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

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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

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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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Rambling WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR Miss Baird not to smile? Gailey Steele to act natural? Spurgeon Guice to be serious? James Morrow to overcome his bash- fulness ? Helen Dansby to lose her sweet dispo- sition ? Elizabeth Clark to grow taller? Wardell Scott to walk like a soldier? Josephine Williams to win an oratori- cal contest? Anyone to be as instructive as Delmas Escoe? Iris Goins to lose her faithfulness ? Isaac Smith to possess other than a timid look? Harriett Arthur to be pleasant? Roland Rhodes to be high tempered? You to see Junior Brown without Ruth Berry ? Mr. Bluford to have an orderly chem- istry class? Willestine Clark to be seen when she isn’t eating? Anyone to be more sophisticated than Katrina Lyons? Anyone to be friendlier than Elizabeth Davis ? Helen Smith to control her temper? Earlyene Smith to really look stu- dious? Leonard Locke to have a lot to say? Paul Herrera to represent anything but the best? Gladys Gardener to act foolish ? Maebeth Cahill to be unable to write well ? Margaret Guy to get off the deputy service ? For the Seniors of 1935 to be other than “Loyal Lincolnites ? ” E. V. E. WOULDN’T IT BE A DREAM— IF: Mr. Ellison would laugh often? Mr. Howell could get order out of his classes of upper class students? Mr. Morrison didn’t yell at his Dra- matics classes so much? Sarah Bryant acted like a Senior in- stead of a Freshman? Harriett Arthur did not “scorn” boys so much? Homier Martin and Joe Bryant stopped trying to “wise crack” once in a while? Essie Hawthorne stopped her “baby talk?” Ora Lloyd would use his voice a little more ? Myrtle Harris could really sing? Elizabeth Riley would make another “Earl Hines?” Evelyn Hemmitt would stop gossip- ing? Students of the chorus would stop get- Thoughts ting on the “ragged edge” with Miss Morrison ? Mr. Griffin would have a machine with prepared speeches for psychology so his students would be interested enough not to sleep ? Margaret Guy should stop talking about “Bill?” Clyde Washington could be a profes- sor of big words (and know their mean- ing) ? Elise Barker could reduce? Elizabeth Clark would stop f orgetting ? Antoinette Fields weighed two hun- dred pounds? Em‘ma Jean Foster stopped asking silly questions? Leroy Gordon would follow in the foot- steps of Duke Ellington with his “Rhythm Collegians ? ” Rebecca Ruffin could get fatter? Ralph Vann turned out to be a General in a real army? Henry Bausby turned “Embryolo- gist?” Guinevere Guy would let her ambition lead her on to glory? I WONDER WHY? Wardell Scott is called gravy legs ? Some girls in Miss Baker’s advisory are called Colonial Dames? The four Dames are always seen to- gether? Helen Stevenson likes to go to West- port? . . Laverne Allen waits for those visits from Independence? Bob Smalls neglects his history to write notes ? Harriet Arthur just started using lip- stick and curling her hair? Roland Perkins, Joseph Toney, Ed- ward Hambrick and Emogene Foster are taking English Lit? Edward Henderson hangs around after school ? Reuben Brown tries to fool everyone in English Lit? Almetha Marshall is so moody? Faye Allen has so much to say to all the boys? Julius Hambright plays all of the time ? Hollis Buckman thinks he’s a ladies’ man? William Southerland hasn’t found his waist line ? Helen Smith likes to wear red ? Reginald Hodge studies Spanish in Enerlish Lit? Miss Baird smiles all the time? Bernice Garrison entertains her ad- visory with torch songs? Sara Lee Bryant and Antionette Fields give each other that cold look? Mr. Bluford talks to himself? Page Twenty-nine