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

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Y N YW THE LINCOLNIAN 13 SYLVIA MANLEY B. W. — Peter do! C. D. — Distributing- news. A. L. — To reside in Chicago. MICHAEL HICKS B. W. — She’s got ’em! C. D. — Talking to Soph, girls. A. L. — To be a star athlete. WILLENE WEBB B. W.— Oh, Boy! C. D. — Playing piano. A. L. — To rival French mu sicians. FAREWELL CLASSMATES. Classmates, we have been companions during four years, to some of us, years of delight, application to our studies, four years of light and shade to all of us, four years of social friendship and pleasant rec- reation, four years of mental and physical improvement. We have sympathized with each other in trouble and sorrows and en- joyed High School life in each other’s so- ciety, as well as any other class that ever graduated from Lincoln High School. Classmates, as we go forth, let us forget all of our childish prejudice, if any we have, against each other, and through our lives be helpful friends to each other as opportunities may offer. Mr. Principal and Teachers one and all, we go hence with the profoundest esteem for the wisdom, forebearance and uniform justice and kindness that you have ever manifested toward us. We have been often hasty, heedless of your feelings and our own best interest, but with all these things you have proven yourselves our friends. In whatever we have given you offense we would ask your forgiveness. Students of the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes, look up, look up. The Freshmen will soon be Juniors, and the Juniors, Seniors, and the trouble of the present will fade away in the future like a morning dream. On your part you have youth and intel- lect and capable teachers, and if you fail to apply yourselves to your studies you are to blame for it. The four year course is not the bugbear that you fear it is and its difficulties will dissolve before the energy that you are now determined to exercise. In spite of hope and faith in the future,, there is a tinge of sadness in the present, which I, for one, do not fear to confess. Farewell, and peace go with you all. MICHAEL ELMER HICKS, T9. BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. (Advice to Juniors.) If you have any studies back, Think of that fair June day; Sit down and study and recall I failed the other day. Don’t wait until Commencement day To reach the pearly gate, But show that you can do the work Before it is too late. If you have a chance to make them up,. Or take a quiz, you say, Don’t wait until you forget it all, But work on it today. Who knows what may befall you then, Or happen on that date, So you had best make up the work Before it is too late. The time is drawing nearer now, The work is yet undone, The lessons still neglected wait While you are having fun. For many hearts will breaking be On that eventful date, So show that you can do the work, Before it is too late. MICHAEL ELMER HICKS, T9.

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12 THE LINCOLNIAN MABLE TAYLOR B. W. — Yes, child! C. D. — Talking- to Cubit. A. L. — To become Mrs. H. HARVEY DUCKETT B. W. — Is that so! C. D. — Singing. A. L. — To tantalize Caruso. GAYNELL MASON B. W. — How come! C. D. J — Talking as fast as she typewrites. A. L. — To introduce the conservation of vocal organs. and especially to the senior class of Lin- coln High School which has the responsi- bility of editing the Lincolnian. We are indeed grateful to those who have aided us by sending us their ads. These have not only elevated our paper but have advertised the business activities of the Colored race. To those who have assisted us by buying this paper we owe a debt of gratitude. Our appreciation to these faithful customers is unsurpassed and we sincerely hope that they have en- joyed our publication. We are especially thankful to the stu- dents of Lincoln High School and to the alumni for their hearty support. The stu- dents have not only gained pleasure by reading the Lincolnian but have had the opportunity of becoming familiar with their future work. All who have been inter- ested in our paper we thank for the help derived and hope that they will support the Lincolnian in the years to come. ROSE EVERETT. CLASS SPIRIT. The spirit of the class of 1919 is more than extraordinary. There has never been a time in the history of our school when the pupils have had more opportunities to exercise their loyalty than this year. But the class of T9 has succeeded in every un- dertaking. Everyone in the class felt the high cost of living but nevertheless, the •class snirit did not wane. We have shown extraordinary class spirit at our school games. When our boys play- ed football and our girls basketball, we were there with our spirit and enthusiasm. We also saved our pennies and nickels in the Thrift Club in spite of war times. Every Monday morning we were at school bright and early because we knew that when the report of the Thrift Club was read for the previous week we would come out ahead of all the other classes. When ourPre.sident notifies us that there will be a meeting of the Senior Class Club every member is there on time ready to trans- act business without delay. What would have been said about dear old Lincoln High during the old clothes week if it had not been for the Seniors? Don’t get excit- ed because the Seniors saved the day as usual, by having more articles and a larger number of pounds than any other class. News came to the girls of the school one day that a beautiful building on 12th and Euclid was being bought for a Y. W. C. A. home, and that every girl in Lincoln High School should become a member. To- encourage the girls it was suggested that the class that became 100 per cent first in this campaign was to be given a banquet by the other classes. In a very short time the Senior class had 100 per cent and was anxiously waiting for the banquet. There was an adding machine purchased last year to be used in the Commercial department. The Senior class rendered its service in paying off this debt. Some other class may measure up to us but we have left our indelible mark. GEORGIA MOORE.

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14 THE LINCOLNIAN LOLA SMITH B. W. — I’ll say it does! C. D. — Entertaining- the gc-nts. A. L. To wear lots of pretty clothes. JOSEPH JOHNSON B. W. — Now listen! C. D. — Wearing the expres- sion of a philosopher. A. L. — To meet an ideal mate. VERNETTA ALLEN B. W. — Now aint ’chu fun- ny! C. D. — Singing. A. L. — To capture an “Holt.” THE SORROW OF GOOD-BYE. Lola M. Smith, T9. Oh Lincoln, dear old Lincoln! Is it true that from you we must part? Oh. Lincoln, dear old Lincoln! If you but knew how it hurts our hearts. We came here in Nineteen Fifteen, To have left then wouldn’t have meant so much ; We had not learned to love you so, We had not felt your gentle touch. To realize we are going to leave you, You whom we love so well, Oh Lincoln, the sorrow it gives us We will never be able to tell. To leave our dear, dear principal, To leave our teachers, too; Oh Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln ! How much it hurts to leave you ! Nineteen sixteen was our second year here, And even then we could have left with- out sorrow; We had not yet learned to love you so dearly ; We had not yet thought of the ’morrow. But the time has come and we must go, We must leave and make room for the rest ; For if we are selfish and stay here, We wont learn of the world and its test. But when our third year here began Love for you we began to feel; It seemed as though we’ve vowed here to stay, And upon it have set our seal. So Lincoln, good-bye, not forever, though, For we will come back some day To visit our school and teachers, And it won’t be ’way next May. And now it seems the vow is breaking, For we are really preparing to go; And oh, how our hearts are aching! To know it really is so. Oh Lincoln, dear old Lincoln ! It is true that from you we must part; But Lincoln, dear, dear Lincoln, Remember it’s breaking our hearts.