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

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LINCOLNITE Student Council THEODORE WILLIAMS, President The Lincoln High School Student Council is composed of two members from each advisory group, making a total of thirty-two. All members of the Council must have an average of at least “M” throughout the year. The five important departments of the Council, which are appointed by the presi- dent, are as follows ' : The Department of Awards with Inez Gilmore as leader, and Mr. Mayberry as supervisor, sponsored the Junior Red Cross Contest. The Department of Foreign Relation with Leda Hankins as the leader, and Miss Brown as supervisor, has visited several high schools of the city and has secured handbooks from these schools. The Department of Justice with Ernest Brown as the leader, and Mr. Griffin as the su- pervisor, has charge of the court. The members of this grouo have done very efficient work. The Department of Safety with Mary Moore as the leader, and Mr. Carroll as the supervisor, has been active in placing safety blanks in the advisory groups. The Department of Recreation with Emma L. Tate as the leader, and Mr. Jeffress as the supervisor, has been successful in sponsoring four socials this year. A Reception Committee was ' appointed to show visitors about the school. The stu- dents have given time and thought on the moral standards of the school. After all, a plan for the upbringing of the Council has been given to the school to be carried out next year. Officers of the Council are: THEODORE WILLIAMS President ELIJAH WALKER Vice-President GLADYS HANLEY Secretary MARGARET PITTIMAN Associate Secretary WAHNEVIA BROWNE. Treasurer HERSHELL CANNON Sergeant-at-Arms GLADYS HANLEY, Secretary, ’32. MISS R. NOLAN, Faculty Supervisor. Page Twenty-four

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LINCOLNTTE Class Will As we, “The Class of ’32, ” sat musing in our library over the works of Tenny- son and Browning, a lawyer from the law firm of “Lincolnite and Lincolnite ,, entered. “Do you not realize that you are get- ting old and are subject to leave us ' any time now?” he asked. “Yes ’ we replied, “but what has this to do with your visit ?” “Why, don’t you see? You have many valuable assets that should be given away to someone ? Why don’t you make a will disposing of them?” “You are right; we will make a will. Come tomorrow at this time; we will be ready for you to put the seal on the will.” We puzzled long over just who should be our heirs ' , but finally decided that: To Mr. Cook and Mr. Ellison we would will the right to be the overseers of L. H. S. forever. To Mr. Morrison we will other dramatic stars to take the place of Arthur Pullam, Pearl Marshbank, Gretchen Hambrick and Lillian Ransom. To Mr. Mayberry we will the right to produce a debating club that will be sur- passed by none. To Homer Baugh, Calvin Green and Louis Collins we will the basketball abil- ity of Captain Clyde Walton, Acie Lof- ton and Willie McGinnis so that they may carry on for dear old L. H. S. To Fred Pugh we will the ability to play the cornet like Sidney Miller. To Arlene Anderson, Ruth Redmond and Gertrude Whitley we will the right to flirt with Senior boys. To Ruth Jones, Ida Jones ' , Eglantine McCarthy and Emogene Wilkerson we will the book, “How to Be Sophisticated,” by Gretchen Hambrick. We hope that they get a lot out of it, at least enough to show them that their efforts to be dig- nified were all in vain. To Byron Ellis we will the golden tenor voice of Lawrence Keyes. To Marianna Beck we will another “Chick” for her to talk to next year while the or iginal is away. To Mr. Jeffress ' we will an orchestra to play for the socials that will please all the student body. To Mr. Marsden we will another kind heart, for his kindness to us has been so great that I know it is about worn out. To Mr. Howell we will a large “red” sign, saying, “Private, Keep Out,” so that he will not have to run stragglers out during the lunch hour. To Mr. Carroll we will live frogs, live fish, live insects and other live animals so that he won’t have to say, “Oh, use your imagination as to the way they eat.” Miss ' Faye King leaves her Sponsor Page Majorship to be sought by Arlene An- derson, Norma Williams, Gertrude Whit- ley, Christine McDonald and Margurite Pittman. To Geneva Sampson, Miss Mildred Mitchell and Miss Nadine Phillips leave To Frances ' Williams and James Moore we will the neat habits of Wilna Johnson and John Baldwin. To the Juniors we will the privileges of joining Miss Smothers’ first or third their ability to conquer all studies that come in their way. To the Freshmen and Sophomores we will the PROSPECTS of using the new high school. hour English Lit. class or Mr. Marsden’s seventh hour class. The “Big 000” will their pleasing per- sonality to any four boys ' that would like to carry on the very good work that has been done by these lads. To the Student Council we will a set of PINS that they may be given to the members next year so that they will not have to debate whether or not they will have pins. To the lovers of the class of ’32 we will Faye to Jewel, William Lofton to Uldine Joh nson, Clyde Walton to Mildred Mitch- ell, Arthell Kimmons to Gussie Brown, and Bill Davis to Mildred Evans. To these lovers ' we will a pretty little pent house way up in the sky, with hinges on chimneys for the stars to go by. To Ruth Plummer we will the pleasure of doing work for Mr. Carroll all next year. To Lucinda Ford we will a typewriter so that she may type forever. To James Lane and Geraldine Harris we will happiness and love forever. To Richard Pullam we will the crazy acting and comical ways of Elmore Wil- liams. To the faculty of Lincoln we will the joy of being able to say: “Now we can rest in peace,” after being bothered with such smart and brilliant young men and women as members of the present senior class.” To the Misses Maxine Sparks and Fan- nie Jacks’on, we give the ability to play the piano as well as Helen Wimberly does. Now, the time has come for us to place the notary seal upon this will We place the responsibility of executing the items of this will upon the shoulders of Mr. Jackson, a very capable business and farseeing young man. We sincerely hope that all the gifts that we have bestowed will be accepted in the spirit in which they were given and will become very useful and beneficial to our heirs. Not to be read until after graduation, June 10, 1932. ERNEST L. BROWN, ’32. Twenty - three

