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

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LINCOLNITE Chemistry Club James Epps, President Mable Logan, Secretary Herbert Miller, Vice-President Alberta Lewis, Assistant Secretary Winston Williams, Critic a!’ Ml i .“UiO 1) V, ' ' The Chemistry Club was organized for the purpose of becoming better acquainted with the industries of Kansas City. Under the supervision of the Program Committee, trips were arranged once a month. Much knowledge was gained by these visits, as well as a more thorough knowledge of the industries of our own city. Leola Wilson, Chairman Program Committee

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LINCOLNITE History of the Class of ’31 By Floyd M. Brown One bright morning in September about 350 persons embarked upon the goodship Lincoln sailing from the Port of Ignor- ance to the Port of Knowledge. The members of the crew of the good ship greeted us kindly but many of the passengers began at once what they call initiating. This consisted of thumps, jokes, etc. We were given the title of “freshie” who they told us was the silliest person on earth. We started our cruise by being assigned first of all to cabins (advisory rooms). The ship being crowded, there could be no separate cabins so we were forced to be placed in groups. Next we were told oar duties and each person given his special duty for each hour of the day. Our journey started. Days passed and many began to show strains of the long ourney. Algebra, Latin and Science were the most prevalent diseases, although English had its share. Months passed, peace came — the Christ- mas holidays. The lines of worry began to leave the poor sufferers’ faces. But peace proved to be “calm before the storm” for as soon as the holidays were over a storm broke forth, which was des- tined to leave many poor victims in its wake. This storm was entirely new to us as we had never experienced anything of the kind before. One old sailor told us that the storm was called Examina- tion, and on this voyage there were to be eight of them each second, one harder than the first. Only the pick of the group could survive. We were told that the storm was a sort of weeding process for it removed the bad ones from the group and left only the best. This made us determined to work hard so we could pull through the next storm. Days and weeks rolled on. Our voyage became much more pleasant. We could find our way around the ship and the upper classmen began to treat us more as brothers. The monotony of our work was broken by socials, dances, games and assemblies. As we neared the end of the first leg of the journey, the second storm hit us. But as we had been warned beforehand, we had prepared for it. But alas! Many were swept over board and lost forever. We went ashore for three months’ rest. When we returned we found our mem- bers greatly diminished but the old fight- ing spirit was still present. For the next leg of the journey we were classed as sophomores. This part of our voyage made us “feel big” as there was a class under us. James Epps and Fred Thomas showed their skill and power upon the gridiron and on the basketball court. Guion Bluford, James King, Cas- sel Goss, Christine Cole, Anna Marie Tompkins, Charles Caldwell and many others were on the honor roll. The third leg of our journey started off with a bang. Christine Cole was elected as skipper of our group. Next came the school election in which as Juniors we completely swamped the Seniors. James King was given the honor of being the first Junior in the history of our school to be made president of our Student Council. Other juniors who won import- ant positions were James Epps, president of the Athletic Association; Anna Marie Tompkins, Lincolnite Scribe; and many lesser positions all going to Juniors. Next on our wonderful record we pre- sented a comedy, “College Cut Ups”. In this play many new dramatic stars were found, among them Verlon Buchanan, Oscar Ward, James King, Dorothy John- son, Muriel Williams, Mildred Roberson, David Jollie, Mable Logan, Rosaerma Har- din, Chlo Cooper, and a host of others. The play was a success. After another three months’ rest pe- riod, we resumed the last and easiest leg of our voyage, the Senior year. Christine Cole was again elected as our skipper. Charles Caldwell was elected president of the Student Council. The Senior class won all the important offices in the school election thereby controlling the student activities as we had done dur- ing the past year. The list of names on the Honor Roll was increased almost equalling that of the other three groups. James King was ap- pointed major in the R. O. T. C. The captains were Winston Williams, William Copes, Herman Glass and Floyd Brown. The sponsor officers were: Sponsor Ma- jor, Dora Louise Walton; Sponsor Cap- tains, Anna Marie Tompkins, Lois Drew, Christine Cole and Frances Edwards. Now as we near our port we gaze back upon our four years aboard the old ship Lincoln, remembering all of our happy hours aboard the old ship, we hate to leave. But as we realize that there are more adventures further on, we say not “good- bye” to Lincoln but “farewell”. Floyd Brown, ’31. a 1931 Page ' Nineteen

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LINCOLNITE Class Prophecy of ’31 The lights grew dim, ’tis hard to see. Ah! A mystic cloud envelopes me. Nov the mist is clearing, and I see, I see Wyatt Logan, who is the greatest music- ian both at home and abroad; Ruby An- derson is now the prima donna in the “Opera of Strauss” ; Aaron Moore has re- placed Paul Roberson in the role of Othel- lo with Anna Marie Tompkins playing opposite him. Ohio Cooper is a very tal- ented actress; Guion Bluford, so little and bright, is a civil engineer. All right here are engineers, three in number: James Cox, chemical engineer; Verlon Buchanan, mechanical engineer; Charles Caldwell, electrical engineer. Elisie Stewart is now a great doctor and for nurses she has Medora Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, and Lillie B. McIntyre. Chris- tine Cole is a novelist. Juanita Mullen is a teacher in high school. Lois Drew is a stenographer. I float into the field of athletics. As coaches I see James Epps, William Pond and Fred Thomas. Novella Jackson has succeeded Miss Taylor as gym instruqt- ress. Walking down a business street of Kansas City, I see a drug store operated by Geo. Browning; a modiste shop with Dora Louise Walton as proprietress; the law offices of Winston Williams and Gar- rett Jones. Let’s proceed and see what else is in store. Gee! I’m frightened, we’ve drop- ped to the underworld and whom do I see? No other but Dan Hickman, better known as “Little Caesar” to 12th Street and there is Elmer Bates, chief of the gang called the “Racketeers.” Juanita Mullen, ’31. TEACHERS I am wondering if Westmoreland could- n’t be bought so we could build a little White cottage by the side of the Rhode and then we could have Waters to Wash- ington. Of course we’d have to use some Armstrong , but we hope this doesn’t cause us to have a Payne. We then take this down the Glenn and build a fire. I hope no one Smothers it out so we cannot Cook. I hope all will have plenty of time to listen to the Barker. Say, who will be our Baker? Oh, we’ll let Jack-son do that. I hope there will be some Gaines in this. Frankie Lyons, ’31. 1931 Page Twenty