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

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R. O. T. C. Notes The R. 0. T. C. Department Is Instrumental in Building Sterling Character The R. 0. T. C. unit of Lincoln High School consists of one hundred and sixty- one Cadets and thirteen Cadet officers The Cadets have taken part in several exhibitions this year. The most outstand- ing performances being the Annual R. 0. T. C. and Physical Training program, held in Convention Hall, and the R. O. T. C. Drill Team in the Fashion Show. The annual officers’ ball was the only social activity in the R. O. T. C. during the year. This ball was sponsored by the Cadet Officers’ Club. It was a great success and was enjoyed very much by the officers and their company. The appointments made by Sgt. Wil- liam Banks are as follows: Cadet Major, Wilbert Stiles; Cadet Adjutant, Cleotis Barner; Cadet Cap- tains, Earsel Cave, Thomas Killings- worth, Cecil Moore, and Bertran Wal- lace; Cadet Lieutenants, Henry Bausby, Harold Holliday, Leonard Looks, Marion Merritt, Roland Perkins, Frank Wilkins, and Ralph Vann. CLASS PROPHECY— (Continued) coach. There were also Margaret Jones, teaching English; Earline Smith as the Gym instructor, and Spurgeon Guice, teaching nutology. Next there came to view a factory. It was owned by Thomas Boyd, and it was a syrup manufactory. Some of the fac- tory hands were Joseph Bryant, Eugene Chapman, Charles Foster, and Ora Lloyd. The next scene was of a small build- ing of about ten rooms. It had a sign out, reading, “Smith’s School of Music.” It was owned and managed by Maurine Smith. Then I saw the Union Station. Here Alonzo Morgan was Chief Cook and Bot- tle Washer in the Fred Harvey depart- ment. William Frambrough, nationally known track star, had passed through the city the night before on his way to Germany to enter the Olympics. When the scene changed again, I saw a beauty shop, owned by none other than Edward Henderson. Hollis Buckman Edmond Brooks were his chief face mas- seurs. Next there came in view the office of the Kansas City Call. I was greatly sur- prised to find Yewell Stevenson as the sports reporter and Charlie Mae Gamble as the society reporter. I also found Eve- lyn Hemmett with a gossip column of Page Twenty-two

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Class Prophecy By ISAAC SMITH Late one night as I worked in my lab- oratory, which was to be found at the top of Observation Hill, the following expe- rience befell me: It was a bright, moonlight night. The few stars to be seen twinkled like dia- monds. I was doing some research work in advanced electricity, and the moon was a vital instrument in my experiment. I recalled the old tale about the man in the moon; that he sees and knows ev- erything. I decided to learn a few things that the man in the moon knows. I had taken some reflected lays from the moon and raised them in my “futurescope” and projected them on a screen. I accidently crossed the rays with some ultra violet rays. Suddenly a bright ray shot from, the lense of my futurescope on the screen, and I was witnessing, for the first time what the future held for some of my many classmates. Please forgive me if I am wrong, for I am only relating what the man in the moon showed me. It was as follows: The first picture was a general staff room of a newspaper, “The Record,” in New York City. Whom should I see but Delmas Escoe as editor. By the way, Ernestine Everett was known as Mrs. Escoe. Clyde Washington was his as- sistant. Some of the reporters were Emanuel Fields, Rose Mary White, Mar- garet Guy and Guinvere Guy. Next I saw the Metropolitan Opera House and found Myrtle Harris playing the lead in the Opera called “Aida.” Some of the others in the cast were Har- old Holliday, Roosevelt Williams, Robert Smalls, William Fopp, Reuben Brown and Gailey Steele. Then I found myself as a spectator in a court room. I was surprised to find Thomas Killingsworth as judge. It seemed as though he was trying to straighten out the matrimonial affairs of Frank Wilkins and Harriet Houston. Adair Smith was the defense attorney for Mr. Wilkins. The next picture disclosed Fisk Uni- versity. I found Georgia Barton teach- ing Latin, Dorothy Hayden teaching Economics, Alice Gordon as the girls’ Physical Training instructor with Iris Goins as her able assistant, and La Rue Younger as the director of the Jubilee Singers. Next I was at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, and found Fannie Hill teaching Art; Valarie Murphy as one of the instructors in English, and Reginald Hodge as head of the commer- cial Department with Ruth Page as his assistant. The next view presented a manufac- turing plant in Charleston, South Caro- lina, with Wardell Scott as the owner of a barrel plant. Some of his assistants were Eugene Brooks, Lawrence Brown, Burnett Davis, and Harold Wright. I went next to the Rialto Theatre in Chicago and found the Allen sisters do- ing a comedy dialogue. The next picture disclosed a Club called “The Mountmatre” in Harlem. Here I found Leonard Locke and his “Dukes of Harlem” Orchestra. Some of the players were Marion Merritt, Joseph Sasser, John Ross and William Washing- ton. I next saw Boston, Mass., and found Roland Rhodes and Preston McAdory in an architectural establishment. Some of their draftsmen were Joseph Tony, Gor- die McDonald and Warren Foote. Then I saw our home town, Kansas City, and the first thing I saw was the Herrera brothers, Paul and Jose, in the photographic business, with their own shop. They had gone into the business so they could obtain pictures of beauti- ful girls legally. The next was a scene of a doctor’s of- fice. Why, it was Dr. Ida Williams. She had some patients, too. They were Mr. and Mrs. Madison Davis. Mrs. Davis, you know, was our old classmate, Mar- cia Knight. As I progressed through our city I saw also Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bausby, Eliza- beth Clark to you, and their twins out for an evening’s outing at the Swope Park I found myself next in the Y. W. C. A. building. As I was going through the corridor I came upon a door with a cai( on it. It read: “Old Maids’ Club Now in Session. I stooped and looked through the keyhole and whom do you think I saw? Arneda Williams was the presiding chairman, Alma. McWilliams was secretary; Lottie Rayfield sergeant- at-arms, and Georgia Watson was speak- ing on the “Wiles of Woman.” Some of the others were Anna Kountz ; Elizabeth Davis, Cleo Kirkendoll, Pearlies Moffet, Christine Smith and Almetha Marshall. There was a small building on the cor- ner of Twenty-first and Woodland that had been recently built and to whom do you think it belongs? None other than Miss Theola Thomas and Miss Catherine Green as business partners of the most exclusive Negro book store in Kansas City. With the changing of scenes I found myself on the campus of Western Col- lege and there I saw Percy Ervin as the Page Twenty-one

