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

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Editorials AN INSPIRATION TO THE GRAD- UATING SENIORS FROM THE EDITOR The long cherished time has arrived Slowly for four years, the Seniors of ’35 have toiled laboriously and honorably for this expected hour. We are being grad- uated from high school. What gladness is revealed in that sentence; the note of triumph and success is plainly evident herein. All are glad to be graduating. What fun it is! Alas, with all joy must come a few se- rious moments. Think ahead, classmates, and find what is before you. Will you allow this year to be the finish or will you tackle the problem before you with stubborn determination and sail on? Fel- low classmates, this aforesaid problem is the greatest of all existing problems — the problem of life. Dont give up! You have done nobly thus far, strive to continue your educa- tion. If, after striving as hard as you possibly can, you find that you cannot attend school, be not discouraged. Keep on studying. Get a job and plan to do your best. Save your money, and try again to go to college. Classmates, you are now, in a sense, upon your own; so remember that behind the black curtain of life lies sunshine, happiness, and suc- cess. So, my fellow classmates, my senior companions, as I close this small bit of advice, I entreat you to recall the immor- tal words of Simon M. Babcock: “Faint not, fight on; tomorrow comes the song.” SCHOOL CALENDAR Our school year has been one of joy, one of pleasure and one of success; be- cause of this fact, we are making a diary of the various activities of the year. September: Opening of school. Enroll- ment of 1,407. October: Football games. The Stu- dent Council campaign. Senior Candi- date, Roland Rhodes, defeated. Junior candidate, Eunice Weaver, elected. November: The Sumner-Lincoln foot- ball game where the Lincoln Tigers put up a remembering fight with the Sum- ner Spartons. Armistice Day Assembly. Thanksgiving play. December: The Christmas Pageant sponsored by the L. H. S. Dramtic De- partment. The Chorus at the Union Sta- tion. We were released for the Christ- mas Holidays. Coed’s Party. January: Returned irom our Christ- mas vacation preparing for exams. February: Many thrilling basketball games. Officers’ Ball. March: Musical and Physical Educa- tion Exhibition at Convention Hall. April: The L. H. S. vs. Sumner in track. May: Annual Inspection and Field Day for R. 0. T. C. June: Commencement. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Lincolnite Staff of 1935 is sincerely grateful to all who have co-operated to make this Senior Yearbook a success. We wish, at this time, to extend our thanks to all who have contributed to its making in any way. To the considerate members of our faculty, who have aided us in the editing of this annual, we give a special “thank you.” Gratefully, J. DELMAS ESCOE, Editor. A PROSPECT OF THE FUTURE The Senior class of 1935 is launching upon a new course. A few of us will attain our goal; many will not. Doubtless, many fields of vocation will be entered by mem- bers of our class. Many of us regard the future with a critical eye; some in a timid and modest way, and still others hold no view whatsoever. It cannot be said, of the whole, that we are unprepared for shaping our destiny because four years of conscien- tious study and training has done much for us. But whether good or bad, prepared or unprepared, th e future will become a present reality and we must survive or fare miserably. CLYDE WASHINGTON, Assistant Editor. Page Twenty-seven

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No other factor is as instrumental in building good character as athletics. The sportsmanship is instilled forever in the mind of an athlete. The athletic field is where real men are made, both physi- cally and morally. FOOTBALL SEASON Fifteen of the forty-three boys report- ing for practice were seniors. The sea- son was started late but Coaches Ander- son and Dunlap strove to make up for lost time. The line was light and the backfield speedy, but experience was needed. The outstanding senior boys in the games were Percy Ervin, quarterback; Wardell Scott and James Morrow, half- backs; Ernest Dafis, full-back, and Hol- lis Buckman, Wendell Marshall. Cleotis Barner, ends; Edmund Brooks, John West and Albert Parker, tackles; Robert Smalls and Roland Rhodes, guards; and Bertran Wallace, center. The result season: of the games played this Liberty - 19 Lincoin 0 Liberty 6 Lincoln 6 K. V. S. 52 Lincoln 0 Western College 19 Lincoln 6 Sumner 1 Lincoln - 2 ports BASKETBALL SEASON Basketball was more successful than football. Out of fourteen games played, we won eight. The outstanding games of the season were with the Y. M. C. A. Sumner, and Tulsa. Boys who have played in their last basketball game with Lincoln are Percy Ervin, guard; Fred Harris, forward; Yowell Stevenson, forward; Bertran Wal- lace, all-round man, and Wendell Mar- shall, center. TRACK SEASON The track team was fast and sincere in its running. The boys showed excel- lent form. The Senior tracksters were: Captain William Fambrough, Missouri State half-mile and mile champion; War- dell Scott, sprinter; Thomas Killings- worth, miler; Percy Ervin and Fred Har- ris, high jumpers; Bertran Wallace, half- miler, and James Morrow, dashman. The Juniors won the interclass meet. We had a meet with Sumner in which Sumner won. Lincoln also ran in the Kansas City, Kansas, relays and the State meet. The sport pages said, “Lin- coln High ‘steals’ the State track meet.” The Senior Class of 1935 seems to have divided itself into groups of threes, fours and fives. Their reasons for division is not known as yet, but just for fun let’s look in and see who they are: “The Aristocratic Ladies” — Iris Goins, Theola Thomas, Susan Ces- pedes, Catherine Green, Bernice Smith, Jewell Escoe and Ida Williams. “The Four Vikings” — Junior Brown, Wardell Scott, Delmas Escoe and Roland Rhodes. “The Misses”— Dorothy Beverly, Dorothy Johnson, Arneda Williams, Geraldine Wilker- son, Cleo Kirkendoll, Bernice Osborne and Beatrice Williams. GIFTONIAN- The sophistication of Fannie Mae Hill, we leave to Fyrne Coleman. To the Hawks, we give another coach with as much enthusiasm and interest as Jewell Escoe possessed. To every student of Lincoln High, the “Don Cab’s Boys” — Leroy Gordon, Henry B ausby, Ed- mund Brooks, and Lawrence Kountz. “The Little Folks”— Marcia Knight, Vivian Smith, Irene Fuller and Katherine Hailey. “Pre-Frats” — Jose Herrera, William Fopp, William Sutherlin, Joseph Sasser, Adair Smith, Robert Smalls, Marion Merritt, Al- bert Parker, Wilbert Stiles, and Frank Wilkins. — Roland Rhodes. Farewell, 0, Lincoln with your pleas- ant memories. May there be another group like us. We humbly pray, “Re- member us, the Senior boys of ’35, who went out in flaming cloaks of eternal glory.” (Continued) Seniors give plenty of school spirit and every characteristic necessary to be called a loyal Lincolnite. Having thus issued these gifts, this dear class of ’35 hope that they will be used to the best advantage for the better- ment of Lincoln High. Page Twenty-six

