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

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IN MEMO R I AM What was our love compared with God’s power V. e are compelled to say that we were utterly helpless when God in His infinite powei saw fit to send the grim monster, Death, into our sch ool and our senior class to bear awa from us Wayman Burrel Abernathy. To know Wayman was to love him, for he had erected his own monument in the hearts of his class- mates, teachers and friends. Great was the shock when the news was wafted to us that Wayman was dead. Yes, dead, ere his prime. We did not know that his suffering was great and had no thoughts of his being sick unto death. For two days only his somewhat pale, yet cheerful face had been missing from our class rooms. On last Thursday, 28, when he re- cited his German lesson, little did we think that his voice had been lifted in our midst for the last time and that his German book and all others would soon be laid to rest and that Wav- man, himself, was seeking rest, too. Wayman is not dead, only sleeping. He had become tired of the pleasures that this world could give, so he chose new lands, new pleasures, and most of all, rest. Though only 19 years of age, Wayman had tasted some of the bitters as well ' as the sweets of life, but he did not grumble. “Be cheerful,” was his motto, and, as Longfellow said, he knew that the sun was still shining behind the clouds. Our tears will do no good, so why weep. Way- man is far happier than we and would not change places with us if he could. His ball of usefulness has been wound up and the fates have clipped the strand of thread called life and sooner or later we, too, shall have to pay the same debt Wayman has paid. This class of 1915 has lost a link of its chain. ' Tis lost for always on earth and cannot be replaced. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the rela- tives. We won’t say farewell, just good-bye. Sleep on, dear soul, sleep on, and take thy rest. Lay your head upon the Savior’s breast. We loved thee well, but Jesus loved thee best. Good- bye, good-bye, good-bye. Sorrowfully submitted, SENIOR CLASS, 1915.

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Health Program, March 16 Joy and Temperance and Repose Slam the door on the Doctor’s nose 1 Chorus Traumerei 2 “Health and Disease” 3 Quotations 4 “Kansas City Health Department” Arthentrick Higbee 5 Duet Whispering Hope. . . .Roxanna Cowden Genevieve Graves 6 “The Bath as a Health Asset”.... Beatrice Donnelly 7. “A Health Alphabet” Lucile Pryor 8. Solo Who Knows Edward Haygood 9 “Sanitary Living Conditions”. .. .Lena O’Neal 10 “Mouth Sanitation” Helen Brown 11 Presentation of Tooth Paste 12 Duet Mistress Mary Maude Williams Blossom Fox 13 “A Health Talk” . .Dr. T. C. Unthank Girls Glee Club ....Roscoe Blake o Negro Day, April 16 God of all rights and liberty, Before whose throne the nations bow, Thy sable people look to Thee, Protect, guide, aid, uphold us now. Kindred through Thee to all mankind In land where’er be cast out lot. Help us a brother’s part to find Which color does not make nor blot. Great Judge, from selves, this nation save. All races here make truly free, On land wide spread and ocean ' s wave, Where’er the starry flag n ay be, May no one longer be denied Through color, hate, or caste, or spite. The blessings for which heroes died Among whom found are black and white. — Scott PROGRAM. VII. “Lullaby” Work MALE QUARTETT. I. “Lift Every Voice Johnson SCHOOL. II. Interesting Facts from Negro Year Book Work III. Paper “Benjamin Banneker” LUCILE GILHAM. IV. “Rose” N. Clark Smith EDWARD HAYGOOD. V. “Africa’s Contribution” Blyden OPAL C. BOLEN. VI. “Colored Soldiers” Dunbar EUGENE RUMMONS. VIII. “Correct Ideals” Crogman ROSCOE BLAKE. IX. “Education for Manhood” Miller CHRISTINA REDD. X. “Mammy’s Li’l Baby” Burleigh KATHERINE ADAMS. XL Address REV. W. H. THOMAS. XII. “Listen to the Lambs”. . . .Negro Folk Song CHORUS. - 26 —

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tt Ti s f’Jj lUMiaaiuMmiM J r ‘ il ill 9 li ii 0 Jt BJLB , Bird’s Eye View of the Alumni Florence Baker, ' ll, finishes the course in Do- mestic Science at Manhattan. Joyce D ' orsey, ’14, graduated from the Con- servatory of Music in Minneopolis Minn. Ashly Hawkins and Chester Kitchens are tak- ing the A. B. course at K. U. Loraine Jackson and Katherine Jefferson of ’13, will complete the Teachers’ course at the Kansas State Normal School. Judith Symms, ’10, finishes the A. B. course at K. U. Lorenzo Countee, ’13, is taking a course in mu- sic at K. U. During the year he won two prizes in music contests. Flossie Bass, ’14, is taking an A. B. course at Howard University. Frank Calloway ’14, is making good at K. U. Maud Hudgins and Melody Tomlin, T4, are taking Pedagogical work at the Kansas State Normal School. William Williams, T4, is taking a pharmacy course at Howard University. William Houston, ’97, Dr. E. J. McCampbell, ’04, and Dr. T. T. McCampbell, ’98, are in busi- ness as a drug company in our city. Inez Page, ’02 is rendering good service as a clerk in Lincoln High School. Genevieve Wilson and Grace Middleton ’13, are taking a course in Domestic Science at Man- hattan College. Gertrude Baker and Ethel Hunter, ’14, are taking a course in kindergarten in our city. Cora Carr, ’07, who graduated from the Fisk Conservatory is now teaching music in the city. Neosha Venerable, ’09 and a graduate of K. U., ’14, is teaching German and other subjects in Lincoln High School. Edith Richards, Erma Johnson, ’12, are teach- ing kindergarten in our city. Edward B. Thompson, ’01, is teaching in Lin- coln High School. Elsie Nix, ' 14, is having excellent success as a music teacher. Edward W. Parrish, ’08, is teaching under Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee, Ala. William Williams has returned home aftei spending one year at Howard University. He expects to return next year. Lorraine Richardson, ’07, now Mrs. Wendell Greene made a speech at the Federated Alumni banc[uet given at the Y. M. C. A., on “The Rec- ord of the High School”. It was easily the best effort of any and placed in clear light the achievements of our school. Mr. G. W. K. Love, ’01, is one of Kansas City’s prominent and most energetic business men. iHe supplies all kinds of regalia and badges of best quality to the various lodges and orders throughout the states of Missouri, Kan- sas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and in many southern states. - 28 -