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

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MR. GERALD TYLER Our popular and efficient instructor of music who will remain in Kansas City this summer and accept a limited number of pupils ' for voice and piano instruction.

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6 THE LINCOLNIAN In considering the. prominent fea- tures of this entertainment, ami re- membering the inexperience of the large number taking part, all Kansas City was agreeably surprised to wit- ness the dramatic feeling displayed by the pupils in the interpretation of the difficult passages. Indeed, at times they sang with such fervor and intense feeling that the audience frequently burst with enthusiastic applause. Aside from the music, the costumes and stage effects were notable for two reasons: first, faithfulness of the text, and second, because they were con- structed entirely by the pupils of the school. The artistic decorations with the beautiful beaded ornaments were the results of a month ' s patient, en- thusiastic work, and e;jch one who as- sisted in the effort cannot have too much praise. The Annual congratulates all Lip- coin High on this magnificent showing and feels especially indebted to Direc- tor Tyler and Miss lirydie for their earnest, unselfish efforts to make this production a magnificent success. — — o The question may be asked why negro pupils of the schools in Kansas City do not indulge or participate in all the forms of athletics the same as the white pupils. The answer is very clear. There is no one employed in any of the negro schools of this city who is willing to encourage the negro youths and to recommend to them all branches of sport. It is not that the colored boy is unable physically to take part in all forms of athletics; for is he not made of flesh and blood the same as his white brother? It is not because this same negro boy is unwilling to utilize his efforts and a small portion of his time in a way that would be beneficial to his health ; but it is for the reason that the colored boy. does not get sufficient coaching by other mem- bers of his race along athletic lines. How in the world do the negroes ever expect to surpass or excel in anything if they always neglect that all-inspir- ing. vigor which is brought both to the mind and body by physical exer- cise? MR. H. T. BURLEIGH. Kansas City has rarely heard a more finished, cultured singer than Mr. II. T. Burleigh, baritone, of New York City, who sang the title role in Hiawatha,” May 10th. For years Mr. Burleigh has studied under the best instructors in America and Europe and now ranks among the foremost mu- sicians of this country. His songs and piano numbers, many of which are based upon old negro melodies, are a part of the real American music, dis- tinctive in theme and treatment and still faithful to demands of correct composition. I ' ’or the past ten years or more, Mr. Burleigh has been chief soloist for St. George’s Episcopal Church, New York City, and the Jewish Synagogue, in both of which he has rendered efficient service. For thirty years lie has sung in concert and oratorio, appearing several times before critical audiences in England, and in that time has made a reputation as an artist which few men have equaled. Mr. Burleigh attributed a large part of his success in the recent production of Hiawatha to the inspiration which the singing and acting of our pupils aroused in him on that memorable evening. Kansas City should feel grateful for the visit of a man who is both an artist and a gentleman of winning personality. O MR. WILLIAM HACKNEY. The tenor role of Chibiabos in the Hiawatha production was well sung by Mr. William Hackney of Chicago, a young man. who gives promise of being a first class artist. 11c is a na- tive of North Carolina and came North to study voice culture, first under Mr. Tyler in Washington and then to Chi- cago. At present he is working will Mine. Magness whose reputation as a voice trainer is well known in America. Mr. Hackney has given many recitals of which he is justly proud and intends, through hard study and an insatiable ambition to master all that is best in the musical world. We feel proud of ibis young and ambitious singer and are confident of bis ultimate success.

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8 Til K L I KCO I. N I A N THE NECESSITY OF DOING OUR BEST (By Corinne Davis, ’ll.) Now I get me up to work, I pray the Lord I may not shirk, if l should •lie before the night, 1 pray the Lord my work’s all right.” There are two ideas to be derived from this quota- tion. The first is making preparations, for facing the proceedings of each day, and the other is seeing that we i our best in all undertakings. The last idea is the one that I shall endeavor to expand. I think this subject is important be- cause too many of us never do our best if we can get out of it. Some of us think if we can just get through or obtain what we want without mak- ing any sacrifices, why that ' s the prop- er thing, but ii we have to deprive our- selves very much, we lose interest in the desire that takes this power to at- tain it. If a person has a job, and doesn’t care particularly whether he does his work well or not, he is likely to lose his position, and by his poor service he is not likely to get another one be- cause he can’t get references, and they are very essental in this present cen- tury. On the other hand, a person who is quiet and quick, always on the go, and does everything properly will always find it an easy task to get a place any time he wants one. Why? Because he is the person that the world is looking for. Thus we can see that the fellow who does his best is the one who has the best chances. Some times we are asked to do a few very small tasks. Well, we don’t think so much of them, but after a while when we meet them on a higher plane we can’t do anything with them, while if we had mastered them at first we would not have had trouble in performing them on a higher scale. The person who always tries to do good and helps others out of dif- ficulties is the one who usually gets along best in this world. One writer has said, Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.” Success lies open to a person of this kind and also to one who has an amiable disposition and alertness, and who is always ready to improve the community in which he lives and those around him. Everyone has habits, but what kind are they? Those that help or those that hinder? For instance, here is an example of a habit that hinders: We have a girl who goes very untidy about the house; she desires to visit a friend for a week or two. Well, the first two or three days she is very care- ful in arranging her toilet, but the re- maining days she gets tired of being so neat and clean, (because she hasn’t been used to it), so she is very un- comfortable the. remainder of her stay. So we can see how one bad habit can s| oil a great deal of pleasure. So let us look our best as well as do our best daily. Therefore, it is very necessary that we do our best because it leads us to success and favor, helps others to imi- tate us in order that they may better themselves, and by doing the little things well we are enabled to tackle the larger ones, and it also makes us brighter and more intelligent. So that when we lie down to rest we may say, Now I lay me down to rest, 1 pray the Lord my soul to bless, For 1 have done my very best. o HISTORY OF KANSAS CITY, MO. In order to appreciate our city of today fully we should have some idea of its history. . Probably the first white man that came to the present site of Kansas City, Mo., was Col. Daniel Boone. This was in 1787, and he spent twelve winters here trapping beavers on the banks of the Blue. About the year of 1832 a Frenchman who had escaped from the Canadas, sailed down the Mississippi with a few comrades,