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Rambling Thoughts GRANDMOTHER QUOTES THAT: You gotta sow just what you reap; don’t wade in water that’s too deep. A bird in the hands is worth two in a bush; if you get anywhere you must have push. You should look twice before you leap; you should think twice before you speak. Birds of a feather all flock together; continue to fight in all sorts of weather. There is nothing new beneath the sun; work is work and fun is fun. Never count your eggs before they hatch; sweet potatoes aren’t found in an Irish potato patch. Always practice what you preach; never cross a bridge you haven’t reached. Be sure to make hay while t he sun shines; practice early to be on time. Why continuously repeat these; when everyone does as they please. — Ernestine Everett. TWELVE THINGS TO REMEMBER: The value of time The success of perseverance The pleasure of working The dignity of simplicity The worth of character The power of kindness The influence of example The obligation of duty The wisdom of economy The virtue of patience The improvement of talent The joy of originating. S. CESPEDES. WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO BE: As quiet as Ora Lloyd? As graceful as Essie Hawthorne? As intelligent as Delmas Escoe? As well dressed as Edmund Brooks? As unconcerned as Geraldine Wilker- son ? As witty as Elizabeth Riley? As sweet as Mary Woods? As pleasant as Laura Williams? As peppy as La Rue Younger? As innocent as La Verne Allen? A wise cracker like Christine Smith ? As small as Catherine Hailey? A$ fat as Isaac Smith? As ambitious as Rosemary White? As friendly as Dorothy Johnson? As polite as William Washington? As neat as Mildred Kemp? As earnest as Dorothy Hayden? As dignified as Katrina Lyons? As handsome as Paul Hererra? As sure of yourself as Junior Brown? As dramatic as Catherine Greene? As much in love as Earnestine Ev- erett ? As much pretense as Sylvan Ander- son? As important as Ionia Bryant? As care free as Iris Goins? As practical as Eddie Peters? As entertaining as Susan Cespedes? As demure as Evan Lee Houston? As cultured as Roland Rhodes ? As conventional as Bernice Smith? As clever as Guinevere Guy? As adverse as Arneda Williams ? As immobile as Wardell Scott? As particular as Georgia Watson? THINGS WE NOW ENJOY You need no coal, you need no wood To have a fire hot and good. (Gas) The pens and pencils flee away You still may write a ream each day. (Typewriter) A thing of wheels and frightful noise That scares the girls, and pleases the boys. (Motorcycle) A whirring sound and off it flies To sweep the cob-webs from the skies. (Airplane) When it’s fastened to a wire You may “press” without a fire. (Electric Iron) A drama we have never heard And yet you know its every word. (Moving Pictures) A box that tells you o’er and o’er How much you purchase at the store. (Cash Register) Adding is its special feature; Does its sums without a teacher. (Adding Machine) A little boat without a sail That swims below just like a whale. (Submarine) Suppose you name a kind of tub That cleans your clothes without a rub. (Electric Washer) No seals nor bolts, nor fastenings tight Can hide things from its eagle sight. (X-Ray) It’s not a hose, it’s not a broom And yet it’s used to clean a room. (Vacuum Cleaner) A “candle” that will never burn Yet lights the way where e’er you turn. (Flashlight) IMOGEN FOSTER. Page Twenty-eight