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

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— — — — — w Class Will As ' a memiber of this family and a trusted counselor, I have assembled you to hear the reading of the will of your beloved upper classmen, with whom you have spent so many joyous hours at dear old Loncoln Hig h School. My client, as you perhaps know, for four years has been slowly contracting a disease that when fully matured, results in graduation. Please hold your tears ' and sobbing until the reading is completed. My client came to me one day in a very restless state. When I asked him what was troub- ling him, he told me that his stay was nearing an end very rapidly and he felt that his dear friends, the lower class- men, would drop into a primitive state without some of his possessions. I agreed with him that nature had been very unkind to them. I reminded him that although it was the just thing to do, it was not compulsory. He did not have a complete inventory of his pos- sessions and heirs because of his mental state and the shortness ' of time, but he assured me that due to his great friend- ship that he had listed all his r rize pos- sessions and dictated his will as fol- lows : “I bequeath the Junior class, my friendly rivals ' , all of the privileges and rights allowed the seniors, although you have already partaken of them; and the long cherished senior seating section in the assembly hall. I also give them all a dignity and etiquette possessed by seniors and the ability to be ideal Lin- colnites. “To the sophomores (wise fools), I give the ability to be wise but not foolish, to carry on where the juniors left off and rival them as Lincolnites. “To the Freshmen I give the courage to carry on until they have attained the h ' ghest pedestal as seniors. To all the classes I allot an abundance of school spirit and loyalty to carrv its banners in athletics and other fields to greater heights. “I have a few minor possessions that I wish to give away providing the reci- pients make use of them to the utmost of their several abilities. “I bequeath to every student a volume of lectures on etlr ' cs’ written by well known senior advisors, Miss Smothers, Miss Barker, Mrs. Goss and Mr. May- berry. “To Yewell Stevenson, I will a bow tie and a book to inform him how to look studious and dignified, the two things he has spent tnree years trying to attain. “I will to Mr. Griffin a book contain- ing the answers to all the curious ques- tions asked by seniors. “To Miss Brydie, I will a series of award day speeches. “To every despondent student, I will Miss Baird’s cheerful smile and person- ality to encourage him. “I will the oratorical ability of Joe Moore to Delmas Escoe and other aspi- rants ' . “I will the all-round abilities of Wen- dell Phillips and Mary Newsom to Paul Hererra and Susan Cespedes. “I will the poise and dignity of Guine- vere Guy to Dorothy Kimmons. “I will Junior May, Orville Ham- br ' ght’s place as the smallest officer in the R. O. T. C. “To Junior Brown, I will a classroom personality so the teacher will know when he is acting natural. “To Mr. Howell, I will a quiet hour with an American Government class composed of model students like Oddis Cole and Eva Perry, and I also wil lhim a bag of peanuts. “I will to any pupil who is so unfor- tunate as to encounter a battalion of F’s a copy of John Bean’s book, ‘Believe the Impossible and Succeed.’ “I will the all-around track ability of William Horton to James Morrow, the most bashful boy in the junior class. “To Spurgeon Guise, I will the respon- sibility of Lloyd Smith to keep the Senior boys advisory group smiling. “To Roland Rhodes, I will the oratori- cal ability of Edmund Burke so that he may hold the Student Council spell- bound with his poetic speeches as speaker of that organization. “I will to Mrs. Waters two energetic assistants as dependable as Essie Gar- ret and Lucille Wright. “I will to every student opportunities to make use of his talents within the school. “When you have received your gifts spare all weeping and grief and replace them with all the joy and happiness that has prevailed throughout my stay with you in the year 1934 A. D.” McKinley anderson. Page Twenty-four

