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

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©v« Class 1 Once upon a midnight dreary, While I pondered weak and weary, I fell asleep and had a dream. I was in the land where things are not what they seem. I saw my classmates, every one, Who had some task well done; As I am endowed with the power to per- ceive What is to com£ in the future. I pray you d Sl- nes my dream believe, For I really cannot deceive you. As I was lying on my divan, I fell into a semi-conscious sleep. Later I was awakened by some one calling my name. I opened my eyes and was startled to find a person standing in front of me, garbed in white. I close d my eyes ' and shook away the drowsiness and when I opened my eyes, the person put an end to my anxious wonderment and said: “I am the future. I control every liv- ing object there is, the animate and the inanimate. Come with me and I will show you the future of your classmates.” Within the twinkle of an eye, I found myself in a dimly lighted room with dark velvet drapes and soft carpets. The room was long, like a corridor, which had at its end a small table, upon which was a large crystal ball. Behind this table, dressed in native costume, was none other than Madame Florine Gar- rett. I didn’t ask the future from whence the madame came. The next moment I found myself in front of an office marked “private,” bearing the name of Lawrence Blanken- ship. I soon learned that his private secretary was ' Levada Kennymore. By the way, Blankenship is running a Nutt Factory. The scene changed and I was in a radio studio. Byron Ellis was another Bing Crosby and Evelyn Collins was another Kate Smith. They seemed to have reached the height of their ambition in a big way. Gosh! I am in a Modiste Shoppe now. Blanche Wilson is proprietress and Edith Smith and Ruth Jones ' are her seam- stresses. Her chief models are Evelyn Hendricks, Armanda Kirkendall, Iris’ Potts, Anna Williams, Mayme Davis, Marguerite Pittman, Dorothea Grant, and Dorothy Wilkerson. My, what perfumery! I am in a beauty shop now. Lady Jewel Milligan is the manager. Her operators are Marianna Beck, Lucille Herriford, Emogene Wil- kerson, and Eglantine McCarthy. Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson are ob- serving the performance with a critical eye. By the way, Octavia Ruffin is the little wifey. After a while the scene changed and I was in front of a huge building, marked “Tenement House Babies,” with Mary E. Cole, Frances Williams, Juanita Smith, Carrie Fields and Wilma Palmer as nurses. I was soon in a printing office. On the business staff were Victor Norman, Obster Parker, James Moore and Mur- rel Lee, John McNeely was editor of the sports column and Alice Smith, Anna Jean Howell and Josephine Hurse wrote novels. Christine McDonald was the out- of-town reporter. Helen Blakely was also a reporter. Just across the street was a little shop, or a meeting house rather, which bore the name of “Amendment for Lonesome Lovers,” and I learned that Vivian Powell was head of this organization. Her chief workers were Callie Freeman, Mary Lucille Davis and Virginia Bra- shears. Just above this organization was a doctor’s office. He was a dentist and his name, I learned, was Doctor Charles Bruce. His name was engraved in gold print on the window. I was so aston- ished, I almost fainted. The future told me you never know what your good friends may come to. I recovered from the shock and found myself in an opera house where I saw Erma Twine playing a Walter Damrosch number. Maxine Sparks was the prima donna. Arlene Anderson was the leading lady in the opera called, “Martha!” What ho! I am all turned around again. This time I’m in front of a mansion of loveli- ness. I am told that it belongs to the late Mrs. McClendon, better known as Miss Gertrude Whitley. Ah! There she is whizzing up the drive in that limou- sine. What a life! Well, the scene has changed again. The future really works marvels. Here I am in Harlem. Henry Brown and Bertrand Neal are the hit of the show called “Dark Harlem.” They are doing a Laurel and Hardy act. Believe it or not, but there goes Magnolia Banes down Fifth Avenue with her Russian poodle. What a dog and what a woman! I am so tired now I can hardly stand up. The future tells me there are a lot more to see of my classmates, but I am weary now and have to stop. “But before I release you,” said the future, “I’ll tell you your future.” Oh, I was glad because after seeing the future of many of my classmates I was anxious to know about my own fu- ture. He said: “After all, the talents you possess may not help you in later life, because after all you are best suited for a housewife.” Oh, how that shocked me, but just the same I hope I will make good of that future. OREE THOMAS, ’33. Page Twenty-three

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©Vi Girl Reserves Despite the fact that this has been a year of financial depression, the Senior Girl Reserves has passed through a very prosperous year. They have parti- cipated in many activities during the year. The most outstanding activity has been the inter-racial work at the Central Y. W. C. A. Our representatives ' to this council were Marianna Beck, Bernice Moore, Gertrude Whitley, and Viola Murphy. The following girls partici- pated in an inter-racial broadcast spon- sored by the council: Arlene Anderson, Gertrude Whitley, Marianna Beck, Max- ine Sparks, and Bernice Moore. This ' has been the largest Senior Girl Reserve club of which Lincoln High can boast. There are fifty-four members’. The officers are: Christine McDonald President Marianna Beck Secretary Eglantine McCarthy Treasurer Page Twenty-two

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©V r d The R. 0. T. C. unit, as in former years, has been very outstanding. It is considered one of the best departments of Lincoln High School. The training received by the boys is not only military but points of good citi- zenship, courtesy and obedience are also taught. The Lincoln High School Battalion has taken part in many of the city-wide func- tions. The honor of Cadet Major was be- stowed upon Lewis Byrd. Miss Margue- rite Pittman was elected as Sponsor Ma- jor of the Battalion. The Honorary Captains were appointed as follows: Company A., Marianna E. Beck; Company B., Gertrude Whitley; Company C., Mary E. Cole; Company D., Arlene M. Anderson. The other appointments were as fol- lows: Cadet Captains ' : Joseph Brown, Ho- mer Johnson. Cadet First Lieutenants: Herschell Cannon, Charles Brown. Cadet Second Lieutenants: Paul Byrd, Murrel Lee, Lawrence Blankenship, Eugene Hig- gins, Obster Parker, James Moore, Alonzo Redmond, Vernon Walker. Page Twenty-four