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

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MEMBERS Soprano: Nadine Phillips, Wahnebia Brown, Mildred Evans. Mezzo Soprano: Ber- nice Woods, Fay King, Gussie Brown. Alto: Helen Wimberly, Mildred Mitchell, and Marie Merrett. This year, as in previous years, the Senior Girls’ Glee Club, is one of the most out- standing Senior groups. It is composed of nine enthusiastic young ladies who have taken prominent parts in all leading school activities. Most of the girls are members of the Lincoln High School Chorus, also under the efficient direction of Miss Blanche Morrison, which is well-known throughout the city for its many successful appearances on various church and civic programs’. MILDRED MITCHELL, Reporter. Page Twenty

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J)da jCols Jackson The Lincolnite this year presents a new member of the royal family. Sharing honors with Miss Ida Lois Jackson as Lincolnite Queen is Mr. Chester Kirkendall, the first Lincolnite King. From a long list of contestants for this coveted honor these two were crowned as victors ' . Among the others who stood high in the contest were Mildred Whitfield, Theopha Carr and Orinza Saunders. Long live the King and Queen! Page Eighteen

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jr iLy 0 % . LINCOLN 1ITE Class History Oh, my! Will I ever get this problem solved? I have other lessons to get but let me see — two grams of H2So4 — . I can’t leave this until it is finished. I am so sleepy I can hardly stay awake. I’ll go out on the porch where it is cool. How much better this’ is! Now where was I? Who is that coming down the street? Oh! It’s Aunt Mary. “My dear, you look so worried. What on earth is wrong?” “Oh, Aunt Mary, I can’t solve this problem in Chemistry. I can’t help thinking of the four years I have spent in Lincoln high school. They have passed so quickly, but not without struggles and sleepless ' nights, and almost on the night of my graduation I can’t work these problems in Chemistry.” “You poor child, will you tell me the history of your class?” “Yes, Aunt Mary. Sit down.” Freshman 1928-29 “Four years ago there enrolled in the Lincoln high school four hundred and ninety-two Freshmen. We were so small compared with the upper classmen that we were shy and timid. After the first day we went about our classes with a great eagerness to learn. The honor roll was the prize awarded to those who succeeded in their eagerness. Constance Garrett, Nadine Phillips, Ernest Brown — these were the students who stood out in the class. Sophomores 1929-30 “At the end of the first year how the summer flew! Soon we found ourselves again in the halls of our dear school. Of the four hundred and ninety-two stu- dents, three hundred and fifty returned. The Sophomore being classed the “wisest fools” in school, set out with the purpose of changing that title. Again the honor roll served as a reward for those who carefully prepared their work. Evelyn Mayfield’s name appeared on it the entire year. Junior 1930-31 “Then came another summer, and we found ourselves eager to get back to school. Our class of three hundred and ninety students had decreased to one hundred and ninety-two. This decrease in number did not lessen our eagerness ' to grasp all we could in the field of learn- ing. Weren’t we proud to say that we were Juniors? We chose the following for our class officers: William McGin- nis, President; Mildred Mitchell, Vice- President; Evelyn Mayfield, Secretary; Ernest Brown, Assistant Secretary, and Constance Garrett, Treasurer. “The Dramatic department presented our annual Junior play, “Listen in on the Campus.” It was a three-act comedy of college life. Orinza Saunders, Lillian Ransom, Armenta Hatcher, Mildred Whitfield, Gretchen Hambrick, Ernest Brown and Arthur Pullam had leading parts. “In our class there were many good athletes among whom Acie Lofton, Will- iam McGinnis and Clyde Walton stood out prominently. “A small number of our class was ad- mitted to the National Honor Society. Those admitted were: Mildred Mitchell, Nadine Phillips, Constance Garrett, Eve- lyn Mayfield, Arthur Pullam, Edward Pate, Ernest Brown and Geraline Harris. Senior ’31-’32 “Once more another September rolled around and with it came a class of one hundred and forty-six dignified, sedate, and earnest seniors. What a grand feel- ing to be a senior! Our class officers were: Mildred Mitchell, President; Wahnebia Brown, Vice-President; Edward Pate, Secretary, and Arthur Pullam, Treasurer. Theo- dore Williams was elected President of the Student Council. “In November a Board of Directors was organized to carry on the Senior af- fairs in a more business-like manner. It was made up of eight representatives of the Senior class. The representatives were Theopha Carr, Nadine Phillips, Constance Garrett, Catherine Wiseman, William Davis, Touss ' aint Wilson and Virgil Sanderson. “Our basketball stars succeeded in maintaining the athletic standards of our school. Among the best were Clyde Walton, Captain; William McGinnis, and Acie Lofton. “The Dramatic department produced two one-act plays. “Two Thousand Dol- lars Cash,” starring Lillian Rans ' om, Naomi Barker, Ernest Brown and Ar- thur Pullam. The “Unexpected Guest” was a comedy starring Gretchen Ham- brick, Mildred Evans, Pearl Marshbank, and William Brown. “The time for our departure is almost here. We have been safely guided through the year by our advisors, Miss Barker, Miss Smothers, Mr. Marsden, and Mr. Mayberry. We hate to leave dear old Lincoln High School, but we are called upon to go into higher fields of learning. Oh! It is eleven o’clock! I must get back to my Chemistry. Let me see — H2So4 plus. THEOPHA CARR, Historian. Page Nineteen