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

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THE LINCOLNIAN had lived in and about Kansas City these ten years. . I asked him about each one, but what was the most shocking of ali of his conversation was that Edith Douglas, the quietest of our class, had committed suicide over some love affair. For this reason Eugene Walker grieved so deeply that his parents urged him to go ‘to Arizona for his health. As the train pulled out from the station I settled myself comfortably in the plush seat and picked up a magazine to read. I had a long way to go and had only one change to make. But soon discovered that I had no interest in reading. So I dropped the maga- zine, and allowed my thoughts to wander as fancy might allure. In the midst of my reverie I became vaguely conscious of some one watching me. I looked up and saw that it was Henry Beach, an old classmate of mint ten years ago. I could hardly believe my own eyes. He ap- peared not to have changed much save to become a little more settled. For this he had a plausible reason, he was now married and was the father of seven children. He told me he was on his way home, which is still in Kansas City. I was delighted to converse with him as he was the only passenger on the train with whom I was acquainted. We talked about our old school friends since he When we reached Chicago I made my first change, thus bidding my old school chum adieu, but promising to renew our acquain- tance when I returned to Kansas City, as I had to stay over night in Chicago. I jumped into a taxicab and went to the quietest hotel in town. The machine stopped in front of a pretentious building. All marble and cut stone it towered nine stories in the air and its apartments well correspond with its exterior. Whom do you think were the owners of this elegant hostelry? Maud Hud- gins and Lester Hubbard, who, after marrying had had wonderful success. No one could have hoped for so much from Lester, the class “parrot.” The two young people seemed very happy in their work, being equally ambi- tious and industrious. They told me of many pleasant occurrences from them I learned with surprise that Olga Overall had married and was living out in the suburbs of the city in a beautiful bungalow.

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THE LINCOLNIAN ); ) L This loss brought much sorrow and loneli- ness to our young hearts. Yet we shall al- ways remember the happy hours and days we spent in school with these dear ones. We must turn from the dark days and record some of the light. The second year was the last year the girls were to spend in the sewing department and it seemed as though each one wished to do more in this department than anywhere else. I think this was done for two reasons. (1) Because we were working girls and loved to sew. (2) Because we had teachers that always tried to make things pleasant for us, and al- ways saw that the work to be done was fin- ished promptly and correctly. These teach- ers at that time were Miss Fredrica Sprague, now happily married to Dr. E. J. Perry of this city, and Miss Carrie Stratford, now a teacher in Texas. We do not mean to leave you to think that the girls did all the work. There are some boys in our class and they did beautiful work in the manual training department un- der the supervision of Mr. Charles West- moreland. We are proud to say that it w ' as at the end of this year that not only the faculty but the public agreed that the man- ual training and domestic science depart- ment had more work on exhibit than ever before in the history of these departments. It was this year that our classmate Willa Dixon left our class to attend Western Uni- versity. As we left the sophomore class, knowing that we had made a good record, we entered the junior class hoping to make a better one. We were very successful in our junior year, although we were very mischievous. There were some very bright scholars in our class and we were liked by most of the teachers. We had two very sad experiences in that year. We lost two of our very dear classmates, Carita Watson and Herbert Rhone. Their places can never be filled in our class, for both were gay and playful and loved by us all. The Junior year was the girls’ first year for cooking and we progressed nicely under the supervision of Miss Grace Hardy, who was domestic science teacher. The Junior year passed swiftly. Before we could clearly realize it, we were gliding into our fourth and last year. At the beginning of this year two of our members left us to attend other schools. They were Goldie Davis, who went to Topeka to attend the high school there, and Hucston Jackman, who went to Minneapolis, Minn. We also lost one girl through matrimony, Miss Ethel Miller. Our class has progressed well this year and we feci confident of leaving a good record behind us for dear old Lincoln High. We have prog- ressed wonderfully this year in cooking under the supervision of Miss Susie Russell, and some of our girls took millinery under the supervision of Miss Russell. We did beautiful work, some of which was on exhibit in with the other needlework. MINE OWN PEOPLE. Could I but sing the goodness of a people loved by God; Feared by those who hate a Race who firmly trod The ways that are right and just to all man- kind ; I would sing in clarion voice that shook the firmaments Praises of this beloved Race of mine. Could I but raise a monument that reached so high — That its apex seemed to pierce the very sky, ( would have writ across it this one lone line, (That all mankind could see all o’er the world) — God first, then this beloved Race of mine. — C„ Leslie Frazier. ( 14 )

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THE LINCOLNIAN Around her played two prettv little chil- dren, a girl and a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard had planned to attend the opera that night and invited me to join them. I was as much delighted with the performance as with the courtesy and culture of my hostess. I was unexpressibly surprised in the Prima Donna, who was Elsa Nix, assisted by Joyce Dorsey, Melody Tomlin, Elsoneter Fowler, Willi m Young and William Williams and all members of our class who were able suppor- ters and artistic members of the Opera com- pany. It was indeed a success. After the play, I went behind the scene and made my self known. We iiad a joyous time renewing friendships and exchanging high school con- fidences. It was very late when Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard and myself returned home. I was awakened early next morning, break- fasted in my room and went at once to the station, intending to take the first car. I met Clarence Jones dressed in the blue uniform of a porter. He told me that Ber- tha Williams had recently given her hand to him in mariage. Pie said that Mattie Revis Myrtle Everett, Nellie Bowman, Lillie Smith and Minnie Taylor had finished Spellman Seminary and had gone to Africa as mission- aries under the care of Samuel Winston, who had become one of our greatest Evangelists. During the conversation, I also learned that Mildred Langums, Virginia Akers, and Mamie Lewis were language teachers in Wilberforce University. At last I arrived in Kansas City. The first thing I did was to find a quiet place to stay as my mother and sister had long since moved to Denver. As I moved along I saw many familiar faces, but none seemed to recognize me. I walked on with a bow and a smile. At last I came to a beautiful little bungalow; I saw a little child playing in the yard with her doll. Something about the child attracted my attention. In order to satisfy my curiosity, I went in and rang the bell. To my surprise and delight I beheld Gertrude Baker. She recognized me at once I went in and we talked of old times. She told me she had been married four, years ana from the way everything looked I presumed she got the “Ideal” husband of whom she had often spoken. She told me she had just received a letter from Helen Ewing stating that she and hubby were well and that the next place which they would visit would be Niagara Falls. This fact led me to believe that Helen must have married “George Washington.” She also stated that while in Salt Lake City, they met Alberta Gayton and Flossie Bass who were preparing to startle the entire city soon by a double wedding. Gertrude also told me that Frank Callo- way and Alfred Hampton were mail clerks and Wilbern Johnson was a mechanician in Philadelphia. She told me too, that Pauline Washington had recently received word from distant relatives in Florida to come and reside with them. I felt pleased to hear of Pauline’s for- tunate offer and hoped she would accept it. When Gladys Irving was last heard of, she was exploring the wilderness of Australia. As the next night was Thursday, I decid- ed to go to a dance. In preparing, I discover- ed I needed some little things. I went in search of them. Shortly I came to a large Millinery Store. I looked at it the second time and read it — “Hampton Hunter’s Millinery Store” and with the greatest of pleasure 1 found out that the establishment was owned and managed by Wilma Hamp- ton and Ethel Hunter. When I reached the dance, I paused thun- derstruck — who do you think I saw leading the Grand March? Napoleon McFadden and her husband. I soon sought an opportunity to talk to her. She said that Ethel Cross- waite and Leslie King had just sent her a cablegram stating that they would leave Lon-