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

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THE LINCOLNIAN V. - IX. And in life’s ever warring field Their real full life begins, And panoplied with wisdom shield Their spurs deserve and win. VI. To others school days are not done, And time with love unrolled Has just with them in school begun His treasures to unfold. VII. The school is out and now we part And go our sev’ral ways, To mingle in life ' s busy mart And spend vacation days. VIII. But let all remember well The lessons we’ve been taught. And let cur lives their impress tell. We live them as we ought. The old school house will be revered And to our memories cling, The chart by which our bark was steered When life was in its spring. X. And teachers’ will the twigs enclined, And taught them how to grow. Oh, dear their memories are inshrined In days of long ago. XI. O Wisdom! sweet is thy address, Thy wooings never cease, Thy ways are ways of pleasantness And all thy paths are space. XII. Thrice happy they who at the fount Drink from thy crystal springs. As eagles, they shall upward morn Above all lowly things. ( 27 )

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c TH E LINCOLNIAN THE GOLD AND BLUE. I. Our work is done, Our thread is spun In colors bright and true. Shout forth your praise ‘Till the heav’ns blaze, For our dear Gold and Blue. II. Like meteors bright, Thru’ starry light, The class of T4 flew. Cross Lincoln’s sky, And trailed on high, its emblem; Gold and Blue. III. The sun’s may rise And gild the skies, With purest gold serene Their brightness shows; ' Their color grows, The Gold of class T4. IV. O’er oceans deep, The white sails peep, Of ships of stately mien. On the ocean’s breast Lies fast the rest ; The Blue of class ’14. W. Robert Williams, T4. FAREWELL. (To the Seniors from the Juniors.) Oh, how can we that me word tell, To you we know so fond and well, In all your deeds both great and small, Loyal you were ; you cannot fall. Success is what we wish to you, For life ' s rough path to you is new, Press on with faith ; do not retreat, Struggle to gain the highest scat. But ah ! how can we say goodbye, Without a sigh and tear dimmed eye, Let not the stern world’s selfish strife, Blot out the nobler things in life. It is for you to do and dare, The road to fame is all but bare, Ambition’s flame keep ever bright, For it will lead to works of might. Do not forget old Lincoln High, But let our emblem ever fly, The hour is come and we must tell To you dear friends, Farewell, Farewell! C. Russell Banks, ’IS. THE CLOSE OF SCHOOL. Elsoneter F’owler, T4. The school is out ! the schftkpl is out ! Proclaim they one and all; The school is out ! The merry shout Resounds from room and hall. II. And bustling here and there they go, A joyous, happy band, With hearts and faces all aglow, They take each other’s hand. III. And gently murmur sweet adieu! With many wishes twined, That life may in their pathway strew Her flowers of sweetest kind. IV. Tha school is out ; to some perchance ’Tis out for ever more, And they must now take up the lance Or ply the lab’ring oar. ( 26 )

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THE LIN COLNIAN I ! tr 1 )!■ HEHi The athletics of Lincoln High School have been on the decline for the past year. This lack of interest resulted from the loss of sev- eral of Lincoln’s crack players, The crack football team of 1912 was com- posed of some of the best material that Lin- coln could afford. This eleven was scheduled to play several games; 2 with Western University, 1 with St. Joseph High School, 2 with Sumner High and 1 with St. Louis High. The game with St. Louis High School was called off because the committees could never come together on any terms. All other dates dropped out from fright or other causes. The team succeeded in playing only one game, which was with Western University. This game was lost to Lincoln High at the hands of a Kansas referee and umpire. The boys of old Lincoln gave Western Uni- versity such a shock that they have never succeeded ' in gaining another game with them. The first baseball team of Lincoln High School of 1913, was one of the best that Lin- coln has ever produced. Their promising career was cut short after they played Sumner High. Lincoln High was piling up a score against Sumner that was not very pleasing to sever- al of the Kansas boys. They then started an argument with some of the Missouri boys which terminated in a running fight. Lincoln High school is veryymuch in need of a gymnasium. There is no apparatus with which the boys and girls can exercise them- selves. Since Lincoln High is one of the first class schools it should not be de- prived of this great physical exercise. This class of 1914 leaves with the hope that the gymnasium will be one of those things which has been talked of much but may yet come to pass. Samuel L. Winston, 1914. ( 28 )