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

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VICTORIA SIMPSON C. D. — Sewing. B. W. — You better quit now. A. L. — To own and super- intend a first class sewing and millinery shop. MARSHALL TAYLOR C. D. — Being funny. B. W. — Quite so. A. L. — To become a lawyer. MABEL WINSTON C. D. — Arguing with Mabel Grant. B. W. — Lem me alone, Wal- ter. A. L. — To teach English (when she isn’t clowning). THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY Three years ago Prof. J. R. E. Lee intro- duced into this city, what is known as “com- munity meetings.” These meetings are held twice a month on Sunday afternoon. The first meeting of every month is a musicale concert ; while the second is the “community meeting.” We have had some very talented musicians and speakers come to us. The fol- lowing is a few of the programs given this year : The first musical concert was held in Lin- coln High School Auditorium, Sunday after- noon, September 7, 1919, at 3:15. This opening program was given by the Second Regimental Band, K. of P. This was a very fine treat. The first community meeting was held Sep- tember 21. The program was given under the auspices of the Kate F. Newton Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. This meeting was held in memory of Miss Frances Eliza- beth Willard, the world’s greatest prohibition- ist, who died September 28, 1898. WALTER PORTER C. D. — Talking to M. W. B. W. — Mercy ! A. L. — To live as royal as a King, LELIA SMITH C. D. — Entertaining Johnnie. B. W. — Darn it. A. L. — To %e Mrs. Miller. FREEMONT HERMAN C. D. — Saving money. B. W. — Take it from me. A. L. — To be a doctor in Kansas City. Page Eighteen The Lincolnian

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EARL DREW C. D. — Being cute. B. W. — Tee, Hee. A. L. — To be chief cook for Fred Harvey. LILLIE FREDERICK C. D. — Being quiet. B. W. I wouldn’t know. A. L. — To be an expert Typist. EDMUND LANE C. D. — Trying to impress the girls. B. W. — Great balls of fire. A. L. — Cartoonist for New York Tribune. SENIORS’ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. Before leaving dear old Lincoln we wish to distribute our property among our friends. To the Junior Class, we give our seats in the Assembly Hall, knowing the Juniors will feel more dignified than they do this year. We also leave them the “little friends” who visit our lockers every evening and cause so much destruction. To the Junior Class we leave our books, es- pecially our “English Literature,” knowing they will enjoy (?) studying it. We, the Senior Girls, give the Junior Girls our places in the lunch room, hoping they will enjoy (?) the privilege to cook for the school. To the Juniors, we give our teachers, with their long, troublesome, and tireless lessons. To the Sophomore Class we give the “right” to be the most wide-awake class in the school (next year). To the Freshmen, we give “paying jobs,” in order that they may deposit more in the bank, and bring up their percentage. ALUMNI NOTES. For the last month and practically all the year the Alumni Association has been having some very enthusiastic meetings. The older members of the association attend so much better and are so much more enthusiastic than the younger members. We wish that our new graduates of each ensuing year will fall right in line and help us to put our association on the very top shelf. We have been meeting of late on Thursday night at the Y. M. C. A. at 8 o’clock, pre- paring for our night of commencement week and the entertainment of the graduates and other things that come to hand at the end of each year. Thursday night, May 13, we had one of the grandest meetings the associa- tion has experienced for a long time. Every- one got up and expressed themselves freely. The meeting ended with a very nice talk by Prof. G. N. Grisham. Miss Judith Simms, TO, is the ten year an- niversary speaker on commencement night this year. Misses Doris Novel and Irma Frazier, T 6, are of the graduating class of Kansas Univer- sity. The exercises to be held the last week in May. Miss Lena O’Neil, T 6, is of the class at Manhattan, Kansas. Mr. James W. Pryor, T 7, finishes a very successful junior year at the K. S. A. C. and Mr. Raymond Wil- liams, T9, finishes a successful year also at the K. S. A. C., this being his first year. He is very much in love with the school. Mr. Harold Bledsoe, T 7, and Miss Louise Unthank, T6, attended Howard University the past year. Misses Roxana Cowden, T6, Mazie Diggs, T6, Pauline Rone, T6, and Edith Williams, T7, all young teachers in Kansas City Schools, re- port a very successful year. Edgar Unthank, T6, Earl Fowler, 16, Ethy- lene Wilson, ’07, Melody Tomlin, T4, Hazel Hickum, T7, Mary Irvin, T8, have all been recently bound in matrimony. Mr. Lee Whibby, our president, and Au- thentic Higby, are in the mail service. Mrs. L. B. Smith, ’03, is one of Kansas City ' s leading “Poro” agents, having taken first prize in the arrangement of her hair at the Fash- ion show. Miss Cherry MiGill, ’03, has proven a very successful speaker. She will deliver an ad- dress on June 2nd, at the Trinity M. E. Church, Armour Boulevard and Kenwood, where the St. Louis Conference of Methodist Episcopal churches will be held. L. P. Tht. v.ZnooJnian Page Seventeen

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JAMES JOHNSON C. D. — Worrying E. H. B. W. — I want to tell you. A. L. — To become first lieu- tenant in U. S. A. VUELTA GREENE C. D. — -Playing the Piano. B. W. — Oh, Gosh. A. L. — To be a traveling Pianist. GEORGE PATTERSON C. D. — Sleeping in English Literature. B. W. — I pulled a bone. A. L. — To be professor of science at Meharry. On Sunday afternoon, October 19, a ca- pacity audience assembled in the auditorium, for the purpose of greeting Mr. R. A. Long, Kansas City’s greatest benefactor and phil- anthropist, who spoke to us of the Liberty Memorial. On November 16 Lincoln patrons and friends were hosts to Mr. D. M. Pinkerton, president of the school board; Dr. W. Vv. Armour, member of the board; Assistant Su- perintendent Stigall ; Mr. Burton, director of vocational training, and the principals and teachers of the colored ward schools. This meeting was known as “Board of Education Day.” On Easter Sunday, April 4th, we were given a treat by the chorus, orchestra, Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Clubs. The program was well ren- dered after such a short time for rehearsal. Misses Lillard, Coleman, Lowell and Turner were stars, as their selections were not only •Well given, but very fitting for the occasion. These “community meetings” have done much to stimulate interest in the community. They have also helped to enlarge our school. These meetings have brought many notable characters into our midst. They have been a new feature to us. These gatherings have been well attended and are very popular. We owe this new feature to Prof. Lee, and honor ERNA PARKER C. D. — Dancing. B. W. — You scare me to death. A. L. — To sew for “Jene.” EDWARD PERKINS C. D. — Being quiet. B. W. — “Well.” A. L. — To be a masonry as sistant to Haithman. CLARA MARTIN C. D. — Slipping out of Chem- istry. B. W. — I wouldn’t know. A. L. — To become Mrs. Page Nineteen The Lincolnian