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INCOLNITE Giftorian Impelled by a desire to serve and find- ing my stock of gifts so full I am be- stowing the following to my classmates, instructors, and schoolmates: For their dramatic ability shown here in school, I give to Pearl Marshbank and Emma Homer, the distinction and fame of Marie Dressier. To Jessie Prescious and Florine Gar- rett, I give the power to paint and draw their names into history. Evelyn Mayfield proves worthy of a library in which she may serve the pub- lic efficiently. For Gloria Hill, Armenta Hatcher and Cleo Tevis, I give a contract with the Ziegfield Follies where they may dance to their heart’s content. Since Catherine Wiseman, Marion Watts, and Eugene Banks are gited to talk, I give them a chance to surpass the great Clarence Darrow, America’s great criminal lawyer. To Mildred Mitchell I give the posi- tion of the leading woman of her race. To Mildred Whitfield I give an audi- ence that will appreciate her melodious voice. Donald Lewis is slow in gait, He will profitably use a pair of roller skates. For Wilna Johnson, Uldine Johnson and Hattie Lane, there are School rooms waiting for them to teach as they have been taught. I give an everlasting supply of beauty preparations to Orinza Saunders, Fay King, Iris Potts and Harriet Fue that their present beauty may never fade. Gretchen Hambrick, Naomi Barker and Mildred Evans deserve a place in which to exhibit their dramatic ability. The art with which Franz Bruce blows his “sax” will increase with the use of a Scot’s bagpipe. A modern fully equipped kitchen is open to Geraldine Harris that she may retain her liking for cooking wholesome foods. And now for a word of advice: Arthur Pullam, Ernest Brown, Theo- dore Williams, James Lane: Withstand your deepest troubles in life for then is the time to prove yourself a man. To Gladys Hanley, Gussie Brown, Theopah Carr and Edna Dixon: You have learned the science of speech; its companion is the Science of silence. To Wahnebia Brown and Charles Pow- ell I give the vocal chords of a chaffinch that their singing may be even more me- lodious. Geneva Price and Bertha Cooper are given the privilege of producing even more beautiful creations than have yet been dreamed of. To Helen Bell I give more “pep” that she may stop complaining about climb- ing steps. Upon Vivian Florence and Marie Mer- ritt I bestow the power to grow. To Vantilla Livingston, Helen Wim- berly and Helen White I give a passport to Europe to study music and its arts. I have designed a special Alladin’s lamp for those of my classmates whom I have not mentioned that their dearest wish may come true. There are a few assurances that I will give to the teachers who are here from year to year. I assure Mr. Ellison that his task of keeping the halls clean will be elimi- nated. Mrs. Marshall may rest assured that the pupils will fall into line going up and down steps without being told. Mr. Bluford need not worry about his incoming Chemistry classes for they will have learned the art of reading. For the benefit of his algebra classes I give Mr. Jeffress a transparent note book to be used on “Thursday.” And now with my treasure house al- most empty but with heart still warm and generous I am wishing for all a long life of health, happiness and success. WOULDN’T THAT BE A DREAM? If Lincoln High had diamond doors Cellophane windows and platinum floors; Wouldn’t that be a dream? If the teachers here Were not so severe; Wouldn’t that be a dream? And if some day soon School wouldn’t take up till noon; Wouldn’t that be a dream? If Mr. Ellison, the dear, Would speak loud enough for us to hear; Wouldn’t that be a dream? If the Board of Education devised a scheme To transport its students in limousines ' ; Wouldn’t that be a dream? A school flapper Dipper dapper Hi school flappers. Count them, One by one. Red lips, Reddened more, Smeared with Lipstick From the store. EDNA DIXON. Page Twenty - five