and have done acceptable work as carriers and railway postal clerks. I wo of these did good service as census enumerators, 1. M. Horton and Lorana Richardson. Geo. Love, of the Class of ’01, has done good work in the office of the City Treasurer. If we could obtain definite information our list of thos clerical positions would be larger. At least one-third of the graduates have married and have families and homes. Some have bought homes for parents and have placed them in comfortable circumstances. A great ma- jority of these homes give evidence of thrift and culture. I could name several with large cases of books, good pictures on the walls, with comfort and cleanliness in evidence. Visit

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5 THE LINCOLNIAN OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. Some recent discussions and theories have caused me to look over the work of the past year in Lincoln High School to see whether its educational results have been so meager as to justify the suggestion for radical changes and a new departure in its educational aim. Since the year 1885. when the first class of four graduated from Lincoln High School, 325 young men and women have completed its course of study. One-fourth of these have be- come teachers for a longer or shorter period of time, in city. town or country schools. Some have taught more than twenty years. One-third of the entire number have pursued regular studies beyond the High School course. Some studying at State Normal schools, Lincoln Institute or Emporia, Kas., and some at TisU. University, Spelman Seminary, Tuskegee Insti- tute, Wilberforce University, Howard University, Manhattan Agricultural School, Kansas University, the University of Ne- braska, University of Denver and Oberlin College. Two are taking courses in ' Theology, one at Wilberforce University and one at Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Ga. The largest number, twenty, have taken courses in the University of Kansas. One of the first if not the very first of these was m. E. Griffin, of the Class of ' 92. Nearly half of this num- ber have completed courses there and received degrees, the most recent being Estelle Christian, of the Class of ' 05, who receives the degree of A. B. June 8, 1910. Inez Wood, of the Class of ’99, was the first of our girls to take a degree from Kansas University, and Leanore Osborne, of ' 98, the first to take a degree from Oberlin College. •Three of our graduates who pursued further study are teaching in the schools of Kansas City, Kas. — Lydia Lock- ridge, who studied at Fisk University and K. U. and taught with remarkable success in Iowa and Kansas, is principal and teacher; Inez Wood, who was for several years a teacher Topeka, and Woody Jacobs, of the Class of ' 04, who -eived the degree of A. B. from K. U. and distinguished him- self by winning a debate for his university over Baker Col- lege. For several years one-fourth of the colored teachers in the grade schools of Kansas City, Mo., have been graduates of Lincoln High School. Several of our young men and women in professional life have found the High School course a good foundation for their future life work. Out in Oklahoma John Teague, of the Class of ' 95, is well known as a careful and successful physician.

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THE LINCOLNIAN 7 some of these homes, that of George and Kitty Love, of Cora White-Lester, of Arthur Pullarn, of Wm. Griffin, of Daisy Day McKnight, of Ophelia Watts-Jackson, of Zella Garbon-Arnold. besides many others that space forbids us to mention. Many of the girls that have gone out from the walls of Lincoln High School have become important factors in the community and invaluable aids to their husbands, who in many cases are leading men in their cities. At the risk of being per- sonal, I must name some of these young women: Mrs. Fannie McCampbell Peck, ’98, wife of Rev. Wm. Peck, of Allen Chap- el, a helpmeet in every sense of the word, gentle, forceful, helpful in the many sided work of the pastorate. In Kansas City, Kas., is Leurlean Snadon Wilson, ’97, wife of Rev. Arlington Wilson, of the Metropolitan Baptist church. As his secretary and assistant, Mrs. Wilson accom- panies her husband to all church gatherings and has often been appointed to positions requiring careful literary training and accuracy of statement. Another one of these girls, whose culture and refinement would grace any home, is P.artlv Oliver Lambright, ' 02, wife of one of the leading physicians of our city. Two of our graduates in Independence are leaders in that community: Rev. Chas. Williams, ’92, of the A. M. E. church one of the most progressive of young ministers, reaching o ' in lecture courses and other means of culture for his peop; Another, Mattie Hall James, ’01, unobtrusive and gentle ii manner, but the head of Christian Endeavor work, of literacy society, of women’s club work. A couple of whom we may justly feel proud is Edward Thompson, ’01, and wife, Pdanche Roberts Thompson, Both are and have been for years teaching in Pleasant H Mo., the husband as principal of the school. They are the lea ers in every good work and have the respect and love of citizens and are regarded among the best teachers in the c Down in the unfavorable envi ' -onment of the West toms, Cherry McGill, ’03, is doing “with might what her hai ,s find to do.” Leader in two literary societies and Sunday school, she is a valuable aid in St. John’s church. On several occasions when I have been called upon to address some liter- ary ‘society or act as judge in some debate, T have found Miss McGill the main force in keeping alive the spirit of literary culture and progress. Down in distan ' Los Angeles. Cal., Maud Morrison. ' 01, is preparing for work as a foreign missionary, and in Denver Joshua Rice, ’07, has shown such literary ability, coupled with high character, that a church of that city has undertaken to assist him in preparing for the ministry.