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Boys Advisory When the beautiful days of May and June come with their abundance of warm, pleasant, days filled with the fragrant scents of sweet flowers and the songs of our happy little feathered friends, from the portals of Lincoln High School, these boys will pass, perhaps, never to return. A finer group of boys never breathed In wildest bursts of glorious enthusiasm, they have triumphantly borne off the highest honors of the year. With astonishing, unusual vigor and marvelous co-operation, the group has won many of the coveted advisory group contests, particularly the colorful, gay “Let’s Go, Lincoln” contest, earning the title of “Ideal Loyal Lincolnites.” A great honor, yet well bestowed. Paul Herrera, Delmas Escoe, and Ro- land Rhodes rank highest scholastically, among the six most brilliant students of the class. An unusual accomplishment and a great honor. With the usual co-operation, the boys won the gigantic ticket selling contest for the Musical-Physical Exhibition. This contest was of school-wide interest, and enthusiasm ran high. Everyone was ex- cited. The winning of this contest was, perhaps, the best example of their “soli- darity,” for it was the most outstanding event of the season. Our greatest inspiration has been our advisor, Burt A. Mayberry, who has been a perfect father, brother, everything dear, priceless to us. CLASS PROPHECY— (Continued) her own. Josephine William was the young lady at the information desk. When the scene changed again, I saw a very smart dress shop. I was over- whelmed with joy to find that Jewel Es- coe owned it. Some of her models were Dorothy Beverly, Helen Smith, Emma Jean Foster, Katrina Lyons, and Bernice Osborn. Bernice Smith was head of the model department. Next Hollywood, Calif., came to view. Here I saw Cleotis Barner taking the place of Stephin Fetchit with his slow southern accent. I also saw Susan Ces- pedes and Minnie Harris giving Ethel Waters and Etta Moten all the competi- tion that they could handle successfully. With the changing of the scene I was at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where I got the surprise of my life when I saw Earsel Cave and his wife Luana Walker (Cave). He was a captain. Some of the other officers of the camp were Ralph Vann, Cecil Moore, Roland Perkins, and Bertran Wallace. Suddenly I found myself in the dark. I looked up at the sky and found it cov- ered with clouds. The moon was gone and there was nothing for me to do but to go home and to bed until I could catch another full moon to get my rays, and by then, maybe, I’ll be able to find out what the future holds for me. Page Twenty-three