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

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READY TO SERVE OUR NOON-DAY LUNCH.

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OFFICERS OF THRIFT CLUI we can’t find words to express our thanks to you for what you have done for us. You have brought so many things to us that have helped in our education. We wish everyone all the good luck, and wish that all may come back next year. “Re- member our motto — Strive to the End” — “Ex- celsior.” ROSALIND RICHARDSON, ’21, Reporter. HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR CLASS. At the opening of school in 1917 the merry, carefree Class of ’21 enrolled in dear old Lin- coln. Realizing the advantage of team work we organized the Freshman Club with Mr. Pittman as advisor. A competent staff of officers was chosen, Ernestine Tally being the president. We were unfortunate in losing two presidents who preceded her. During our first year we rendered a rhetorical which required two afternoons to complete, and second place in the school bank was held by this thrifty class. A Thanksgiving party was given by the class and was enjoyed by all. On entering upon our second year the class took a greater interest in the bank and class club. The first term of the Sophomore year Viola Crawford was elected president, the second term Cecil Newman. This, our third year, is the best in class in- terest, school spirit, scholarship and thrift. The Juniors, led by Cecil Newman, our presi- dent, were second in the 100 per cent pay- ment of athletic dues. Each Junior Rhetorical has surpassed the preceding one. Just take a look again in your March Lincolnian and you will see some of the achievements of the Juniors. We are sorry to see the Seniors leave us, but we are resolved to excel the previous Senior records next year when we become Seniors. Farewell, Class ’20. VIOLA CRAWFORD, Class ’21. THE LUNCHROOM. We all feel that the lunchroom of Lincoln High deserves mention. There are several reasons for our feeling that way, but the one that stands foremost is the wonderful prog- ress of the lunchroom since our good prin- cipal, Mr. Lee, has been with us. Under the supervision of Mrs. Goss and her two helpers, the girls of the Senior Class are allowed to run the lunchroom. Everything is managed in a very systematic way. About I ’age Thirty The Lincolnian

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TRADE CLUB. five hundred children are served every day and visitors are really surprised to see how smoothly things move along. Each student is required to get in line, purchase the desired number of tickets, then march orderly around the lunch counter and select his food which he pays for by giving in exchange the pur- chased tickets. No student is supposed to exchange his original place n line for another. For fear that some unruly person will disobey the rules, several of our school boys are placed at intervals along the line to help enforce the rules. The entire school is served in about 20 minutes, and as 30 minutes are allowed for the lunch period, there is plenty of time for one to eat, then chat with different class- mates. There was once a time when we had to seek different places in the building to eat, as there was no special lunch rooms. Now we have a lunchroom that is really pleasing to the eye. The walls are painted and deco- rated with a lovely shade of green. The tables and neat little stools are also green. There is a platform on which the orchestra sits when they furnish music for the lunch period. There is also a neat looking counter on which the different foods may be displayed. The deco- rating, painting and furnishing of the lunch- room was done by the boys of our school. Each girl looks forward with eagerness to “Her Time” in the lunchroom. In fact, they begin to talk and plan when they are in the Junior year. ROBERTA CONNER. MUSIC. Music has taken a leading place in the edu- cation and development of the pupils of Lin- coln High School. Musical activities have been centered around the school orchestra, band and chorus. Music is proving as cul- tural as any other portion of our school life. Its value is apparent in the amount of inter- est, the student body as well as the commun- ity takes in our musical programs. The orchestra is composed of twenty-five members, of whom five are girls. Many of these young musicians show rare talent and can play some of the most difficult composi- tions. They play all the accompaniments for the chorus and often for the community meet- ings. Page Thirty-two The Lincolnian