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©V! r d Stud ent Council ROLAND RHODES President The Lincoln High School Student Council has been very instrumental in promoting the welfare of the school. The Council is composed of five de- partments with leaders appointed by the president. They are as follows: De- partment of Safety with James Parker as chairman, and Mr. Carrol, supervisor; Department of Awards ' with Theola Thomas as chairman, and Miss Barker, supervisor; Department of Foreign Re- lation, Eunice Weaver, chairman, and Mr. Dunlap, supervis or. This depart- ment launched a successful drive for the Junior N. A. A. C. P.; Department of Recreation with Jose Herrera, chairman, and Mr. Jeffress, supervisor; Depart- ment of Justice, Clinton Miller as chair- man, and Mr. Griffin, supervisor. Through this department every rule and regulation of the school is given the due respect by the student body. The Student Council is a student-gov- erned organization, operated by the rep- resentatives from the various advisor- ies. All groups have two representatives except the senior boy’s group, which has four. There is a total number of 47 repre- sentatives. The President and Vice-President are elected by the student body. The other officers are elected by the representa- tives. The officers are as follows: Roland Rhodes President Hallie Scott Vice-President Rachel Jackson Secretary Jose Herrera Sgt. at Arms McKinley Anderson Treasurer Alic e Ravelle Asst. Treasurer CLASS PROPH EC Y— ( Continued ) “Who is that cruising along in that sport model car?” Future — “That’s Albert Marshall and Alice Bell. They are still saying, ‘We are just friends.’ There goes Fannie Anderson, Willa Burch and Lafelda Fin- ney. They are three happy brides ' now. That art institute that we passed a few moments ago has among its collections ' of treasures many of the works of our own artist, Guinevere Guy.” “That is good news, but whose factory is that below?” Future — “Why, that is owned and operated by the Busch Brothers. They manufacture vest pocket cars.” Porter — “Sir, the gas is running low and we will have to land at once.” “Very well, then. Have the pilot land near that hot dog stand. I am getting rather hungry now.” My host gave the command and the pilot set the ship down gently. Well, can I believe my eyes! Lois Thomas is the proprietor of the stand! Well, I am very sorry that the gas ran out and I could not visit every one of my classmates, but the Future tells me that they are all rendering some service that is beneficial to mankind. CLINTON MILLER, Class Prophet. Page Twenty-three

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Sports The basketball season at Lincoln High School this year was better than it has been for years. To Coach Clif- ford Madison, give the honor for building a championship team. To tne Senior boys, Louis ' Collins, Homer Baugh, Wil- liam Horton, McKinley Anderson and L. C. McClendon we give the honor for winning the championship. Two fresh- men and a junior did outstanding play- ing on .the champion team. Luck to them next year. The Tigers opened the basketball sea- son with a new spirit, a new coach, and a determination to win all. The Alumni was their first victim. Through the southwest the tiger roamed,, playing fourteen games and losing only two. Sumner beat us on the Sumner court. In the return game, Lincoln got revenge. K. V. S. beat us on our own court. We were invited to enter the Atchi- son tournament. K. V. S. was there. In the quarter-finals we eliminated Fort Leavenworth; in the semi-finals we trampled Northeast. The finals came and with it the championship title. We were scheduled to mep ' K. V. S. who had reached the finals also. We clashed. After the battle was over the referee screamed through the megaphone: Jbin- coln 27, K. V. S. 21. The Tiger had bat- tled his way to the Missouri Valley championship. Out of seventeen games we scored 539 points to our opponent’s 325 points. vVe wish Coach Maaison the same suc- cess and a better team next year. JOHN BEAN, Sports Editor. o Coach Anderson opened the season with a clash against the Alumni. The game was hard-fought, but we were de- feated by the E-Grads 6-0. Within a week we held the mighty Sam Taxi Tigers to a tie of 0-0. By now we were in form for the game with Higginsville, October 27. The outcome was 18-6, in favor of Lincoln. A week later we in- vited the Higginsville boys for a tilt in the bowl on the Paseo. The student body was out to cheer us to victory. We trounced the visitors and won the game with a score of 20-0. Western College asked for a game in the bowl. We out- played the W. C. team, but ended in a tie 6-6. Now came November 30, the day for the greaest game of the season. The clash between Lincoln and Sumner was set in the beautiful Sumner Sta- dium. Three thousand students saw the Tigers clash with the Spartans. Sum- ner ran up 3 touchdowns at the half, 19 0. The wrecking crew, Horton, Col- lins, Anderson, Bean, McClendon and Baugh turned the tide. Sumner was helpless. We crossed the goal line three times in a row, but it was too late. The whistle blew as we took possession of the ball on their 25-yard line. The score was 38-10 in Sumner’s favor. JOHN BEAN, Sports Reporter. o THE SCHEME YEAR 1932-33 Coach Gaines, after weeks of hard work, finally built a championship team. The Sumner and Lincoln dual meet in the Sumner Stadium was a disappoint- ment to Lincoln. Sumner doubled the score on us. Horton, Anderson, and Bean placing for Lincoln. This did not discourage us. Coach Gaines entered the Kansas City relay in the Sumner Sta- dium. Lincoln won 6 points, about eighth place. With a little hope left, we entered the Missouri State Track and Field Meet at Jefferson City. The Se- nior Class was there to cheer us. Schools from from all parts ' of Missouri entered this meet. Lincoln battled hard to overcome all obstacles, and to merge as the championship team. To Poind- exter, Richadson, Horton, Anderson, Mc- Coy and McClendon the Senior Class of ’34 gives credit for winning the Mis- souri Valley State championship. JOHN BEAN, Sports Editor. Page Twenty-five